Iloilo
No longer, if ever, grand, this large downtown hotel is a fading relic. It's close to the port areas if that's important and rooms are large and…
Must-see hotels in Philippines
Around Manila
This attractive hotel has timber floors, fine coastal views, rattan furniture and capiz windows, as well as a pool and restaurant. It was closed for…
Bicol
The 3rd-floor Tourist Inn has been around forever but renovates regularly and remains the best budget hotel in Legazpi City. Rooms are cramped but…
El Nido
Formerly Greenviews, this place is under new management and now courts value-seekers with budget fan and air-con rooms to go with a few beachfront…
Puerto Galera
Down at the preferable and quieter west end of White Beach, this is a decent all-around option. It's a sprawling concrete place with a good swimming pool…
Manila
A great midrange hotel close to Rizal Park, where classy black-and-white photos and flat-screen TVs adorn the walls, and attractive lamps flank beds…
Siquijor
You won't find beachfront accommodation – en suite, no less – this cheap anywhere in the Philippines. The no-frills rooms, one musty dorm and a…
Palawan
Casa Rosa offers a choice between simple rooms with pleasing terracotta floors and more spacious cottages with hammock-strewn balconies. There are…
Baguio
Beyond the Slaughterhouse Terminal, this warm and inviting backpacker special is reminiscent of cosy pinewood guesthouses in Sagada. Rooms in the annex at…
Mindoro
This big, rambling place on Aroma Beach has a mix of rooms (some windowless) around a central courtyard that's popular for local weddings. The main draw…
Puerto Princesa
In a gorgeous wooden house, Sheebang has three renovated air-con dorms with sturdy bunk beds and big lockers, plus some basic private rooms with en suite…
Crystal Beach Resort & Campsite
North Luzon
Catch-all Crystal Beach Resort & Campsite offers everything from camping to a handful of solid bungalows over a giant swathe of shaded sand. Here you'll…
Around Manila
Refurbished and rebranded, Subiza is well northwest of the main Freeport Zone past Barrio Barretto. It has an attractive location over the rocks on the…
North Luzon
Beachfront cheapie with colourful, basic, fan-cooled rooms and a 2nd-floor balcony that wraps around the building (so best hope you get on with your…
Bicol
A few hundred metres from the airport, this hotel is OK for an early or late flight but there's little reason to stay here otherwise. If you have time to…
Cebu City
The Diplomat offers decent value for the location, well-placed between uptown and downtown and with a wide choice of rooms – all are dated but most are…
Northern Mindanao
The mirrored-glass facade shouts Chinese office building, and the lobby's plastic ambience screams massage parlour. Bathrooms are cramped, the sort where…
Siquijor
A low-key and friendly resort with basic concrete duplex cottages with cold-water showers; the more expensive rooms are large and homey. Its restaurant…
Siargao
A few kilometres south of barangay Pacifico is Surf & Sail Camp Resort, a large, eclectically decorated octagonal-shaped house with a restaurant,…
North Luzon
A study in austerity, the rooms at the Isabel are generally small, but the beds are comfy and the tiled floors sparkle. The soundproofing is quite good…
Sabang
A mix of basic budget rooms and charmingly dilapidated all-bamboo cottages with private porches. It fronts a rocky shoreline around 250m northwest of…
Mindoro
In a gaudy yellow-and-blue high rise, this newcomer harbours the nicest rooms in the centre, with soft beds, flat-screen TVs and borderline boutique…
El Nido
Rosanna’s has a modern beachfront building containing small but in-demand sea-facing rooms with balconies. There's an older wing across the street with…
Bicol
In an ancestral family home, this is a guesthouse rather than a hostel, with 13 neat and comfy rooms, two dining rooms and inviting common areas with…
Panay
The waterfront location and evocative name aside, the dim, concrete rooms are disappointing. However, they do open out on to a small lawn that opens to…
Leyte
This huge concrete hotel looms over the pier and is very close to the bus station. You'll find an incongruous mix of newer rooms (with port views) and…
Northern Mindanao
Boasting an elevator (a big amenity in these parts), the sterile and efficient five-storey Hive has small and simply furnished rooms. The menu of the 2nd…
Southeast Luzon
Rooms at this anonymous hotel are a bit claustrophobic and basic but it's a short walk from the port – convenient if you're making an early getaway. More…
Camiguin
The simple, fan-cooled, cave-like dorms and rooms here cater to shoestring divers. It abuts the highway where the road divides about 6km southeast of…
Puerto Galera
In a great location slap on PG harbour, Badladz has a well-regarded dive shop, functional if unspectacular rooms, and a good restaurant (mains P250 to…
Siargao
Just south of Cloud Nine, Solaria has ordinary private rooms in nipa-style cottages in a cramped garden setting, and one large outdoor dormitory on the…
Davao
Sporting a small comfortable lobby, a downstairs coffee shop and an elevator, this downtown hotel is not a bad base if space isn't a priority (look at…
North Luzon
Bay’s has a lively beachfront location, with rooms that are clean but uninspiring, unlike the bay views from their windows. The restaurant does a…
Baguio
It's a bit out of the centre but this is one of the best midrange deals in town: clean, spacious and equipped with flat-screen TVs. It's located under the…
Puerto Galera
This ever-expanding resort sprawls along sandy Aninuan Beach, with shady gardens and a relaxed vibe. The cosy beachfront cottages are by far the best…
Panay
This big, bustling resort, popular with Filipino families, is not actually on the beach (it’s across the road), but does have a huge pool and lagoon…
Puerto Galera
This long-running family-owned place consists of a cluster of bungalows and beach houses at the quiet east end of Talipanan Beach. We prefer the fan rooms…
Puerto Galera
Behind a row of concession stands, this is something of an oasis in central White Beach. You get your own private bamboo bungalow with a balcony set…
Southeast Luzon
With a dining room decorated with colourful knick-knacks and surfboards, this beachfront spot is a favourite with local surfers. Rooms are comfortable…
Around Manila
Popular with family day trippers for its pools and kids' playground, this is a fading but inexpensive resort out on the road towards Batangas. Rooms and…
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