Iloilo
This strange hybrid high-rise – part therapeutic spa, part cosmetic clinic and part boutique hotel (all on separate floors) – is aimed at the medical…
Must-see hotels in Western Visayas
Dumaguete
A faux Spanish hacienda, replete with oil paintings, a wide wooden staircase and pots overflowing with ferns. The rooms have solid wooden floors and…
Western Visayas
Fairly remote and certainly quiet, visitors can choose between two interesting types of bungalows, charming Bali-style bamboo huts (P1200) and larger,…
Dumaguete
One of the city's most professionally run hotels with long years of experience helping travellers arrange travel plans. The Spanish Mission decor adds…
Boracay
The large one- to two-bedroom apartments (44 sq metres to 200 sq metres), recently renovated, are a comfortable mix of rustic and modern with fully…
Boracay
Far from the White Beach action, especially if travelling by vehicle, Chillax, true to its name, is a hostel best considered by those looking for peace…
Boracay
The party rarely stops at this fun and raucous hostel with whitewashed, simply furnished rooms a short walk from Bulabog Beach. Because of its popularity…
Boracay
The 'BBC' is across the road from White Beach, but don't let that deter you. It has a lovely pool area with plenty of shade less than a minute's walk from…
Western Visayas
This sophisticated stone townhouse is the most fully stocked rental you can imagine, and sleeps six. The design is smart and guests get the run of the…
Siquijor
The huge wooden beachfront cottages, with furnished sunset-facing balconies, are front and centre at the Irish-run Bruce, which sprawls along a prime…
Western Visayas
An attractive modern two-storey building on a grey-sand beach 2km from Poctoy port. Walls are painted in bright colours and rooms simply furnished;…
Boracay
A bit of old Boracay on the most glorious and least crowded patch of White Beach, north of Station 1. Sea Wind has expanded in waves and some rooms are…
Boracay
Inside the white-sand enclosure concealed behind a stockade fence like an Old West fort lies a Boracay gem. With an A+ for originality, these seven ('pito…
Dream Paradise Mountain Resort & Spa
Western Visayas
Like a tropical Potala Palace, this sprawling, gaily coloured hillside complex soars over the rice paddies below, bursting with balconies, stairways,…
Boracay
The ground-floor garden and upper-floor sea-view rooms here are good (value is debatable in high season, while low-season rates are deals), but are…
Siquijor
A quiet spot in a landscaped garden with stand-alone cottages (some have kitchenette) and no-frills rooms in a small concrete building. There's no real…
Boracay
Old-timey Boracay feel with blue tin roofs and bamboo set in a leafy, secluded garden at the end of a narrow alleyway off White Beach. Air-con rooms have…
JJ's Backpackers Village & Cafe
Siquijor
JJ's has been a fixture in Solangon since long before the area became a backpacker mecca. Occupying 100% prime beachfront, it has expanded in recent years…
Dumaguete
For affordable digs right on the waterfront, look no further than this long-running high-rise. Yes, the rooms and corridors are hospital-like in their…
Dumaguete
Boasting a colourful palette of bright yellows, flaming oranges and deep greens and small balconies with good views, this eight-storey hotel is a solid…
Panay
This resort on Inampulugan, a large island 30 minutes off the southeast coast, is a good place to play Robinson Crusoe – in style. The 68 bamboo and nipa…
Boracay
A lively bar (open to 11pm) peddling cheap cocktails and teeming with young backpackers makes long-running Frendz the party people's choice. Dedicated…
Dumaguete
Especially good for young families, this complex offers playfully decorated rooms and huge apartments in European themes (these can be hard to discern)…
Boracay
The 10 rooms at this German-run kitesurfing centre are well maintained and generously fitted out with handcrafted furniture and locally commissioned art…
Boracay
This high-rise hostel a block or so from Bulabog Beach is clean and intelligently designed (eg private outlets and pull-out lockers), if slightly…
Siquijor
This compact place, popular with European families and backpackers, is set on a gorgeous stretch of sunset-facing beach with rooms abutting a concrete…
Western Visayas
Has a handful of cottages set on a secluded cove with its own beach at the far northern end of Tablas. It’s a great place to get away from it all, with a…
Boracay
A renovation has Chill Out looking in fine fettle. It's a 'tweener hostel – in between a party hostel and chill-out hostel, and in between White Beach and…
Western Visayas
Run by a German expat, this truly off-the-beaten path place has two floors that sleep six; one bed is shaped like a boat. Rooms are priced per person. It…
Boracay
A quiet, somewhat aged retreat located just off the beach at the nearly deserted far northern end of White Beach. It has spacious and airy rooms with…
Western Visayas
This family-run dive operation (single boat dive P1600, P450 for equipment) has a few well-appointed nipa huts in a leafy compound on the beach about 7…
Panay
Offers a charming lodge built from reused materials, including attractive wood floors, with a nice dining pavilion where divers can socialise. Several…
Western Visayas
Italian-owned Buenavista is a perfect place to unplug and dig in for a while. It has a handful of nipa cottages with sea-facing views; there's a bit of an…
Boracay
This appealing pink-and-white hotel has two storeys of well-furnished rooms overlooking a central courtyard, with attractive balconies. The Asian decor…
Panay
While it has no beach, this well-managed complex in the main fishing village on the island of Gigantes Sur has simply furnished nipa rooms and a good…
Iloilo
Sterile and charmless, about what you'd expect for a chain hotel attached to Robinsons Place mall. However, the simply furnished rooms are clean and…
Dumaguete
This alluring property combines Zen modernism with indigenous Philippine elements: woven lamps, contemporary art, stone love seats and plasma TVs. The…
Panay
Dramatically sited at the mouth of the Bugang River, this resort offers a restaurant-bar and simple bungalows, but you're really here for the lovely views…
Boracay
A top choice in the budget-friendly Angol area, Orchids has simple rooms in an attractive dark-stained nipa-palm complex and a quiet little garden with…
Boracay
This leafy little village of basic budget rooms is close to the main road yet not as noisy as you might think. There's a family vibe, public kitchen and…
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