North Luzon
Here's a simple but very friendly family-run option with clean, well-kept doubles at the rocky south end of Saud Beach. It's good value; there's swimming…
Must-see hotels in North Luzon
The Cordillera
The best hotel in Tabuk, with immaculate doubles and a atmosphere of colonial hill-station chic. It's showing its age, though, and you have to allow at…
Luplupa Riverside Inn & Restaurant
The Cordillera
Hard to miss due to the giant sign on its roof, this basic guesthouse is used to hosting international travellers. Meals available on request. It's down…
Baguio
The 'Y' boasts huge, bright dorm rooms and colourful private rooms with soft beds and flat-screen TVs, which are pretty good value. It’s very centrally…
North Luzon
Motel-style accommodation with a breezy restaurant upstairs and a block of spacious, clean but bland concrete rooms. Wi-fi only works in the restaurant…
Vigan
Out on the highway right where the buses drop you off, the Henady has four-bed dorms that will please those on a budget and/or early-morning arrivals…
The Cordillera
The Archog is the closest thing Bontoc has to a business hotel. The clean doubles without bathrooms are a decent deal. It's a P8 tricycle ride across the…
Banaue
This centrally located spot has a huge variety of rooms, and a popular restaurant with rice-terrace views and a balcony, which most of its neighbours lack.
North Luzon
If you've come to Liw-liwa to surf but want your own space, these basic beachside kubos (thatched huts) are the answer.
North Luzon
Hannah's takes over most of Blue Lagoon, with swathes of concrete animated by giant dinosaurs and the Incredible Hulk. All lodgings are served by a huge…
The Cordillera
This can-do, extremely centrally located guesthouse with a social common area and cafe overlooking the main street isn't ageing gracefully but it's the…
North Luzon
Located at the foot of the Zambales Mountains and run by Swiss zoologist Martin Zoller, this is a humane sanctuary for an array of rescued beasts, with…
Sagada
'Aunty Mary' runs this spick-and-span guesthouse with killer views of Sagada's famed cliffs from its simple rooms. The location 1km south of town ensures…
North Luzon
Danish-owned SeaSun Beach Resort fronts a pleasantly secluded sliver of beach in view of Hermana Menor and Hermana Mayor Islands. Rooms run the gamut from…
North Luzon
This Swiss-owned resort, 2km north of Iba, is the most service-oriented in the area. The rooms are clean, air-conditioned and utterly unmemorable, but…
North Luzon
The best place to stay in Santa Ana, with clean, stylish rooms and an atmospheric restaurant that specialises in seafood dishes, particularly its…
North Luzon
‘Treasures’ is as opulent as Bolinao (indeed, this part of Luzon) gets. Located some 17km from Bolinao proper, the resort features posh villas, upmarket…
North Luzon
There’s pretty accommodation and a nice restaurant with a library and a pool table at this Australian-owned resort, on a quiet stretch of beach 8km south…
Vigan
No heritage-style lodging here: the Hem is just a reliable air-conditioned guesthouse that's relatively easy on the wallet. Rooms are tiled and…
North Luzon
Cosy, smoothly run hotel with bland en suites at the north end of San Jose along the National Hwy. The restaurant serves great Filipino standards. Wi-fi…
The Cordillera
Rudimentary guesthouse, a short walk from Mainit along the main road, complete with several hot spring pools.
The Cordillera
Basic but friendly guesthouse in landlocked Barlig, with no performing dolphins in sight.
The Cordillera
Terraces View is a basic guesthouse off the main road a short walk from Maligcong.
Batanes
Comfortable homestay run by the knowledgeable Mrs Faustina Cano, a real character.
The Cordillera
Has passable rooms if you don't mind the Dickensian orphanage vibe.
