Tacloban
A funky hostel run by switched-on locals with quirky recycled decor. Dorms have super beds with privacy-protecting curtains while private rooms have (tiny…
Must-see hotels in Leyte
Leyte
This is the best place to stay on Panaon Island and a fine base for diving excursions in Sogod Bay. There are five spacious bungalows, four with ocean…
Tacloban
The best midranger in town, Ironwood enjoys a terrific central location with a wide selection of cafes and restaurants within walking distance. Rooms are…
Leyte
Run by a welcoming Australian, this fine place has a prime waterfront location, with simply but elegantly furnished rooms with terraces. Cheaper options…
Leyte
A fine budget hotel with good-value, well-appointed rooms (some with balconies) all with air-con, hot water, attractive furniture and cable TV. There's…
Leyte
Six kilometres out of town on the road to Padre Burgos, this welcoming and well-run beachside place has nine smart tiled rooms, eight with fine sea and…
Tacloban
This well-run resort is popular with Tacloban families on weekends but otherwise tranquil. There's a slim sandy private beach with sheltered swimming,…
Leyte
This family-owned lodge has simple, clean rooms in a row off the water near the centre of Pintuyan. Fan or air-con options are available, though no meals…
Tacloban
This three-storey hotel, occupying a handsome 1930s home, looks like a colonial villa. The rooms are comfortable enough, if not as grand as the exterior,…
Leyte
The best place to stay in Hinunangan, with a garden facing a lovely dark-sand beach. 'Boutique' is pushing it, but rooms and suites are very spacious …
Leyte
Peter's is just off the road on a pebble beach with a great variety of rooms catering to all budgets. The dorms and budget rooms are in the main building…
Tacloban
In the heart of Tacloban's shopping district, this high-rise hotel has more than a touch of boutique about it with its arresting colour schemes and modish…
Leyte
This welcoming place has five spacious, spiffy rooms and a great shoreside location on Tangkaan Peninsula, 500m south of Burgos centre. There's good…
Leyte
Offering fine value, the clean rooms are all air-conditioned and well maintained, they benefit from comfy beds with deep mattresses and quality bed linen…
Leyte
The oldest and prettiest of the dive resorts, the spacious cottages here – bamboo with fans, or comfortable modern air-con – are off the main road and…
Leyte
In the middle of the city this upmarket, neocolonial hotel is set in palm-studded landscaped gardens with a lovely heat-busting pool. Rooms are spacious…
Tacloban
Built around a rambling 1940s wooden house, this is a well-run and conveniently located little hotel. In the old building are clean basic rooms; the newer…
Leyte
On the east coast of idyllic Limasawa Island, this is the perfect place to really get off the grid, write a novel, meditate or spend days snorkelling the…
Leyte
This guesthouse (run by the local government) is near the municipal hall in the island's main barangay, Cabulihan. The two rooms have air-con, but not at…
Leyte
Located 1km south of Malitbog, or 14km north of Burgos, this is a peaceful dive hotel with simple, excellent-value accommodation and a seafront location…
Leyte
This decent budget option has spacious rooms, most with air-con and some with hot water, set around a small courtyard, so it's relatively quiet. Wi-fi is…
Leyte
The garishly painted new place has a selection of rooms, including family-sized units, all with cable TV and air-con. It's 1km west of the port.
Tacloban
This crumbling behemoth, once the premier resort in Tacloban, was spared the storm surge that inundated much of the city. It continues to have maintenance…
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…
Tacloban
Set around a quiet garden courtyard, these budget rooms are time-worn but clean; the cheapest share bathrooms. It's opposite the Duptours van terminal.
OCCCI Hostel & Training Center
Leyte
An ageing but fairly decent old-school hostel that even has functioning wi-fi in the air-con dorm rooms. No lockers are provided however.
Leyte
Slap bang on the water and overlooking the pier, this smart hotel was being totally renovated at the time of research. It's scheduled to reopen in 2018…
