Cagayan de Oro
The two four-storey Romanesque pillars on this old hotel's facade just off Divisoria make it easy to spot. Inside, it’s far from grand; most of the rooms…
Must-see hotels in Northern Mindanao
Cagayan de Oro
Sharing a parking lot with Nature’s Pensionne, its sister hotel next door, Grand City has a fancier lobby and elevator, but it's poor value since other…
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…
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…
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…
Siargao
Effective chaos would be a good way to describe this rambling wooden complex. The budget fan rooms, which share a hammock-strewn balcony, are good value,…
Camiguin
Several stylistically deficient rooms in a small concrete building are down a narrow alleyway in Yumbing. However, they're well kept and the sea-facing…
Cagayan de Oro
An eight-storey business-class hotel with dated furnishings halfway between Divisoria and Limketkai. Service can be spotty; make sure you get a room with…
Northern Mindanao
A clean and basic cheapie close to the market. Don't be discouraged by the 'reception' area, which looks like someone's basement storage space.
Camiguin
Each of the four light-filled, wood-floor rooms on the 3rd floor, even the dormitory with four bunk beds, has high ceilings and homey touches.
Northern Mindanao
Centrally located, this high-rise offers good value even if rooms are minuscule.
Siargao
Sure, it has zero atmosphere and the 'office' looks like a storage closet, but rooms in this low-slung building are perfectly acceptable with hot water…
