Southeast Luzon
In Tacdogan, about 8km north of San Jacinto, nine plush cabanas front a perfect and secluded cove, while four fan-only budget rooms huddle off the beach…
Must-see hotels in Southeast Luzon
Bicol
Fronting a private strip of beach around the corner from Gota Beach, this cluster of seven luxurious thatched-roof cottages is the standout resort in this…
Bicol
This welcome family-run oasis of peace sits on a quiet little street in Albay and is easily the best midrange guesthouse around. The eight compact en…
Southeast Luzon
Clearly the best hotel on Bagasbas Beach, this nautically themed resort, shrouded in vegetation, has a great restaurant-bar overlooking an inviting pool…
Bicol
Fernandos is the best hotel in town, not least because the friendly owners Cecilia and Angie Duran are a great source of information and provincial tours…
Southeast Luzon
One of several decent midrangers in the city centre and only a two-minute walk from the pier, Midtown offers spacious rooms with cable TV and parquet…
Donsol
At this northern end of the coast road, Elysia is Donsol's fanciest resort but it's still pretty down-to-earth and good value. There are attractively…
Southeast Luzon
In a great location near the cathedral, Boac promises a load of character in the downstairs lobby, with arty decor, vintage photos, moriones masks and…
Southeast Luzon
This attractive resort is the best on the east coast with its own private, pristine beach 2km north of Poctoy. Spacious oceanfront rooms and one cottage…
Bicol
Super-central on a noisy street, JJ Midcity makes for a perfectly comfortable stay, and reduced 12-hour rates make it even more affordable if you're just…
Bicol
In the thick of the Magsaysay Ave action, swanky Avenue Plaza has wonderfully accommodating staff to match the top-notch facilities. Rooms are suitably…
Bicol
Apple Peach is designed in that contemporary minimalist whitewashed style that you'll either love or hate. Still, the austere charcoal-and-white rooms on…
Bicol
Naga's newest hotel sits comfortably at the top of the posh pile, with 45 ubermodern and spacious rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows and cloudlike beds…
Donsol
Twin resorts a couple of hundred metres apart just north of the visitors centre. Vitton is the more upmarket of the two, a sprawling resort with rooms in…
Bicol
One of Tabaco's neat and serviceable lower midrange options, Gardenia has large, clean doubles, volcano views and a relatively quiet location behind the…
Bicol
Although removed from the peninsula's northern coast, sea-facing CK is handily located just south of Guijalo port (ask for Harvey at the port) and the…
Southeast Luzon
Located on a quiet side street just off Magsaysay St, this creeper-clad stone house is the most characterful and best-value place in town, with 15 clean…
Donsol
This excellent budget standby is right next to the visitors centre so you don't have to go far for whale-shark interaction. The fan rooms and two-bed…
Southeast Luzon
Virac's best budget guesthouse is a mazelike two-storey building with aquariums in the lobby and a labyrinth of clean rooms of varying size and quality…
Southeast Luzon
Halfway between Boac and Gasan, this quirky place comes with well-furnished and very good-value rooms around a neat garden. The larger rooms sleep up to…
Southeast Luzon
Opened in mid-2017, Zenturia is immaculate. In stark white four-storey buildings, rooms offer contemporary comfort with muted tones, super-soft beds,…
Bicol
It's more of a budget hotel than a backpackers' joint but this is the clear budget standout in Naga, a friendly place with a restaurant-bar, streetside…
Donsol
The four appealing bamboo and thatch cottages and two 'tree house' rooms here are a classic backpackers bolthole set in a lovely garden back from the…
Bicol
One of the classier hotels in town has 40 contemporary rooms decked out in muted greys, beautiful linen and private balconies with views of Mt Mayon. It…
Southeast Luzon
In the middle of the beach strip, this simple but friendly guesthouse has a clutch of small, clean budget rooms on two floors with a rooftop restaurant…
Southeast Luzon
Ten kilometres south of Virac, Twin Rocks sits in a secluded cove facing a small beach, looking out on a lampshade-like pair of boulders. The location is…
Bicol
Gota Village is the sprawling seafront resort at Gota Beach, about 5km from Caramoan town (P120 and 20 minutes by tricycle). These 50 wooden chalet-style…
Donsol
Giddy’s is far and away the best guesthouse in Donsol town proper. It's a sociable place with a good bar and restaurant, cable TV, modern, clean en suite…
Bicol
Villa Angelina is an ageing ancestral home in a central but quiet location a couple of blocks south of Albay's main street. Second-floor rooms are reached…
Southeast Luzon
This well-maintained, character-filled ancestral house, with lattice breezeways, has nine simple but clean en suite rooms that represent the best budget…
Bicol
The 'boutique' tag may be stretching things but this central, modern hotel has clean and compact rooms decked out in classic creams and browns, and the…
Bicol
Legazpi's smartest central city hotel has 40 spacious rooms with slightly stuffy '70s decor in browns and whites but a high degree of comfort. There's a…
Bicol
The lovely garden, green walls, breezy balconies and outdoor sitting areas make this quiet place a good budget choice. Rooms are spacious but in need of a…
Bicol
This local take on a Spanish-style hacienda, hiding in a quiet area south of the town proper, is the most impressive option in Caramoan town, with…
Southeast Luzon
At the northern end of the city, sea-facing Legacy trumps most of Masbate's dreary midrangers with spotless, though slightly fading rooms, friendly staff…
Bicol
There's a lot to like about this affordable refurbished business-class hotel. From enormous suites with polished wooden floors down to spacious dorms with…
Bicol
Near the Bikal boat landing about 5km from Caramoan town, this appealing resort has spacious rooms (which can accommodate four people), a swish pool and…
Southeast Luzon
The seasonal bar-restaurant here is a good spot for Western and Filipino food, beer and the chance to meet fellow surf bums and kitesurfers. The air-con…
Southeast Luzon
This friendly, family-run place is mellow in the extreme. It has simple, comfortable bamboo cottages with private porches, hammocks and great ocean views,…
Altamar Ticao Island Beach Resort
Southeast Luzon
Secluded Altamar consists of a series of tastefully decorated beachfront cottages, most built for couples. Staff are attentive and dish up some seriously…
