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…
Must-see hotels in Panay
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…
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…
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…
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…
Panay
Offers a charming lodge built from reused materials, including attractive wood floors, with a nice dining pavilion where divers can socialise. Several…
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…
Kalibo
Tucked back from a busy main road with a quiet, if dishevelled, central patio, is this good-value choice with clean rooms, polished floors and comfortable…
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…
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…
Iloilo
While a downtown waterfront location sounds good on paper, there's not much going on here at night. On the plus side, the deluxe rooms with balconies get…
Panay
This upscale hotel in Pueblo de Panay is the place to stay for quick access to Robinsons Place mall and the bus terminal. A restaurant with live music and…
Carabao Island White Beach Divers
Boracay
A retreat from Boracay, this beachfront resort offers clean basic rooms with sea-facing porches, homemade cooking and professional dive services; there's…
Panay
Offers simple budget rooms in bamboo nipa huts, a cook-to-order kitchen and rental kayaks in a park-like setting by the sea – an ideal spot to refresh if…
Panay
There's a warm familial vibe at this native-style inn set on the edge of a rice paddy. Rooms are basic and the restaurant serves excellent food. You can…
Boracay
Beautifully situated on quiet Diniwid Beach, and one of the best value places, Beach House's rooms are stylish and clean. Beachfront rooms are worth the…
Panay
These three two-floor nipas sleep six and are in an atmospheric spot facing the last cascade of the falls. Bring your food and definitely bargain…
Boracay
Tans has a wide variety of rooms, of all styles and quality, spread over a couple of locations. Best considered by groups for the large rooms with…
Boracay
Nicely appointed deluxe rooms with an inviting contemporary-meets-local design and great views define this dive-centric hotel. It offers walk-in discounts.
Boracay
Spacious beachfront concrete cottages with private porches, friendly and helpful staff and an excellent restaurant run by an enthusiastic chef.
Panay
This resort on its own peninsula south of Espinosa has nice facilities, but don't walk the beach to reach it – call ahead for a bangka pick-up (P2000 for…
Panay
Well-kept La Puerta occupies an enviable location on a limestone bluff overlooking two private white beaches. We'd prefer more balconies, but you can't…
Valle Verde Mountain Spring Resort
Panay
This budget hilltop retreat is a refreshing change from the beach. Accommodation is very basic, nay rundown, and the spring-fed pool a bit green, but…
Boracay
If you're looking for old Boracay, this nearly 30-year-old institution offers nipa huts in a private courtyard, although they're dim and a bit musty. The…
Boracay
Reasonably priced basic rooms with wicker furniture, comfy beds and a few decorative touches, plus a beachfront location (no beachfront views) at quiet…
Iloilo
One of Smallville's older high-rise business-class hotels with a few attractive touches such as wood panelling in some of the deluxe rooms. Otherwise, a…
Iloilo
No longer, if ever, grand, this large downtown hotel is a fading relic. It's close to the port areas if that's important and rooms are large and…
Panay
The waterfront location and evocative name aside, the dim, concrete rooms are disappointing. However, they do open out on to a small lawn that opens to…
Kalibo
Just a few blocks south of city centre, this government-run hotel offers good value, particularly during the Ati-Atihan Festival, when its rates don't…
Kalibo
The misleading misnomer of the hotel's name aside, this is a basic and aged hotel above a bank and air-con store on a busy and loud street. Gerwin, the in…
Panay
This big, bustling resort, popular with Filipino families, is not actually on the beach (it’s across the road), but does have a huge pool and lagoon…
Panay
A sprawling complex South of Tobias Fornier with a huge pool and water slide aimed at everyone from backpackers to local families. Accommodation is in…
Boracay
A fairly nondescript hotel with no-frills rooms. Most have balconies but these face another building. Check out the somewhat nicer annex and ask for a…
Panay
Sharing space with the Tibiao fish spa, these basic bamboo rooms have nice colourful native-style textiles, though rooms can be dim.
Kalibo
This friendly and professionally run old-school place is just two blocks from City Hall, yet manages some quiet. It has dated rattan furnishings and past…
