Negros
The most luxurious resort in Dauin, possibly all of Negros, Atmosphere has a dash of Miami Beach style leavened with Filipino warmth and a dedicated team…
Must-see hotels in Western Visayas
Boracay
Ibiza meets Miami Beach meets Filipino hospitality at this smoothly run boutique resort at White Beach's private northern end. Aesthetically, it's Boracay…
Boracay
High up the green valley behind Diniwid Beach, these five private hillside villas look ready for an architectural magazine photo shoot. The owner has…
Dumaguete
With a plum boulevard location and rooms long on both style and comfort, Dumaguete's top hotel is terrific value. The design is shabby chic to the core –…
Boracay
When talented local artist Antonio Gelito San Jose Jr allowed this small, stylish hotel to be constructed on his land, he did so with the proviso that his…
Boracay
If you're looking for a top-of-the-line resort that cares about sustainability, this is your pick. Located on stunning Punta Bunga Beach on the island's…
Siquijor
A well-oiled machine (if you can call a perfectly coiffed Spanish-style beachfront resort a machine), Coco Grove has doubled in size from its original…
Panay
Our favourite budget resort in western Visayas, Cabugan is a particular kind of earthy tropical paradise. The resort hides on a spit of white sand between…
Western Visayas
Easily the best resort on the island, Sanctuary Garden does everything well, thanks to its talented owner, Edgar. The 30-hectare property is nestled in…
Sugar Beach
The amount of love and energy that has gone into this wacky German-owned hotel is in evidence everywhere, particularly its nine themed rooms. The Mad Mix…
Apo Island
Tucked away in a secluded cove, this refined and peaceful dive resort claims Apo's best white-sand beach. The Spanish Mission rooms and cottages have fan…
Negros
The Kookoo's Nest is a 1700-step descent from the main road, but you won't mind when you arrive. Situated on a lovely, if small white-sand cove, with…
Sugar Beach
The Danjugan Island Marine Reserve & Sanctuary lies just offshore at this swish resort occupying its own kilometre of golden sand. Designed by its…
Western Visayas
A getaway from the 'big city' (Romblon Town), this resort refuge is set on Talipasak beach in Ginablan, about 10km south of town. From the spotless bamboo…
Panay
This property run by Tribal Adventures, a highly recommended tour company based in Boracay, is perched over the Tibiao River and has basic bamboo cottages…
Negros
Combining an attractive, leafy property with long years of Philippines diving experience, Atlantis is an excellent choice for high-end divers. There's a…
Panay
Midway between San Miguel and Nueva Valencia, this nature resort is superbly done. Set in an attractive forest with concrete pathways and a running stream…
Panay
This is both a great place to stay and adventure-travel HQ. Owned by a Filipino-Austrian couple, this very private resort has its own white-sand beach, a…
Western Visayas
Some 4km off the highway and with the finest location on the island, the 20-hectare resort sits on a long, private white-sand beach framed by two…
Negros
Negros' most popular mountain resort is a massive property set amid forests, streams and ponds with a historic Japanese-style hot-springs bath…
Panay
A real surprise in Patnongon, north of San José, this tastefully done and very comfortable European hotel with a lighthouse on the roof, offers large and…
Bacolod
Located by the highway outside Talisay City, between Bacolod and Silay, this unique 3-hectare resort combines sustainable hospitality with rustic, high…
Negros
These houses on the Manjuyod sandbar appear marooned in the middle of the ocean. Bring your own supplies. The rate includes return boat transfer and can…
Boracay
Perched above a fantastic beach like a deluxe treehouse, Nami offers privacy, breathtaking views and a bamboo elevator to save your legs. The 12 luxury…
Boracay
Little Pahuwayan, at the end of an alleyway on Bulabog Beach, is one of the best-value spots on the island, offering spacious, stylish rooms with private…
Panay
This tiny resort island – you can walk around it in 10 minutes – sits in an alluring sea of coral islets. Very well managed, it offers superb food and…
Panay
Serving primarily European and North American guests, this private waterfront villa sits at the very quiet end of Alubihod Beach – at high tide there's no…
Sugar Beach
At the far northern end of the beach, Sulu gets the Sugar Beach recipe just right: fan-cooled nipa huts with tile floors, en-suite bathrooms and verandahs…
Kalibo
Kalibo's top hotel, this extremely well-appointed place is only five minutes from the airport (and around 2.5km from the city centre). It's a five-storey…
Iloilo
Spacious and clean, if not particularly stylish, rooms with above-average mattresses, the Smallville 21 is all about location. Smack in the middle of…
Bacolod
With a touch of Spanish-Colonial style, this centrally located boutique hotel is the best value in town. The rooms are every bit as comfortable as a high…
Boracay
The polygonal two-storey cottages, set in a lush garden, have huge rooms, balconies and loads of Balinese atmosphere; they're easily the most elegant…
Boracay
The clean minimalist style and variety of rooms – the priciest of which open to the sea – are just right. The low-key breakfast by the White Beach Path is…
Negros
Easy Diving has sunny and pleasant Mediterranean-style rooms, a nice beach and a well-set-up dive centre, with far-ranging multiday trips, including dive…
Panay
A mix of old-world charm and modern amenities, this is far and away the best place to stay in the centre. The downside, of course, is street noise. Rooms…
Iloilo
The city's newest upscale hotel is far and away the slickest and most luxurious – that is, until the next one goes up nearby. It has contemporary and…
Shangri-La Boracay Resort & Spa
Boracay
There's no doubt about it: this is Boracay's most impressive resort. Occupying the northwest tip of the island, it offers everything you might wish for:…
Dumaguete
Very much the boutique hostel it proclaims to be, Flying Fish is a self-sufficient compound of taste and hipness 2km north of the centre. The on-site…
Siquijor
Glamping is all the rage in the Philippines these days, and this cluster of super-spacious domed tents tops them all in terms of value. The family domes…
Boracay
The first hotel to open (in August 2017) as part of the massive Newcoast development, the Savoy, for now, is surrounded by either construction sites or…
