Boracay
Discovery Shores established the standard for White Beach contemporary style and luxury. The fantastic modern design, like a small white city, is…
Must-see hotels in Western Visayas
Siquijor
This oasis of peace, 3km east of Siquijor Town, is run by a cheerful Japanese couple. Some rooms have furo baths, wooden ceiling fans and Japanese…
Negros
Pioneering owner, Arturo, was the first to establish a diving operation here and the resort has grown over the years. Today, there are 16 fairly dated…
Hampstead Boutique Hotel Boracay
Boracay
If you want to be near White Beach, but prefer peace and quiet, this artsy boutique hotel a short walk from Station 1 is a good choice. Well-appointed…
Boracay
You'll think you're travelling in an alien spaceship at this sleek addition to the Bulabog hostel scene. It has washed concrete hallways, fluorescently…
Boracay
This beautifully designed if pricey apartment complex has its own private swimming area on Bulabog Beach and a nice pool to match. The 30 high-quality…
Siquijor
It’s a lovely walk down a trellis-covered pathway from the simple, clean hillside rooms to this long-running resort's beach and lounge area. It's a…
Negros
Close to Malatapay and Zamboanguita, Thalatta delivers fine food and excellent lodging in mustard-coloured bungalows set around a lovely infinity pool…
Negros
This 1930s resort is famous for having hidden President Quezon from the Japanese during WWII. The large (5 hectare) hacienda-style property is nicely…
Iloilo
This high-rise towers over its competition for value. Rates are low for the amenities such as robes, 46in flat-screen TVs and a 21st-floor restaurant …
Boracay Private Mountain Casitas
Boracay
These thatched-roof cottages offer panoramic (and perfect sunrise) views over Bulabog Beach and southern Boracay. They're a bit dated, but that's part of…
Siquijor
The original and still the best Solangon resort, in large part because of its enviable beach (swimming only at high tide). The charming wood-floored…
Jeepney Hostel & Boracay Kite Resort
Boracay
Just off Bulabog Beach, Canadian-owned Jeepney caters to hard-living kitesurfers with regular parties, a kitesurfing centre and a sports bar (open 24…
Apo Island
Perched above the village beach, a bit messy with simply furnished rooms, this is where budget-minded divers tend to stay. Rooms have balconies with…
Bacolod
This centrally located mall-like complex combines three hotels with a range of shared facilities, the most important being an attractive rooftop pool. The…
Panay
Occupying its own island, this absolutely private resort is one of the best offshore options. Those who fantasise about being a castaway (no internet, no…
Iloilo
This chain's icon, a sombrero and palm tree, suggests something akin to Club Med. And the pool area, with a small slide and faux statuary, tries to evoke…
Iloilo
This strange hybrid high-rise – part therapeutic spa, part cosmetic clinic and part boutique hotel (all on separate floors) – is aimed at the medical…
Iloilo
If you want to experience a bit of old Iloilo, then Grand Dame's location with La Paz Market directly across the street and historic Jaro just to the…
Negros
Diving backpackers get bang for the peso at these simple, fan-cooled nipa huts (one has optional air-con) set in a leafy garden. The complimentary…
Dumaguete
A faux Spanish hacienda, replete with oil paintings, a wide wooden staircase and pots overflowing with ferns. The rooms have solid wooden floors and…
Sugar Beach
This long-running Swiss-owned place offers a classic mellow beach vibe with hammocks and nipa huts of variable quality scattered about its leafy grounds…
Western Visayas
Fairly remote and certainly quiet, visitors can choose between two interesting types of bungalows, charming Bali-style bamboo huts (P1200) and larger,…
Dumaguete
One of the city's most professionally run hotels with long years of experience helping travellers arrange travel plans. The Spanish Mission decor adds…
Boracay
The large one- to two-bedroom apartments (44 sq metres to 200 sq metres), recently renovated, are a comfortable mix of rustic and modern with fully…
Boracay
Far from the White Beach action, especially if travelling by vehicle, Chillax, true to its name, is a hostel best considered by those looking for peace…
Boracay
The party rarely stops at this fun and raucous hostel with whitewashed, simply furnished rooms a short walk from Bulabog Beach. Because of its popularity…
Western Visayas
This sophisticated stone townhouse is the most fully stocked rental you can imagine, and sleeps six. The design is smart and guests get the run of the…
Boracay
The 'BBC' is across the road from White Beach, but don't let that deter you. It has a lovely pool area with plenty of shade less than a minute's walk from…
Siquijor
The huge wooden beachfront cottages, with furnished sunset-facing balconies, are front and centre at the Irish-run Bruce, which sprawls along a prime…
Western Visayas
An attractive modern two-storey building on a grey-sand beach 2km from Poctoy port. Walls are painted in bright colours and rooms simply furnished;…
Bacolod
Bright yellow and somewhat grand in appearance, the Planta is a comfortable and good-value choice. However, not much is within walking distance. Popular…
Negros
One of the best midrange dive resorts in Dauin, Liquid offers simple nipa-hut rooms with sea-facing balconies and more upmarket and stylish common areas…
Boracay
A bit of old Boracay on the most glorious and least crowded patch of White Beach, north of Station 1. Sea Wind has expanded in waves and some rooms are…
Negros
Azure, the only Filipino-owned resort in Dauin, has tastefully minimalist rooms with nice local decorations and wooden touches. The two-storey whitewashed…
Dream Paradise Mountain Resort & Spa
Western Visayas
Like a tropical Potala Palace, this sprawling, gaily coloured hillside complex soars over the rice paddies below, bursting with balconies, stairways,…
Boracay
Inside the white-sand enclosure concealed behind a stockade fence like an Old West fort lies a Boracay gem. With an A+ for originality, these seven ('pito…
Boracay
The ground-floor garden and upper-floor sea-view rooms here are good (value is debatable in high season, while low-season rates are deals), but are…
Siquijor
A quiet spot in a landscaped garden with stand-alone cottages (some have kitchenette) and no-frills rooms in a small concrete building. There's no real…
Boracay
Old-timey Boracay feel with blue tin roofs and bamboo set in a leafy, secluded garden at the end of a narrow alleyway off White Beach. Air-con rooms have…
