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…
Must-see hotels in Western Visayas
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…
Western Visayas
Upscale urban accommodation for Odiongan, this bright-yellow hotel and restaurant offers clean rooms with flat-screens and small balconies 50m from the…
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.
Dumaguete
Outpost of nationwide chain with clean and simple rooms. A good budget choice for travellers in transit, if style and character aren't important.
Boracay
Spacious beachfront concrete cottages with private porches, friendly and helpful staff and an excellent restaurant run by an enthusiastic chef.
Dumaguete
This long-running high-rise hostel has seen better days, but luckily you can escape the dysfunctional rooms and grouchy staff by heading up to the the…
Negros
Of Harold’s Mansion in Dumaguete fame, this fairly remotely located lodge up a very steep road offers bare-bones dorm rooms (P250) and a handful of…
Nataasan Beach Resort & Dive Center
Negros
One of the biggest operations here, with a complex of low-slung buildings surrounding a central courtyard and pool area. It's on a bluff overlooking Punta…
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…
Siquijor
A disappointment considering its location on a sheer flower-covered hillside that slopes down to a nice beach and marine sanctuary at the southern end of…
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…
Islander's Paradise Beach Resort
Siquijor
One of the pioneering Siquijor resorts, Islander's Paradise's day might have come and gone. This loose village of seven faux nipa cottages with little…
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…
Negros
This is something of a messy compound located on a wide stretch of brown sand. Furnishings are mismatched and aged but it has a pleasant garden and…
Western Visayas
This is a quiet 14-room place with almost nonexistent service on a brown-sand beach outside town. It operates a small marine sanctuary, a 15-minute boat…
Siquijor
Run by a friendly couple, this small backpacker crash pad has a handful of basic rooms (picture thin bamboo walls, hard beds and thin towels) near the…
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…
Siquijor
You won't find beachfront accommodation – en suite, no less – this cheap anywhere in the Philippines. The no-frills rooms, one musty dorm and a…
Siquijor
A low-key and friendly resort with basic concrete duplex cottages with cold-water showers; the more expensive rooms are large and homey. Its restaurant…
Negros
This attractive building ensconced in the forest with fine views offers only basic accommodation. There's a guest kitchen, but availability of food isn't…
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…
Negros
This family-run hotel just a couple of blocks from the public plaza could use a splash of colour and updating, but offers reasonable value for the night…
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…
Western Visayas
This large multistorey hotel is well situated on a seawall near Poctoy port just outside the town centre. Rooms are basic, some have balconies with sea…
Western Visayas
A high-rise opposite the town basketball court and adjacent to the plaza (noise can be an issue) with clean, if ageing rooms. Worth paying extra for…
Dumaguete
Situated on a busy and noisy stretch, Palwa has clean, if small pastel-coloured rooms. The light-filled and spacious triples (P1670) are good value, but…
Western Visayas
The only place with a hint of style in town, Rancher's offers basic rooms and a rooftop where you can have a drink and wonder how you ever ended up in…
Negros
A two-storey building with Spanish-style roof and clean, if ageing rooms. The restaurant (mains P130) is one of the better ones in town. Conveniently…
Western Visayas
On the coastal side of San Fernando, Sea Breeze Inn is a family-run affair with bamboo huts with verandas facing out to sea. There is a common kitchen, or…
Sugar Beach
While the simple rooms aren't much in terms of style, the atmospheric restaurant is a pleasure for spending a few hours whiling away an afternoon. The…
Western Visayas
This atmospheric family-owned inn overlooks the public stage on the plaza. Its breezy upstairs rooms have shared bathrooms and cold water, and there's a…
