My parents and I booked this hotel just for a two night stay and planned to transfer to a less expensive hotel, but we ended up extending our stay here until we flew out of Tacloban (a total of 6 nights) since we enjoyed it so much.
We got a room facing the ocean, which provided us with a gorgeous view as well as allowed me to run on the beach every morning. I'm not sure how the hotel was before it was renovated after Yolanda, but it is very nice now. Our room was large, even for US standards, had a flat screen TV, and the bathroom was nice and roomy. The water pressure was good and had nice, steady, warm water available during showers -- something I have come to find as a luxury in the Philippines when not in major cities.
The pool area, restaurant, and lobby are definitely instagram worthy and my extended family enjoyed spending the day with us there. There is a 500 php fee per guest not staying at the hotel to use the pool. Breakfast buffet was 599 php and dinner buffet was 699 php per person if not included in the hotel price. I loved breakfast, but for me, dinner was lacking and not worth the price. However, there is a show offered during the weekend dinners include fire dancers, which my family loved.
Everything looked clean and all workers were helpful. They do utilize OJTs though, which I feel like is kind of an abusive system in itself, but that's for another time -- minus one star for that.
The one hour massage I received here was just okay and would not be acceptable if I received it in the US, but for about $15 dollars, what can you expect? That's about how much I thought it was worth.
Otherwise, I enjoyed my stay here wholly. read more