I stayed here for several nights with my four children. The room was old and falling apart. The door didn't close properly making it difficult each time we went in and out or tried to lock it. To be fair, we didn't bring this to the attention of the front desk because the hassle of trying to get it fixed would have been worse than just dealing with it. There was a large cockroach in our bathroom. The bathroom sink leaked. There is a WINDOW from the bathroom to the rest of the room with shutter style doors that really didn't do a great job of covering the opening. It made showering interesting for our family. The food is mediocre at best. The beach is dirty and covered in trash. There are souvenir vendors on the beach who can be aggressive at times (though others are very nice and respectful). There is a live band in the Barefoot Bar by the beach. This sounds nice and all until it is 11:00 at night and your children are still awake due to the loud music reverberating through your room. Also, the Barefoot Bar is on the beach and is a lovely place to sit and watch the sunset - until the loud band starts and makes it impossible to talk to someone sitting next to you and ruins the mood entirely. The hotel is located in what feels like a sketchy part of Olongapo. It is basically the red light district.
The list for the positive aspects is shorter a the pool is nice and the staff are very kind and friendly.
Unfortunately, these two positive attributes don't make up for the long list of negative attributes. This was not a relaxing time at the beach. This was something that we endured until it was over. I will not stay here again in the future. The hotel needs a major renovation, the beach needs daily cleaning, and please for the love of all things holy, turn the music down in the bar so my kids can sleep.
UPDATE - I have reduced this review to one star and would give zero stars if possible - there was an open prostitution deal that happened on the porch of the room next to us in our full view and in the earshot of our children. This also occurred after bribing the security guard - also in front of us. DO NOT GO TO THIS ESTABLISHMENT, DO NOT TAKE YOUR CHILDREN HERE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS, SEEDY, DISGUSTING ESTABLISHMENT THAT SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN. read more