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The Philippines’ signature wellness and detoxification centre is the Farm at San Benito, a peaceful paradise hidden in the jungle less than a two-hour…
Must-see hotels in Around Manila
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Makati's original backpacker relocated to a larger space in 2016 and added more beds, a fully equipped kitchen and a guests-only roof deck, while…
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Alongside its lovely restaurant, Sonya's runs an exquisite B&B set among a beautiful flower garden. In grand cottages, rooms are expansive and rustic with…
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In a spectacular natural setting wedged between Mts Banahaw and Cristobal, this fantastic ecoresort consists of a camping area and a range of open-air…
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The new incarnation of this B&B is on an ancestral farm about 5km from the tiny town of Dolores. Currently there's just one cottage, but the main reason…
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Fully restored and opened in 2015, this early-20th-century house is now Taal's finest hotel. Rooms are quaint, individually decorated and well equipped …
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Tagaytay Garden Mountain Breeze
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Tagaytay's best budget option enjoys an excellent location just a few hundred metres from the rotunda. As well as clean dorms there are a few compact…
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Alvin & Angie Mt Pinatubo Guesthouse
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Run by superfriendly Alvin and Angie, this laid-back guesthouse is the place independent travellers head to to arrange their volcano trek. It's a relaxing…
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Seafront Lilom is not a dive resort but a relaxing retreat and dining experience, with all meals and a sunset cocktail included in the rates. There are…
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Rooms at this valleyside place, 3.5km east of the rotunda, are a steal. The double-storey hotel with a bright-yellow, Thai–style facade is immaculately…
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This charming 1870 ancestral house has four rooms decked out in period features, each of a different configuration and theme pertaining to French colonial…
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Streets ahead of most places in Subic Bay in terms of comfort, design, service – and price. The spacious rooms are truly luxurious, with supersized flat…
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This beautifully located 1970s relic alongside the Sky Ranch has been smartly renovated and boasts king-sized beds, downy linens and fancy bath products…
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Talisay's most upmarket resort sits on the waterfront near the junction of the main Banga–Tagaytay Rd. Stylish rooms and villas (up to four bedrooms) have…
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About 2km from the bus station on the outskirts of town, this is one of Lucena's best value deals. The large complex features rooms well back from the…
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Accessible only by boat, this is the place to really get away from it all. The unlimited diving and snorkelling on the house reef doesn’t hurt either;…
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One of the few dive-oriented places that approaches the budget category, Arthur's has very liveable rooms with little patios around a grassy courtyard. To…
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Near the far end of Waterfront Beach, Subic Park exudes a certain faded charm with its wicker furniture and sweeping staircase (no lift), and remains a…
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The refurbished Solana is a good choice for those seeking some R&R, with its swimming pool, swim-out pontoon and all-inclusive packages. All of the…
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The Oasis Boutique Hotel is integrated into the GK Enchanted Farm community in Bulacan, a 1½-hour drive north of Metro Manila. It's a pleasant retreat…
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The refurbished resort near Ligaya has well-appointed air-con rooms and cute thatched cottages facing the water. The restaurant and common area, under a…
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Right on the river in town, 150m west of the bridge, friendly, family-run La Vista has five clean air-con doubles and loungey common areas, and is the…
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A lovely rustic-style B&B where the eight suites have sublime views of the lake and volcano from private balconies, rooms open up to high ceilings, and…
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OMP is one of Tagaytay's best budget options, hidden down a quiet residential street just off the main ridge road. Rooms and dorms are spotless (most have…
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In central Subic, this slick hotel is one of the better upper-midrange places in town. There's a Mediterranean feel about the terrace pool and cafe, while…
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In a town of pricey accommodation, this cosy faux-log lodge is the only true budget choice and it comes as a welcome surprise, tucked away down a quiet…
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Between Clark and Angeles, this high-rise is one of the better-value top-end hotels near the Freeport Zone. The 154 rooms are more functional than…
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Allan Bognot's Pinatubo Guesthouse
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This stylish and homey guesthouse features rooms in the main family house and new chalet-style rooms at the back, all with private bathroom and air-con…
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In a well-kept compound in Talisay, this is a good option for a lakefront stay. The 10 rooms are clean and there's a four-bed apartment. The friendly…
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This colonial-style hotel is one of Lucban's best, with a decent range of rooms with cable TV, friendly staff and a super-central location (parking can be…
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Even the hostels are pricey in Clark. This HI-affiliated place behind a 7-Eleven has no dorms, just fading doubles with bathroom and air-con, but it's…
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There’s something a little '70s about this sprawling resort 1.3km east of the rotunda, but there's a huge variety of rooms and good facilities: the…
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This well-maintained place, 2.7km east of the rotunda, is good value. It overlooks the lake but sits on a busy intersection, so noise is a potential…
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A solid choice on the lake, with a popular air-con restaurant and a murky swimming pool. Rooms could do with a refurb, as could the overgrown garden, but…
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On busy Don Juico Ave, Red Planet is a relatively new addition, efficiently run with immaculate modern rooms. Flat-screen TVs, powerful showers and in…
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It's no mansion, but Herbie's offers family-friendly, decent-priced, no-frills rooms in the heart of the Waterfront. Good value for the location.
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This attractive hotel has timber floors, fine coastal views, rattan furniture and capiz windows, as well as a pool and restaurant. It was closed for…
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Refurbished and rebranded, Subiza is well northwest of the main Freeport Zone past Barrio Barretto. It has an attractive location over the rocks on the…
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Popular with family day trippers for its pools and kids' playground, this is a fading but inexpensive resort out on the road towards Batangas. Rooms and…
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If you get stuck in Batangas overnight this is a nondescript but comfortable and reasonably priced option with clean rooms fitted with cable TV and air…
