Fundacion Pacita Batanes Nature Lodge
Batanes
You pay the price of luxury here, but you’re rewarded with staying in an exquisite bohemian arts mansion perched on a bluff overlooking a stormy ocean…
Must-see hotels in North Luzon
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North Luzon
In splendid isolation 10km along a partially paved road from Saud Beach, Kingfisher caters to active travellers, with kitesurfing and windsurfing…
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Batanes
Half-hidden behind a wall and blooming shrubbery, this white-and-blue, colonial-style guesthouse has six rooms, all with kitchens and en-suite bathrooms…
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Vigan
Vigan's most striking hotel is a 19th-century mansion with exposed stone, original wooden floors, crystal chandeliers and paintings of top Filipino…
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North Luzon
Our favourite of this surf hostel chain, Circle has mastered a chilled-out surfer vibe where you'll make friends in minutes and never want to leave. The…
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Vigan
This hotel is more than 135 years old and retains every morsel of its old-world charm. The spacious rooms, fabulous antique furniture – including wooden…
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Sagada
It's definitely worth the 15-minute walk east out of town to stay (or dine) at this gem. The eight rooms are sizeable and swathed in radiant blond wood,…
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Batanes
Just above Centro, this cosy cottage with bathroom, kitchen, living room and even a karaoke machine sits at the edge of a bluff with views of the sea. The…
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Baguio
Consisting of just four rooms, named after the owner's children, this boutique spot is faux-rustic without getting tacky and offers either mountain or…
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North Luzon
With its swimming pools, manicured grounds and hammocks strung between palm trees, this waterfront hotel is Baler's fanciest. Gigantic white tiled rooms…
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North Luzon
Evangeline's feels more like a B&B than a hotel. The multi-storied house is built like a heritage home, with heavy wood floors. The bedrooms, furnished…
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North Luzon
This original, colourful backpacker and surfer hostel in Liw-liwa is a great place to connect with a young crowd of fellow wave riders and make friends…
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Sagada
Sagada's most upmarket option is adorned with the awesome, powerful prints of the late Sagada-born photographer Eduardo Masferré, who recorded the lives…
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Baguio
There’s a cabin-in-the-woods feel to this lodge overlooking Baguio Country Club. Well removed from the centre, it’s so quiet (unless the live band is…
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Baguio
The spacious, wood-panelled interior of this large lodge at the heart of Camp John Hay leaves you with a vague feeling that there ought to be a ski slope…
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North Luzon
Towards the more low-key end of Blue Lagoon, this fading yet strangely stylish place sits in front of the beach's best surfing waves. Polished cement and…
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North Luzon
Location, location, location. The rooms may be clean, good-sized and have wood floors and nice verandahs, but it's the perfect stretch of alabaster sand…
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North Luzon
Tuguegarao’s best deal, especially if you bump up to the huge, rear-facing ‘matrimonial deluxe’ rooms. Rooms are surprisingly modern and well kitted out,…
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Baguio
Situated in a classic historical building that harks back to the turn of the (20th) century, this understated hotel boasts a grand dining area with dark…
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North Luzon
Tucked at the far, quiet end of Blue Lagoon, this chilled-out, family-run place has 14 tiny yet chic rooms overlooking Dos Hermanos rocks and a slim white…
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Vigan
With the feel of a medieval mansion, Grandpa’s has an impressive array of decent-value digs. All rooms have brick walls, capiz-shell windows, wooden beams…
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Vigan
The renovated exterior of this historical wooden building hides light, bright, modern rooms with particularly comfortable beds and polished floors. Some…
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North Luzon
The fanciest resort along Saud Beach, this is a Spanish-style confection with grand staircases, bright colours, stained-glass windows and Mediterranean…
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Batanes
It's basic and rustic (think: hard mattress on the floor and cold-water bucket showers), but when else will you have the chance to stay in a heritage…
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North Luzon
The petrol station in the parking lot isn’t exactly in keeping with the ‘Balinese-Moroccan’ theme, but the spacious rooms are decorated in warm ochres and…
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Sagada
This sprawling place is friendly, eminently affordable, loaded with character born of its polished pinewood and in a prime spot to catch cooling mountain…
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Sagada
If you don't mind long walks, consider this option in a citrus grove 2km from the town centre. It has a huge, beautiful banquet hall and top-notch doubles…
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North Luzon
This three-storey, ever-expanding concrete building by the sea offers bright rooms with modern clean beds, hot water and working internet. There's an on…
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Baguio
Easily the best hostel in Baguio, with a creative cafe/common area and friendly, clued-up staff who can arrange tours throughout the Cordillera. Dorm beds…
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Sagada
The George is located in a brightly tiled building, and while its rooms are simple, the doubles come with TVs and shower's reliably flow with hot water –…
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Baguio
This place just southeast of SM Mall has 90 beds spread over a variety of spotless dorm rooms. Note, the four-bed dorms cost the same as the 20-bed dorms…
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Batanes
Run by friendly Mon and Crisan, this very central guesthouse above a busy, chaotic grocery store offers small rooms, a guest kitchen and a small…
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North Luzon
With a surprisingly grand lobby full of woodcarvings, Renzo is Laoag’s best bargain. Its lemon-scented en-suite rooms are spacious, cool and quiet. If you…
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Vigan
This bright blue-and-yellow B&B looks much more posh from the outside than in, but offers smart, spacious rooms in an excellent central location. The…
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Baguio
Mile Hi's motto is ‘clean, cosy, comfy’, and frankly it would be hard to argue with that. Located in Camp John Hay’s duty-free shopping centre, it has…
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Sagada
Not only is this about the cheapest guesthouse we've found here, but it's also one of the warmest and quietest, set up on the hill over the south road…
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Baguio
This snazzy spot near SM Mall has tastefully austere rooms with inviting beds, polished wooden floors and colourful prints. The suites, with king-sized…
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Sagada
You’ll find exceptional-value, bright, big rooms here, with friendly service, clean sheets and reliable hot showers in the attached bathrooms. Wi-fi comes…
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Baguio
Though modest in their furnishings, these rooms are brand new and in a couldn't-be-more-central-if-you-tried location. Perks include power showers and…
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Sagada
The simple doubles, better than most in town, are fine value. Davey's overlooks the plaza in the middle of town and has a big fireplace in the downstairs…
