Dumaguete Hotels with Swimming Pools

Good, clean room with nice room service serving good food, nice swimming pool. Nice view from the balcony of the mountains. TV was a good size with excellent channel selection. Wasn't too expensive, but I believe rates have now gone way up.

The place is very accessible to everything. As soon as you get out of the hotel the public transportation is very easy to access. Dining places and other recreational place. The room is very neat and the staff was very accommodating.

Poorly equipped and badly maintained. Not even a tin opener in the kitchen when we arrived, no tumblers, only 3 bowls, no teaspoons. Cooking equipment two camp style pots and a frying pan with a loose handle! Floors filthy, bathroom dirty . Thin sheets over stained and torn mattresses, no sign of mattress protectors. Dangerous electric sockets with exposed wiring. Swimming pool went green for 3 days Staff friendly but obviously are ignorant of acceptable standards and lacking both supervision and guidance.

We (1 x Australian male & 1 x Filipina) stayed for one week in a Family Apartment. We chose Villa Prescilla as we wanted to be able to self-cater and cook our own meals. The hotel is a short drive from both the airport (via taxi) and the centre of Dumaguete (trike). Getting transport via a trike is easy, plus the trikes here are much bigger than in Manila or Angeles and the prices were reasonable: but it does help if you have a Filipina with you to ensure you are not being taken advantage of (but I still gave tips to drivers). Location is away from the hustle & bustle of Dumaguete, but the road is still very busy and noise from traffic can be a bit of a problem, but main bedroom is at the rear of the building and we kept the doors shut. To avoid being awakened too early by neighbouring roosters or barking dogs, I recommend having the fan on for white noise. The hotel is a bit old and showing its age, but it is still clean, pleasant and had everything we needed, plus the caretaker/s were very helpful and friendly. My only gripe would be in relation to the Wi-Fi signal which at times was non-existent (welcome to the Philippines...lol). In the times we live, Wi-Fi has become a necessity and I was relying on being able to use my laptop, so it was of great importance to me to be able to access the internet when I wanted / needed. Fortunately, each time I really needed to access the internet the caretakers would come to the apartment and were able to get a signal for me through trial and error, plus a lot of persistence and sometimes calling upon the available IT guru (caretakers’ teenage son). My Filipina was very happy with the kitchen facilities and was able to whip up some great meals. Caretakers were also able to arrange a private car with driver for us (day trip to Bindoy) and a taxi for the journey to the airport for our departure.

This time I booked a two-bedroom apartment with two bathrooms, which is very convenient and you can cook by yourself, but I didn’t experience it in a hurry this time. The restaurant downstairs is not as good as everyone said, but it is above the overall level of the Philippines. The swimming pool is beautiful and there are slides to play. After checking out, I had to go to the pier to take the boat to Tin Island. Because we had 5 people and luggage, we asked the front desk to call a cart for us. As a result, we arranged a brand new van to take us there for free. The building is very distinctive, the layout is very cute, I feel that a small town in Europe, next time I must take my daughter to stay a few more days.

The most unique hotel cabana i have ever stayed & experienced! I love the interior & exterior design of the cabana! The staff are all friendly, polite & helpful. The food was great & delicious! Good value for money😊 The hotel is near the airport.

LOVE this hotel! #1 they didn’t cut corners building it or outfitting it and it just feels great when you get to your hotel and everything works (has not been the case with so many of the places we’ve stayed around the country) #2 there are thoughtful extra touches that I adored (reed diffuser in rooms, purse stools in deli, good sound system and music, Netflix on TV), #3 staff was very professional, approachable and helpful. #4 the pool is glorious and every time I went down to swim I had it to myself #5 the hidden restaurant, cafe and bar behind the hotel was one of my favorite spots to chill in the City. Stayed here a week. Found it very relaxing for its proximity to city. Highly recommend.

Being new, the rooms are small, but neat and clean. They are very colourful, as you can see from the photos. There's a rooftop pool, possibly the smallest hotel pool ever, yet quite deep. Good for cooling off and for its views of the city. If there are sufficient guests, breakfast may be a buffet on the top floor, which is quite good. Otherwise, you only get to order a meal and one drink from the cafe next to reception. As is often the case in the Philippines, the choice is extremely limited in that case. It's hard to rate the hotel's value, when these are two vastly different situations. You can have 4 or 5 or more glasses of juice at the breakfast buffet, or only 1 if that's not operating. I'll be generous and rate it very good, but that assumes they supply the decent breakfast. If you get stuck with the cafe breakfast, I'd downgrade it to average.

Comment peut on garder un souvenir désagréable d'un joli petit hôtel ? Très récent, propre et bien agencé ( manque un ascenseur ) Jolie chambre et déco agréable... Personnel appliqué bien qu'un peu inexpérimenté .. Mais alors ? que se passe t il ? Il est nécessaire de remplir une fiche ( un peu brouillonne ) chaque fin de journée pour le breakfast du lendemain ...( il y a deux formules ) Et immédiatement, le matin, jaillit la question : Jus de fruit OU café ? Eh bien nous prenons les deux ! Ce n'est pas possible ... etc .. Un des deux est donc facturé en sus ... ( le plus cher, évidemment ) Impossible d'obtenir de ”vrais” œufs durs ... c'est du ”mollet” un peu... mou ! Au bar, il est possible d'obtenir seulement une imitation de ”mojito” ...mais de toute façon, ils n'ont pas de menthe ... Et surtout, au moment du check-out, la liste des suppléments est là .. le jus de fruit, bien sûr, mais aussi les bouteilles d'eau qui étaient dans la chambre ( gratuites et renouvelées partout ailleurs ) et jusqu'aux ”sticks” de café présents dans la chambre aussi ...le tout dans une ambiance suspicieuse.. Dommage ...

For a 5 star hotel, it doesn’t seem like it is and definitely not worth the price. -Poor amenities (Example, they offer a small thin bar of soap as a body wash. Why wouldn’t they offer liquid body wash? Also, some towels were overused) -They clean the rooms/bathrooms and change your towels after 3 days instead of everyday. There’s no pandemic anymore so why not clean the rooms everyday?! -Good food, but not enough choices for breakfast (Why wouldn’t pancakes be included in the options?Also, the coffee doesn’t taste good - strong and burnt tasting) -Nice staff, but they need more training: ＞Food Service is slow and inefficient. During breakfast and lunch, our food were served after hours of waiting. Some of our orders came incorrectly (not what we ordered). ＞Disorganize and lack in system. ＞They lack in staff both at the front desk and Sans rival Cafe. -They will charge you if you don’t return all your keycards. If this was a true 5 star hotel, you wouldn’t charge your guests for something cheap and disposable. Overall, our stay was ok (big rooms and nice pool), but lacking in amenities and training of staff. There are more cons than pros. Whoever owns this hotel seems like they are saving too much on costs. Never going to stay in any of the Henry Hotels in the Philippines.