Casa Bonita Inn (Oslob)

We stayed the night before the shark spotting trip. The location was great, just a 5-minute walk to the sharks. We got up in the morning and headed out. We booked our tickets and a camera right at reception, and the price was actually a little cheaper than what we'd paid locally.

🏃♀️ Recommended if you are going to swim with whale sharks by yourself ▼ Cleanliness No cleaning service for consecutive stays ▼ Location You can walk to the area where you can swim with whale sharks There is a restaurant within walking distance (as it is a rural area, the average restaurant price is higher than in Cebu City) ▼ Services (private room reservation) A small plastic bottle is provided at the beginning, but if you stay consecutive nights, it will not be replenished because there is no cleaning service during the stay. It was stated that breakfast was included, but we never had breakfast. ▼ Facilities The reception is open 24 hours a day, but although the lights were on at the front desk, there was no one there. You cannot drink tap water in the Philippines, so we recommend that you buy it during the day. The room is locked, but the front desk is completely connected to the outside, so anyone can access the front of the room.

Great hotel! Nice girl at the reception. She told us everything, showed us where to park our bike, signed us up for snorkeling with whale sharks. The guide woke us up early, took us to our place, skipping the whole line and put us on the boat (in line are all those who came on their own, without a tour. The price is almost the same, and a lot of time is spent standing in line). By the way, the hotel is 500 meters from swimming with whales, which is also very convenient. I also liked the room: clean, beautiful, comfortable, with a beautiful view of the forest (above). The only thing is that there is a road below and at night large trucks passing by woke us up. Probably, it is better to take a view on the other side. Anyone who wants to stay in this area of ​​the island should take into account that once it gets dark, you may not find a place to have dinner. So take care of this in advance.

The hotel is located along the road, so it is very noisy. There is no soundproofing

There is a small balcony, the staff are hospitable, and it is very convenient to walk to the whale shark tourist spot in 10 minutes👍🏻

We chose the hotel for an overnight stay so that we could go shark watching in the morning. The reviews were good, but I wouldn't recommend it: there was no hot water. The air conditioner was insanely noisy, as if a tractor was working in the room. The rooms themselves were small, the windows overlooked the road - the walls were made of cardboard, very noisy. And frankly dirty, not cozy. I wouldn't go there again.