Very disappointing hotel that seems to trade on its location on the beautiful Tingko beach. Rooms lacked basic facilities that would be expected in a hotel of its supposed standard, e.g. no wardrobe, no desk, no safe, no laundry facilities (despite being advertised), no balcony or sitting out area, only a weak electric shower, no daily room cleaning, no swimming pool and, almost unbelievably in 2018, no wifi in the room (and wifi in the public areas was very poor). And yet for this, the hotel has the cheek to charge over US$100 per night!
Key selling point for the hotel is its position on Tingko beach. Whilst the beach is undoubtedly beautiful, it is fairly small and hence crowded at busy times; it is also partially backed by the busy coastal highway. Worst of all, there were extremely loud karaoke machines operating on the beach whose noise permeated virtually the entire beach and also the hotel. The karaoke started as early as 7.00 am and went on until 10.00 pm, hence no chance of peace either on the beach or in the hotel. Note, stairs down to the lower rooms and beach were steep and dangerous.
Staff were friendly, as you would expect in the Philippines, but were unwilling to go beyond their basic duties, e.g. to help organise trips, hire motorbikes etc. There seemed little evidence of an owner/manager keeping an eye on things and ensuring guests were happy. Food was below average for the Philippines which means poor by international standards.