Alona Vida Beach Resort

“The hotel is adequate, less than excellent”

Overall, I was disappointed with this hotel. The facilities are fine. The WiFi would go down occasionally, but nothing major. The breakfast was good, but after 7 days gets boring, with only several options. The bed was excellent- very comfortable. The shower was great- lots of hot water. Now, for t… more

Overall, I was disappointed with this hotel. The facilities are fine. The WiFi would go down occasionally, but nothing major. The breakfast was good, but after 7 days gets boring, with only several options. The bed was excellent- very comfortable. The shower was great- lots of hot water. Now, for the things that need improvement. Every day, each room gets 2 plastic, single use bottles of water. There are no recycle containers on the property. Why not just have a water station, by reception? The staff near reception area is very noisy. If your room is near reception, the noise factor is very loud, from housekeeping on their walkie-talkies, and from the live music every evening, until 11 PM. If you want relaxation, I would recommend that you let reception know that, and request a room on the back side, far from the reception area. I spend 200 nights a year in Philippine hotels, and I was surprised at the lack of greeting and warmth from the employees at this property. This is poor management. As mentioned, I am always in Philippine hotels, and the hotel employees usually greet me with warmth and smiles. There was a very noticeable deficit of that at this hotel. My last negative is not the hotel’s responsibility, but a warning to folk considering coming to Alona Beach. They have a serious hawker problem! I feel bad for the vendors, because these poor people are trying to eke out a subsistence, but I also know that they ruin my desire to have a peaceful holiday. Every 5 feet, you are being hounded to take a tour; to buy cheap jewelry; to get a massage; to purchase sunglasses, etc. it never stops! Believe me, it gets super annoying, especially if one is there more than a couple of days. Transport from the airport, you have two choices: taxi is 500-600 pesos. If you are solo, you can walk to the airport entrance and take a trike for 150 pesos, but that only fits one person. If you are going to Tagbilaran, you can take the trike for 500 pesos, but again, there’s only room for one person. Otherwise, a van will run 800-1000 pesos.

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“Extremely average”

The good: the hotel’s located right on the beach and the staff are friendly and very helpful . The bad: lots of small irritants—broken towel rack, the safe wouldn’t open, the noisy refrigerator imitated Darth Vader all night long, the toilet paper holder couldn’t hold the toilet paper, the air cond… more

The good: the hotel’s located right on the beach and the staff are friendly and very helpful . The bad: lots of small irritants—broken towel rack, the safe wouldn’t open, the noisy refrigerator imitated Darth Vader all night long, the toilet paper holder couldn’t hold the toilet paper, the air conditioner is aimed directly towards the bed making for cool, uncomfortable nights, and the wifi must be renewed every day. The ugly: half the rooms hear music from the bar until late at night. Once the music stops, it’s replaced with loud drunken talk until all hours.

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