Boracay Sandcastles The Apartments

“Perfect 2nd Wedding Anniv Staycation”

This place gave us our best staycation experience in boracay. My husband, I, and my 20month old baby stayed with them for 4 wonderful days in the (1Bedroom Absolute Beachfront Apt.) Kankanay Room 2nd Floor with balcony. Agoda botched our booking reservation, but Ms. Jen assured us that she w… more

This place gave us our best staycation experience in boracay. My husband, I, and my 20month old baby stayed with them for 4 wonderful days in the (1Bedroom Absolute Beachfront Apt.) Kankanay Room 2nd Floor with balcony. Agoda botched our booking reservation, but Ms. Jen assured us that she will hold our reservation regardless. We paid after our 2nd day of stay. Room was huge! It was indeed a suite. Upon entering, we were welcomed to the dining area and a clean kitchenette complete with a fullsized fridge, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, cooking and eating utensils, plates, cups, glasses, coffee & sugar and tea! They even have dish washing detergent and sponge available in the sink compartment! And oh, the kitchen had its own A/C apart from the aircon in the bedroom. Moving on, you also have a living room and a Spa-like bathroom. Shower area is also huge with a rainfall shower head and pebbles around the flooring. They had hot water which was great especially for bathing our baby. Toilet also had bidet. Next to the toilet were built-in storage, shelves, and a vault to keep safe your belongings. Towels and robes were clean as well. On to the bedroom, again HUGE! next to the bed is a sofabed good for 1person, but if you'd ever want to bring an airbed for extra people, that too will do. The room had a cool airconditioner, a ceiling fan,a desk, a big enough flat screen tv with cable, tv stand had extra shelving units. Outside the bedroom was the very spacious balcony where you get an amazing view of the beach and the people walking around. They served us with complementary wine our first night and fresh fruits daily. They also served us breakfasts brought to our rooms consisting of toasted bread with butter and jam, eggs (scrambled or sunny side up is up to you), fresh fruits, a pot of coffee or tea, plus a glass of juice each for me and my husband. The location is great, in between stations 1&2, a few steps to starbucks, many restaurants, & only a few minutes walk to D'Mall. It really is absolute beachfront!Beach chairs and tables aren't allowed on the beach area anymore but sandcastles had 2 Banigs (handwoven mats) in the rooms ready for beach use, very very useful everytime we went to stay at the beach. The staff is wonderful! Ms. Quina and Ms. Jen made our stay very comfortable. All their staff were super friendly and attentive. Made me sad when I forgot to take a photo with them upon checking out. Cons: -No landline phone in the room, good thing there were staff around 24/7 incase we needed something. -No restaurant and other facilities of a typical hotel, though their reception area had couches and tables comfy enough for guests who want to lounge around or bring food in or work with their laptops. -Wifi was unfortunately weak in the room which wasnt too much of a dealbreaker because we had mobile data and we made sure to spend quality family time and away from the internet. -A/C power in the bedroom shut off 2 nights out of our 4days stay due to the strong rainfall and had to be fixed only the next morning which means you only have the ceiling fan to cool you off, good thing though the aircon in the kitchen was strong enough to cool the whole room at night. Staff also never fell short of their great service. They always compensated us for such events. -This isn't the hotel's fault but I will cite it anyway so people are aware. Few mosquitoes made it in the bedroom most likely when the balcony door sometimes was left open so make sure to close door always & bring bugshield lotions, boracay is a tropical island so yes, expect mosquitoes all through out and not just in Sandcastles. Our overall verdict? We'd love to stay here again for sure! This is perfect for people/families looking for a quiet hotel, not a lot of guests, and suites with kitchenette for if you'd want to cook your own meal. Again, our favorite stay in bora so far!

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“Great Location”

We stayed there in early February, it is located right on the beach. It is a small location and only has a small number of rooms, but we were lucky to have the room facing the beach. The balcony wrapped around the second floor and had a full view of the beach. We stayed in a two bedroom unit, TV in… more

We stayed there in early February, it is located right on the beach. It is a small location and only has a small number of rooms, but we were lucky to have the room facing the beach. The balcony wrapped around the second floor and had a full view of the beach. We stayed in a two bedroom unit, TV in only one bedroom and the living room. Two bathrooms and a small kitchenette with all of the amenities, dining room tables. There are no elevators, just stairs, but not an issue.

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“Wonderful Location”

Incredibly convenient location. We upgraded to a shared suite with 2 beds, 2 bathrooms and wrap around balcony. Great people watching spot, and situated in between different stations but close to D'mall, all the eateries and tour pick ups. Starbucks/7-11 and along with local eats all within step… more

Incredibly convenient location. We upgraded to a shared suite with 2 beds, 2 bathrooms and wrap around balcony. Great people watching spot, and situated in between different stations but close to D'mall, all the eateries and tour pick ups. Starbucks/7-11 and along with local eats all within steps. Only caveat is that the tricycle will drop you off on the main road so you need to go down a bit do the beach where the apartments via a pathway which is very close to the main entrance. They include free beach access to lounge chairs during the day and becomes a great little cafe at night. Steps from the beach - I would go again and even try the 2 floor suite which may have even better views! Very nice staff as well!

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