Bohol Shores

Nice room, but no good views. My room was facing an ongoing construction, so the balcony wasn’t of much use. Water pressure’s low. Food’s expensive but was just plain. Great staff, though.

We went on our Honeymoon and the pictures look idyllic and perfect to have our own private mini villa with our own little pool. After being told by our travel agent that the hotel would be picking us up from the harbour port, no one was there. We managed to call the hotel from a local's phone and they didn't have anything under our name despite telling our agent they run a free shuttle service to and from the ferry port and Panglao airport! Having read reviews on here, it seems they do provide this service but for some reason didn't help us. We asked many a time ahead of our honeymoon whether they could do anything extra special for us. In the end, I ending up paying £60 as a surprise for my wife for them to decorate the room and add a bottle of prosecco - which was way more money than what it was worth. Despite the staff being nice and the welcome with a shell necklace and a drink was a nice touch, we assumed this was for all guests and we wasn't made to feel more special despite our occasion. The villa was nice however the bathroom was a bit out of place and needed to be re vamped to match the ambience of the room. We had to get maintenance to fix the cold shower temperature. The first day's breakfast was awful - no buffet - which we can only assume was because we were the only guests staying at the hotel (which was alarm bells in itself) A few things they didn't have available off the menu, as well as a few cocktail choices later on that day. The buffet was then open every day there after, however the food selection wasn't that great - most things you wouldn't eat for breakfast but more lunch/dinner. The heaters always turned off so the food went cold quickly and we never saw any staff restocking food - so it must have just been sat out from 6am-10am. The pictures online don't really resemble what it looks like at present and are pretty misleading. The decking area is broken and off bounds. The pool bar was never in use and looked abandoned. The other outdoor seating area near the decking area was also not in use and we found staff would just hang out there when on their break. The whole reception area and bar area needs a total revamp. Even though there were staff gardening most days, the pathway that you walk down to the villas were quite over grown and you could no longer see the paving stones like you can in the photos. No entertainment during the day or evening. There isn't really much nearby the resort - the bee farm was nice to kill an hour or so and only a 10/15min walk away. We felt the life was at Alona Beach day and night - which was a 15/20min ride away. The room's safe seemed a bit silly as it was just a lockable box that anyone could just take from the room and upon reading other reviews, is the same key for every safe! Also, the doors never closed properly and bugs and other creatures were able to get in easily. I was eaten alive most days. We had to resort to putting towels rolled up on the door to stop things coming in. We stayed at another hotel for the last three nights (Fox & Firefly Cottages) and they were a lot more hospitable and went out of there way to make our stay with them more special.

The hotel location and infrastructure is nice - spacious, with friendly staff - although the deluxe rooms are overlooking the road with a construction - meaning noise from 7 AM. Be sure to get a room with a pool or sea view. The water in the room shower is cold, even when the maintenance checks and says they fixed it, the airco is super noisy! The hotel did not accommodate the late check out request, even though the hotel seemed quite empty. The food is also not great..