Baquit Island Holidays from NZ$4,356

This was an absolutely gorgeous resort. Our room was huge and beautiful steps away from the amazing pool. Staff was incredible!

We enjoyed a lovely 3 night stay. Setting was stunning, with the beautiful beach and sea. 2 lovely pools, free rental for kayaks, paddle boards and snorkels. Room was spacious and clean. Staff were exceptional, especially Acea who worked in the restaurants. Food in the restaurants at night was very nice but breakfast wasnt to my taste. Trees full of fruit bats were a special treat.

The Hotel is located on a beautiful island. The beach is incredible. The staff was OK but you ate at the mercy of their time schedule. We had a lot of No’s. The rooms are fair. Could’ve been more clean. The airport drop off is way too early. We spent a long time at the airport with only 1 terminal. It’s unnecessary. The boats to town are 45 min away so be prepared for that. The tours are over priced through the hotel. Very very over priced. 3-4 x the cost outside. Staff was friendly. Food was good. Not a 5 star butt certainly could be if some things were changed.

I wish I could give this hotel a 3.5 star review overall, but my only options are 3 stars or 4 stars. It's not good enough for 4 stars, not quite bad enough for 3 stars. The PROS: +Incredibly good breakfast buffet, it was included with our room and had the best food of any hotel breakfast we experienced in the Philippines. This honestly carried the entire hotel. +Good access to 3 unique restaurants. Good food options to choose from all within walking distance: Filipino comfort food, pizza, and Japanese food. +We got food poisoning during our stay (likely from one of their restaurants) and they had an on-site nurse which attended to us for not extra cost. +They let us extend our stay easily and for cheaper than what we paid. Here are some issues we had: -We got food poisoning from one of their restaurants we're pretty sure. -The A/C unit is a total joke, didn't cool anything despite being on the strongest setting. -The swimming pool is warm, murky, and feels dirty and oily. The pumps weren't even on so water wasn't even circulated. -Several times we had to call the front desk or room service multiple times to ask for the same thing because they wouldn't bring it to us after the first request, or after a long long time. -The service water they provided were all from different sources, and usually too warm. -The safe in the room wasn't working properly, we had to call someone in to help us with it (never had an issue with the hotel room safe before).

Houseboat very clean and well presented.All food sourced from local markets. Plenty of food options, deliciously cooked and of good quality and quantity. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable. Sea views - a little bit of heaven on earth. Highly recommend you visit