Best Samal Island Hotels

Awesome place. Wonderful food, clean quiet and friendly. If you don't love the Philippines go to Hof and let Kristine look after you- she is a beautiful friendly lovely woman. I read reviews on Hof before I booked and I can't understand why people complain about trivial stuff. The whole experience there was excellent-only downside is that it 's a bit of a trek to get to.

The initial welcome was very good for a hotel of this kind. The room was okay although a coat of paint would make it more pleasing than scuff marks everywhere. The lighting was stark - recessed bright bulbs do not give the right ambiance when no dimming. There is a lack of reading lamps above the bed (yes people do still read). The aircon unit was very noisy at night - this appears to be dependant on the make. Although we were out for a whole day on our return the room had not been made up and tea/coffee went un- replenished. Given the market this hotel is aiming for this was a huge disappointment. The in house meals weee good but there is a lack of consistency with staff service which could be improved.

Our staycation in Crusoe cabins is nothing short but amazing. The check-in is organize and have a dedicated staff to guide and tour you to the cabin. They provide wrist bands with touch function for room access which is quite innovative. The room had two bunk beds which is very sturdy, comfy beds and it is impeccable clean. The AC (bit cold) are functioning well, restroom is quite well maintained. The convertible sofa bed is nice for a netflix night. The swimming pool is beautiful, offers a good view of Davao gulf. We enjoyed the pool slides both adult and for the kids. The beach shoreline not so impressive since it was rainy on early morning. But we still enjoyed swimming at the deep area. We had fantastic dinner at their restaurant (Captain Barbozza), group meal set which is money saver. The food is great and commendable, everyone approves it. While our breakfast had been served at the terrace, we got silog meals and it was satisfying. Overall, we had good impression and experience at Crusoe Cabins Costa Azalea. We highly recommend them to stay in Samal.

Another beautiful resort in Philippines, Pearl Farm Beach Resort is a beautiful place nestled between the waters of Davao Gulf and the hills of Samal Island. Our Samal House room was perched above the water and we could hear the gentle waves lapping the shoreline at night. Very relaxing. The staff were always smiling and quick to assist with any questions we had. Excellent!! The food was very good, the selection and variety of the buffet quite impressive. This applied to breakfast, lunch, and dinner. My only suggestion is it would have been better if there was another restaurant or two that served a la carte. Nothing wrong with the buffet, just preferred other options. Overall, very impressive and will definitely recommend. Well done.

They have the best guest service. Resort is easily accessible with their boat transfer. enjoyed swimming in both pools located at the Shoreline and Morning Catch restaurants. We just have a few comments on the food at the Shoreline. Nothing special considering it’s a five star resort. Expected too much, we ordered Pork Liempo and Shrimp Sinigang on our 1st day, then ordered chicken wings with cheese (literally covered with cheese powder) so my tastebuds were already messed up by the time I’ve eaten 4 chicken wings 🤣. We also ordered Linguine Scampi, again nothing spectacular. Please improve food from The Shoreline. However, breakfast was scrumptious and was worth it to wake up early for it. We also ordered room service from Morning Catch, we enjoyed the Seafood Laksa and Bun Thit. But we definitely appreciate the effort in preparing a birthday treat from our room to the sweet cake served at the resto. Thank you Discovery! Overall, we enjoyed our stay and will definitely come back soon and hope to stay in the villa next time!

I am a hotel guy, hands down but when I found out that I could get my own room, I took a chance and went for it and I am SUPER HAPPY that I did. I normally stay at beach front resorts until a high maintenance friend suggested I give this hostel a shot. In my head, if my diva friend enjoyed this facility, then I could enjoy it too 😆. The place is NOT a beach front resort so you need to know that if you are only a beach front person. If you don’t have a car, there are “tricycles” that can you to the beach front for a super low cost. Drivers and locals are mega friendly and trustworthy. There’s a dog here named Yukie who’d even come with you if you like ❤️❤️. Anyway, the hostel is pretty rad. My room had air conditioning, a very comfortable bed and hot shower. NO television & wifi because the hostel encourages you to disconnect. If you want wifi, like me right now as I’m making this very review, you’d need to walk to the common area where you can eat your self service breakfast. They served me corn coffee which is pretty awesome. Then a continental breakfast as well. This common area has a television too so if you want to watch the news, you go right ahead. When I woke up this morning, there were many exotic birds chirping their little hearts away. So freaking cute. I checked out all the rooms so I can give my friends an accurate description. There are rooms with 4 single beds. Rooms with bunk beds with their own reading lights and 2 bathrooms in each shared rooms. The deluxe room is pretty awesome too. The art works are beautiful. Although the place advertises itself as a hostel, I am able to say that it’s a hybrid of a hotel and a hostel. I’ve seen hostels in Vancouver that made me want to barf. This hostel has gotten me SUPER IMPRESSED. Really clean. Really well maintained. Staff is awesome and initiative. I am very very impressed and I plan to bring my family and friends the next time I come back.

We actually went as a couple and with friends. There's no option for that here. I am going to repeat some things you will have read in other reviews but there is much more that isn't. The place in general and the cottages are immaculate. We had a single cottage, not an attached one, same as did both of the other couples who were with us. All were equally nice. But it was not only the cottage, but the grounds, Heck they even racked the sand each night.. all the sand. The staff were amazing and more than earn they salary. They were great. We will return to the place again, so anything I say next is not to indicate anything other then there is always some room for improvement. In our cottage, (#01) you have to wait a good five minutes for hot water in the shower if you are to take your shower at 6am... later in the day, we noticed the hot water came faster, but I normally don't shower at 11am. Also, there are no hand towels, so if you are going to wash your hands, you have to use your bath towel. You get a thermal carafe of brewed coffee and a local newspaper left for you each morning on the terrace The coffee was not very hot, but it was OK. My wide did request a kettle and they did bring one to us. There is a safe in the room , but it is not programmable, nor is there any number pad. You need a key for it and that means a trip to the front desk. Ask for it when you check in. We didn't as we have never seen a safe like this before. The electrical outlets, with the exception of one on the terrace are all dual spade Philippine electrical outlets. Since, in the Philippines, when you buy something electrical, you often get a EU, or UK or US three prong plug, the lack of 'universal outlets and/or a converter in the room meant the only place my wife could plug in the hair straightener was on the terrace, outside. So bring your own converters and if you are coming from the USA, don't plug anything in. There is no 115V service. The food in is good and priced very fairly. However, breakfast items are beyond minimal. You want eggs? OK if you other sunny-side up, you will get two eggs with hard yolks. (That may be what you want, but I like runny yolks. One of our group not understanding how things works, ordered two sunny-side up eggs. He was given two two-egg orders... four eggs. Want them easy over?... that's not on the menu. You can get 'firm' scrambled eggs. And you can get an omelette if you want tomatoes and onions in it, not wrapped into it. But that is the only type of omelette. Our group grumbled a bit about the egg issues including fried eggs that arrived pretty cold. . Want cereal? Well that is only cornflakes, (which I ordered as there was no other option). It was served in a cup with some half sour (to my taste buds) 'fresh' mink in a separate coffee cup (not a pitcher) and no sugar. You have to ask for sugar separately. And yeh, the milk doesn't pour nicely out of the coffee cup. There are no other breakfast items on the menu. In

The unit is old. Seamless check in Host was responsive Place is small for 6 adults Dining table only has 4 chairs

The place is very nice and relaxing. I will surely be back here