The Best Hotels in the Philippines

The Philippines consists of over 7,000 islands off the coast of Southeast Asia. Visitors flock to the Philippines to experience a true tropical vacation, filled with beautiful beaches, lush jungle surroundings and an island atmosphere that is hard to match anywhere in the world. Getting away from it all in one of the best hotels in the Philippines only makes it better.

Intercontinental Hotels and Resorts Manila

Located in the heart of Manila, the Philippines' capital, the Intercontinental Manila is within walking distance to the city's shopping and entertainment district and other cultural highlights. The hotel offers a variety of luxurious accommodations from standard rooms to the premium suite. All rooms come with a color TV, high-speed Internet access, a coffee maker and a minibar, and free morning newspapers delivered to the rooms. The suites also offer butler services. On site are a gourmet restaurant and a café as well as two bars and lounges.

Intercontinental Hotels and Resorts Manila
No. 1 Ayala Ave.
Makati City, Manila, 00000
Philippines
011 ([phone]
www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/6c/1/en/availsearch?errorURL=/h/d/6c/1/en/advancedsearch&availCheckCaching=n&_requestid=687028

Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort

Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort is located on Mactan Island, a small island across from Cebu City. The hotel offers a white sand private beach as well as various swimming pools, a marine wildlife lagoon filled with tropical fish, a kids' club and other entertaining leisure and water sports activities. It provides a variety of deluxe rooms, spa suites and bungalows, each with air-conditioning, cable TV, telephone, minibar and private veranda. On site are three restaurants, a spa, café and juice bar, an oyster bar, a pool bar and recreation bar as well as indoor dining.

Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort
Maribago, Buyong
Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines 6015
011 ([phone]
www.bluewater.com.ph

Mandala Spa and Villas Boracay

Located on the island of Boracay, 200 miles south of Manila, the Mandala Spa and Villas puts guests directly on one of Boracay's award-winning beaches. The hotel itself has been honored with the 2008 World Travels Award for The Leading Boutique Hotel of the Philippines. It offers a variety of luxury wellness and spa facilities including massages, healing baths and yoga. Guests stay in individual resort and pool villas that come with a TV and DVD player, a daily yoga class for two, a daily Qi massage, floral baths and a daily breakfast buffet. The hotel serves special meals for healthy living.

Mandala Spa and Villas Boracay
Boracay Island, Malay Aklan
Philippines 5806
011 ([phone]
www.mandalaspa.com

Aman Resorts Amanpulo

Aman Resorts Amanpulo is located on Pamalican Island, a small island of the Cuyo Island group that is filled with white sand beaches and turquoise water. The hotel offers several individual guesthouses, from hillside casitas to treetop casitas to beach casitas. Each of them comes with a private sun deck, flat-screen satellite TV, DVD, CD player, an iPod dock with Dolby surround sound, coffee makers and safes. On site are also private villas for rent that provide a private chef, butler and buggy. There are water sports activities, cruises, island tours, spa treatments and a library. In the area are several restaurants, including a gourmet Vietnamese restaurant and a pizza place with a wood-fired oven.

Aman Resorts Amanpulo
PO Box 456, Pasay Tramo Post Office
Pasay City 1300, Metro Manila,
Philippines
011 ([phone]
www.amanresorts.com/amanpulo/home.aspx

Badian Island Resort and Spa

Badian Island Resort and Spa is placed on the little island of Badian near the Southwest coast of Cebu. The resort offers a private sand beach as well as a five-minute free boat ride to another private beach with coral reef. Guests stay in pool villas or family and junior suites that offer a private balcony with sundeck, air conditioning, marble bathrooms, safe and CD players. The on-site restaurant offers traditional and exotic food as well as special menus and a beach bar with panoramic views. The hotel also has private dining on boats, scuba diving, spa treatments and entertainment shows.

Badian Island Resort and Spa
Badian Island, Cebu
Philippines
011 ([phone]
www.badianhotel.com

Resources

• Philippines Department of Tourism