The positives first. Rooms are clean and fairly modern. Staff is generally friendly and professional. Now the negatives unfortunately. The hotel is located on a busy bus and truck route making it incredibly noisy. Secondly, there is an open air pool hall located directly in front of the hotel. The stay open until 0130 7days a week pumping loud incredibly bad music all night long. God forbid it’s the weekend then you are guaranteed little if any sleep. Third toilet paper is on demand! Yes you heard that right you have to request it. Fourth, beds are not supplied with a top sheet. Just a bottom bed sheet and a thin comforter. I found that very disturbing especially when watching the contracted laundry service taking out dirty linen and bringing in clean stock. Towels and single bottom sheets only. Not one comforter left or arrived. I even double checked to see if I was mistaken. Unfortunately I wasn’t wrong. It could mean only one thing the comforter next to your skin you are sleeping under wasn’t cleaned or replaced from the last guest. Fifth, the hotel is nowhere near the city center or the boulevard. It’s actually located up towards north point. Long walk to the boulevard. Sixth, check out surprise! Before you are allowed to actually check out and exit the premises they require you to sit and wait while they do a room inventory. Every guest is required to go through it. There are serious trust issues going on here. I’ve only seen this procedure in one other small hotel in Dumagete. Every guest is viewed as a potential thief. Don’t get insulted and have to wait 15 minutes for the room inventory. Just ask if your bill is paid in full and leave. When they say it’s their policy and you can’t leave just smile and tell them it isn’t your policy and out the door you go! Seventh, nothing like standing in front of the hotel when the hotel van driver walks right next to you and proceeds to urinate right in the landscaping. Professionalism at its finest.
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