Alona Tropical Beach Resort
Right at the heart of Bohol's Panglao Island, Alona Tropical Beach Resort is an Asian-themed refuge. The resort's cottages are spread out across a hill. The resort stands on the beachfront and each room has a veranda that reminds you of home. While here, you can take a stroll down the hill and stand under the trees for a bit of relaxed thinking. If not, you can head on over to the shore and dip your feet in the water.
Aloha Resort's suite rooms are functional and quiet. This affords its guests privacy even when the rest of the family is in tow. Standard room rate starts at US $98; suites room rate starts at a little more than US $110. Aloha Tropical Beach Resort's souvenir shop features native products such as baskets and bead necklaces. If diving is your thing, you can rent diving equipment at its Dive Shop.
Alona Beach, Brgy. Tawala
Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines
011 (+63) 38 502-9148
alona-tropical.com
Ananyana Doljo Beach
A spot on Panglao Island in Bohol assures your resort a good reputation. But Ananyana Beach Resort gives its visitors more than that. First, the resort is only 20 kilometers away from Tagbilaran, Bohol's capital city. Loboc River, where you can ride a raft to the songs of a children's choir, is merely 40 minutes away. Bohol's dolphin watching spot is also near.
Ananya's Amarela Rooms offer guests a full view of the sea from the balcony. There are only 25 rooms in all, but each one has all the modern day's amenities: cable TV, mini-bar, air-condition, safety deposit box, and a telephone. Super Twin room rate starts at around US $85, while Deluxe Queen Room rate starts at a little more than US $98.
Barangay Libaong, Panglao Island
Bohol, Philippines
011 (+63) 38 502 9497/99
011 (+63) 906 588 4145
ananyana.com
Flushing Meadows Resort and Playground
Most resorts on Panglao Island aren't known for luxury, but consider Flushing Meadows Resort and Playground an exception. It's in Barangay Dao, a mere 20-minute boat ride from Panglao Island's main wharf. Its features are first class: for one thing it has been named after a famous park in New York. When you stay here it's not only for the name but more so for the spellbinding view of the sea and sky.
The resort has 97 rooms including suites. All rooms have the equipment expected of a high-end hotel: tea and coffee-maker, mini-bar, cable TV, free bottled water, toilet and bath tubs. DVD players are set in place in deluxe suite rooms. deluxe room rate starts at US $100; suite room rate starts at US $130.
Daus, Panglao Island,
Bohol, Philippines
011 (+63) 38 411 5739
011 (+63) 38 502 2122
flushingmeadows.com.ph
