Very much a budget hotel. The only one in Bagabag so I wasn't expecting much, and I got it.
Their main business comes from locals, not tourists, even though it's a great location to jump off from, for highway 109 and 110 (south & west respectively. The mountain drives are awesome.
So weddings are a mainstay for the hotel, but the wedding began at 3am!!!! All the wedding party and photographers, set construction etc, up making noise from 3am! I think the hotel are happier to ask forgiveness rather than permission.
Then there was: no sheets on the beds, just throw rugs - small - normal for the location, but not for a westerner who's used to sheets at least; cockroaches, but not every night, VERY noisy a/c; beds and fixtures in disrepair; nowhere to hang towels in the bathroom; no shelf for toiletries; not all the electric switches work; TV worked but it was highly damaged such that you couldn't watch it.
The staff are good though, and the water lilies magnificent. Easy to catch a tricycle out front, but don't pay too much: 50 pesos into Bagabag as at March 2025, and 200 pesos into Solano.
Bagabag is a great place to soak up the genuine Filipino culture though.
Expect friendly people.
