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Hotel Area:
Babak District - Samal Island
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Number of Rooms:
10
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Brian H.
Solo travelers
United States of America,
November 18, 2012
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Amazing Food. Quite a Lovely Experience
Food, Privacy, Cleanliness
10
Precious Garden well maintained, well managed and very friendly. The main resort is about 100 meters off the actual beach in an immaculate garden setting. Walk down a palm shaded path and get to the private beach with lots of cabanas, a bar and a pier with another bar out over the water. Best of all was the food. It was really exceptional. We had the pizza from the wood fire oven…amazing. You must try the Kinilaw. It’s a local delicacy where fresh raw fish is drenched in vinegar and calamansi juice to ‘cook’ it. Seems the place is run by Germans, but I never met the owner. I’ve lived in the Philippines for 3 years and I have to say this place was beyond my expectations.
Here is a run down of positive and negatives:
Positives:
1. Food Food Food. Had German curry sausage, pizza, American breakfast, German breakfast, kinilaw, sizzling gambas and French fries. All were some of the best food I’ve ever had.
2. Cleanliness. The beds and room were basic, but good. Nothing really fancy. I stayed in what was called a matrimonial room. Air conditioner was fine. Bathroom was clean.
3. Service. Everyone we encountered was very nice and attentive. A lot of places in the Philippines have nice people. Attentive is the harder part. When I went done to the beach at night to sit in a cabana and relax, they send an attendant just for me to open the bar and let me drink. They also delivered food.
4. Price. The room was affordable. The food was affordable, but more expensive than you might find in the village. Not bad though.
Negatives:
1. Like most hotels in the Philippines below 4 stars, this place was hot-water challenged. Took a solid 10 minutes before a weak stream of warm water came out. I’m used to it I guess.
2. Not a lot of people. If you want to people watch, this is not the place. Seemed like there were not a lot of rooms. Felt like I was the only guy there. Even at the beac
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Jerry H.
Families with young children
United States of America,
October 08, 2012
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terriable resort
nothing good about this resort
3.7
all thought the place is pretty and new everything they advertise is not there our rooms were never cleande and we had to ask for everything with long waites and they want to charge you for everything you ask for like water extra pillow or towels food is just ok but way over priced this place is a 2 at best out of 10.
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Kevin B.
Couples
Australia,
September 27, 2012
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just a wonderful place pure paradise
beautiful tranquil gardens smiling service great food
8.7
on arrival greeted by smiling staff welcome drink , shown our beautiful room the whole place is so peaceful , i observe the staff, happy working without supervision the food is excellent they are a top class outfit they are building a new swimming pool, we will return because of the smiling service, the wonderful gardens and the yummy food, !! thank you precious garden
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Zhijun S.
Solo travelers
China,
August 21, 2012
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Beautiful Place with Nice People
Food is good. Staff are hospitable
9.3
The resort is large with a private beach and pier. The rooms are very clean. In fact the room I checked in would probably be the best among all resort rooms I tried in the Philippines. The employees are extremely kind and helpful. I took many pictures of their flowers and my friends said they were really beautiful. If there was a dive shop and a dive spot near by, it would have been the most ideal resort for me on Samal island.
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip:
The bat cave is amazing, about 20 minutes by tricycle.
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Gerrit B.
Couples
Germany,
August 09, 2012
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Buy a generator-warm beer and brownouts
location, size, atmosphere
8
It was a very nice hotel, friendly staff, nice, small beach, very well maintained, but I also have some critics.
The management should buy a generator to limit brownouts who happened all the time during my stay. The beer was with 60 Pesos far too expensive for Samal standards, e.g in Samal Island Huts I only paid 35 Pesos.
And also in a standard room I expect a queen size bed for a couple and not 2 single beds.
Gerrit Buurman, Travel agent, Angeles City, Philippines
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Cindy A.
Families with young children
Philippines,
July 07, 2012
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beautiful hotel with beautiful people
very private and relaxing place, great food in their restaurant
9
We felt very pampered. Thanks for making our vacation worthwhile.
We will definitely come back once the pool is finished.
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Erwin V.
Couples
Belgium,
June 04, 2012
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i see this hotel on Agoda i book for 5days for me its this hotel for 5days to long 2 or 3days its more then enough i miss the people on the hotel and also on the beach i go restaurant or beach its many time i and my women alone there i not good understand that its a nice hotel en beach and not much people why i dont know the time i go back its then for 1 or 2 days and not more
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Ming B.
Couples
Malaysia,
May 31, 2012
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Excellent Hotel, in the making
10
I arrived ard 8pm to the hotel, and wasn't sure whether the motorbike rider mistakenly dropped us at somebody's backyard. There was a bar/lobby where we checked in. But in the morning, the greenery from the garden was very relaxing for my eyes, and we sure had a good break. Though there were still some on-going refurbishment work, I expect them to be ready the next time I visit Samal Island, with even more amenities..
Restaurant Tip:
Food was excellent...
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Princess L.
Couples
Philippines,
May 20, 2012
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Superb Service
Superb Service, Clean Room, Big Bed, Romantic Restaurant
9.3
Precious Garden of Samal is the place to go if you want a place to relax; it has modern minimalist rooms, delicious food, nice view from the balcony and the best place for Filipino hospitality.
We got a matrimonial room and we loved it; the bed was big enough and I presume new because the mattress still had plastic, although I'd prefer to sleep without the plastic but I'm sure this can be taken care of. The pizza was great; really yummy and so was our breakfast by the beach side. We can see lots of plants from our room balcony. We were treated very well; Chris, the bellman/waiter, was very attentive to our needs and was very resourceful.
I'd love to stay in Precious Garden the next time I go to Samal.
Restaurant Tip:
Try their pizza; it's yummy.
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Terrance M.
Families with older children
United States of America,
May 12, 2012
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beautiful place, great service
10
Staff was great food was awesome and reasonably priced
Hotel Feature Tip:
check water pressure in shower when you get there that was my only real complaint,and have cash this hotel does not have credit card capabilities
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