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John B.
Solo travelers
Australia,
June 06, 2013
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relaxing with beach area
nice beach friendly staff and service
9.3
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Rainer N.
Solo travelers
Germany,
April 10, 2013
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Theo M.
Solo travelers
Netherlands,
March 10, 2013
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Great place for a relaxed stay on the beach
Beautiful gardens, friendly staff, relaxed atmosphere
8.3
Precious Garden is a great place to spend some relaxing time. Not crowded, friendly staff, beautiful gardens. The beach is on the small side although the hotel has some great huts where you can relax. If you come for swimming please look for another place, since you need high tide to be able to swim. Overall a great experience and an excellent way to spend the weekend.
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David N.
Solo travelers
United States of America,
January 26, 2013
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Nice private beach and friendly service
8.3
I enjoyed my stay here. The hotel is in a quiet secluded area. The beach area is small but clean and private, and great for just relaxing in a bungalow or sitting at the bar right on the beach, where the friendly staff will serve reasonably priced drinks and appetizers. The food in the restaurant is also decent. The one downside is the water itself, which is somewhat dirty and not great for swimming - I was stung by a jellyfish about 10 mins after going in. The rooms aren't fancy either - no cable or wi-fi - but all in all, I'd stay here again.
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip:
If you want to visit Davao city, ask the staff where to catch the boat for about 12 pesos. They even gave me a free ride to the pier.
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Marcel M.
Solo travelers
Netherlands,
January 23, 2013
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Bbeautif garden
Clean rooms. Excellent food
9
although the weather was bad during my stay i had a pleasant time. the rooms are spacey and clean with a nice view on the nice garden. staff was friendly. good kitchen. near the beach there was a diving club facility run by a belgian person. this proved very handy so that i could easily book a snokling trip to coral garden. all in all a good place to stay a couple of nights. only problem was the lousy internet connection.
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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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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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Naoko S.
Solo travelers
Japan,
August 20, 2012
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自然満喫 大人のリゾートでリラックス
施設が新しくて超きれい ダバオの施設の中でもコストパフォーマンスは最高の部類かと思います。
9.3
新しいホテルらしく、施設はとてもきれいで、ドイツ人が経営されているというだけあって（？）全体的に洗練された雰囲気を味わうことができました。レストランのメニューもフィリピンではなかなかお目にかかるのが難しい生パスタとか窯焼きピザとかを比較的手頃な値段で楽しめます。庭も広大で散歩したり、森林浴したりとゆっくり自然の中でリラックスできました。
狭いながらもプライベートビーチがあるので、そこでも何もせずにぼーっと海を眺めながら過ごせました。客層も落ち着いた感じで、それほど騒がしくないのもよかったです。
スタッフの対応も常時親切で、帰りのトライシクルのことまで気遣ってくれました。
初めての方は確かに行くのが少し難しいですが、ダバオ本土のマグサイサイ公園近くの乗り場からバスに乗りそのままフェリーでババックのマーケットまで（約６０円）、その後トライシクルを拾ってホテル名を告げると連れて行ってもらえます（約２０円）。片言の英語が話せれば、ダバオは安全な町なので地元の交通機関を使った方がとても安あがりです。
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Dasom H.
Solo travelers
South Korea,
July 06, 2012
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가격대비 최고의 리조트에요.
호텔깔끔, 대체적으로 음식맛있음, 시내와 가까움
9.7
처음에는 어디로갈지 몰라서 인터넷에 올라온 후기 하나보고 정한 곳입니다.
바다는 스노쿨링 하기에는 별로이지만 해변가에 있는 코티지나 그네타면서 바람쐬기에는 최고구요. 직원들도 엄청 친절합니다. 이탈리아사람인가??? 사장이 유럽인이라서 그런지 레스토랑 음식들도 맛있는 편인데 다만 다른 리조트와 비교해서.. 음식값은 비싼편이에요. 호텔시설도 깔끔한 편이고 밤늦게 나가도 시큐리티들이 있어서 무척 안전합니다. 사말섬 시내라고 하기엔 작지만 어쨋든 다운타운과 5분거리??? 저녁에는 군것질하러 다운타운까지 다녀왔네요 ㅎㅎ 픽업서비스 호텔갈때는 무료라고 들었으니 항구에서 내려서 엄한돈 쓰지마시고 미리 요청해보세요. 저는 잊어버리고 가서 ㅠㅠ 돈주고 호텔로 이동했었습니다. 참고로 에어컨 없는 방 사용했었는데 더웠던 기억은 없네요. 오히려 저렴한 가격에 잘 이용해서 또 가고싶습니다.
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip:
박쥐동굴, 맥시마리조트, 폭포 등 사말섬 반정도 도는데 오토바이 드라이버포함 하루 팁포함해서 1000페소 줬던것 같습니다.
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Hongwei Y.
Solo travelers
China,
February 15, 2013
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行程更改，未入住,不做其他评论
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip:
不错
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