North Luzon
In splendid isolation 10km along a partially paved road from Saud Beach, Kingfisher caters to active travellers, with kitesurfing and windsurfing…
Must-see hotels in North Luzon
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Vigan
Vigan's most striking hotel is a 19th-century mansion with exposed stone, original wooden floors, crystal chandeliers and paintings of top Filipino…
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North Luzon
Our favourite of this surf hostel chain, Circle has mastered a chilled-out surfer vibe where you'll make friends in minutes and never want to leave. The…
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Vigan
This hotel is more than 135 years old and retains every morsel of its old-world charm. The spacious rooms, fabulous antique furniture – including wooden…
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Baguio
Consisting of just four rooms, named after the owner's children, this boutique spot is faux-rustic without getting tacky and offers either mountain or…
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North Luzon
With its swimming pools, manicured grounds and hammocks strung between palm trees, this waterfront hotel is Baler's fanciest. Gigantic white tiled rooms…
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North Luzon
Evangeline's feels more like a B&B than a hotel. The multi-storied house is built like a heritage home, with heavy wood floors. The bedrooms, furnished…
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North Luzon
This original, colourful backpacker and surfer hostel in Liw-liwa is a great place to connect with a young crowd of fellow wave riders and make friends…
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Baguio
There’s a cabin-in-the-woods feel to this lodge overlooking Baguio Country Club. Well removed from the centre, it’s so quiet (unless the live band is…
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Baguio
The spacious, wood-panelled interior of this large lodge at the heart of Camp John Hay leaves you with a vague feeling that there ought to be a ski slope…
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North Luzon
Location, location, location. The rooms may be clean, good-sized and have wood floors and nice verandahs, but it's the perfect stretch of alabaster sand…
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North Luzon
Towards the more low-key end of Blue Lagoon, this fading yet strangely stylish place sits in front of the beach's best surfing waves. Polished cement and…
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North Luzon
Tuguegarao’s best deal, especially if you bump up to the huge, rear-facing ‘matrimonial deluxe’ rooms. Rooms are surprisingly modern and well kitted out,…
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Baguio
Situated in a classic historical building that harks back to the turn of the (20th) century, this understated hotel boasts a grand dining area with dark…
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North Luzon
Tucked at the far, quiet end of Blue Lagoon, this chilled-out, family-run place has 14 tiny yet chic rooms overlooking Dos Hermanos rocks and a slim white…
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Vigan
With the feel of a medieval mansion, Grandpa’s has an impressive array of decent-value digs. All rooms have brick walls, capiz-shell windows, wooden beams…
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Vigan
The renovated exterior of this historical wooden building hides light, bright, modern rooms with particularly comfortable beds and polished floors. Some…
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North Luzon
The fanciest resort along Saud Beach, this is a Spanish-style confection with grand staircases, bright colours, stained-glass windows and Mediterranean…
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North Luzon
The petrol station in the parking lot isn’t exactly in keeping with the ‘Balinese-Moroccan’ theme, but the spacious rooms are decorated in warm ochres and…
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North Luzon
This three-storey, ever-expanding concrete building by the sea offers bright rooms with modern clean beds, hot water and working internet. There's an on…
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Baguio
Easily the best hostel in Baguio, with a creative cafe/common area and friendly, clued-up staff who can arrange tours throughout the Cordillera. Dorm beds…
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Baguio
This place just southeast of SM Mall has 90 beds spread over a variety of spotless dorm rooms. Note, the four-bed dorms cost the same as the 20-bed dorms…
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North Luzon
With a surprisingly grand lobby full of woodcarvings, Renzo is Laoag’s best bargain. Its lemon-scented en-suite rooms are spacious, cool and quiet. If you…
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Vigan
This bright blue-and-yellow B&B looks much more posh from the outside than in, but offers smart, spacious rooms in an excellent central location. The…
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Baguio
Mile Hi's motto is ‘clean, cosy, comfy’, and frankly it would be hard to argue with that. Located in Camp John Hay’s duty-free shopping centre, it has…
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Baguio
This snazzy spot near SM Mall has tastefully austere rooms with inviting beds, polished wooden floors and colourful prints. The suites, with king-sized…
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Baguio
Though modest in their furnishings, these rooms are brand new and in a couldn't-be-more-central-if-you-tried location. Perks include power showers and…
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North Luzon
Originally built to house the wedding guests of the Marcos' daughter Irene, this sprawling resort on the coast has a casino and is popular with high…
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North Luzon
Bright concrete rooms with floral bed sheets create a U-shape around a big, inviting pool, and frame a stunning view over Capones and Camara Islands. It's…
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North Luzon
On the pro side, this hotel is close to the main bus terminals, has a pool, and its restaurant serves some of the best pizza and coffee in town. Plus, the…
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North Luzon
Remarkably good value for a central, efficiently run business hotel, Joselina has clearly employed better interior designers than most of the competition:…
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Baguio
Beyond the Slaughterhouse Terminal, this warm and inviting backpacker special is reminiscent of cosy pinewood guesthouses in Sagada. Rooms in the annex at…
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Crystal Beach Resort & Campsite
North Luzon
Catch-all Crystal Beach Resort & Campsite offers everything from camping to a handful of solid bungalows over a giant swathe of shaded sand. Here you'll…
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North Luzon
Beachfront cheapie with colourful, basic, fan-cooled rooms and a 2nd-floor balcony that wraps around the building (so best hope you get on with your…
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North Luzon
A study in austerity, the rooms at the Isabel are generally small, but the beds are comfy and the tiled floors sparkle. The soundproofing is quite good…
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North Luzon
Bay’s has a lively beachfront location, with rooms that are clean but uninspiring, unlike the bay views from their windows. The restaurant does a…
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Baguio
It's a bit out of the centre but this is one of the best midrange deals in town: clean, spacious and equipped with flat-screen TVs. It's located under the…
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North Luzon
Here's a simple but very friendly family-run option with clean, well-kept doubles at the rocky south end of Saud Beach. It's good value; there's swimming…
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Baguio
The 'Y' boasts huge, bright dorm rooms and colourful private rooms with soft beds and flat-screen TVs, which are pretty good value. It’s very centrally…
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North Luzon
Motel-style accommodation with a breezy restaurant upstairs and a block of spacious, clean but bland concrete rooms. Wi-fi only works in the restaurant…
