Uncharted Earth

Best view of rice terraces, smack dab in the middle of local life.

Great location, super beach, nice pool, charming staff.

Exceptional hotel, well appointed comfortable rooms. the pool is in the centre courtyard so does not offer any views.

This beach side hotel is well positioned and comfortable. It's primary purpose is to provide for the divers and it does this very well. The staff are all extremely helpful and the resort is very well managed.

Pleasant hotel in a good location, a little tired but well appointed none the less.

As mentioned in my previous review.

Well organised and super diving.

Good for snorkelling and seeing what the local islands have to offer.

A short steep climb up a metal structure takes you to the top of a hill with good views of the town.

A nice trip however the views in the wet season are underwhelming compared to the summer months when the hills are brown.

Well organised and great diving.

Well organised and great diving.

A pleasant trip along the river to view fireflies. Very peaceful and enjoyable.

Well organised and great diving.

Fantastic guide, super location, lots of fun.

Excellent organisation and diving.

This was the worst part of the trip. While I apricate nothing can be done to avoid bad traffic the the attraction at the designation was very disappointing. We saw a local man climb a palm tree and milk the flower. Rode around in a cart driven by an buffalo. Watch a man make a basket. It took two and a half hours to get there, an hour participating in the three activities mentioned and another 2 and a half hours to return.

The tour offers little to see, I felt like I was being driven around a city constantly battling traffic.

Beautiful hotel, slightly dated though.

The house boat is spectacular. The accommodations were better than I expected and the service was as good as any 5 star resort. The location can’t be beat though. Truly a memorable experience that defined our trip.

I wouldn’t stay here again. Although the service and rooms were incredible, they were very strict about their Hilton Honors rules which are different from other Hiltons. I’m a Diamond member and typically get free breakfast for the guests in the rooms that I reserve but here they only allow two people the free breakfast, regardless of paying for two rooms. It was disappointing that their rules were so different because I would have stayed somewhere else if I knew.

The city tour of old Manila wasn’t great. Ana was very nice and accommodating. She took us to the hotel to drop off our bags and then drove us to a local restaurant to get lunch. She was very helpful in helping us order at the restaurant and making recommendations. But when it came to the actual tour of the old city I don’t think it hit the mark. She essentially just walked us through the different locations. They was very little sharing of the story of the country or the importance of the buildings and what they meant to the country or to the people. We had to ask her questions to get an understanding of what we were seeing and the resemblance. Ana was in a difficult situation because our group consisted of different age groups though and varying levels of interest. So she may not have known how to read our group and the appropriate way to guide us.

The canyoneering tour was great. The driver was fine. He did a good job driving but didn’t interact with us or tell us much about the country. The drive itself was intense - few street signs or lights, lots of people and animals in the road, people driving in the wrong lanes - it was not for the weak of heart. The canyoneering tour guides were incredible. We had 5 guides for our group of nine. It seemed like a lot in the beginning until we got in the canyon and needed every one of them to help lead us through. They did an excellent job navigating us through and taking so many awesome pictures. They’re clearly professionals because they knew all the good spots for pictures! This tour was a highlight.