Butuan hotels & places to stay

I can say its the only good hotel in Butuan. New, modern facilities, clean, neat and has a very spacious room. A relaxing stay, no outside noise and distraction. I slept well on their comfortable bed. Very cool aircon. Areas to improve: only 2 pillows, if you request there's additional payment of 50 pesos each- well its finw though but it could have been better if they provided 4 pillows instead. There's a service charge if you order food on their resto and be deliver on your room. Delivery of ordered food took an hour. Food on buffet breakfast doesnt have variety its the same everyday. There's no marmalade or jam for the toasted bread. These are the things needs to improve but then again I keep coming back since its the only nice hotel in Butuan.

As a foreigner from a developed nation, I must remind myself I'm in a developing country. Thus, I must adjust my expectations and reviews of any hotel I stay in. This is a new hotel in a growing city in the province. It is very nicely decorated, even by Western standards. The lobby is first class. It has a large, well-maintained pool. I'm in a King standard room that is adequately furnished and decorated (except for the exceptionally small refrigerator). The view of the pool from the third floor is quite nice. The cable TV has several premium channels (NatGeo, 3 HBO channels, Cinemax, CNN, Hyper, Fox Sports, Aljazeera, etc.). The Wifi connectivity is above average for the Philippines' provinces (often above 6 Mbps). My complaints are minor and I believe they will be resolved in due time. The water in the shower often has an unusual and unpleasant smell. The free breakfast is a buffet. Unfortunately, I did not eat it most of the time because the food was cold or luke-warm, at best. To be fair, I've recently stayed at another upscale competitor hotel in Butuan that has the exact same food issue. I don't understand the reasons for the best hotels in the city serving cold food on a buffet line since it's a well-known health hazard. I'm optimistic that positive change on the buffet line is coming soon.

I was looking for an overnight hotel in Butuan as my flight is very early in the morning. And I found this little gem great location walking distance to everything and the location is inside a residential area so not busy/noisy but near to everything especially the 7/11,robinsons,food places. And Berna the frontdesk was very very helpful to me from check in to giving recommendation on where to go in butuan. Keep it up.

Surprisingly, the church bell that annoyed many of the other reviewers didn't bother us. Disappointed in 2 twin beds but we pushed them together & was satisfactory. For the price I expected in-room safe and hot water (hot water might have been a temp. problem) I believe wifi worked well in room, I know it did in lobby. Have yet to find a spectacular deal for the money on a hotel in Butuan, this one was priced a bit more than it should be but they treat you with class and lots of choices of places to eat within walking distance. We took a short tricycle ride (P8 per head) to a nearby videokie place and had a blast.

I really don’t want this review to be negative because quite frankly I was as much to blame as the host was for the troubles we had. This is a townhouse in nice subdivision and for some reason there are no numbers on the houses. There are street names which nobody uses. And after asking 6 different people we discovered that people there don’t even know their own address. When we finally found the place and finally got in touch with the host we found we were standing in front of the house but she wasn’t able to tell us that so we had to go to the clubhouse to wait for her. She arrived on a scooter and we had to walk back several 100 metres to where we had already been standing. The host is in Singapore and the phone number is long distance call. Turned out the host forgot that he is registered with Agoda and didn’t believe that we were checking in. The house was acceptable for a one night stay but a royal pain if you want long term stay. Our bonus was we were able to do our laundry.

I have stayed in other newly opened hotels in Butuan and I would say that only Gloreto Guest House maintained its cleanliness. It doesn't look too special but the interior is tastefully decorated and calming. My room was on the first floor and at the front so i was expecting it to be noisey but it was amazingly quiet. Staffs were friendly and attentive. The only downside is that the road going to Gloreto is unpaved. I would definitely stay here again!

The museum exhibits and historic atmosphere of the hotel was interesting; however, that all lost it's importance when wifi didn't work in room (you could stand under the router in the hall but hot as hell) Asked why no hot water, red/blue marked on faucet-told no hot water. Planned on booking another night but no computer available-was told I'd have to go visit an internet cafe off premises. Ok, went to air conditioned coffee shop to book on my phone where wifi worked, but was not allowed as they were having a red cross meeting there. What about us paying guests? We decided we had enough of Butuan hotels and went to nearby Buena Vista and stayed in a P300 fan room. Butuan needs a modern hotel (Tune are you reading?)

This is not a hotel for more than a day or 2. It is only for sleeping in and cleaning in. Staff are limited and not available after a certain time at night. Room was clean, bathroom acceptable, furnishings are limited and like what you find at garage sales. That being said, the bed was comfortable and the shower was strong and hot after running it for a few minutes. Considering how limited hotels are in Butuan, this was an OK hotel for a very short stay. TV was worthless and did not have any channels and was old. I can't recommend this hotel for anyone having any discerning taste. Everything did work though.

I believe this is currently the newest and best hotel in Butuan. The rooms are very comfortable and very clean. I experienced some problems with the wifi connection (not unusual in the Philippines) and the manager apologized and sent a complimentary drink to my room. The location is a little far from the central part of the city, but a tricycle ride will get you there for 8 pesos. I would definitely recommend this hotel - the prices are very reasonable.

I had an excellent experience and it was precisely what i had expected in almost every regard. The best thing about the hotel in Butuan was the staff, including ther security staff. They were all very friendly, courteous, professional and just very pleasant to deal with, so kudos to the mgr for some great training. Go hotel in Butuan is best suited for the traveler who does not anticipate a long stay; my stay was only for about14 hours.( It is conveniently locate only 15 min drive to the airport in Butuan.) I say this because the rooms are small and best suited for singles or couple even with small child. Although the rooms are small, the care and effort in cleaning was obvious as everything in the hotel was quite clean and neat. The person who designed the hotel was very space conscious, as you will find an abundance of mirrors in the hotel, an obvious effort to make everything look more spacious. I arrived in town at about 1130am....check in is at 2pm. But i had errands to do so went to the hotel right away and asked them if i could just store my luggage there while i did some errands, even though it wasnt my check in time; not a problem i was told, and although i read someplace they charge 50p for storage. i did not pay anything. I returned at aobut 3pm to check in. The lobby is spacious, very clean, TV, newspapers, magaziners and a few ads for extra services around the floor space. The hotel is adjacent to the Robinsons mall, so just 5min walk you will be surrounded by a variety of good places to eat with many choices available. The outdoor cafe right next to the hotel is open till 12 midnight, so nice place to sit and kill time if you are a smoker, as there is no smoking in the hotel. I got all my check in done and went up to my room on the 5th floor, entry is with a key card. There was a superb A/C system as well as cable tv on the wall with dozens of channels. Although I had not asked for it, i had a relatively nice few o f the city from my window, so just

We got a Suite (good for 5 people). The price was 2,200php (2,800php with tax and fees) a night. That means this was a 500+ php per person per night. I wasn't expecting much with this room, as I don't think there exists a decent room for that price. But fortunately, I was wrong! The room was spacious (much much spacious compared to other more expensive hotels), it had tables, a sofa and a Queen sized bed plus 3 extra (free) beddings! The room was really clean and I really felt that perhaps the room was so underpriced. The staff were also nice. If you intend to stay in Butuan, please stay here. It's the best place. Sure, it's not as well known as other hotels but if you want the best value for your money, a perfect location and a clean and nice room- then check out this place. Cons: No pool.

After 12 years, i'm back to butuan.. I was really amaze that this town has improved a lot. It was my first time to try watergate hotel, I love the location of the hotel.. specially, the hotel itself It was Amazing. Love the pool just beside our room and i love the room settings. The only problem is the A/C it was'nt that cold. I had it on a lowest temp on a cold air mode but still doesnt breathe out cold air, its just like a fan mode. Well, anyway, Staff's are very accomodating and helpful too. The cafe serve great food. Would defijitely back here and recommend to my friends and relative when visiting butuan.