Batangas Hostels

Amazing food, great staff! Great hideaway from the hustle and bustle of metro manila! All staff were very friendly and helpful! Really enjoyed their vegan breakfast spread and using their pools. Having the spa package is a must try! so nice to wake up and just have a nice walk around too. Will definitely come back for more R&R in the future. :))

Batangas Country Club is hands down the best hotel choice anywhere south of Manilla, and of course in the port city of Batangas. An absolute gem in every sense, easily exceeding standards and expectations of even jaded and picky travelers. Rooms and suites are superb, nicely furnished, bright and airy, quiet and comfortable, with a great AC. The WiFi – top level, excellent for work and streaming too. Good cable TV line up too. You have an excellent gym and spa available every day, morning to evening. Their amazing large pool and the surrounding plush area are in a perfect shape. The maintenance staff somehow manages to keep it in such immaculate condition yet remain invisible to the relaxing folks around the pool. The same goes for their housekeeping staff, a far cry from the US style of ever-present loud staff with loaded carts and radios – the BCC staff will do their superb job without even being noticed, always ready and available in a matter of minutes. The property is away from the downtown craziness, so yes, you will have peace and quiet in exchange for the distance. There is also a car with a driver available to take you to the city and bring back, free and on the first-come first-served basis. Or get a jeepney for a few bucks, at least that is not an issue anywhere in SE Asia! In addition to the perfect condition of the property, the staff seems to be their main asset, always available, yet positive, polite, cheerful and just seem happy to be there. The restaurant deserves a special mention – the food itself may be that one, sole and sufficient reason to visit BCC. I understand they have a new chef, Noah, who has now implemented a new menu and it is an absolute delight. From their early wonderful, free breakfast, thru great lunch time choices, ending with a variety of dinner options – it’s an all-day feast. Last but not least, this property is not pricey. You get what you pay for, this is a relaxing resort. Try to explore your downtown options and see what you get there - very likely it will be a subpar experience there. Whatever brings you to the south, this hotel seems like an obvious choice to stay!

Checked in: Jan 25, 2021 Time: 9:51 PM Deluxe Room 12hrs Me and my partner checked-in at this hotel late at night since it was the decent one we found near the grand terminal. The room given to us was clean but the floor was really sticky. We remember checking in at around 10pm but I had to call the front desk the next morning (9am) just to make sure I'm not mistaken since they did not provide us any checkout information when we paid for our room. The girl who I spoke to said we checked in at 9pm and they will only allow a 15min grace period for us to pack up and leave right away. I asked how much it will cost for us to have an additional hour so we can eat breakfast but the girl said she is not sure of how and that she will need to call us back. After a few minutes she called back and said we need to pay 180PHP for another hour to spend at the hotel. My partner was the one who answered the call and agreed so that they would let us stay until 10am. They DO NOT SERVE ANY MEALS, only cup noodles and junk food so we had to order food delivery. My partner went down the lobby to get our breakfast from the delivery guy and also spoke to the receptionist to confirm what was our check-in time last night. She was told it was 9:51PM and not 9PM contrary to what she told me when I called. After eating we packed up our things and went down right away so that we no longer need to extend an additional hour on our stay. The receptionist told us we still need to pay 180PHP even though we did not consume the 1hr extension since it was already recorded on their system. I argued but had to pay since we were on a hurry. TLDR: WE WERE ASKED TO PAY FOR AN EXTRA HOUR ON OUR STAY EVEN THOUGH WE CHECKED OUT ON TIME. THEY DO NOT SERVE ANY MEALS. THE STAFF IS NOT FRIENDLY AND PROPERLY TRAINES, EVEN THE GUARD WHO KEPT ON STARING AT US. P.S I HOPE THE MANAGEMENT WILL TAKE ACTION AND TRAIN THEIR PEOPLE TO BE PROFESSIONAL. CUSTOMER RELATIONS NEED IMPROVEMENT. THE RECEPTIONIST IS INCONSIDERATE.

It's been a year since my team find this 20+ years old hotel and it feels home, people work here from Front Desk officer to all staff are all accomodating. Also good job on improvement from the facade up to the rooms. 😀👍👍👍

I stayed 3 nights at 'Blue Ribbon Dive Resort' in Mabini to get some diving done in Anilao. The room I stayed in was quite basic but I never came thinking it was a 5 Star Luxury resort. What is it is a super friendly resort run by divers for divers... So basically you are coming here for quality diving with experienced guides and this resort delivers that in spades. It is run by a British guy (Jon) who is friendly, fair and fun with a team around him who are superb. All the staff at Blue Ribbon were excellent. Attentive and friendly both at the resort and on the dive boat (Bangka). My room was comfortable (great bed and great Air-Con) and clean, my only comment being that the bathroom could do with a bit of an upgrade. The food at the resort is first class. I ate from the local Filipino menu every day and all my meals were delicious, good portion size and affordable. If you want a burger, pizza, etc this is all available to. There is also a well stocked bar with a beautiful sea view, particularly so at sunset. As for the diving, this was superb and reasonably priced at 1800php per dive. In the 2 days I dived I did 4 dives each day and spent a total of 8 Hours 50 Minutes underwater. We dived a different site each dive and the resort guides, (Jeff and Dang), were both superb, as was Ogie their Dive Master. I had some of my own kit and rented some resort kit and everything I had was in good order and everything felt safe and organised... Relaxed diving. The amount of marine life and unique Anilao 'critters' were amazing and I will definitely be returning to Blue Ribbon March/April 2024. Keep it up Jon - Just what a diver (well this diver) wants from a resort. Superb.

During a corporate meeting at Batangas, Yellowbell was referred. The hotel adequate and has the necessities, however, vicinity is not ideal, although its near SM, but no other available commercial establishments.

Breakfast is relatively simple, no fruit; facilities are generally, compared with domestic, the applicability is relatively weak; in addition, the suites are newly renovated, the taste is more pungent, need to follow up; secondly, there are few surrounding facilities, not very convenient. Finally, the hotel has a gym and swimming pool (lobby and accommodation area), perfect for fitness.