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NuukTaal is a very special place. An amazing setting on Lake Taal just west of Talisay, the dramatic and some times tragic history of the lake and volcano present a stark contradiction to the serenity and beauty of this landscape. The hotel service and food are outstanding and the staff are as attentive, kind and overly polite people I’ve met. Absolutely beautiful and interesting respite. Will absolutely look forward to returning.

We stayed at this hotel (Kanchanaburi room) last weekend for our wedding anniversary. Location is very accessible and just an hour and a half drive from Manila. A bit hesitant at first (due to covid outbreak)but we still decided to push through with this booking and I am very glad that we did. PROs: - [ ] Friendly staffs ( check in and out were very fast and smooth as I guessed we were the only guests that time) - [ ] Kind guard (always willing to assist during parking and going out of the hotel. One minus point though is that when we asked him the way to Sonya's Garden, he pointed us to the opposite direction. We won't be mad anyway has he told us he did not know it.) - [ ] Breathtaking Taal view. I guess this is one of the reasons why the hotel price is on the expensive side. Super nice view of Taal by the pool which we maximized during our 2D1N night stay. - [ ] Delectable and yummy breakfast. I so looove their breakfast spread. You can choose between Filipino and continental food. - [ ] Exclusivity and romantic feels. Hotel has only 7 rooms hence you really feel the privacy when you decided to stay here. - [ ] Welcoming and Friendly hotel vibe. Everyone greets you upon arrival. They even prepared a ”Happy Anniversary” banner with flowers design in our room which is really nice. Welcome drinks await you upon check in. CONs: - [ ] Garden/pathway does not look well-maintained. - [ ] Bedsheet/comforter from our room has dark stains. - [ ] Drainage from the shower area is clogged. Took time for us to finish taking a bath bacause we had to wait for it to drain before trying to shower again. - [ ] No in-house restaurant. Not much of a negative for me since Tagaytay has a lot of nearby restaurants. It is very well compensated with the yummy breakfast spread that they served us during our stay. - [ ] Minimal amenities. There is a billiard(?) table and a pool. I suggest to add more amenities to attract more guests. - [ ] Door lock and key are very hard to use. Took us time to get the key after locking our own room. They should use key cards onstead. - [ ] Hotel is located in the highway hence all the car's noise can be heard. If you are not a heavy sleeper then this hotel is not for you. As for our case, we did not mind since the view is what we were after. - [ ] Too expensive for the stay. We paid 7500 PHP (around 150 USD) as we availed their fully vaccinated promo. Original price starts at 200 USD. Should they made it around 5k per stay then I think price is fair. Overall experience is awesome except for those negative points. We will surely visit again should they have another promo for customers :)

Loved our stay at Splendido Hotel. I have read mixed reviews so I managed my expectations. It was a quick birthday weekend with my kids who haven't been to Tagaytay and they have been wanting to see Taal Volcano. I am so glad I chose Splendido. Totally leaned on the positive reviews. From the staff to the WiFi, from the bed to the bathtub, and the view OMG everything was perfect. I love how the staff was available but not hovering. It was secure, safe and so peaceful! My kids can't wait to be back and so do I. Thank you Splendido!

✅ we went there via commute, the place is accessible and easy to find. ✅ staff are friendly and attentive ✅ hair dryer by request ✅ we tried the other resto, bella ciao, a bit pricey but at least their food was decent. ❎ very small room. feels like im staying at a motel. i requested for a room with balcony. the balcony was very small and has a view of i dont know how to describe it. ❎ the hotel resto, organico gourmet, is meh . we ate there upon checking in, my bbq tasted ok and tender. but on the other order, meat was very hard. there are items on the menu that were not available. the coffee is just sad. oh God why!? ❎ a father and son was stucked at the elevator when there was a power outage. they have a generator but i didnt feel the sense of urgency to help them get out of the elevator asap. i felt sorry for them esp for the toddler as he seemed traumatized by what happened and he kept on crying ❎ pool was small and not heated (considering it's location) but it was ok. until it got very crowded because it is shared with the tenants from the residential area (some rented it out as guests). i hope you do something about it. may be have a different pool exclusive for hotel guests only. shower area was far from the pool, doesn't have any written directions as to where it was. so some just went straight into the pool without showering first. it was also very slippery, so i suggest you put something on the floor to prevent accidents. the area behind the glass of the pool was very dirty . not enough resting area or tables and chairs where we can put our things. ❎ since there was no towel exclusive for pool use, we had to bring our towel from our room. i called front desk to ask for a new towel since the other one was soaked already because we used it to dry ourselves from the pool. they are charging 50pesos for an extra towel. i mean really? overall, it was a bit expensive hotel but the experience didn't match the price. sorry but i will never go back and will not recommend it to anyone.

Have been traveling throughout SE Asia for the past month and a half and have stayed in a variety of hotels, but this place takes last place so far. Upon checking in, we were shown to a room with a kitchenette - Room E (not that we needed it, but that's all that was available when booked). There was a fridge, a microwave and a sink and not much else. Plenty of cabinet and counter top space, but no way to cook anything. Not sure why they were so excited about the kitchenette. It was a nice sized room, but the smell of urine and sewage from the bathroom was overwhelming. Really tried to deal with it, but when the wi-fi wasn't working, had to inform the front desk agent. She came to the room and agreed it smelled bad and immediately moved us to another room by the front entrance - Room B, which we appreciated. Wifi worked there also as we were so close to the front desk. Only issue was we had to move to a different room after 2 nights as Room B was booked. No biggie. We moved to Room H (I think) which is further down the hill and one of two rooms directly below a very nice look out pavilion. The room was much cleaner than our original room and smelled as though they used a gallon of bleach to clean the bathroom so we opened the front door and the balcony door to air it out. Front desk brought a wifi box for us, but it only worked occasionally. The water pressure was terrible in the bathroom sink and the shower and the water temperature in the shower changed from hot to cold to hot no matter what setting you had it on. Quite the showering experience. The wall between this room and the one next door was so thin, we could hear the conversations in the next room. Further, whoever decided to build two guest rooms under the lookout pavilion needs to be fired. Guests were going up there at 6am and running around with kids and created so much noise, we had to go out and ask them to be considerate of those sleeping. There was also construction noise at 10pm on a Saturday evening - drilling and hammering - appears some kind of a new structure was being built just down the hill. Perhaps construction could be done during daytime hours?? At check out, we were quite surprised to learn we were charged 50 pesos for a bucket of ice. Not too worried about the 50 pesos, but being told there was a small charge would have been appropriate at the time of ordering. The agent at check out seemed to care less about it and continued to press for final payment. The views are also not quite as advertised. While you CAN see the Lake, it would be best described as a ”partial view”. Overall, not very satisfied. Most staff seemed to try their best to make guests feel welcome and I'm sure many of the issues are a result of ownership or management decisions. Sad because this place could be a lot better. Will stay elsewhere in the future.

This is a good option in case you run out of hotels or other BnB's in Tagaytay. I love their rooms. I think they are newly renovated, spacious, cold and clean. Even their bathrooms are just right. Complete with toothbrush kits, soaps and shampoos. With cold and hot showers. Great food, though I really wish they would expand their menus so that guests would have more choices. Most of all, their staff were so helpful and accommodating. Very warm and effective. Parking is another thing I hope they can improve on. And I hope they can improve on their wifi. But generally, this is a great alternative Tagaytay rendezvous. Highly recommended!