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Having troubles dealing with stress from work and school? Hate the bustling sounds of a busy city street? A visit to our simple yet comfortable beach resort is all you need to escape from all the pressures and worries of life. Bano Beach Resort is located in Mangodlong, Himensulan, San Francisco in the island of Camotes, Cebu Philippines. It is situated in a one hectare land with an exquisitely designed garden, infinity pool, cabana and pool side lounge for you to visit and enjoy. It aims to help in the preserving and maintaining the beauty of nature, thus developing a simple place for you to relax and enjoy. With a blend of quality and style, BBR is no doubt a great place to visit. We assure you have a safe but great experience from our island tour. See the glistening white sand, hear the soothing sound of the waves, feel the gentle breeze, and embrace the radiant sun in a peaceful and friendly environment. Visit Bano Beach Resort for a fascinating travel and holiday destination.
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HOTEL STYLE
Mid-range
Romantic
Languages Spoken
English, Filipino
Location
Mangodlong, Himensulan, San Francisco 6050 Philippines
1. We find it difficult to locate the resort (For first timers) kasi signage lang sa labas makita mo or along the road at medyo malayo pa pala ang resort, it took us about 10-15 mins marating after sa signage na nakita namin sa road and we got lost (3 times) they didn't even bothered to put "arrows" or pointing to the direction where the resort is located.
2. Nag book kami ng isang room EXPECTING sa main resort nila kami mag stay but sadly they booked us to their so-called-extension resort which they called Palanas. It was a bit okay but it's not what we've expected.
3. I asked the lady who managed the place that we want a room with TV, so she took us there and again.. na disappointed kami kasi the TV was not functioning
4. it was late at night and I wanted to take a shower then I just saw a BIG gecko or "tuko" in the bathroom!! and a small gecko on the walls.. pag check out namin pag bukas.. we really got suprised kasi my geckos/tuko pala din sa ilalim ng bed namin. Srsly... they need to get rid of it!!!
5. Lastly, the caretakers are actually good but it's the resort that I don't like.
I posted this not to discourage you.. but hoping this review will make a betterment on the resort.
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Date of stay: June 2017
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Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Response from BBRResto, Owner at Bano Beach Resort
Responded Oct 10, 2017
We appreciate your comments, for that we hired new Operation Manager with highly experience in managing Beach resorts to ensure Guest will provided and get what they are expected.
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The place was clean and nice. Pool was small, the property had no private beach front but accessible to other beaches which was very near. The problem that we had was there was no proper reception area, no receptionist in charge. There was no cafe or restaurant to order but there were staff in charge you can ask to cook food you bought, and they have a limited menu but no restaurant area. or You can eat in the room. Overall for the price, it was okay, a good place to just sleep in.
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Date of stay: June 2017Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Response from BBRResto, General Manager at Bano Beach Resort
Responded Oct 10, 2017
Thank you for your reviews, Please be informed that all your comments and suggestion was already in place. New Reception with Convenience store, newly open restaurant and resto Bar "Garden Grill & Resto Bar with new Chef, New Menu and New varieties of Foods.
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I have booked 2 rooms for 4 nights. They had taken straightaway £192.24 in my cridit card after I put the details of my card. Pls.. pls… peiple don’t get rip off.it was very disappointed on our arrival. No kettle in the room,mugs coffee, towel, toilet paper,the shower was broken and the amd no hot water. The Ameties of Bano beach resort doesn’t exist. No white beach no restaurant, And when I complained amd ask for a refund on arrival. The care care called Mabel Bano the niece of the owner of the resort have said that the owner donr live local and they live abroad amd she can’t give us a refund. So I have home up the Agoda after on arrival, and all they said was apologising, and they going to sort it out.and had an email saying I had to wait 72 hours till I hear from them. Waited and waited amd swap emails, and they said I need proves about the property,so sent them photos wirh the broken shower, dirty swimming pool and some abandont kitchen that suppose to to be restaurant. Amd no white beach,so after all those swap emails from agoda where I paid my booking. And agoda have said in the end they had contacted the property and they refused to give me a refund cos it says in the policy that it’s none refundable? I said I had a confirmation email yea with the none refundable after they had taken the amonth of my cridit card’ It was very stressful day that was on our holiday specially we had a young child and dog with us.and even a bottle of water in the room on arrival would be helping after a long journey. Once again people don’t get rep off specially in their demeaneaur Ameires. Per aloud, white beach,swimming all dosnt exist, all they need in their swimming pool is frogs amd fishes how dirty that was.no Wi-Fi .never ever again and agoda wasn’t very helpful an all.so was a very bad experience in Camotes island in cebu city, with the false advertising from agoda gow to rip people off. Tina Shepherd.from uk.
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
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I chose to book a room in Mangodlong Rock Resort for 3 nights, via this site. I went all the way thru the booking process. At the very end of the booking process, it told me I had booked a room in Bano Beach Resort. Say what?! (I have screen shots of the entire process).
I contacted TripAdvisor to let them know their web site had a serious flaw. After waiting on hold off/on for hours, the rep told me they will put me in touch with their "partner", Asia Travel (AT) to sort it all out. I wound up getting 2 bookings thru AT, 1 for 2 nights at Mangodlong Rock, and the 3rd at Bano Beach, because Mangodlong Rock was completely booked on the 3rd night, even though TripAdvisor had told me in the beginning Mangodlong Rock had 3 nights available, on my desired dates.
I went to Philippines, and then to Camotes Island.
Note: There are 3 separate resorts, in a triangle configuration, right next to each other. Mongodlong Rock, Mangodlong Paradise, and Bano Beach, which have no ownership or management affiliation with each other, other than the confusing similarity in the names of 2 of them.
We checked into Mangodlong Rock, which is a VERY nice resort.
During my 2 nights stay there, I popped next door to check out Bano Beach, because we were going to be moving there for the 3rd night.
I was completely horrified to see that Bano Beach was a TOTAL DUMP, literally!!
It looked like they dump a lot of their garbage, right there on the property, AND the garbage is the 1st thing you see when you enter the property. It was DISGUSTING! (See my photos attached to this review).
When I saw all this, I refused to check in. I went to the front desk and told the lady this, and demanded a refund. She said "Asia Travel still has your money, so you have to talk to them".
In desperation, I went to Mongodlong Paradise, which is directly across the small road from Bano Beach, and literally begged them to rent us a room, which they did (and it was also AWESOME. We wound up staying there several more nights, it was that good).
I have been talking to Asia Travel ever since about the refund, and thus far, they have been giving me the run around, saying "We have escalated this issue to upper management in our company and the resort. Please be patient". This has been going on for over 1.5 months now. I think their goal is to a) keep my money and b) delay me long enough so I cant file a charge back (which you have to do within 60 days).
I finally filed a charge back with my bank, although they said they very likely won't be able to get my money back. Needless to say, Im NOT PLEASED about all this.
Incidentally, a lot of the photos on here are pics of Mangodlong Rock, NOT Bano Beach. This is very deceptive. Bano Beach Resort has NO beachfront. Only Mangodlong Rock, and Mangodlong Paradise have (gorgeous) beachfront access.
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Date of stay: March 2018
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Stay at Mongodlong Rock, or Mangodlong Paradise. Do NOT book a room at Bano Beach.
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No staff. No electricity majority of the time. Nothing in room besides bed. Shower doesn't drain Like an abandoned hotel. If you are a backpacker and only want four walls to keep you safe then ok book it. But if you care about anything else just go to Mangodlong Resort next to Bano Beach and you will have an amazing stay. This place was terrible with ants and locals playing loud music late night and early (5am) morning. Ridiculous. Don't book.
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Date of stay: May 2015Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Responded Mar 4, 2017
We would like to appologized for the inconvenience. Rest assure that under new Management we will do our best to rectify all issues and concerns immediately.
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Instead of spending the weekend at Cebu City and joining the mardi gras which is Sinulog, me and my friends decided to explore Camotes Island. With no reservations whatsoever, we drove to the port of Danao at 5am (we want to have more time so we better start early). Left the car at the port, and pay the overnight parking. You can also bring your car with Php 1,000 peso fee for the ferry. We decided to leave the car since we wanted to explore the island the way the locals to do it -- by motorcycle!
After 2 hours of ferry boat ride, we docked at the port and was greeted by clear waters (no garbage floating around, see picture). We took a jeepney to the resorts area. We just asked the driver to bring us to any resort. He dropped us off at the this area with two neighboring resorts - Bano Beach Resort and Mangodlong Beach Resort. Since there were other people who were checking in at Mangodlong, we decided to walk to Bano. Since no one is on queue, we just checked in. We got this villa with two queen sized beds and since there are seven of us, we just paid for extra beds. The prices vary on basis of the off-peak/high-peak season but we got out room for only Php 1,600 inluding the extra beds.
One great thing about going to a resort on off-peak season is --- you get the whole place for yourself! We don't have to share the pool with other people so we can just have fun. There is this hall near the pool where you can eat and grill and we don;t have to wait or fight over a space. And the beach is ultimately ours!
The staff were nice (though you should not expect a 5-star treatment). We have brought some frozen meats (just to make sure we have something to cook when there is non-available) which they gladly accommodated in their kitchen freezer. We also requested them to cook it for our breakfast the next day, which they did with a smile.
The lady at the front desk was helpful enough to hook us up with motorcyle owners and we rented 4 motocycles with 1 local as our tour guide. We explored the island and went to the caves and the famous Lake Danao. There were fresh catch at the roadside so we bought some fish and have grilled seafood for dinner.
Definetely going back and staying at the same resort!
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Date of stay: December 2012
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Trip type: Traveled with friends
Room Tip:Â They only have villas so that for one, is already great but choose the one near the pool to save...
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Response from BBRResto, General Manager at Bano Beach Resort
Responded Oct 10, 2017
Thank you we appreciate your effort. Looking forward to serve you again in your future travel holidays
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The staff here in Bano are friendly and accommodating. Specially the front desk officer, I asked her many things regarding Camotes Island. She even offered other services like motorbike rental, island tour and others. Bano is related with Mangodlong beach resort which offers great food and nice beach scenery. It was a good overnight stay in the resort and in the island.
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Date of stay: December 2012
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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If there was a way to rate this a Zero out of 5 stars I would. This place is literally the worst place one can ever find in Camotes. From the rooms, the service, the security and the water (or lack thereof). My family had to find another resort out of desperation because the resort was filthy, smelled like toilet in the bed room and the pics online are nothing compared to the actual resort. Stay away from this resort.
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Date of stay: May 2019
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This resort is probably the worst resort I have ever been to. Their pool looks really dirty! As you can see, it's so green! Their booking is messed up. We called up and made a reservation for a standard room and upon getting there, we were just told that they no longer have a vacant standard room. What's the purpose of making a reservation then? We stayed at their superior room instead. We got surprised again with the condition of the room. TV is not functioning. Their CR is very dirty. The water is kinda salty. The room itself is very creepy!!! Seriously, this place needs a major renovation. I feel sorry for the old lady (caretaker). It seems she's the only one managing the place. If you wanted to have a great stay, do not book here.
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Date of stay: August 2016Trip type: Traveled with family
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Responded Mar 4, 2017
We would like to appologized for the inconvenience. Rest assure that under new Management we will do our best to rectify all issues and concerns immediately.
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Worst hotel I have ever stayed in. The room was composed of 1 bed and that s it. Yes only 1 bed! Not even a chair or a dresser to put your clothes on. I had to leave all my stuff on the ground where a bunch of ants were. Electricity kept running off and no generator in the hotel so I had to sleep in a terrible heat. Shower doesn't drain either. Just spend a little more if you can afford it and stay at the Mangodlong hotel just across from Bano.
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Date of stay: June 2015Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Responded Mar 4, 2017
We would like to appologized for the inconvenience. Rest assure that under new Management we will do our best to rectify all issues and concerns immediately.
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There are more places to choose from in the San Francisco area.
LOCATION
PhilippinesVisayasCamotes IslandsPacijan IslandSan Francisco
NUMBER OF ROOMS
14
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