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SUNDOWN Beach studios is a high end luxury ocean front boutique hotel with only 4 rooms. the location is in idyllic Angol beach which is the quieter part of world famous white beach white powdery sand - azzure pristine water - lush palmtrees - spectacular sundowns await you vibrant and bustling white beach -main , with its trendy night bars, restaurants, shopping area etc is only a 5 min walk further down the beach The studios feature contemporary design with creative furniture and high end features - simple & elegant
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HOTEL STYLE
Modern
Trendy
Languages Spoken
English, Filipino, German
Location
Beach Front Angol, Manoc-Manoc, Malay, Aklan Province 5608 Philippines
Sundown Beach Studios
4.4 reviews
Getting there
Good for walkers
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First and foremost, shoutout to the receptionist, son of the owner, and kind sir from Surigao for being friendly and accommodating. Check-in and check-out went without a hitch.
For the location, you wouldn't find a better place if you're seeking peace and quiet away from the bustle of Station 2. The beach in front is just as great as well. A perfect continuation after Shangri-la Boracay.
We stayed in their Wave room, a premier studio, which was very spacious, stocked with plenty of amenities. Everyday we had refreshed towels and beddings as well as coffee capsules for the included coffee maker. Tea, bottles of water, a fridge, and more were available as well. All what you really need.
Their restaurant serves a Central European style cuisine and adorned with Central European designs/flags + Bayern München football team logos. Good food and service! Next time I'd love to have their St. Augustiner + Spaten as I miss having that in Munich.
Lastly, they went beyond their hospitality by helping us pay a curfew violation that we acquired on Halloween. We couldn't pay this as we had an early flight out, so this was very kind of them. They sent us a receipt after payment. You can fully trust them, that's for sure.
Overall, this property lives up to its name and logo. Enjoy a relaxing sundown every day between the coconut trees. Highly recommended!
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Date of stay: October 2021
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Room Tip:The Wave premier studio has one of the better views!
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I stayed here for my birthday week in June 2021 (stayed for 6nights). It's quite pricey as you only get the room and of course the beach view/beachfront, but I love that this area of white beach is no longer crowded. Most of the time, I was alone swimming especially in the morning and noon.
The hosts are very responsive and accommodating tho, and the room is huge.
The downside is that it will take you 10-30mins walk to get to restaurants because the hotel doesn't have their own resto/cafe nor serve food, and the one within the property usually opens late - around 11am. If you're also someone who likes to enjoy dinner at restaurants in station 1 & 2, be sure you have enough battery to use your phone as flashlight/torch because the path to this side of white beach is dark.
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Date of stay: July 2021
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We are impressed of there beachfront studios with a very lovely beach/seaview. They have only 4 rooms. The studio is big, well maintained and had all the amenities we need. We're enjoying our stay in Angols Point. It is the end of Station 3, White Beach. Thanks to Shieka & Sherwin who are responsible for our great stay in Sundown Studios. The owner is German married to a Filipina.
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Date of stay: November 2024
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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My friend and I were staying at this hotel for one week, during our last night, even though we locked the door we were robbed during our sleep of goods worth close to 1000€. The place is cheap but in the end the cost gets much higher thanks to dishonest personnel and inefficient security. Furthermore, we were staying in bamboo/Fan room, the common encounter when opening the door was a few cockroaches and we found out the last night than the annoying noise we kept hearing was from a rat under the floor slowly but surely making its way into the room. Avoid this awful place at all costs
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Date of stay: May 2012
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Trip type: Traveled with friends
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My wife and I stayed in the "Wave" room for 7 nights and had a wonderful time staying at the Sundown Beach Studios. The apartment itself is ultra modern having only been built in 2012, but is very comfortable from the king size bed to the various funky furniture. The apartment is well appointed and has all the mod cons you would need. The wifi in the room was very good for the most part which I appreciated.
The beach front view is just to die for! I've uploaded one of the photos we took from the huge balcony one morning. But we were also treated to some beautiful sunsets from the balcony which we enjoyed most nights before going out for some dinner.
Being at the quiet end of White beach at station 3 - its about 1.5km to D'Mall and station 2, we were very happy with our choice of location having ventured up to station 1 and seeing much of the beach lost during high tide at certain points. We were more than happy to stroll along the beach and find somewhere to eat, and there are plenty of good options the whole way along. It really is a lovely patch of beach in front of the Sundown to relax on a sunbed or go for a swim in the warm 28 degree water.
I do wish to make mention of some of the other reviews and some pictures posted under this accommodation are not at all related to the Sundown Beach Studios, but are I believe for the "Sundown Resort" which is located nearby and is another listing on TA. Sundown Beach Studios has 4 modern self contained apartments all with absolute beach front views. Any reviews that mention the "old wooden rooms" are not related to this listing. I have spoken to the owner Jurgen and he has been painstakingly trying to have TA remove these unrelated reviews that give users a misinformed opinion.
We loved our stay at the Sundown Beach Studios as it was a place we always looked forward to returning to after a day out. I would not hesitate in recommending this to anyone that is looking for a touch of luxury in a beautiful setting.
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Date of stay: June 2015
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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First of all, I really enjoyed the area around boat station 3. It is quiet and has a village-like atmosphere yet being only 5-10 minutes walk from all the chaos and fun! The beach there is also really nice.
After looking at a few places I settled on the sundown which turned out to be a great choice. Had a fun room, for 600 pesos it was the same price as the hotels around, but much nicer! Management was very helpful, allowed me to have a late check out, keep my luggage for the day and even take a shower before I left even though I had already checked out. They were very nice and professional and did everything in their power to assist and make my stay there pleasant.
I would highly recommend the Sundown for anyone visiting Boracay.
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Date of stay: October 2013Trip type: Traveled solo
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We had dinner there - we ordered kraut salad, gulash suppe and curry wurst. There was 45 minutes between the gulas and the curry wurst!!!!!! The gulash was very good, but the curry wurst was dissapointing. Overall conclusion - will not go again even though we have one and a half month left here.
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Date of stay: February 2012
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Like the owners sporting fascination, this place is a game of two halves. The apartments themselves are really charming, nicely appointed and well decorated with designer touches. The fixtures and fittings are of a high standard and the beach couldn’t be closer. We had a good sized terrace and the others looked generous too with loungers, table and chairs. The rooms are tidied every day with fresh towels, complimentary water and such like left in the room. The only complaint about the room is that the room facility list featured an espresso machine which leads you to think the coffee comes complimentary - only it doesn’t. The cost per capsule is more that a Starbucks; the machine becomes an over priced irrelevance.
The second half is the facilities downstairs. The signage quaintly describes these as ‘lounge’ and ‘restaurant’ which is disingenuous to say the least. A better description is ‘a poorly designed and maintained beach side diner’. The food is just above appalling and while the drinks are acceptable tho unimaginative, during happy hour they take it down a notch to small, bland and alcohol-free. If the happy hour drinks did have any booze in them it was a half-thimble at best.
The final whinge is the Internet. Now the general excuse is that the Internet is a bit hit and miss in the Philippines but whilst other cafes and restaurants managed to score mostly hits, Sundown scores mostly misses, save for the odd 1am burst of activity when it can score a few hits. We purchased a SIM card and loaded it up from the local store using our accumulated spare change and voila, fairly solid though hardly faultless internet performance.
The staff are friendly and attentive as only the Filipinos know how. Nothing was too much trouble, tho asking for a bucket of ice for our room did return a troubled look. The guy who attended to our room was a cheery soul and made sure to less us know any excursions we wanted booking could be done through him.
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Date of stay: December 2017
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:Stay in the rooms in the beach front building for best views of the sea!
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Busy Boracay is often talked about - the island has become a very popular beach destination. Yes quiet romantic spots are harder to find , but rest assured Angol Beach (Boat Station 3) is one of them. I have found the ideal location in SUNDOWN BEACH STUDIOS and I keep coming back for quite some time. luxury accomodation- beach at your doorstep- huge private terrace- friendly caring staff. I have a splendid time here.
My recommendation: ensure you watch the sunset from the privacy of your huge private terrace:)
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Date of stay: November 2016
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Trip type: Traveled solo
Room Tip:Best views from the 2nd floor, but 1st floor Studios are larger
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Response from Jurgen S, Manager at Sundown Beach Studios
Responded Nov 24, 2016
We are always happy to greet our regular guests and we are pleased that you have a great vacation again this time :)) Thank you for your support !
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Hotel is a treasure to stay. Room, furniture and especially loocation is just awesome. Quite location and the rooms are just at the beach side. If you want to chill out you can stay on the extremely big terrace and enjoy the beauty of the beach, sunset. The room is really very big and comfortable. The room has designed to the well being of the guest - everything is stylish concepted. Underneath the rooms you can enjoy your breakfast, lunch, dinner or any Snack during your stay.
I visited sundown studios already 5 times. I would not choose any other hotel. Before I was in several Hotels however in terms of quite, beach, location it's just number 1. If you want to escape to the mass of tourists if you want to have relaxed and quite Holidays you must choose sundown studios.
Dario
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Date of stay: October 2016
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Trip type: Traveled solo
Room Tip:wave or reef have a awesome terrace
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Response from Jurgen S, General Manager at Sundown Beach Studios
Responded Nov 7, 2016
Dear Dario, we hope you had a safe journey back . Thanks for the positive review and your time to rate our Hotel. Your review is very special to us, since you have been our guest various times and we are happy that you still like it as you did on your first visit !!! we look forward to welcome you back. Your SUNDOWN Beach Studios team
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