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Scent of Green Papaya Resort

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Ester A. Lim Drive, Tawala, Panglao 6340 Philippines
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#1 of 41 B&Bs / Inns in Tawala
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Modern eco native resort, near the beach, with swimming pool and located in a green, peaceful and quiet area. With now a free Shuttle on demand direct to the beach, for a 3 min ride to the best vacations in BOHOL
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Property amenities
Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Free breakfast
Boating
Diving
Kids stay free
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Secured parking
Wifi
Pool / beach towels
Outdoor pool
Bar / lounge
Breakfast available
Complimentary welcome drink
Happy hour
Outdoor dining area
Snack bar
Wine / champagne
Snorkeling
Kids pool
Free shuttle or taxi services
Airport transportation
Shuttle bus service
Car hire
Taxi service
Foot massage
Full body massage
Hand massage
Head massage
Manicure
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Non-smoking hotel
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Blackout curtains
Air conditioning
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Private balcony
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Minibar
Cable / satellite TV
Walk-in shower
Safe
Seating area
Bottled water
Private bathrooms
Refrigerator
Flatscreen TV
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Pool view
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Modern
Languages Spoken
English, French, Filipino

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Grade: 85 out of 100
19Restaurantswithin 0.5 km
1Attractionwithin 0.5 km
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Eddie A wrote a review Feb 2021
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If you're looking for a place to stay away from the crowd but still not that far from Alona Beach, this is exactly the place to stay, Scent of Green Papaya Resort. It was an excellent stay, indeed! Our family really did enjoyed staying in this resort. It was a lovely surprise for my sister's birthday upon check in when they left a birthday decor inside the room. There were staff members namely Joel, Philip, Mj and of course John, the Resort Manager who were particularly helpful, accommodating and friendly who go above and beyond to make sure you have the best time. We had encounter a small problem on my mother's room but here comes this guy Joel, who attentively handled our concern with grace and professionalism. Kudos to him👍 We will definitely comeback with my family soon.
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Date of stay: February 2021
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Faith Rechelle C wrote a review Feb 2021
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Very accomodating, great staff AND GREAT SERVICE. They do our requests with no charges and was shook by it. :) Deco is much appreciated. Place is not crowded and perfect place to chill and celeb with my family. :) Everything is perfect and I'm thankful with all the staff for letting us celeb that day and help us surprise our parents with no hassle. :) Wish we could stay more longer. :) Will stay again for sure. :)
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Date of stay: February 2021
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ab3 wrote a review Dec 2020
Los Angeles, California203 contributions60 helpful votes
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My review of the Scent of Green Papaya Resort/Hotel in Panglao, Bohol, Philippines. If you're looking for a great hotel to stay at that's economical and modern, look no further than this hidden gem of a resort. It's basically just a few blocks from the beach in the Alona Beach area of Panglao, Bohol in the Philippines. I stayed here in February, right when Covid was flaring up and they were shutting down borders. I booked the room using Agoda.com and paid about $60USD/night for a Superior King Room, which included a custom made breakfast every morning. The resort/hotel is about a five minute walk from the main road where the hustle and bustle is of Alona Beach, but if you don't feel like walking, they do have a shuttle taking you back and forth from the main road, which is
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Date of stay: February 2020
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trvhapi wrote a review Feb 2020
Calgary, Canada21 contributions2 helpful votes
We would not stay here again - mainly due to location. Pros Nice pools which are well maintained Good sized balcony with table and chairs Lots of loungers around the pool with towels supplied Breakfast is brought in from elsewhere, so need to advise night before what you want We had some problems with our rooms and maintenance guy was there promptly to try to fix it. Only 2 small bottles of water in the room - not replaced daily. Water cooler in restaurant for refilling. Cons Plumbing - Our room had no consistent hot water - despite maintenance man working on it; also foul sewer smell in bathroom Location - walking distance to Alona Beach is about 30 minutes- 10 minutes by free shuttle; Part of road is very rough for walking especially in the dark. Safe in both our rooms
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Response from Green Papaya, General Manager at Scent of Green Papaya Resort
Responded 21 Feb 2020
Good afternoon and thank you for this complete review. Thank you for the pros you noticed during your stay. About the cons, we do apologize for the different problems you did encountered. Problem of battery with the safe should have been noticed before your checking, the information will be added to the check in process. For the plumbing problem, it is something that we are unfortunately always working on, due to local regulation regarding sewer and also during very high season the hot water can supply a lower temperature as you experienced. New solar water heater are to be installed during the year. Now about our breakfast, we do "a la carte'' the day before for a better organisation everyday and be able to serve you in the morning faster. We do all our breakfast on site, only fresh baguette and croissant are served fresh every morning. The walking distance to the beach is a 20 min by feet. The shuttle is a 6 min ride to the drop off place at Alona beach area. ( 900 meter from the resort). We do give plastic bottle only once per check in, for environmental reason we provide a free hot and cold refilling at the restaurant area available 24/7 , it saves around 1100 bottle a month, which is quite important in this country. About Agoda rules, free child stay are for free and without breakfast, like that the corresponding breakfast can be ordered if needed. As a matter of fact, TripAdvisor rules are about your experience in the resort, and not about what other guests experienced or however we settle the rules in our establishment, which are based of years of accommodations. Thanks again for your complete point of view that will definitely help us to add some control upon checking. Thanks again for your stay in our establishment from all he team SOGPR
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heps12345 wrote a review Feb 2020
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We were traveling in a group of 5 friends and rented two rooms from this hotel. I lived in upstairs suite with two of my friends and the room was perfect for us. Large enough balcony to host all 5 of us and the bedrooms were very clean and pretty large. Beds great and quiet place to sleep. In our room the AC was located perfectly so you really can't have a flu even if you forget it a bit too cold. That's a huge plus from my point of view :) Pool was clean and you could start sunbathing first thing in the morning because the sun is shining right from the morning till evening. Off course there are shade options also. Breakfast was well organized and good. Staff was very friendly. Location was nice, about 7min walk to the beach and there is even a free shuttle service that
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Purplevongie wrote a review Feb 2020
Coventry71 contributions71 helpful votes
Stayed for 3 nights and tried to stay longer but they were fully booked. Loved everything about this place, peaceful, relaxing, great happy staff, the food was also excellent. The pool was great and very well maintained and just a lovely place to sit round to chill. We hired a moped but the shuttle to town is great too. We liked that this had a welcoming feel to it and all in all the accommodation was really comfortable. We moved on to a large hotel Hennan which has turned out to be everything SOGP wasn't!!!!!!!!! We know where we would rather be 😋😋 thanks Yvonne and Michael.
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Date of stay: February 2020
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martine_floridahome wrote a review Jan 2020
UK308 contributions317 helpful votes
The hotel was at 100% occupancy and we were lucky to get an upstairs room. The room was exceptionally clean and had everything we needed and all of the rooms faced 1 of the 2 pools. Nice balcony with table and chairs and a washing line. WiFi was good. Plenty of sunbeds and the main pool was great if you like to swim. The restaurant and bar were a bonus - happy hour very good prices ! The staff were amazing. Most days they were singing whilst doing their tasks - lovely to see people that seemed to really be happy with their work. There is a free shuttle, every 30 mins to the beach but you can walk there in about 12 minutes. (Albeit the first part is on an unmade section of the road) The driver also stopped on a couple of occasions when he saw us and asked if we wanted a lift
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Date of stay: January 2020
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ttbridges wrote a review Dec 2019
Sidcup, United Kingdom83 contributions73 helpful votes
Really enjoyed staying at this resort - spacious and comfortable accommodation- nice pool - friendly and helpful staff - and excellent food. The free shuttle ride into town is a nice touch as the hotel is a long walk away and the unmade road leading to the hotel was wet and muddy. Used the services of the hotel for a day trip tour of the highlights of Bohol - thoroughly recommend.
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Date of stay: November 2019
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Joanne Kent wrote a review Dec 2019
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We arrived and were VERY pleased to have booked SOGP. The resort is beautiful, the 2 bedroom apartment is very spacious, the staff are lovely, they have an onsite restaurant AND a shuttle bus! You can’t ask for more than this resort provides. Book this place, you won’t regret it
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Michael I wrote a review Nov 2019
Shanghai, China29 contributions43 helpful votes
Nice room and staff. Everything clean and a good pool. Way to the hotel is bumpy and already described by other travellers..nothing to add. Some ideas to the hotel staff....please add a warm water supply to the shower. But I guess more important is to add an exhaust in the bathroom to reduce moisture there... All in all I definitely recommend this hotel for a stay in Pangloa Island!
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Date of stay: November 2019
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PRICE RANGE
US$42 - US$65 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
PhilippinesVisayasBohol ProvincePanglao IslandPanglaoTawala
NUMBER OF ROOMS
26
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