Awesome Hotel is a newly opened 4-star hotel, located in the picturesque provincial town of San Juan, La Union, Philippines. Booking direct comes with complimentary breakfast from our full breakfast menu. Situated on an absolute beachfront property just meters from the famous San Juan surfing beach. Our relaxing dining area offers superb quality Filipino and Western cuisine as well as Japanese specialties prepared by our internationally trained chef. Bedding configuration in different rooms is designed to accommodate everyone: singles, couples, groups and families. Some rooms also include a comfortable sofa and coffee table. Cignal HD Satellite TV service via 55 inch HD LCD flat screens, a/c, tea and coffee making facilities, minibar, modern bathroom with rain shower head, a desk and chair. Rooms feature pool, sea or mountain views. High speed internet and WiFi in all guest rooms and public areas. We have two swimming pools you can enjoy -- an infinity pool with full ocean view with jacuzzi and kids' area, and a heated pool. We look forward to hosting you at our Awesome Hotel!
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HOTEL STYLE
Modern
Trendy
Languages Spoken
English, Filipino
Location
319 Eagle Street Montemar Village, San Juan, Luzon 2514 Philippines
Awesome Hotel
255 reviews
Getting there
Car recommended
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Went there for an overnight stay . After the welcome drinks we got to check in. The veranda facing pool family room was spacious. Comfortable beds. AC just fine, it was scorching hot outside and I guess that will do. Toilet had poor exhaust but it has amenities and there is a bidet. Water amply provided but cable Cignal Tv was erratic. Wifi provision was really ok. What I liked is the beachfront availability, and the 2 pools , the older one and the infinity. Letdown was the restaurant though , they lost my spouses reservation , but we still had dinner there. . Breakfast was slow , but they should thoroughly consider making it a buffet set up since other resorts offer better morning meal choices. Staff are generally more of the good than the bad. Loved it when some of the housekeeping would say “Awesome morning “ ! What gets me excited is that they are constructing a huge hotel facing the ocean. The main lobby and the infinity pool is already being utilised. Views from many of the rooms promise to be fantastic. Now that is something “Awesome” to look forward to.
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip:Bigger rooms are worth the stay.
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You can’t really beat the view here at sunset with the infinity pool. It’s lovely. The beach, the waves, and the water were all pretty nice too.
Service was good. Everyone was very friendly. My reservation came with free breakfast. There’s a set menu you choose from, but all the choices were good. I got the continental, there was a Filipino breakfast choice (rice, protein, egg), and other selections. I also ordered a salmon Benedict off the menu and the prices are very reasonable.
The room was ok, and could have been better. I felt like we were in the “old” section of the hotel that was renovated, seeing as the rest of the hotel was under construction. I couldn’t see the environment controls in the room very well since the display was too faint, so I didn’t know if the AC was on or if it was just the fan. This led to a very humid night since I couldn’t find a bathroom fan either, a tall window was propped open.
Overall a pleasant stay.
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
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We are a group of Australian women who had a 5-night luxury getaway at this extremely comfortable, modern hotel sharing a three-bedroom apartment with balconies looking out to the sea.
The rooms and facilities are clean, spacious and well serviced. The staff are welcoming, polite and well trained. The restaurant has an excellent al a carte menu for lunch and dinner plus an extensive smorgasbord breakfast.
A fabulous view of the infinity pool and ocean greets you as you walk in the front door and the foyer café has a great selection of treats with hot and cold drinks.
We enjoyed many cocktails in the Sports Bar and relaxing daily in the pool.
The ocean is just a few steps away with warm water and when the surf is up, great for the keen surfers.
AND……….We highly recommend the inhouse massage by Rose and her team of experts to top off a memorable holiday.
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Response from Awesome Hotel, Marketing at Awesome Hotel
Responded Sep 12, 2023
Dear Sue, We truly appreciate your sharing of your Awesome Hotel experience. Hearing from our guests helps us gain insight on the quality of the service we provide. It is our pleasure to know that your group had an enjoyable stay true to the serene seaside luxury we promise. As you had a memorable holiday, we look forward to your next visit. Awesome Hotel is undergoing expansion -- amenities and menu-wise, and we hope that you get to enjoy these soon. You may stay updated via our social media pages. Thank you and have an Awesome day!
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I would like to commend the staff, they were so accommodating, warm and nice. Most especially, the receptionist named, Apple. She‘s so nice and very warm for welcoming us upon arrival.
Although, upon arrival we haven’t received any welcome drinks which is included in our package. And, I also paid for 5 persons but we’re only receiving 4 toiletries and 4 bottled water.
When it comes to food, a bit okay. I’ll be giving 3 stars for that. Menu and food must be improve. Dinakdakan is a must try!
When it comes to rooms, the Hotel rooms were clean and their air conditioner is perfectly working. However, their ROOMS were NOT SOUNDPROOF most specially, if your room was located near the poolside. Although, there are some things to be improve overall our experienced of staying here in the Hotel were Awesome. Thank you for the very accommodating staff we totally enjoyed our stay.
Suggestion:
try to extend the restaurant into the garden, if the guest/s will be allowed to have their lunch served in front of the beach it will be good view (lunch + beach view = 😍 only if the weather is good ha.) since the place is not crowded. And, the live band should also be located in the garden para mas masaya at madaming tao. Make the rooms near the poolside sound proof, please! And, also try to put up some spa services so we can avail it after a long tiring road trip.
I’m hoping for a well-improved facilities and food (menu) when we come back. Thank you.
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Date of stay: December 2019Trip type: Traveled with family
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Hotel has a strict no outside food and drinks policy. We were stopped by the guard who insisted we stop by the reception. Reception would not let us through even though we said we were going to pack the items into our luggages. How else were we to pack the food we bought into our luggage if we did not bring it up to the room?! Reception then called their manager, Joseph who came out looking very condescending. He took 1 look at us and then gestured in our faces while saying in mandarin 'nothing!' That was extremely rude! We may look Chinese but we are from Singapore and speak English perfectly well. We didn't ask a question, he came out, took one look and profiled us and said probably the only mandarin words he knew. He then stood there just staring down at us condescendingly. Since the incident, the receptionist seemed to be very free, staring at us each time we went in and out of the property as if she had nothing better to do. Hotel also charges a ridiculous corkage fee if you want to bring in drinks and snacks. How can you charge corkage when there is no one serving me the food and drinks that i have purchased? Will never stay here again.
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Date of stay: April 2023
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Decent hotel except for the flies. The rooms were clean and looked new, bathrooms were clean and had good water pressure. It’s not a place for family vacation as the music can get really loud until 10pm on weekends and the bar area where the band played is located directly in front of most of the rooms. When we stayed, there were huge flies everywhere. The flies seemed to be concentrated in the restaurant area. It was horrifying to see huge flies on exposed food (fruits, cold cuts, drink dispensers, etc) and utensils. It seemed as if the staff were resigned to the situation and would just place candles on the tables. Cutlery were set up on the tables at the restaurant but were exposed to the flies! You could only imagine how many germs those had. Breakfast buffet was nothing to write home about. I could not emphasize this enough——the food during breakfast was exposed to the flies!!!!! The flies were huge! Lost our appetite. Instead of staying 2 nights, we packed up and left as soon as we could. Hope the hotel could do something about this situation.
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Date of stay: May 2024
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If you're looking for a 4-star hotel, go some place else. This hotel does not deserve a 4-star with the way the staff treat their guests. They have ridiculous unwritten house rules such as you're not allowed to enter the buffet area if you've come out from the pool or the beach, or even if you're dry but wearing a swimsuit. (Buffet area is right across the pool, so it's just typical to dip in the pool before eating a heavy breakfast, and not the other way around). They blame the guests that they might wet the floor and cause an accident, when they could just put a carpet and a personnel to regularly check if the floor is wet. Swimming and bar is only until 10 pm , even if it's a peak day. You need to give "tickets" to get a towel by the pool (no tickets, no towel). And there's no pain reliever in their first aid kit. Worst part is, you try to complain to the manager and the staff, and they are very defensive! Not so 4-star after all! Not worth the money!
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Date of stay: December 2024
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The restaurant food is expensive and terrible. They will charge corkage for bringing in food. The manager joseph is rude and condescending. Good hotel but with terrible food and worst service. Dont go to this hotel if you want to have a terrible vacation.
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Traveled with friends
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First visit at the sports bar for a lovely sunset experience after being warned about higher prices to be expected from a local and from our four meals two were excellent and two were poor. The poor ones were the the Beef Salpicao and the Beef Rendang where the meat was not tender but tough and gristly and lacked authentic flavour. In contrast the shredded beef obviously was much better in the Thai Basil Beef (Pad Gra Prow) and the Pork Adobo Overload was great AND the meat was so tender and tasty. Perhaps could have had less belly fat for me but that’s the best part according to my wife. Drinks good.
Attracted by the live band music next door , we had traditional desserts at PM Final Option which set up for a nice walk back to base along the beautiful beach under a full moon.
ps Awesome - you should review having staff smoking in the bar when it’s primarily used by guests having dinner.
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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This was not our first choice when we planned the trip because of the bigger waves at hindi swimmable yung beach as others say, but it’s way, way better than that in San Fernando! This is indeed a 4-star hotel! 👍 👍 👍 👍 The beach is cleaner and safe to walk kahit bigger waves. But of course, mag-ingat pa rin kasi malakas talaga yung current.
We had a smooth checkin and everyone had a great time right away! 🙂 We love the spacious room, it’s cleanliness, good water pressure in the bathroom, plus those digital toilets hahaha! and even the food was great! 😀 Grateful the chef made a special meal for my son's favorites: nilaga and tinola. Sarap!
The pool is not heated but there’s a small jacuzzi area for those tito/tita/lolo/lola haha! Bitin kami so we’ll definitely go back!
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Date of stay: July 2023
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Room Tip:All the rooms have great view of the ocean. But I like the most the one in the center (Premiere...
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Response from Hannah Paguila, Marketing at Awesome Hotel
Responded Jul 21, 2023
Thank you so much for sharing your Awesome Hotel experience! We're delighted to know that you had a great time and enjoyed our amenities. We take pride in providing a memorable stay to our guests. Your positive feedback inspires us to uphold quality service and hospitality. We look forward to your next visit! Please tag us in your vacation photos and follow our social media pages to see our latest promos and offerings. Have a great day!
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Hi Scott,
The last 2 available rooms are our Deluxe Room with Sofa. The room contains a Queen sized Bed and a Super Single (42") bed. I have put a temporary hold on these rooms for you, so they won't be showing available on our direct booking site.
If you want to go ahead with booking please contact reservations by email or via our Facebook page. Temporary reservation is under the name "Scott Singapore".
Regards David Webster
Hi John Patrick, you can surf right in front of the Hotel. The more consistent breaks are 4kms south of here and the hotel provides free shuttle service.
There are more places to choose from in the San Juan area.
PRICE RANGE
₱7,787 - ₱9,544 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
PhilippinesLuzonIlocos RegionLa Union ProvinceSan Juan
NUMBER OF ROOMS
100
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