I will try my best to provide an honest review of this place. But keep in mind that each traveler has their own preferences, and this is simply my opinion about what I expected checking in to this place.
If you have been to the resort's website, you cannot base your decision solely on the photos and price posted. You may get the rooms cheap, but there is a reason for that.
I booked 3 rooms via Booking.com. My decision to book was greatly influenced by the price posted, photos, and descriptions from the resort's website and Booking.com
I have stayed in smaller and nipa hut-type resorts over the years, even one with an exposed pipe as a shower. So I can be considerate of the conditions of certain accommodations and services.
What disappointed me the most about this resort was the misleading information they posted to attract potential guests.
The location - While the hotel reception is right off the beach, the beach is very rocky and can be unswimmable during high tide. This is definitely not a place that kids would be able to enjoy. There was also 1 mini-grocery (sari-sari) in the area. There were also not a lot of restaurants around. So you could be spending a lot of money dining at the restaurant if you don't plan for food wisely. The rooms in the garden area are located outside of the resort vicinity. So you have to walk back out to the main road and cross the street. The hotel provided tricycle service for our luggage and it was a short walk, so it was no big deal. But you will for sure feel so isolated from the main resort. We did not know that this would be the setup. But regardless, we picked these rooms because they were one of the very few air-conditioned rooms at this resort. With all the mosquitoes around, you'd want your room to be as sealed as possible.
The rooms - I think the hotel owners focused too much on making the restaurant area "nice", that they forgot they also have the Garden Area Accommodation to maintain. One of the room's window-type AC did not have a cover, and the unit was just exposed. You can see all the dirt that's built up on the filter. The room also felt muggy, so that means the rooms have not been opened for maintenance for a long time. My husband took it upon himself to clean the AC cover. Otherwise, we'd all be breathing in all that stuff being blown out of the AC. There was also no sitting area in the rooms or kitchen. There are a couple of chairs and swings on the porch, so I'm not sure if that's what they meant. The bed was also not as described. You'll get a 2 or 3-inch mattress, and a very thin sheet. And for whatever reason, there was a thumb tack just sitting next to one of the beds. Good thing the child with us did not see it. The water heater in our room also did not work on the first day. There was also a sign posted on the door from the inside about some safety precautions, such as "checking the peephole" before you open the door. There was no peephole. In addition, there was a latch outside the room door, so anyone could literally just lock you in your room. There was also a door by the kitchen with several slide locks. We were told to never open it. The toilet also had very weak plumbing that we had to fill a bucket to flush the toilet every single time. But this is expected from a Pinoy bathroom, I am not as bothered by that as compared to the other safety issues and health hazards.
We tried to reason with the hotel staff, in the hopes that they will at least address some of the issues or move us. While the 2 staff we had direct interactions with were nice and courteous, there was nothing they could do as to making any decisions. The receptionist had to relay everything to whoever was in-charge. I heard that one of the other owner was there, but she did not seem bothered by our issues at all, nor did she take the time to speak with us.
The Food - It was okay. There was not a lot of selections. But my husband said that the pizzas and pasta were delicious; he enjoyed the Italian food on the menu.
We originally booked 4 nights at his resort. We ended up leaving and moving to another resort at White Beach on day three. But only because it took a while to get things sorted out with the resort. We would have immediately left the next morning.