I feel bad for this place. When they built it they obviously spent a great deal of time money and effort. Sadly, they just haven't kept up the maintenance. I counted 6 problems in my room after being in it 5 minutes. Pool is great. The rest just needs so much attention. Look elsewhere if you want a nice fresh room.

Upon searching for affordable hotels days before an event in Zambales, we stumbled upon White Orchid with the help of agoda. It looked decent through the pictures. One of the cheapest 2 days before the day we needed a place to stay.

When we arrived, the whole hotel was old. Stairs, roof, tables, sofa, even souvenirs they sell at very expensive price,the smell of the whole place. Although the staff are very accomodating and kind.

Expecting the room will be comfortable to sleep in at least because that was the purpose of our stay, to have a nice bed and clean room. But no. The smell of the entire room was SO strong with disinfectant spray or lysol or bug spray. The bed was covered with old beddings like the one you see in really old movies. The bathroom door has no lock. I woke up to the sound of a cockroach creeping down the sink to the bedroom floor. It was really nasty. Never going back again.

Do not stay at this establishment. Not only is it old, worn out, with bad food and a dirty beach, but they openly allow prostitution to occur. The person in the room next to us did a prostitution deal right in front of us and in the ear shot of our children. The “security guard” was bribed (also openly and in our earshot) to apparently allow this to happen. This is an unsafe, dirty, and seedy resort and should be avoided at all costs.