We stayed there recently for 6 nights as a way to de-stress after a long flight. The real attraction of Busuanga Island is the diving and snorkeling which are world class. There are some nice hot springs as well located about 20 mins from town by tricycle. The resort itself is located about 12 km from town so you are well away from the hustle and bustle. The driver from the resort was waiting and we were on our way within 15 mins of landing. The airport is in the middle of a valley and we could not see any other buildings nearby. We crossed a cattle guard within a few km so it became apparent that this was cow grazing land. We could not see any of the typical fruit or coconut trees. Instead it looked to be patches of scrub and tropical hardwoods or bamboo most of it pretty intact. The long winding road to the resort was good. Prior to arriving at the resort we could see more downed trees and some damaged to the huts. The entrance to the resort seemed more like a campground judging from all the logs that were piled up. The reception area was a traditional wood building with large open verandah with chairs and table set up. We were the only ones to arrive although a group of 50 from the dept. of natural resources were already staying at the resort. After checking in we were taken across a covered bridge over a flowing a stream and saw the first of the casitas which are designed for 2 people and are spaced a few yards apart. The centrally situated pool and Jacuzzi area looked inviting and indeed were welcoming after a long hot trip. Across another covered bridge we entered the area of larger bungalow. These were nicely furnished although the air conditioning and TV was older. The bathroom was quite large and had nice tile work.
The large group staying there had requested exclusive use of the restaurant at night so were asked if we would take our dinner around the pool area which we found to be enjoyable. The staff was very attentive.
Early the next morning I took a hike up the trail to the viewpoint above the resort about a 20 min walk. At first it was a little difficult to find as it looked like the trail was going to someone's backyard which later turned about to be the manager's office / residence. The brightly coloured crest of bird on the branches of an acacia tree came in to view. It flew off before I could point my camera at it. There were a lot of trees still down and the trail was blocked in parts. I removed some of these myself and wondered why after 3 weeks the trail was in such poor condition still. Since I only knew about the trail from other trip advisor reviewers I was left to conclude that the management did not want to promote it although I am left wondering why as the view is spectacular and one of the resort's assets. Later on my hike down passing a small shallow pond the tail of a lizard caught my eye. No sooner than I had turned on my camera when it became apparent that it was over two feet long and it scurried out of the water before I had a chance to press the shutter.
After a filling breakfast we were taken into town one of the resort's driver and had a chance to see some of the destruction unleased by typhoon Haiyan aka Yolanda locally. Much of the island although not all seemed to have escaped the worst of it. Some of the worst struck buildings were the ones with metal roofs a opposed to the traditional thatched nipa huts which were probably repaired much more quickly if at all. Our resort was still running on generators however but aside form the drone of the diesel you wouldn't have noticed any difference.
If you are looking for a nice respite from it all then this might suit the bill. Aside from the pool and aforementioned trail there isn't much to do here. WORD OF WARNING: don't expect to be able to pay your bill with a foreign credit card. We tried using 4 different ones and could only pay with a local one.