Roman Empire Panglao Boutique Hotel

I love the swimming pool behind each room.

This hotel is one of the strangest places I have stayed. Decor is odd, there are palm trees everywhere so nowhere to enjoy the sun by the pool. If you are from England this place reminded me of Butlins, we were booked for 3 nights but stayed for 2. Easy reach of Aluna beach we often walked in and got a tuk tuk back for 150php. The sunbeds are full of ants, and was really noisy, not somewhere you can chill out. The hotel room shower is on a 7 second timer, the sink tap actually runs for longer. You have no choice but to have a cold shower, as there are no options at all, it's literally just a push button they type you'd find on a public beach shower. - The aircon is like something from the 1950's super loud but no choice but to keep it on due to the heat. We struggled to sleep. - We had a non smoking room but other guests were smoking on their balconies so were unable to sit out or even keep the door open . - We got back from a long day our to find no towels in our room despite leaving them hanging up. Went to reception to ask for towels and was told someone would bring them up. 20 minutes passed and still no towels. My husband went back down and they told him they only had one towel in the whole hotel due to power outage. So why didn't they come up and tell us that? The power had been out since we left at 8am so why take towels you can't replace or at the very least explain to us - we would have understood but no communication at all. About 40 mins later someone came to the room with a pool towel - too late and why not provide these earlier? The front desk staff honestly seemed more bothered by what was on their phones than supporting their guests.

I enjoyed it

Its not 5 Star, but an absolutely wonderful place where a family can have a lot of fun. Staff were great.

Reservations team was so responsive and accommodating. Front desk staffs were more transactional. They can't seem to like interacting with guests since by the time we arrived until we checked out. F and B staffs were more courteous like saying Hi and hello. Housekeeping was helpful. Aircon works well. Room is clean. I love the hot and cold shower as well. We love the easy access to the pool. We had the room on the ground floor which is good for us. Minor issues : - they don't provide extra bed for extra person. Room towel as well. Very limited. However, we managed to ask pool towels from Hk team since we are mostly swimming and we really need extra towels. - front desk is just until 10pm so if you need anything, you have to check it before reception closes. But actually they have guard at night who was so helpful as well. I requested a bath mat from front desk and nothing came until i met a guy from Hk and he sent one. - though the front desk was not so helpful. Other team was able to fulfill their lapses. So its okay. We are not demanding people. its just that we lacked those in our room which are basic. Housekeeping must to check on this before check in time so we can reduce our time and effort. But overall, we had a great stay. We felt at home and we enjoyed the big pool. My son had a great time at the pool. The resort is like 5 minutes drive away from the beach. But theres tricycle outside. Kuya driver was so nice to us. Didnt demand for a high price unlike other tricycle drivers. If you need good tricycle driver. His plate number is #357.

i like the pool which is adjacent to the room. The thing I hate , cats are roaming around the dining area. Tea and coffe is limited every breakfast

Pros: - Close to Panglao airport - Has amazing pool - Delicious food at restaurant - Friendly staff - Aircon in room - Parking available Cons: - No toiletries. There is a shampoo/body wash combo but no conditioner, or other toiletries a standard resort offers.

The staff members were so friendly and helpful. The pool is well kept and maintained. I will stay at this hotel again and I will recommend it to my family members and fiends. :)

the stay was pleasant, its accessible and a short throw from the airport that gives you lots of options. the receptionist was more than capable for our requests such as a private transportation. shout out to Cherryl I think that was her name. the pool was superb and my room has an amazing view and a quick access as well.

Good customer service, clean rooms and surroundings. Bongga pajud ug pool.