Taj Guesthouse Boracay

Location: Station 2, Balabag, Boracay Island, Aklan, 5608, Boracay Island, PH

Star Rating: 2 Stars

Property Type: Hotels

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - anytime

Check-out: 12:00 PM

Instructions: To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. To enter the island, all guests must present a printed copy of their hotel booking reservation.

Amenities & Facilities

• 24-hour front desk
• Terrace
• Luggage storage
• Designated smoking area
• Safe-deposit box at front desk
• Free newspapers in lobby

Rooms Available

• Triple Room

  1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

  280 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps

  Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator and room service (limited hours)

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead

  Practical - Desk, phone, and iron/ironing board (on request)

  Comfort - Air conditioning

  Need to Know - Housekeeping on request

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 4 (3 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Bidet
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Free WiFi
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Bedsheets provided

• Quadruple Room

  2 Double Beds

  269 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps

  Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator and room service (limited hours)

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead

  Practical - Desk, phone, and iron/ironing board (on request); rollaway beds (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning

  Need to Know - Housekeeping on request

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 5 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Bidet
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Free WiFi
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Bedsheets provided

• Double Room

  1 Double Bed

  215 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps

  Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator and room service (limited hours)

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead

  Practical - Desk, phone, and iron/ironing board (on request); rollaway beds (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning

  Need to Know - Housekeeping on request

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Bidet
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Free WiFi
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • No rollaway/extra beds
  • Bedsheets provided

Guest Reviews

• ROSALES (10/5): Excellent! - Accessible to the beach Nothing
• Maria Fatima (7/5): It was good - We always stay here everytime we go to boracay. The stairs 😅
• Dinauanao (3/5): - its just a fair place to stay. nothing fancy. the staff is good.
• Guzman (8/5): -
• Phralad (8/5): -
• Rafer (5/5): - Malapit sa beach Mahina wster, isa lng key card, di naglinis ng room.
• Stone Deft (5/5): Budget friendly hotel in the heart of Station 2 - Perfectly situated in the heart of Station 2, this hotel is just moments away from the beach. Guests can enjoy shared spaces such as the terrace—ideal for sipping coffee and unwinding. The prime location alone justifies the price. Both check-in and checkout processes were quick and efficient. The wifi connection was reliable and speedy. Although the front desk isn't staffed around the clock, a contact number is provided for any assistance needed. The rooms are clean and bed is comfortable. I reserved three rooms, but only one had a functioning hot water shower, which meant we all had to share that single room for bathing. It would have been a nice touch to provide an electric kettle in the rooms. No housekeeping during our stay.
• Lee (8/5): Overall, the stay was truly pleasant and comfortable. The property offered a relaxing atmosphere, with convenient access - The property is conveniently located near the beach, D’Mall, and a variety of restaurants—perfect for relaxation, shopping, and dining. We noticed that the network signal and Wi-Fi can sometimes be weak or unavailable. Improving the internet connection would greatly enhance the guest experience, especially if the network signal cannot be upgraded.
• candoleza (9/5): -
• glendyl (1/5): i will never book again. a waste of money. - -poor services, i don't wanna go back, in fact we transferred to another accommodation. -we complained about the cr door, they've check it for not closing but did not do anything to get it fix. -the staff we're all liars. we wanted to transfer to another room since we've seen it vacant from the start, they said it's booked but until we transferred i never seen that room was occupied. I even told them that we have children. The frontdesk should 24 hrs accessible but its the other way around. No staff we're there. No water dispenser.
• jonix (10/5): -
• Don (4/5): -
• Ariel (10/5): -
• Macy (5/5): - The proximity to the beach and bars. The initial room provided needs to be replaced due to the leak that made the bed soaked in water. As for the replacement room (2nd), it was big however lacks storage and racks for clothes, trash bins and floor mat knowing guests were in and out of the beach. For the receptionist, lacks urgency and hospitality. During our last full day as well, they were all so loud and noisy while we were taking a nap in our room. Basic hotel decency and hospitality must be practiced, regardless how budget friendly your hotel is.
• Clyde (5/5): Passable -
• Viktorija (4/5): Disappointing - Close to seaside No hot water , bad smell , slow Internet, many mosquitos, old air conditioning-working very lound
• Maciej (3/5): Dark room with fungi in bathroom and very heavy air. - Clean room. Fungi in the bathroom and moist on the floor, walls and in the air.. Photos on booking.com show a very bright and nice room. In reality it is very dark with almost no daylight. Very loud aircon working only on max speed. The request to Staff to do something to make it run on mid or low speed resulted with no reaction.
• Carlo (8/5): Accessible to everything - Accessible They don't have shower heater
• Mads (10/5): Exceptional -
• Adriel (6/5): - Clise to the beach
• Corbin (7/5): Good -
• Nene (6/5): Pleasant - The location is good and clean and very accessible for the location and service is good the staff is very approachable😊😊😊 The internet is not good it’s very slow and weak and there is no signal for the phone
• Catherine (6/5): It’s good and fun but they need improvements. - I like that it is near the beach. When we came i thought everything is set since we have a booking. No available room we have to wait for a room because it is not yet done cleaning, no toiletries available we have to request for it. When it’s time to check out together with other families who wanted to check out no available receptionist we have to wait for 15 minutes but no one comes, i have to leave a note and the key card on the front desk bc we need to leave early.
• John (6/5): Pleasant - Very close to the beachl Reception not 24 hrs No shampoo soap available Room is near their spa and it is sometimes hard to sleep because the music and employees are loud.
• Thomas (10/5): Exceptional -
• Davin (3/5): BORACAY IS A TOURIST TRAP. - LOCATION AND PRICE. ROOM WAS SMALL, NO HOT WATER, NO TOILETRIES AND NO WINDOW.
• Jocel (9/5): Superb - The ambiance Incomplete toiletries
• Johanna (9/5): Superb - The privacy and distance from the room to the beach was just right. The size of the room.
• Anonymous (5/5): Passable -
• Rechelle (7/5): Good -
• Omale (8/5): Very good - Staff and place was nice The fridge wasn't working.
• Dondrick (3/5): Poor -
• Pretee (8/5): Very good -
• Ruben (9/5): Superb -
• Degie (10/5): Exceptional -
• Emjee (10/5): Exceptional -
• Oberio (10/5): Exceptional -
• Merin (3/5): Poor -
• Juanaragon (1/5): Disaster! -
• Tiffany (10/5): Exceptional -
• Madrory (9/5): Once we actually found the place, it was pleasant to stay here. - Location was great, but not very well documented - The fact that it was part of "Taj Resort" was not mentioned which made the initial finding of the place very difficult. WiFi was terrible, unsecured WiFi and very limited. Very often we got a message there were too many users of the WiFi and unable to browse the internet or use the service.
• Bahdela (7/5): the location and security was good - the location was good we barely saw the staff hence we had no one to clean our room. 4 nights in a row. we had to check out with no one at the front desk. my id was on the table. so i placed their room key and took minee. a bit strange
• Yoderick (8/5): Very good - affordability and convinience
• Cyrus (9/5): Superb -
• Lois (10/5): Exceptional -
• Anonymous (1/5): Bad -
• Kyrie (5/5): Passable -
• Patrick (8/5): Very good -
• Chelsea (10/5): Exceptional -
• Elpher (1/5): Bad -
• Resty (10/5): Exceptional -
• Divine (10/5): Exceptional -
• Lonalyn (7/5): Good -
• Jm (8/5): Very good -
• Bismark (1/5): Bad -
• Alain (5/5): Passable - Close to the beach, quiet enough at night until 6am. Nice staff. 5 year old pictures doesn't reflect used up dirty room. Contrary to description, they don't supply complimentary water bottles, hand soap or shampoo so bring soap. Power enabled by electronic access card so even the fridge turns off when you leave the room. But for Boracay you get what you pay for I guess. 1 400p/night.
• Jennylyn (8/5): Very good -
• Maricar (8/5): Very good -
• Ysa (7/5): Good -
• Costa (2/5): - No wifi in my room. No hot water. Had to ask for house keeping. No spare key to keep ac on they refused give an extra key. Toilet paper had I ask for.
• Alexander (8/5): Great value for money - The value for the stay is exceptional. The room is complete with heater and refrigerator. The location wise, it is now a bit farther to the beach than its previous location. No phone signal inside the room. The wifi is fluctuating from normal speed to very slow speed internet. The only issue I had is when I checked out. No staff is around, we we're in a hurry to catch the trip. They put a phone number to call in the desk but the number is cannot be reached. Luckily, I have a viber number of the property, but it took almost an hour to reach them. I suggest to future tenants to inform ahead the front desk them time you will be checking out. Thank you!
• Reymon (5/5): Passable -
• John (8/5): Very good -
• Betina (3/5): Poor -
• John (8/5): Very good -
• Noland (8/5): Very good - The location its near the beach and d mall Nothing
• Kennedy (7/5): Good -
• Leonides (8/5): Enjoy much. - Excellent location.
• Lorenzo (2/5): - They dont have available room for us even if we have a confirmed booking. They made u stay to their "sister" hotel instead.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Near the beach and d mall
• Alejandro (2/5): Horrible. - Crappy hotel
• Yunjeong (4/5): ㅂㄹ ㅎㅎ - 위치 좋은거 빼고는 그닥...; 돈 더주고 다른곳 가는걸 추천해요!
• Gustav (2/5): - Sämsta personalen jag någonsin stött på! Fick ett rum med trasig dörr, så gick inte att låsa. När vi sa till så skulle dem fixa problemet, när vi kom tillbaka från stranden 5 timmar senare hade dem inte gjort någonting. Vi hade en nedmonterad tv, inga handukar och inget toalettpapper. Vi bad om att få byta rum direkt, vilket vi fick. Dagen efter så städade dom rummet men fyllde inte på med handukar eller toalettpapper, jag fick springa 3 gånger till reception för att få grejerna. Inte bara att jag fick springa 3 våningar tre gånger, utan dem var fruktansvärt otrevliga när jag frågade om hjälpen. Skulle aldrig sätta min fot här igen!
• Alexander (8/5): Great location & staff, rooms were OK. - Staff were lovey & location was amazing. Room needed some improvement - 3/5 lights were broken. Only had one tiny window. Photos of what look to be a common chill out zone are actually of the spa which they bring people from the beach to, you only have your room to relax in.
• Verified traveler (6/5): - The Hotel is very different from the ads.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - The room is clean. We will surely come back soon.
• Mark anthony (10/5): Cool - Good accommodating staff
• Reyes (8/5): Not so good first day in Taj - Initially, I was put in a room where airconditioned is worst because it is very noisy that I wasn't able to sleep at all. I reported and waited until noon the following day before they decided to transfer me to a different room. After that incident, everything is ok.
• Verified traveler (4/5): Keep your expectations low - I could not fathom whether I would be delighted that the hotel was a very quick walk to the beach front and that it was so close to other establishments (which made it very convenient) or if I would be disappointed because it was difficult to get your room cleaned. They did not clean rooms everyday even when we already requested for it. It took a couple more reminders before they even did sweep the floor. We were expecting them to make the beds but they also did not do so (or maybe they didn't want to touch our stuff). The sockets were limited and since we were a group of four, two sockets are not enough. We asked for an extension cord and they left us with a broken promise.To keep expectations clear, it is typically a room don't expect customer service, you'd have to ask for toilet paper every time you run out because they will not refill them. You'd have to ask them thrice to get them to collect the trash, you'd have to ask for bathroom rugs and new towels again and again because they won't give it to you unless you asked. One of the reception people weren't as friendly, we asked if we could check in earlier, and she answered in a very unconvincing tone...we arrived 2 hours earlier than check in and asked if we could at least take a shower because it was too hot and the travel to the hotel was very dusty and exhausting...she seemed annoyed while answering our questions. There were no complimentary water bottles, or no water dispenser to say the least.
• Verified traveler (6/5): 임시숙소로만 이용하길 권장함 - 디몰과 위치가 매우가까움. 보라카이 늦은도착시 임시숙소로사용하길 권장함. 거미나 벌레는 그렇다치고 주변이 새벽에 시끄러움. 관광객이아닌 현지인들이 대부분으로 시끄러움. 마사지는 리조트숙박객에 한해 할인해줌.
• duane (8/5): - Very basic room, fantastic location! The girls at the reception are great!
• Mark (6/5): CHINESE NEW YEAR GUESTS - I arrived at the hotel for a late night check in. There were hotel staff who accommodated us during the evening check in. The room was small but clean enough and looks decent for the price I paid. The location was good. They are not exactly in the beach front area for you to have a view but the location was close to D'mall and a restaurant good for cheap eats. Overall the location was good if you are not too picky where to stay. During the entire 3 nights I stayed at Taj, no hotel staff cleaned our room for a daily room service. The courtesy of asking the guest if we need one would be enough but there was none at all. The sand was all over the room already, so I personally got the broom and cleaned the floor. Overall, the stay was just good enough. I would still recommend the place for budget travelers. The place is not as high end but the good thing is you get what you pay for. Better than other budget hotels nearby for sure.
• In Jun (2/5): Terrible experience - It was terrible to stay there. No room serviec. Small room. Only good thing is near by beach.
• Verified traveler (6/5): Our double bed was small - The hotel staff were amazing and very kind. Please note that this review is no reflection of them but the hotel booking in general. However, we were given a room in the annex (another building) which was some streets behind the beachfront hotel. We had a heavy suitcase and we had to drag it down alleys which were not paved properly to the annex and then up some stairs as there was no elevator. The hotel room was very well designed and clean however it was small. As was the so-called "double" bed. It was much smaller than a double bed in the UK and not comfortable for 2 people. We complained about its size but were informed it's a double. A twin room would have been better.
• ph (4/5): Conflicting reservations - The hotel mixed up the reservation. They gave us a bigger room for our first. Bottom line is that its a hustle to change rooms when you’ve already packed out.
• peter (6/5): The hotel was ok close to the beach - The hotel is basic only room no real facilities but what do you really need in Boracay it’s literally a few steps and your on the beach close to all the night life. The hotel staff were all friendly and helpful the room itself was clean plenty of space and comfortable nice bathroom. Over all I would definitely stay here again WiFi not great especially in the annexe where I stayed

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