Cabilao was absolute paradise! From the moment we arrived the staff were so kind and accommodating. The beach and view is just stunning! There were so many little extra touches to make our stay more special/comfortable. The food was excellent, and they were brilliant at catering to me as a vegan, even though it isn't common in the Philippines. Anything they weren't sure of they came to check which was very reassuring. The location is perfect and so remote. We always had the beach to ourselves. The owner Lucy was so kind and gave great recommendations and made us feel so welcome. We didn't dive but heard that it was fantastic with lots of sightings of sea turtles. We loved snorkelling and the pool area is fab. We had the best time and it was the perfect start to our Philippines trip, we didn't want to leave! We definitely want to return in the future! A special shout out to Mafette and Ivy who looked after us so well, but really all the staff were amazing. Thank you for the most incredible stay!! Lucy & Ethan x

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Incredible value-for-price. Especially in low season. Top tier performance, extraordinary food and quality despite at times being almost the only guests. The diving nearby is excellent, very calm and friendly dive master. The restaurant is superb. Don't worry you can pay everything at the end as room charge with credit card. For us 4 days was the perfect time to experience all highlights at least once. The transfer package and bohol tour may be a little pricy, but took a lot of organizing load off our shoulders (and gets cheaper the bigger the group, it's a group price) so was absolutely worth it. If you stay in cebu/bohol I suggest you adjust your trip to be able to stay here.

Some may critique that wifi does not reach (at least our) room. For us that was perfectly fine to wind down.

Absolute great Hotel - Staff were amazing throughout. Food is good (a bit salty for our taste but good). We spent 9 days there which is a bit long since there is not so much to do but we found it very relaxing. Snorkeling right in front of the hotel, went diving a few times (nice corals and turtles, barracuda etc), and enjoyed the salt water pool with our kids aged 2,7,11.

Some folks might be upset that there is no wifi in some room but we loved it. Restaurant area has great wifi. Everything else was perfect.

An extremely clean, well maintenanced place. Staying here is like staying in paradise. There’s a new Billiard table, a lot of books, games, a clean pool and everywhere great view on the ocean. Also the massage is really good for the price. The diving staff is great aswell. They took their time with me, showed me a great world underwater.

I didn’t like that I stayed only for less than a week

Great property directly on the beach. Spotless clean 🪥. Nice big pool. Great dive shop for either diving or snorkeling. We are snorkelers. They took us out by boat each morning for 2 hours to a different site. They coordinated our coming and going. They have an onsite restaurant. The food is excellent. The staff is friendly and kind. Easy to communicate with them. The room is great. Nice comfortable king size bed. Nice big shower. Semi outdoors. Safe. Good AC. They gave us a floor fan. The website says there is internet in public areas. The internet worked perfectly fine in our room for the duration of our stay. This place lures you into total relaxation. The snorkeling in front of the resort and by the lighthouse is rather good. We really enjoyed our stay here. Would definitely return. Thank you.

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Cabilao Sanctuary is an amazing place. My wife and I went there for our honeymoon. Overall it was really a great experience. The place was so quiet and calm. The staff are amazing and really helpful and hospitable. If anything, I would give Cabilao Sanctuary a 5 Star Rating only for the staff.

The only thing we were a bit upset at first about was the pick-up. We arranged a pickup from Tubigon port via a car and a ferry. The driver was an hour late in picking us up, and also didn’t seem to care much about my wife (not helping with her luggage) and same goes for the Ferry (although they weren’t late). Overall, it was still a great experience and would love to come back next time for an even better experience.

At first the Resort organized a private transport from the port in Tagbilaran to the pier perfectly. At the pier there was a boat already waiting for us and it brought us to the Island Cabilao. The boat ride took around 20 minutes and we had a nice view on Bohol and also Cabilao. We saw a few fish jumping next to the boat. After we had arrived at the Resort beach we got a lovely welcoming with cold ice tea! The reception asked for our passport and did the check in by their own so that we could relax with our welcome drink. After the drink they showed us our rooms. The luggage had already been brought into our rooms The rooms are really cozy. A big bed, enough space for your clothes and of course aircon. The bathroom are okay. Small but enough and of course clean! They cleaned our rooms and bathrooms everyday. On the way to the rooms there is a tiny garden with beautiful local plants. The restaurant was also really good. A lot different meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also good food options for vegetarians. There is not much to say about the location. It's a beautiful small island in the Philippines. Crystal clear water from turquoise to blue. What else do you want more? Stunning sun sets behind the mountains of cebu maybe? Or the chance to see dolphins with the first sunlight? Both is possible. We did an snorkeling trip and said to the boat captain that we want to see a turtle. The captain brought us to a site and after a few minutes snorkeling we saw a turtle. Thank you!! All in all I can't find anything which I didn't like. Maybe the beach is a bit small, but didn't bother us. All of the staff was amazing. They are really attentive, friendly and helpful. Thank you for the amazing time. I'm sure we will come back. I can highly recommend this Resort.

The location is perfect. Highly recommended for those looking for relaxation and disconnect from the bustling routine of city dwelling. Everyone in the team was really kind and helpful. The short snorkeling trip was great - really amazing views of the marine life, super recommended for scuba and free diving. The food was great, everything was delicious. What really struck us from the place was the quietness and peaceful atmosphere we were immersed on during our stay. Totally worth it.

Everything was great

Very exclusive and peaceful. The food is amazing and Mafette’s cocktails a delight. We were treated like family, the diving personnel were amazing. We were very sad to leave this place. A piece of our hearts remained in the Cabilao Sanctuary Beach & Dive Resort. We almost selfishly did not want to review this property so it can remain a hidden treasure…but fair is fair. Come and visit this paradise.

Wifi coverage can be improved so guests can access the internet from their rooms.

Everything. Staff were incredibly friendly, location was ideal for relaxing, food was the best we had in Philippines. Also did 2 dives on the north side of the island. Looc was a great, relaxing dive site

Cost of transfer. Feels like an unnecessarily expensive cost. We stayed 3 nights and the cost of 2x people return transfer was nearly the same price as the accommodation. Given there is no alternative feel this is a little underhanded. For comparison our private transfer from Caticlan airport to our resort on Boracay was 1/3rd the price