Marlins Beach Resort

Original booking was for 3 nights in a deluxe garden view room. Arriving a day early we tried to add an additional night using AGODA. Tried ringing the hotel direct. Both failed. We could only book an additional night in a deluxe sea view room. We were disappointed to find that our deluxe garden view room (#21) was empty the night we spent in the deluxe sea view room. This meant 1 night in 1 room then move everything to the new room for the next 3 nights. The sea view room was superior. The resort is in a good location with terrific staff. I had read TA reviews about the hotel charging guests for staining towels and linen. You must sign a written agreement upon check-in about the fees they charge for stains and damage. I photographed the linen (with holes) and towels (threadbare) just in case. Inconsiderate guests were too loud in the passage way outside the rooms. Earplugs are needed.

Hotel is nice…. Staff was accommodating… little issues Were .. TV not working… beach was under construction Ocean was filled with trash… seems like a lot of plastic .. Had good security… Restaurant overpriced compared to the area.. They could use a pool to compete with the near by hotels … The noise(Music?) from a nearby bar was unbelievably loud till 11-12 pm … Breakfast was adequate…

Everything about this resort is perfect, from spotless clean room and linens to friendly and approachable staff it really feels that you are in one the 5 star hotels in Bantayan. We also enjoyed the bar, their breakfast buffet and live band Marivel the singer and her husband were amazing entertainers😊We will surely comeback to Marlin's❤️more power to this resort.

My room was on the street side. The construction and vehicle noise started at 6:30 am.

We stayed here foe a wedding on the island. We loved the location. You are literally on the beach. We had a room with a balcony facing the ocean. it was gorgeous. The only negative, the loud people on the beach at 3am. So rude!! The staff was very friendly and helpful. The breakfast buffet was great too. Thanks for an awesome stay!

I prefer to start with the less than satisfactory and build on what we can. First, upon entering the room I turned on the tv as we have a little one and her entertainment is paramount for everyone to have a good day. Well, the tv had problems, it could not pickup a simple station and unless you gave it a shake, there was no video feed from the cable box. Upon further inspection, the HDMI input on the tv looked to be rusted. At the reservation, it was made for my immediate family, less minute changes included a guest, my sister-in-law. The front desk was made aware and they said that additional breakfast (made for 2, now would be 3 if all of us took part) at the end of a 5 day reservation, we were welcomed with a p4750 bill for the 3rd breakfast. While I would have had no issue with the additional guest, that is not how it was explained and in fact, I never had breakfast with the family, instead I had morning coffee every morning down the street. So I did not anticipate such an expense on check out. Now the important issue: At the time of this review, we are 3 days removed from our stay. My daughter participated at the beach, building sand castles, and just playing in the sand as a 3 year old would. My daughter developed terrible itching in her private areas on the 2nd day of our 5 day stay. IT IS STILL ONGOING as we will search for LOCAL medical attention for her. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN BEACH/SAND activities, this is a known issue apparently and NO ONE has a medical solution in Santa Fe. As for the good, the hotel was clean, the views were nice and the staff, with the exception of surprise fees, were very nice, friendly, and professional. Do I think it was worth the stay? Tough to say, it is a nice place, but if that sand issue is not corrected, I would not stay here again.

Marlin’s Beach Resort is one of the best front beach resort in Santa Fe. The location was superb and in town! There was 7 of us and we all loved our experience. The staffs are all very happy, cheerful, polite, helpful. Especially Ate Jane and Ate Tetchie. This hotel has exceeded its range level. In our experience, Marlin’s Resort is worth more than what we paid for.

This was our first destination on Bantayan, because Cebu Pacific stuffed us around on our flights we only stayed one night initially before moving on, but, after seeing the accommodation of our next booking we came back to Marlins When it comes to experiences you have when travelling the location is only one ingredient, the staff and/or people you meet are a bigger part in my opinion and the people that work at Marlins are a credit to the resort and to the industry, i like to think we came away from our stay here with more friends than we started with When we come back to Bantayan we will be staying here exclusively like some other guests we met, it's that good The food is brilliant, who thought you would get a salad nicoise that is 2nd only to one I had in France on Bantayan and all their seafood dishes are simply superb Just book here, you will not be disappointed

Beautiful unspoilt resort. Very friend staff and management. Highly recommend . We had room on ground level which was on beach . Security very good too. Close enough to island hopping and market. Nice restaurants in a few minute walk. Dont waste time and $ at other joints