Kalipay Resort Siargao

Great hotel and even better staff. Ideally located between the beach / bridge and town.

The issue I had here was with housekeeping. On the first day, they kept knocking, wanting to clean my room, and I eventually allowed them in even if I wanted to rest. On the second day, they disturbed me again while I was asleep early in the morning. I opened the door in my bath towel and told them to come back later, but they still insisted on entering to check the mini-fridge. This lack of respect for privacy was horrible and completely ruined my stay.

Kalipay was in the best location ever, yet also like a sanctuary of peace! It helped that there weren’t too many guests when we were there too (as we were just at the beginning of the season). The staff were absolutely lovely and helped us book all of our motorbikes, transfers & surf lessons. We had the reception number on WhatsApp so if our plans changed we could easily contact them to help us - honestly, it took all the faff out of the holiday and meant we could really enjoy ourselves. The room was gorgeous and so big for 2 people! Great shower, air con or a ceiling fan, super comfy bed (if you prefer a slightly harder memory foam feel) & complimentary drinking water and tea. There was also a mini fridge of snacks which you did need to pay extra for but we enjoyed this to have a sweet treat post dinner! There are great drink / dinner options within a 2 minute walk, or 5 minute motorbike ride. We would recommend CEV for amazing ceviche (we went twice) & Goodies did a great cocktail. We also ate breakfast and lunch at Kalipay once and enjoyed both meals. Thank you so much to the Kalipay team - we’d come back in a heartbeat! Emma & Ed