The Blue Orchid Resort

A lovely, secluded hotel that is so welcoming and friendly. The perfect place to relax, or go diving. The food was good and the rooms have a fabulous sea view.

Really a nice place to relax on Cebu, near Moalboal. Direct view on the water, you can diving and snorkeling in front of the resort.  Professional locals to guide you. Location is not too big, quite, clean rooms and good service. Very good food at any time. From here you see the area very well, it feel home when you come back after a nice tour.  We stayed five nights- Top

El trato del personal es muy bueno, pero en lo que respecta a las instalaciones le sobran estrellas. La habitación es amplia pero muy anticuada. La ropa de la cama estaba muy bien puesta y limpia, pero las paredes olían muy fuerte a humedad. El tubo del aire acondicionado que sale al exterior, tenía un hueco muy grande, en el cual entraban lagartijas. Precio elevado para no incluir desayuno. Parece mas un camping que un hotel resort de ****

設施：熱水洗澡和空調不錯。但房間裏其他什麼設施都沒有，沒有熱水壺，沒有電吹風。需要自帶水壺，或者去前台取杯子倒水。 衞生：每天都有整理房間，但泳池24小時開放，不知道怎麼維護，就沒敢去泳池活動。好在靠近海邊，海里游泳就行了。 環境：進出都需要走一段很長也崎嶇的道路。靠近海邊，下去就可以浮潛。 就是一個旅店，沒任何星級服務提供，最後還會有一筆服務費收取。攜程上把它作為當地排名靠前的四星酒店是不正確的。應該有更多選擇。 服務：不同於薄荷島潛店，這裏沒有安全員管理。我們參加的浮潛活動，因為是和潛水者一起去的，導遊不是很熱情。活動也沒有一個介紹摺頁可以參考。 不過去看沙丁魚確實方便，直接坐船參加活動，就可以抵達。不需要去鎮上繞一圈。 特別提醒，這家費用不是攜程扣款，需要到店付款現金的，訂單中有提示，務必帶夠現金。

My stay at the Blue Orchid Hotel in the Philippines was absolutely incredible! From the moment I arrived, I was blown away by the warm hospitality (In particular, Rey + Nikita), stunning surroundings, and top-notch service. The food was exceptional—every meal was a delightful mix of fresh local flavors and expertly prepared dishes. But the real highlight was the excursions, especially the diving! Exploring the vibrant underwater world was an unforgettable experience, thanks to the hotel’s well-organized trips and knowledgeable guides. Whether relaxing by the beach or embarking on thrilling adventures, every moment at the Blue Orchid Hotel was pure perfection. I can’t wait to return!

It’s a lovely spot to base yourself for diving for a few days. Super nice staff. Rooms are clean. Air conditioning works. Do be advised you are 20 minutes by bumpy trike from the shops and village. No big deal but their in house restaurant is a little quirky. When we arrived they said last order was at 730. Ok no problem, we will plan accordingly. Then at 640 while swimming in the pool I get asked what I want for dinner as the kitchen is closing. Umm, relax, this is. It what was communicated to us. I get out of the pool at 7 and the second guy approaches me. What do you want for dinner? I will tell you before last order at 730. This behavior is a little stressful when the nearest option is a ways down a bumpy road. We got our dinner on the end but vowed never to dinner there again. My advice - follow the rules posted at your own pool and relax and mellow. No worries, no time constraints. Diving is excellent. You can’t miss the sardine run and by doing it from the resort you miss the beach touts in town. The only hiccups were #1 - they made an unplanned stop in town (at the beach) on the first day between dives. Had they have told us we would have brought money to get a cool drink. The #2 was more serious. We were a bit bummed we didn’t get pictures of our first day diving. We asked if they had a camera. They said no problem, 1000 pesos per day - here’s the form. Why didn’t they offer proactively the first day? However the camera had a low charged and died within 10 minutes. The pictures we salvaged were of poor quality. Why would you invest all this money in diving gear, boats and staff and not offer a decent camera? Stuff like this blows my mind but probably just me. Be aware they only clean every second day. No big deal but if you are trying to save the plumbing it would be nice if they removed the dirty toilet paper from the room bins without asking. I’m not trying to be harsh here, just pointing out simple things they can do to raise their travel appeal. On the room cleaning I will note that on those days they don’t clean the room they definitely enter the rooms to turn off unnecessary lights and air con. Perhaps this is when they can do a toilet paper change? I’d also love them to have ice readily available as there are no fridges and it’s freaking hot. Great value for money though and if you want the joys of Moalboal without the touts give it a go.