Name: Alona Studios Apartment Hotel
Address: Alona Beach, Tawala, Panglao, Panglao, Bohol, Philippines, Panglao, Panglao, Panglao, 6340, Philippines
Rating: 4.4

Air conditioning

Smoke-free property

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet access

Internet

Free parking

Parking

Swimming pool

Pool and beach

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At the hotel

Alona Beach

Danao Beach

Bohol–Panglao

Dumaguete Airport

Alona Studios Apartment Hotel

Panglao

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

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shared-bathroom

10-beds

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

park access

This place is now known as the Alona Embrace hotel just in case you are wondering where Alona Studios Apartment Hotel went.

Pros
Very peaceful location down a quiet road so no late night noise or traffic.
The property has a gate and 24 hour security.
The rooms are big, spacious and the bed large and comfortable.
The pool is clean and the sunbeds and umbrellas around it were in good working order.
Reception loaned me a hairdryer.
Courtesy shuttle to and from the seaport.
Efficient wifi everywhere
Good a/c in room

Cons
Shower unreliable with water supply intermittent.
Daily housekeeping advertised on website but reality was a bit hit and miss- Day 1 as we checked in no toilet roll. Day 2 we sat by the pool with our key no room serviced until we asked and handed in the key. Day 3 asked for more toilet roll and told our room would be serviced once all the rooms that people had checked out off were serviced. Day 4 handed key in at about 0930 and room serviced about 1430 as we were returning to it. 
Breakfast was always interesting.
Day 1 told choice of bread and fried eggs -sunny side up. Asked for toast and scrambled eggs, told not possible so had eggs fried arrived with meat which we don't eat so we placed it aside. Less than 5 minutes later 2 plates with scrambled eggs arrived for someone else.
Day 2 and 3 scrambled eggs and toast no meat and no problem.
Day 4 asked for no meat, scrambled eggs and no butter on toast. When you order the order is spoken back to you to confirm there is no misunderstanding. 1 plate arrived with scrambled eggs, meat and toast so we told them again no meat thinking it would go back and the meat removed. It did but we waited another 20 minutes to get 2 fried eggs and buttered toast. At this stage my husband and I laughed at the Fawlty Towers moment and decided to just accept it.
There is no milk available either only creamer and at least 4 other people over the duration of our stay asked for it.

Overall we had a pleasant stay and the staff were helpful.



Interesting stay

More or less modern apartment style lodging on the quieter outskirts of Alona Beach. Stayed on the first floor in the room with the enclosed balcony overlooking the swimming pool. Hotel staff rendered assistance with motorbike rental to circumnavigate the island and make inroads into Bohol (ride to Chocolate Hills via Tagbilaran City). Property managed by a Swedish party, who ignored our appeal to reduce the room rate for the particular day with lack of electricity supply in the area (no light, no television and no airconditioning - which we paid extra for instead of putting up in some guesthouse with basic amenities). Poor review to reflect the owner's attitude, otherwise this facility would record "average" rating on my scoresheet.

decent accomodation but disappointing experience in the end

This hotel has been closed for several months closed because the owner was arrested on murder charges. It is unlikely to re-open anytime soon. I would suggest Scent of Green Papaya Hotel which is nearby, near new and run by an honorable Frenchman.

scary place

We (family of 4) were travelling to Panglao for an  upcoming wedding & I had booked a stay with Alona Apartments and paid a ₱10,000 deposit as requested. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen and heartbreaking circumstances—we had to cancel our trip to the Philippines.

I notified Alona Apartments well in advance, explaining the situation and kindly requesting a refund. Instead of showing any empathy, they repeatedly responded with generic messages stating the deposit was non-refundable, (not ever mentioned once that it was non-refundable) despite the exceptional circumstances. When I followed up politely, they ignored the emotional weight of the situation and refused to reconsider.

While I understand cancellation policies exist, most reputable businesses recognize when compassion should override policy, especially in cases of bereavement. Many other businesses we booked with were understanding and refunded us without hesitation—but not Alona Apartments.

Yes, after many, many emails they finally decided to return the deposit however, If you’re considering staying here, be aware that they operate on strict zero-flexibility, zero-compassion policies. If anything unexpected happens, don’t expect any understanding or reasonable customer service. I would not recommend booking with here!

My first ever bad experience when travelling the world!

start with the pros it has a lovely swimming pool and now the con the apartments are shabby and only get serviced every second day the place has not got a generator even though it is a Large  hotel consequently the water will not work on those days neither will the toilet the shower the TV or the lights and your stuff in the fridge will get ruined when we complain to the owner who gets cranky after about 5 p.m. from the copious amount of alcohol he consumes he threatened to pull a gun on us and wanted to throw us out there and then I had to threaten him with the police for him to wait for the next morning to evict us there are so many other places in this area I would avoid it at all cost in the event you think I only write bad reviews have a look at my record I have traveled all over Asia and this place is absolutely the worst

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