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39 Real St. corner San Juan St., 6200 Dumaguete, Philippines

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Reviewed: August 29, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLocation and staff are excellent
WiFi was a little slow welcome to the Philippines 😁
Reviewed: August 27, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: August 26, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: August 24, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLocal in city center
It's a bit run dowm... Noisy, Aircon hard to adjust and somehow no good sleep in the room. Breakfast like a canteen
Reviewed: August 24, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLocation
No internet, old facilities
Reviewed: August 24, 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewLocation is great
Reviewed: August 23, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: August 21, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: August 20, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe staff were great, location is really good and free breakfast I saved a whole lot. Loved my stay in Hotel Essencia.
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Reviewed: August 20, 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe accessibility was perfect cause Its within the city. The staff were very helpful and accomodating.
Reviewed: August 20, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewinternet
Reviewed: August 20, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewI canceled the reservation
There was no rooms when I got there
Reviewed: August 20, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewGood location
Parking staircase
Reviewed: August 19, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewStaffs are respectful
Need to improve the wifi connection on room 330.
Reviewed: August 19, 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: August 17, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewStaff was excellent courteous and the breakfastly so does was amazing The rooms are very clean a shower was cold but other than that everything was terrific.
How clean the place was kept
Reviewed: August 15, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLocation is very convenient, walking distance to the port and boulevard. Good value breakfast.
Outdated hotel, needs update especially the bed which is too soft, sagging in the middle.
Reviewed: August 13, 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: August 12, 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: August 11, 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: August 11, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewFast check-in and checkout, spacious room, and food that’s reasonable for the price. We love that it’s in a convenient location for the places we were visiting. The front desk staff were really nice, and while the room is a bit dated, it’s still well worth what we paid.
There was a small stub on the bathroom floor that we had to cover with a towel to avoid stepping on it, and it was a bit rusty. The mirror was also slightly dirty, but aside from that, we really enjoyed our stay!
Reviewed: August 10, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThere was no water keetle or slipers despite it said so on booking, the internet was extremly weak . And the photos on booking on the breakfast was a scam .most of the items the showed was not there.