Hotel Essencia

They were nice friendly and they always went out of their way to make you feel like royalty

Breakfast, which was included in the room rate, was excellent. There were a lot of choices, with many native delicacies, and the food was delicious.

Nice clean rooms The staff were all very friendly and helpful. The included breakfast was good. I stayed in two different rooms. First I was in the suite which was fabulous. Very nice immunities and very comfortable. Next I was in a deluxe room which was average. The hot water in the room would cycle on and off several times during a shower. Also I was in a corner room and the wifi was not available in the room. I asked at the front desk and they said they would fix it but never did.

Breakfast service is good especially the servers. Food is standard - variety of egg preparation - omelet and hardboiled, then mix of corned beef, hotdogs/sausages bread with spreads (butter, fruit jams). coffee is available. Dining area is so crowed on the days i stayed because the guests who were attending conference, students on tour are mixed to the regular visitors/tourists that at some point, you cannot anymore find seats. Guests who are in group - students on tour, guests on corporate meetings/conferences should have a separate breakfast area. dining early becomes very noisy because of them.

The breakfast meal is always fresh. The room is clean. The staff is approachable. The parking is not really good but the staff they will find a way to you to park.

Do not recommend staying. 1. Hotel doesn’t have bathroom drain piping that would be complaint with North American standards. No P traps on any drains, (we were in more than one room) 2. Hotel staff accused us of ordering breakfast for room service and made a huge deal out of it. We never ate breakfast at the hotel. If you stay at this hotel demand they block charges to room service and require payment upon any food delivery. 3. The clothing cabinet was the only place I could store my suit. The cabinet had some strange smell and the suit reeked. I asked front desk to recommend a ‘dry cleaner’. They sent staff up to manage. I showed staff the label on the suite, “dry clean only”. Hotel Essencia washed suite like regular clothes and used either heavily scented soap or fabric softener. The size of the suit changed and it stretched significantly. The jacket looked horrible. My custom tailored suit no longer fits at all. 4. Do not recommend renting a car from Hotel Essencia. The experience is not the same as a professional car rental company and cost more. Find safer rental companies towards the airport from downtown. Our room on the 3rd floor smelt terribly of sewage late at night. We found a hotel with traps on all drains in the bathroom and enjoyed staying there.

Was a great stay. I few nights would host parties in the conference room but the noise didn't go past 9 or 10. Staff was super nice and you can also rent a motor bike here. I will be back..

Wouldn’t recommend this hotel to my worst enemy

The rooms were just fine, clean and neat.

highly recommended

Staff was very courteous. When we are missing something, they are fast in getting our request. Breakfast food is excellent. Room is clean. Overall great experience.

Staff was wonderful

This would be a 3.5 star hotel in North America (just for some context). Decent location. I dont think any hotel in Dumaguete is quiet. Good restaurant and friendly staff.

Its work for me everything was clean ❤️

Everything was great, including breakfast Was close to everything and centrally located Staff were helpful and friendly. Would definitely stay there again

Room 707 we had no hot water in shower, very unpleasant taking cold showers, we notified front desk service personnel could not fix the problem. Just ruined our experience at Essencia hotel, we will not return, we expect to be refunded.

Staff was excellent. Food was good overall.

All in all there staff was great, the issues was the water was cold for showers

Clean as always

Excellent staff and service.