Manawari Beach Resort

The Cafe served great food, bar was great. Loved the beach, and the vibrant show on weekends. Staff are attentive.

Arrived in Samal late after a tiring hike in Davao, so our check -in took 2 hours!!!!!! Registration/check-in/ inspecting luggage/bags was not organized. only 2 persons in the front desk handling payment, on an expectedly busy night. The place to queue was only a small area, despite expecting large volume of people on weekends. Even though staff were respectful, the queue system was still inefficient, very slow and needs to be improved.

It was a nice place with big specious rooms. Nice entertainment nighttime.

There should have been free coffee, soft drinks and water during the stay.

The resort was very clean and staff were friendly and accommodating. Location was also good as it is close to ferry transfers to Samal Island. They got different kind of accommodation but the cabana has got a bit of a walk to the toilet. We stayed in the Hiraya and it was comfortable. They have good singers there too, in the evenings.

If you are looking for a party resort and good night life, then this place is for you. However, if you want to enjoy the waters and relax the night away, this is not the place. There’s not much you can do here. The beach is so shallow and full of rocks even in high tides. If it’s not the rocks, then there is plenty of seaweeds that get caught in your feet.Theres no water activities for children either. Even a playground or swimming pool does not exist here. We got bored,we left way too early before check out time and went to another resort. During weekdays, the place is dead quiet in the evenings. But on weekends, it gets full up. Food was alright but pretty basic. Drinks on the bar are on the high side. Better bring your own and pay corkage.

Location and beach is good

Believe it or not our room is not having a proper lock! Since we carried nothing valuable it was still fine to go out keeping our bags back in the room! The toilet is tiny and very weak water flow in the shower.