Guimaras Mangrove Guesthouse

As the previous reviewer Brant JS stated, this is now known as Cabreras' Guesthouse. We were given a front room with quite good aircon. The bedroom suffered from traffic noise during the day and into the early evening. The room had a very basic double bed with only a rough blanket to cover each of us. There was no top sheet or doona/duvet. There was a fridge with freezer section in the common area. The shared bathroom had a hot shower with minimal water flow. We had to ask owner Santiago how to switch on the hot water. Towels were OK but there was only one shared hand towel. Often the water was turned off so the toilet would not flush. One had to resort to using the dipper and a large bucket of shower water. Santiago had two 18 year old relatives staying. Bibi was helpful. Initially there was a caged rooster near our bedroom but we requested it be moved. This occurred. The bedroom had an old style wardrobe and a small sofa. Curtains blocked the light. WiFi worked well in the lounge area that had a sofa and lounge area. Cooking in the kitchen would incur an extra charge of 100 pesos per day. There was a dining table with six chairs. Breakfast is not provided. The rudimentary restaurant on the other side of the road does not open until 1100. The back has direct concrete step access to the sea. No beach though. Mangrove forests are on both sides. To shop one has to find a P20 per person tricycle to go to 7-11 at the Nueva Valencia town centre that also has St Vincent Ferrer's Church with Sunday Mass at 0600 hours. A tricycle to the Guisi Lighthouse and Tahi Resort costs P250 one way while to Raymen Beach Resort it is P100 for the whole trike. At best, this was an average stay. Don't expect much.