Donatela Resort and Sanctuary

This place has super good service and a very high safety factor. It's very good. But there is one thing, there is no sunshine and beach. Indiana style decoration, secluded. It's a bit scary to be alone at night. Other than that, it's very good.

There is nothing like this on Panglao, when you live in the silence of the jungle, surrounded by nature and excellent service. Excellent breakfasts, when you order exactly what you want, and do not choose from the buffet from the leftovers. We did not have time to try all the breakfast options in a week. The Paprika restaurant itself is one of the best on the island, located on a cliff with a beautiful view of the sea. The service is ideal - you can correspond with the staff via WhatsApp, without having to call. Free transfer to Alona beach, for an additional price we took a trip to the fireflies, a tour of the island of Bohol and a boat for snorkeling. Meeting at the airport and return transfer to the airport was also for money (Attention! Now, to fly from the island, you need to have 900 pesos in cash per person, prepare this money in advance!). The villa itself looks luxurious and spacious, the ceiling made of many crossbars emphasizes the ethnic orientation, and the surrounding of each house with a dense forest with birds singing creates coziness and unity with nature. Of the minuses - I did not like the excursion to the island of Balikasag for snorkeling - early in the morning you swim trying to see dolphins, but the chance to see them is very small, on the island of Balikasag itself they let you swim only 1 hour, and then take you back to the hotel, although the hotel said that the boat is at our disposal and we can swim everywhere and as much as we want. I would also call the hotel's somewhat abandoned state a minus - the stable and spa center look sad, some villas from the outside look abandoned and covered with dry leaves. Since we were in the dry season, the area around the villa was dry, it would be nice if the lawn near the houses was watered, but this may possibly attract extra insects, which, by the way, were almost non-existent, despite the jungle surroundings. The staff speaks excellent English, is smiling and friendly. Thank you for an unforgettable week in a paradise!

Very good, will go again

The resort is very large. It was my first time swimming. I felt lost. The food in the restaurant was good. The only downside was that there were too many mosquito bites. This can be corrected.

Pros: - magnificent large well-kept territory - large villa (those with a pool) - very polite and helpful staff - excellent view from the restaurant Cons: - the biggest minus that spoiled everything is the location of the villas with a pool along an internal road along which cars rarely drive. There is not even a fence, only bushes that fence you off from this. You lie by the pool, look and smell the exhaust from the cars. In addition, there is no privacy that villas usually provide.