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Buri Beach Resort: Traveller Reviews

Sitio Dalaruan | Barangay Sabang, Oriental Mindoro, Puerto Galera, Mindoro 5203, Philippines
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Buri Beach Resort
Ranked #12 of 44 hotels in Puerto Galera
4.0 of 5 stars 31 Reviews
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Denver, Colorado
1 review
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“EXACTLY what we were looking for!!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 July 2011
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My husband and I were in Manila from the US on business, and wanted a weekend getaway. We're very much the small boutique types and not so much the 50, 100 + room metropolis of hotels. We were referred to Buri by colleagues who stayed here last year, and we were VERY grateful for the perfect recommendation.

We loved the remote location, the staff was very attentive from the moment we booked, we didn't want for anything our entire stay (unfortunately just 2 nights). The food was incredible as well was the helpfulness of learning about the area and things to do/see. We had a couples massage, I've noticed some complaining about the 'spa' location up many many stairs ... yes, exercise is required to get there and this wouldn't be feasible for anyone with physical limitations. But the view is so well worth it, and is just a part of what this slice of paradise is all about! The massages didn't make it to the top of our list but wonderful nonetheless. We hired a boat (owner lives on the property just down the way from Buri) for a sunset cruise & to see more of the area, then were dropped off for dinner, then picked up again later. This was a fun adventure which we'd recommend. Buri's prices seemed well below what we'd expect to pay for such a location and quality in many other places in the world including North America (US, Mexico). Coming from Manila I can see how some might feel it's a bit pricey. It's all relative, but we felt like the value far outweighed the price...Buri is VERY worth it, and we hope to make it back as soon as we can! HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend Buri!!!

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Paris, France
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Nice beautiful hotel, but overpriced”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2011
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I spend few nights at this hotel and I have to say this is a beautiful place, well maintained, with it's own charm. The hotel is build on the hill, so it's very steepy. The beach is not so nice, but they have a private pier where you can get a boat to go snorkelling nearby in coral gardens. The Restaurant is ideally located, near the pier and beach, to provide fresh breeze during the evenings. Their food and beverage stock is somewhere limited, but considering the hotel was almost empty during our stay, it's understandable, and the staff always made their best to accomodate.
But all this come at a price, and everything is at least double or triple the price of what you can find anywhere else in Puerto Galera. For example, any organised boat trip will cost double the price of what you can negociate on others hotels nearby, same for drinks, food etc ... and the fact that you can only reach the hotel by the sea, mean you can not easily go out for dinner and you are almost obliged to eat at the hotel restaurant.
In overall, if you have lot of money to spend and want to be sure about a quality stay, then you can choose this hotel. But there is lot of others less expensive hotels that also provided very nice services.
ps: The hotel also offer a private boat transfer and also a private car transfer from Manila Airport. This is also totally overpriced (double the price of others hotels), but we choose it anyway and on our way back, we had to face a poor driver that want to stop in a street restaurant for eating his dinner (while we were hoping to reach our Manila hotel before 9h00pm). We had to badly argue with him to explain that with the overprice paid, we want to be driven direct to Manila and he finally accept, but this ruin the end of our stay by stressing us

  • Stayed November 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Los Angeles, California
Contributor
19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Beautiful & Private Hotel”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2011

AbFAB! This boutique hotel is gorgeous. I will post pics and you can see for yourself! My visit was in 2009, but the site will not let me back date. The hotel is own/run by a fantastic lady who puts customer service first.

  • Stayed February 2010, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Quezon City, Philippines
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“very relaxing”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 December 2010
2
people found this review helpful

we got a family room. it was 2 floors and had 2 rooms. the master bedroom had a queen size, four poster bed and the other bedroom had a pull-out day bed. the room also had 2 rooms. there was a very spacious veranda when you step out the master bedroom. also, you have your own private 'jacuzzi'

pros
- very nice and clean rooms
- lots of extra pillows in the cabinet
- i slept really well. the beds were very comfy
- spacious bathrooms and rain shower
- very clean and nice swimming pools
- they let us use their speed boat to go to other places and snorkeling sites. (they even let my dad drive. haha)
- very accommodating staff
- scenic view atop the hill (at the spa)


cons
- the electricity only came at 7 pm so it was really very hot during the day (no generator,
therefore, no aircondition) but maybe we were just unlucky. hahha
- you are really going to be tired when you go up the stairs, our room was located far up
so you'll really get tired going up
- overpriced food and bad taste
- the beach was not 'swim worthy' there were seaweeds everywhere and the water was murky
- there is not much to do at the resort, unless you want to pay 1,5000 pesos just to get to white beach

  • Stayed April 2010, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Kuwait City, Kuwait
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“A quiet sanctuary, totally relaxing.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 November 2010
1
person found this review helpful

I celebrated my 31st birthday here. We had a nice dinner and a fantastic acoustic band is playing that night. The place is so romantic, suited for a romantic getaway which at first our (me & fiancé) plan until our blasted work schedules took it all away. So I ended up going there with my sister and her friend. It was a girls weekend getaway indeed, we went snorkeling, and lots of swimming in the pool, which is sooo good. The surrounding scenery is gorgeous, the staff are excellent, special thanks to our boat man Kuya Crispin, the all-around in-charge Rogie, the barman Kuya Jerome, Ms. Kathy Nantes for being so patient with my requests, and the all-around staff of the restaurant. They are all amazing. This place is best for couples who wants to have a quiet relaxing weekend, also ideal for family with kids, and group of friends who just want to have a real time bonding experience.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Sitio Dalaruan | Barangay Sabang, Oriental Mindoro, Puerto Galera, Mindoro 5203, Philippines
Price range (per night):* 161 AUD - 219 AUD

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