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Reviews of Hof Gorei Beach Resort

3 out of 5
Hof Gorei Beach Resort
Adecor, Kaputian District, Island Garden City of Samal, Samal, Davao del Norte

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 71 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simply Amazing
We had Very nice stay. The entrance in a little rough. Was not prepared for so many steps up and down getting into the property. Do not remember it being listed in property information.. But once down into the property it was everything we had hoped for. Quiet, tropical, lots of exotic birds and so many beautiful plants. The Bungalow we stayed in was perfect size for 2 people, very romantic. The service is casual and relaxed but still attentive. Our Room Butler Jerlyn was amazing. So friendly and answered any questions we had. Overall we loved our stay. Thank you
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Billy

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice place, very beautiful. I hated seeing wild animals locked up in cages on the property. The place was a little run down, but still nice.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

sidney, Honolulu

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The experience was atrocious with the exception of the fact they assign you a butler Mickey who tries to help you in Every way he can. Beside that all was atrocious! To begin with the bathroom facilities are in a separate little Hut you have to walk out of your room out into the public outside and then enter a room and that room was overrun with ants and I complained and they claimed that they sprayed it but I am sure they did not spray it or maybe they did but it still was overrun with ants everywhere. Disgusting. Also there is an owner and her name is Jane. I told her that I need a ride to the boat and I told her I had received an email from her hotel telling me it would cost me $150 Philippine pesos. She denied any such email had ever been sent to me. She called me a liar! And she came to me personally and she aggressively waved her hands at me in a threatening manner. I am going to be 80 years old on December 20th and this frightened me. She is a horrible human being and doesn't belong in business. Anyway I sent that email to her and I told her she needs to apologize to me because here is the email that she claimed never existed and she called me a liar and I proved I did receive such an email. Also to get to the beach you have to walk down many many concrete steps and to get back to your room you have to climb up many many steps. Also on the last night there was a wasp flying around in my room and I was terribly frightened I would never stay here again ened. Also
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

jeremy, Titusville

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property has a beach front and a wharf and individual waiters for each reservation
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verghese

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jayme

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was superb, clean, serene environment, delicious food, friendly staff. The only thing that needs improvement on is their wifi speed, super slow,
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Madame April runs a well oiled machine! The perfect precision of every detail was above excellent! One of the most romantic vacations of my life time! Every single detail was perfect, from our butler, Laya, to absolutely everything right on time! Keeping the balance of nature to every location of this wonderful resort! Thanks again for a very romantic and organized get-a-way !
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Kieren

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
DARYL THE BUTLER WAS VERY GOOD!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

CARLOS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My fiancé and I spent a wonderful time at this resort. Layla was fantastic and we will definitely tell everyone about this amazing place.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Rea on Apr 8, 2022
Thank you Sir Carlos for staying here in Hof Gorei Beach Resort. Hope to see you again here. Reservation Team

10/10 Excellent

chauncey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Romantic getaway
Normally we take a boat over to the island but due to the pandemic it was not available at this time. The boat trip makes the ambience even more special. That did not interfere with our trip, the service is impeccable, the ambience is really romantic it’s a sweet little place talked away on the island
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Brant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing
Nice resort. Quiet and romantic. If you book ask for Christine for a Butler. She was great. Prices are reasonable.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Like everything about the place very clean very nice everything is not really a good placeStaff was great did everything they could to make you happy my butler is super just a great experience
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hof Gorei paradise!
What a beautiful place! The staff (Teng) was so very accommodating and responsive! Most days we felt we were the only people there. The grounds are manicured and with varied tropical flowers and trees. It was paradise for both of us!
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Rhomil Segura - Operations manager on Sep 22, 2019
Thank you so much for staying with us. Hope to see you in the future.

10/10 Excellent

chauncey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect getaway
This is a hidden gem. Service and food was exceptional , our personal attendant was at our beckon call. We will definitely book again. My only complaint. WiFi was poor.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Rhomil Segura - Operation manager on Sep 22, 2019
Thank you so much for staying with us. Hope to see you in the future. With regards to the wifi, we are trying our best to upgrade this service.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really liked the staffs very friendly I loved the food and the view of the beach the pool was very clean and refreshing
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was very pleased with this resort. Quiet, relaxing. The food was really good. Everyone has a personal butler to serve you and they even act as a personal guide on activities. I have to say our butler was absolutely amazing. The rest of the staff was also great and very friendly. I’d go back in a heartbeat, but I’d request the same butler. She made the vacation better.

4/10 Poor

BELINDA

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

4/10 Poor

John

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Internet was the worst I have ever experienced and no venues around the hotel. Won't be staying again.

6/10 Okay

Jason

Liked: Staff & service
A lot of trouble getting there for little return
Be prepared to leave your car in town somewhere because they have no parking and you have to hire scooter boys to take u there with near no bags Bumpy unsafe travel if u have kids or you don't want your lady falling off on the rocks and you have to pay them and the ferry maybe just taxi to the ferry. Beachfront does not mean on the beach there we paid the high price for beach front unit and we could not see the beach from our hut. It is a small beach as well the locals border all sides and if the tide is out so is swimming for 6 hours

10/10 Excellent

karl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely tranquil stay
Great place to unwind from the hussle of Davao. The ferry ride back was a little rough but the hotel is ideal to de-stress

8/10 Good

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the view is superb facing Mt. Apo
We were the only guests at that time, glad to have a personalized service by Marg, staff are nice, food are little bit expensive but tasted great, We enjoyed our stay and it was a memorable one. Cottage prices are great deals for a very nice resort.

10/10 Excellent

Woodrow, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
I had a great great great time at the resort..

10/10 Excellent

John, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden Gem!
What an amazing place, with the exception of internet access. Personal butler (Erving) what a great guy! Owner is personally involved and engaged with guests! Very pleasant and relaxing place. Staff bends over backwards to accommodate. Manager even constructed a makeshift tower to mount a wifi booster at my bungalow. Food was very good, reasonably priced and a very expansive menu - something for everyone. Delivered right to your accommodation or the beach if you prefer. The gardening is absolutely beautiful and the property well maintained and constantly being improved. Free ferry to Davao. Not a downside but a lot of units are built into the hillside so there are a lot of steps/uphill pathways - 216 steps to a beautiful Jacuzzi/cool pool, fed from the mountain spring! Which you need after all the steps!

10/10 Excellent

KeVonne, Honokaa, Hawaii

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Place
The pictures of this resort, don't truly show how WONDERFUL, this place really is! The service was amazing from the personal butler! The food is gourmet! The service is Great! I'll be sure to return. If you have the opportunity, PLEASE COME HERE!

4/10 Poor

Hanh, Sydney

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only choice if you have no other option
Very poor facility (old bathroom & noisy old style aircon). The beach is not great to swim in. Staff are very nice though. Dinner outside on the porch or on the beach is lovely. Food is not bad.

2/10 Terrible

Hans, Utah

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paid for 5 nights. Stayed one night.
Breakfast was not edible. I ordered the "American" breakfast. It was not edible. Nothing about the food was even ok. This is a resort in a beautiful tropical setting but you are stuck at this resort unless you want to ride for an hour each way to Davao. There is no place to buy some food. No place to eat. The resort has no eating facility, just a kitchen. You can eat at the water or at your room but the food is brought plated to you. There is no café of any kind. There also was no hot water. We checked out after the first night and breakfast. And also be aware that anything that Expedia says about breakfast being included is not correct. Expect an additional 6,000 - 12,000 pesos (150 - 300 us) a DAY for additional charges.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Nice staff and nice with a personal butler.
It was not easy to get there in the late evening when my flight was delayed. You have to go there by boat, but the last boat was gone. We managed to get there by car but used more that two hours and the road was very bad. Very nice staff there and a nice place by the beach. Quite place with not so much people. The wifi connection was very slow.

8/10 Good

shaun, louisiana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
best vacation ever
Had some very good times here made memories and had a blast will definitely come back again in the futurr

8/10 Good

Livia, Australia

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Secluded paradise, wish we could stay longer!
The resort is very pretty and the cottages ( we stayed in the round huts) are very quaint. We loved the personal butler service, we had Rea and she was truly amazing. We were greeted at the docks with a refreshing drink and cold towels, than we're taken to our cabins directly. No checking in, no hassles, just a great welcome. You get your menu and chose your meals and the location you would like to have it and your butler sets it up for you. We chose the beach both nights and had an unforgettable experience dining right on the waters edge. A recommendation: have your dinner at 5.30 pm so you can enjoy the sunset and before the rains start. Don't try to swim off the beach the sand is disgusting in the water. we discovered by accident that if you go to the end of the jetty and jump in the water from there you will see the most amazing coral gardens so we used the hotel snorkel gear (free) and spent a wonderful morning snorkelling. Make sure you do this early as unfortunately the tide brings over the most horrendous amount of rubbish from Davao in the afternoons and believe me you don't want to swim in that! Over all I have nothing but praise for this little resort, and Rea. She looked after us so well and nothing was too much trouble for her. The food is also prepared on site and everything we had was delicious, there is a good variety of options on the menu. I can highly recommend you try this resort!

4/10 Poor

World Traveler, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Great location in pristine environment. Service also excellent. However, there is a little problem with the rooms. There is absolutely no place at all to hang your clothes in the room--not even one hook. How expensive could it be to put a few hooks on the wall and to provide some coat hangers? The light bulbs in the room are of such a low wattage that you will think you are still in the forest, making it almost impossible to read anything at night. If you don't mind walking down a flight of steps at night to get to the bathroom then you are really going to love this place.,

10/10 Excellent

Bernadette, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the highlights...
The hut we stayed was beautiful and the view is amazing.. I cannot be more happy and we even have our own butler... The staff are very helpful and they will spoil you like king and queen... love it...
Hut
View from my room

2/10 Terrible

william, Canada

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I spent 3 days trying to cancel this hotel.
I spent 3 days trying to cancel this booking, but Expedia was totally useless in this regard. Telephone and internet connections did not help, and the "call back" system never worked. Once I reached civilization in China, I successfully was able to send an email to Expedia, but still haven't had a reply or heard anything about a refund 5 days later. Unless I do, this is probably the LAST TIME I will ever book on Expedia.

2/10 Terrible

Jim, Palawan, Philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Give the place a miss.
I booked a room and when I showed up the WIFI didn't work. I was told it must be my computer. I checked with their router, they had no connection. I did a traceroute and found that their router was unable to reach the internet (Yes, I administer networks for a living, I know what I am doing.) The owner of the place told me the network was down for an hour for unscheduled maintenance. Another guest that had been there for three days told me that the internet didn't work the whole time. The hotel refused to refund either of us our money. The poor German had prepaid for 30 days. The nearest other place to get internet is at least half an hour away and involves trekking, renting a motorbike and then a tricycle. I booked the day before I got there, they told me I had to cancel a week in advance, not possible under this scenario. I never checked in, they wanted me to fill out a check in form with my passport information as it was required by law, sure, they just wanted to dispute the fact that I had never checked in. After the German and I left, there were no other guests, our bookings did not preclude them from full occupancy. Also be advised that you really can't leave the resort, the resort is small, the beach is artificial and some of the beach front cottages are actually behind chicken coops. Give the place a miss.

6/10 Okay

Richard, Paranaque

Good only for adults, and as we had an 8 yr old son with me (Not good, cant swim in sea as muddy bottom, no facilities for children, limited expensive menu and no restaurant,

10/10 Excellent

Japs, Tarlac

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome assistance
Fantastic :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Sean, Beijing

Liked: Room comfort
It's very quiet , in the hill, by the sea
it's ok

10/10 Excellent

Steve G, San Diego, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place on Samal
Great food, great service. We really enjoyed our stay here. The room was clean and nice, our butler was awesome - made sure we had a good time. Make sure you plan for the boat ride out - the boat only runs twice a day, otherwise you will have to hire your own boat.

4/10 Poor

Paul, Philippines

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not as advertised
No HBO....3 TV stations.....Food was awful....Need to revamp the menu.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Brad, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Very Filipino
We enjoyed our stay here but we had been traveling in the Philippines for 2 weeks and we were very used to the culture etc. I think if we had just stepped off the plane and into the resort, we would have been a bit taken aback by some of the things that are not up to resort standards in North America. -things like chipped tiles at the pool, ducks and chickens walking around the resort, no fence surounding the resort separating the resort from the homes of the Filipinos, etc. The personal assistant idea is great and so was dinner on the beach. It certainly wouldn't take much to make this a nice resort by North American standards. However, it is definately not there yet.

6/10 Okay

Sylvia and Len, Buffalo, NY, USA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
paradise with rough edges
Built on a hill, it is a place for the phisically fit. Thetre are MANY stairs to climb when in the Gorei house or the 2 upper round huts. The website does not indicate where the rooms are, so it is difficult to tell. There are cottages closer to the ground level, but they were not listed as choices for a room. The pool is lovely. The beach is terrible. You cannot go into the water because it is not maintained or cleaned. Rocks and moss. The view, however, from the Gorei house is wonderful and the sounds of the birds is great and relaxing. The leaky pipes in the toilet area left the floor constantly wet. Piles of old building materials and unused furniture everywhere, Needs better upkeep. The staff is great; kind and polite, so that balances the overall view of our stay. Also web site needs updating.

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
lovely getaway but sometimes basic
The butler service and free ferry service are great pluses ; downside is the dark bathroom which in the leaning hut was primitive with cold water; staff do their utmost to please you and the owner has vision and style could do with more sunbeds though! the price s OK for what you get however

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Wifi location too far.
It would be nice if the wifi is near the rooms instead at the jetty. Which sometimes never turn on. Its a long walk there.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hof Gorei is a very well run establishment. It is one of the best places i have visited in the Philippines. Very pleasant staff with great hospitality skills. I highly recommend Hof Gorei for those who want to experience something different.

6/10 Okay

Ed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Interesting stay.
I previously stayed at the Pearl Farm before which is the best you can stay on Samal Island so I had high expectations. Hof offers a personal butler for the time you stay which is why I would stay at this hotel instead of Pearl Farm. The personal butler is an awesome touch of personal attention and surpasses any other hotel in service. The butler is available from lunch until the time you retire. The place is smaller than most and you have to climb a few steps to arrive at the Jacuzzi, which for most expects warm water, but they clean everyday so its cold. The view from the top is stunning and the butler will service your every need, even from the top of this hill. Couldn't have asked for a better get away and service.

6/10 Okay

James Bond, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The only Zoo-Resort in the World
Very friendly Staff and Owner, delicious food, the rooms are somewhat small according to European standards, and the bathroom quite simple. You can enjoy romantic diners on the beach, organized by the staff, island day-trip tour, or island hopping. You are living among tropical birds, animals, be ready to be wake up each morning at 6:00am by loud cries and noise from the birds. Noisy aircon also, but that's Filipino standard. But if you like animals, birds, or have kids, they should love it. Internet is a problem to be resolved.

10/10 Excellent

david simons

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great place
the owner has done a great job in creating a Hof on this island;its a one hour boat ride though which you need to book in advance great ambiance and great service you need to go to the hotel s own web site to get the right contact nos