Navarro Hotel

Clean room

Close to the airport.

Located close to ferry terminal, two minutes walk. Local restaurants near by, bed comfortable, great air con and strong shower. Staff at reception were lovely and helpful. Place is a bit old but it’s kept clean and beds and towels all clean and good condition. Ideal for 3:30am ferry, place to stop and rest.

I liked the staff and the proximity to the port. Shower drain very very slow - standing in water. Door lock not properly working. Room not secure because of the weak lock.

Stay started with an early morning check-in attempt that was lacking the hospitality the Philippines is known for. Was told there were no rooms available for early check in. Once dayshift front desk arrived; she magically produced keys for an early check in. The catch being that it would cost P200 for every hour prior to normal check in. Being a family owned hotel recommended by friends and family for it's hospitality was surprised that they would not budge on the fee being applied to the 3 reserved rooms. We waited until almost 12:30 pm when they decided to let us check in. The rooms are rather spacious but need updating. The sliding door to the balcony took two people to open The drapes were hard to move bcoz they were on a curtain rod too big to let the rings slide freely. We found a cigarette butt under the drapes of a non smoking room. The a/c unit was dirty and blowing dirt on to the head of each bed. The bathroom was small but the shower is right next to the toilet without even a shower curtain for seperation. This is what I call a provincial bathroom. This hotel is best suited for a one night stay if you are here for the airport or ferry port. It's sad their check in policy takes advantage of that by charging an hourly fee for every hour prior to normal check in. Guests arrive at every hour of the day and they told us it was a liability issue but if thats the case; they should refund accordingly for every hour you check out early. It's a money issue and nothing else.