The Gabayan Riviera

Great location, clean, very accomodating and friendly staff.

Place is ok for a family trip or couple trip. Great view and fairly new hotel. It’s slightly distant from the more lively areas so better for a relaxing getaway.

A wonderful place to rest. The staff is friendly and the pool is very clean. The rooms are great! I recommend! By car or scooter, nothing is far from the place. The view from the pool is incredible! The only small drawback is the lack of a real beach next to the pier, but you can reach the top beaches in 15-20 minutes by car.

The place is located high above the shore line with a nice view of the sea. The front desk personnel are very friendly and helpful at any request. Rooms are nice and clean. It was though a surprize that a “4” star hotel couldn’t deliver hot water - prepare for cold showers! It also came as a surprice that the towles all were individual types/design like they were bought at a 2nd hand store and old. Our appartment had a leaking roof so during rainfall our roof covered terrasse was flooded with water. The pool need attention since the water was so unclear that you couldn’t see clearly through 20 cm of it. The pool area is not maintained, sunbeds are few and partly broken and not enough shade. The hotel is situated at the waterfront and NOT at the beach front. To me a beach is a sandy area enougt to lay down at - at this place there is just enough for your feet to stand on, the rest is rocks. The restaurant is nicely located with a view upon the sea. What you get in the view you miss in the service, the availabilty of whats on the menu card and the wild dogs that stick to your chair. We did not manage to get the orders that we made either because they were run out of food, coffee or bottled water. English language skills vary significantly dependent on who is on duty. First night at the restaurant we encounter animal feces on the floor at one of the tables. All in all I was disappointed and reminded that pictures and the establishements own description can be misleading - this is NOT a 4 star hotel at any standard.

The room was large, the view (Ocean) was the best I have ever had from a hotel room. We had the room closest to the restaurant and closest to the beach. It was amazing. There was a very comfortable patio in front or our room. The rooms were built in groups of 2 or 3 rooms per building. The restaurant was only a 20 second walk and was very good. Our first day I tried to order bacon and eggs but they had no bacon. They got some overnight so I could order it the next morning. All the staff were very friendly and very helpful. The pool was built on 3 levels and was very nice. The resort is by itself at the end of a short rood off the main highway. The price was terrific. If there's a downside it's that you have to take a ferry from Dumaguete (an hour) to get to Siquior and then it's about 25 minutes by van to the resort. Amazing location!