Review on Alona Tropical Beach Resort

We booked a standard room since it's the cheapest. It has 2 single beds, air condition, and toilet and bath. The room was quite neat but the floor needs to be shined often. Bathroom is OK but I think they should equip all their rooms with hot and cold shower. The staff were approachable and friendly. The room is cleaned every time we would go out for our tours and new towels were provided everyday. Shampoos and soaps are also provided. The restaurant has a nice ambiance and has a big flat screen TV. Since the standard rooms have no TV, I watched in the restaurant to keep myself updated of the news and soaps (you can watch TV even if you don't order). Food is a bit expensive. Their banana split tastes really good (what others have said about it is true). Alona Tropical has the widest beachfront of all the resorts along Alona Beach. Their lounges look nice but were not very comfortable (but as Filipinos say it, "pwede na rin"). The shore was full of weeds but the resort hired people to clean them up. However, in a few hours, the beachfront was full of weeds again.

The only thing that really disappointed me was they didn't have wifi. Yes, I know that people go to the beach to be free from the fast-paced life of the city but internet is already part of people's lives (like cellphones). I think they should get wifi this year or they'll lose a lot of probable guests.

All in all, I would recommend this resort especially to families and friends who plan to stay in Panglao during their Bohol trip. It offers good value for your money, especially if you are on a budget trip.