Amorita Resort, Philippines

Amorita is a four star boutique hotel with just 82 Suites and Villas, all decorated with natural colours, local timbers and use of tadelakt, a stylish polished plaster effect, creating a natural minimalist contemporary edge and simple luxury. Choose from Junior Suites with a small living area and balcony or patio, the One Bedroom Suites are almost double the size with a separate living space with two day bed/sofas for spacious living or for an additional two guests. Two Bedroom Suites have an additional room and fantastic views of the ocean. The One Bedroom Pool Villas are THE rooms to stay in with spacious indoor/outdoor living and breath-taking views of the ocean.

Next to the main pool Saffron Restaurant serves up delicious local Filipino dishes along with fresh seafood and international favourites. Upstairs in air-conditioned comfort Tomar Tapas Bar offers classic Spanish dishes from Tapas, Paellas and Pintxos.

A second pool overlooks Alona Beach and Amorita’s spa has an exclusive range of treatments from authentic Filipino massage therapies to Asian healing rituals. Yoga is offered as well as complimentary bicycles to explore the local area. Snorkelling and diving are of course one of the top draws for this region and the resort can arrange visits to Bohol’s best dive sites, with an in-house PADI Dive centre. Kids are well looked after with a children’s playground and children’s activities are organised daily, such as cookie decorating, pizza making, film showing and original arts and crafts – kids will also delight at the candy buffet and popsicles around the pool.

Amorita is contemporary and stylish and feels like an exclusive luxury resort, however it really is great value for money and doesn’t rate itself quite as highly as some of the more exclusive hotels in The Philippines. The standard and service may not quite match those prices either, so expect an element of local hospitality and charm but your money really will go much further here and we love it.