Mangrove Oriental Resort

The Good: cool, funky design style and decor - very peaceful and private setting/grounds - delicious breakfast (I didn’t eat anything else there so can’t speak to their lunch/dinner but if the nice woman named Fry cooks them, then sure to be good). The Bad: Somewhat dated and worn rooms/decor - not very comfy mattress - weak AirCon - the entrance and grounds have steep hills which get you sweating just walking around the resort. The Ugly: “No WiFi in any rooms” (just reception/resto area) even though online booking sites indicated “free WiFi in all rooms” and a major reason I booked here rather than a more convenient place near/on the main beach - location is nice but isolated and a long, hot walk to the main beach (where all the bars, resto’s, activities, people and activities are - walking home at night through pitch black narrow alley ways lined with rusty barbed-wire was downright dangerous. During check-in they tried putting me in a regular room rather than the “sea View Cottage I booked. After insisting I booked a different room they showed it to me but had just painted the ceiling, so had overpowering chemical smell. Why, as they knew I was coming ahead of time? When upset about no WiFi in rooms and told them it’s stated on the booking sites, their reply was “sorry but our booking agent is in Cebu”! If you are a couple or honeymooning and want some peace & quiet privacy it’s fine - as long as you don’t care about having WiFi in your room.