Northwood Hotel — Hotel in Alaminos

Cara at reception was lovely to both my wife and myself and made me feel like i existed by also speaking to me in English! Why im giving 3 stars is because of the rooms! 1st night we had the 1500php room. Small bathroom and noisy AC. Hard mattress didnt make the room comfortable. Upgraded to the 1800php room for the next two nights. Even worse for noise. Loud voices heard for more than 40 minutes from the corridors just around the corner from reception. Then the cherry on the cake was the excessively loud tv that followed some other guests LOUD and LONG goodnights to each other. Oh, the beds were also hard in the upgraded room AND as we found out when switching the lights off for sleep, the light directly above your head when in bed to SLEEP continues to GLOW and illuminate the room!!?? Add that to the noisy AC and its not conducive to a good nights sleep. When questioned about this we were told that its a "night light"!? Really? Room brightly lit = Cant Sleep people. Oh, the rooms do appear to have a major Ant problem also! I didnt have the heart this morning as i stepped from my shower to stop the frenzied ants dragging their bug carcass off to feast on! Did i mention the build up of cobwebs in the corner of the bathroom door? The breakfast was quite basic but was something to start...

Northwood Hotel (NWH) is not on the wharf and does not have much of a view of the sea, which is usually what one expects when visiting Alaminos and the Hundred Islands. But the rooms and other facilities are spacious and clean, the air-conditioner is cold, the Wi-Fi works, and the staff are friendly. They arrange your boat trip to the Hundred Islands, including pick-up, and there is public transportation right outside the hotel, so location is not a problem. NWH has a beautiful pool and pool area. A simple breakfast is included in the room rate, provided by a restaurant on the premises called Big Bite. (Big Bite also serves a delicious Pizza Margherita.) Complaints? Just little ones. There is only one hook in the entire bathroom and no counter space. Where to place your towels, clothes, and toiletries is problematic. There is no luggage rack in the room, no chest of drawers, and no stationery by the phone. Like I said, small stuff. NWH is a new, very good small hotel and it would not take much to bring it...

Northwood Hotel (NWH) is not on the wharf and does not have much of a view of the sea, which is usually what one expects when visiting Alaminos and the Hundred Islands. But the rooms and other facilities are spacious and clean, the air-conditioner is cold, the Wi-Fi works, and the staff are friendly. They arrange your boat trip to the Hundred Islands, including pick-up, and there is public transportation right outside the hotel, so location is not a problem. NWH has a beautiful pool and pool area. A simple breakfast is included in the room rate, provided by a restaurant on the premises called Big Bite. (Big Bite also serves a delicious Pizza Margherita.) Complaints? Just little ones. There is only one hook in the entire bathroom and no counter space. Where to place your towels, clothes, and toiletries is problematic. There is no luggage rack in the room, no chest of drawers, and no stationery by the phone. Like I said, small stuff. NWH is a new, very good small hotel and it would not take much to bring it...