Batad View Inn and Restaurant — Hotel in Banaue

My wife and I stayed here for a night during our trip through Banaue.|The pictures are just as advertised with magnificent views of the Rice terraces and the village.||First off everyone should know, is that Batad is about 40 minutes from Banaue town proper bus stop. A tricycle costs about 700 pesos one way from what we checked as the jeepneys only leave in the late afternoon when full. Once you reach the Batad drop off point, you need to walk 20 - 25 minutes downhill along the trail to reach the accommodation. Along the way you pay the 50 peso environmental fee.|Remember there is no mobile signal in Batad (Smart or Globe). Your last point would be up on the Batad Saddle before you ride down to the drop off point. ||The room itself we got was the double room for 700 P. It is basic but that's what you expect. It had a double bed, a single bed and 2 power outlets. There is no fan and the shower/toilet is shared (towels are provided). The interiors are clean and well maintained. The view from your window has to be the highlight. |The restaurant is just below the Inn and is part of Ramon Homestay. The meals are good and all priced at 185 pesos (a bit pricey but again think about the location and the difficulty in getting supplies). Everything on the menu may not be available. It looks like they used ti have cultural shows pre-pandemic however this was not operational at the time. ||Overall a great stay. Peaceful, disconnected and a great view to go with it. Would...

First, although the place is in an outstanding location in terms of view and proximity to Batad's tourist spots, it takes a 20-25 minute intermediate level hiking through mixture of paved and unpaved walk ways from the end of the drivable road. The route to the place is also not straight forward especially at night since there are no streetlights and a coiplenof street crossings lacks directions leaving you guessing which way to go. There are available guides who will offer to assist you to get there for Php500, which is outrageous in my opinion. All the bathrooms that we saw are shared with other guests, and they are not the self flushing type. It's also annoying that the people there are constantly offering help to see the sights or to go anywhere which should not be needed but they try to scare you of what might happen if you don't got one. It appears that the entire town was made to be tourists unfriendly i.e. lacks detailed directions to the good spots of Batad, so that tourists will be forced to hire guides at foreigner's outrageuos prices, which is unfortunate. But what really made our trip to be worthwhile despite all of these negatives are the view of the rice terraces from the place itself, and the food that was locally cooked with local ingredients. We tried 2 chicken dishes (tinola and adobo), and both were out of this world outstanding. Their coffee is also sooo good that I drank 2 where I'd normally drink 1 with...

This is also referred as Ramon Native Homestay and Restaurant. There's a restaurant which offers good food mostly with chicken menu.

It's nice to stay here as they have cheaper pricing but you'll get to also check their traditional hut house with lots of animal skeletons and other interesting stuffs. These houses are still functional these days. In fact, Mang Ramon, the owners has been listing these huts for rent too with higher price. He also has a pet dog who accompanies the guest during the tour, his name is Rambo.

At the restaurant, we get to have an unobstructed view of the batad rice terraces while having our meal. There are only common restrooms but they have hot and cold showers. We stayed for...