Voda Krasna — Hotel in Cebu

Vada Krasna is an outstanding experience and I recommend it through and through. Our room was comfortable, with a perfect view of the ocean. The food was all delicious and the prices seemed fair to me. The grounds of this small resort were immaculate, clean and well kept by the staff daily. The beach was also clean with tables and chairs set up for all the guests. On the weekends, the beach is busy and vibrant. However, during the middle of the week, it feels like a private beach because there are so few people.||||The resort itself is quite a distance from the airport but we found easy transportation in both directions. There is not a lot of “touristy” areas near Voda Krasna but the staff can help arrange trips. We went whale watching and toured a local waterfall.||||Now, a word about the staff. These were the friendliest people I have ever had wait on me in my life. Special mention goes to the waiters in the lounge area, helpful, funny and friendly. The cooks knew us on sight and talked to us about our food, asking opinions and altering dishes for us. Even the gentlemen who take care of the beach went out of their way to ensure our comfort and watched our bags when we went in the water.||||However, the manager of the resort, Chris, must be given special attention. He is a gentleman and he works very hard to be sure everything is up to high standards, asking us daily if there was anything he could do to improve our visit. He is accommodating and made our visit perfect.||||This is a relaxing spot to swim and sun yourself. It is not a high energy party spot with daily excursions and organized activities but this was not what we were looking for. We loved that many Phillipino families shared our vacation with us, making us feel welcome. We were invited to several family dinners and made good friends. I feel like we had a authentic experience in Cebu, not a tourist holiday behind barricades surrounded by only fellow foreign tourists,||||I recommmend Voda Krasna for a friendly, relaxing holiday. We plan to return here in a few months and would not consider staying...

Very disappointing hotel that seems to trade on its location on the beautiful Tingko beach. Rooms lacked basic facilities that would be expected in a hotel of its supposed standard, e.g. no wardrobe, no desk, no safe, no laundry facilities (despite being advertised), no balcony or sitting out area, only a weak electric shower, no daily room cleaning, no swimming pool and, almost unbelievably in 2018, no wifi in the room (and with very poor wifi in the public areas). And yet for this, the hotel has the cheek to charge over US$100 per night!||Key selling point for the hotel is its position on Tingko beach. Whilst the beach is undoubtedly beautiful, it is fairly small and hence crowded at busy times; it is also partially backed by the busy coastal highway. Worst of all, there were extremely loud karaoke machines operating on the beach whose noise permeated virtually the entire beach and also the hotel. The karaoke started as early as 7.00 am and went on until 10.00 pm, hence no chance of peace either on the beach or in the hotel. Note, stairs down to the lower rooms and beach were steep and dangerous.||Staff were friendly, as you would expect in the Philippines, but unwilling to go beyond their basic duties, e.g. to help organise trips, hire motorbikes etc. There seemed little evidence of an owner/manager keeping an eye on things and ensuring guests were happy. Food was below average for the Philippines which means poor by international standards. Cocktails were, however, good.||Overall, with a price cut of two thirds and avoiding weekends, holidays and other busy periods, the hotel may be a worthwhile option, but otherwise...

Tingko Beach is a popular PUBLIC beach in Alcoy, with fine white sand and nice waters, not too warm, not too cold.

It was 1PM on the 6th of July, and I was enjoying the beach when one security guard from Voda Krasna decided to ruin the whole experience.

Look, I understand and I'm aware that one should not use the FACILITIES of a beach resort if not a guest or a customer of any sort. But we didn't even leave our things in any of their man-made facilities; we were staying just a meter away from the sea water. Yet, that security guard shooed us away, telling us to leave, since we didn't book a room with them.

According to Philippine law, the shoreline up to a few meters from the beach is considered public property, so that security guard really has no right driving us away like that. I don't know if it was just the security guard, or if it was the directive of the owner of the resort, but they really should do better.

I've been to several beaches across the country. Even the Henann Resorts of Boracay and Panglao did not bother us while we were enjoying the shoreline adjacent to their property, so I really don't know where the Voda Krasna security guard got all his...