Waterfront Insular Hotel
Waterfront Insular Hotel
Lanang, Davao City, Philippines
Star Ratings : 
Location : Davao City Rooms : 157
Location : Davao City Rooms : 157
Waterfront Insular Hotel is the place to go to be treated like royalty and enjoy the sights and tastes of the beautiful and exotic Davao. Revel in luxury at the Waterfront Insular Hotel - a first class business resort hotel twice awarded 'best first class hotel in the Philippines'. What more could you wish for?
from US$86
per night
TAX & SERVICE INCLUSIVE
per night
TAX & SERVICE INCLUSIVE
Based on 292 HotelTravel.com Guest reviews
Standard of Room
Hotel Facilities
Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
71%
Customer Satisfaction
Rated #7 for all Davao hotels
Went for 3 days with no hot water and hotel management did nothing. Rooms are badly in need of renovation, but the grounds and facilities our outstanding. The workers are the best and friendliest I have experienced. They made up for the below average rooms....
Steven Cobb, United States
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Waterfront Insular Hotel-Facilities & Services
Conference Facilities
Conference Facilities
Scuba Diving
Swimming pool
Hotel Services
Safety deposit box
Laundry
Parking
Currency exchange
Airport transfer (Price advised by Hotel)
Shuttle/Local Transport (Price advised by Hotel)
Valet
Vehicle hire
Laundry
Parking
Currency exchange
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Ballroom
Function room(s)
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Conference room(s)
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Function room(s)
Banqueting
Conference room(s)
Business centre
Recreational Facilities
Tours organised
Jet skiing
Diving
Basketball
Children's pool
Tennis court
Jet skiing
Diving
Basketball
Children's pool
Tennis court
Waterfront Insular Hotel-Rooms & Accommodation
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Room
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Air Conditioning
Cable/Satellite Television
Mini Bar
Washer/dryer
Cable/Satellite Television
Mini Bar
Washer/dryer
Waterfront Insular Hotel - Dining & Entertainment
Restaurant
Restaurant
The Waterfront Insular Hotel offers the following dining options:
Bar/Lounge
Café
Jin Ming Chinese Restaurant
La Parilla Restaurant
Pool Bar
Café
Jin Ming Chinese Restaurant
La Parilla Restaurant
Pool Bar
Waterfront Insular Hotel in Davao, by the beach overlooking Davao Gulf and Samal Island.
- Located in city centre
Waterfront Insular Hotel- Location & Map
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Nathan Mckay,American
Arrival Date: Apr. 10, 2008
Room type: Standard
Standard of Room
Hotel Facilities
Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
21%
Satisfaction
DON'T GO TO THIS HOTEL FOR SO MANY REASONS!!!: 1.) hotel staffs are not attentive to guests 2.) rude staffs, especially at the dining area cause when me and my fiancee and other guests were eating breakfast at the dining area, one hotel staff suddenly turned off the lights when guests are still eating 3.) airconditioning was on high but me and my fiancee didnt feel any coolness at all for our whole 5 days stay and hotel staff didn't do any actions on that matter even if we called their attention many times already. they would just say they would send staffs to do it but no one ever fixed it. 4.) shower is poor cause water flow is very low and temperature kept changing during showers a lot which really pisses us off. 5.) when you are at the dining area for breakfast, there is no complete utensils, no creamers for coffee, table settings not complete all the time and you have to always call their attention when in fact they should be very attentive all the time. 6.) has beach but u can't swim cause they dont allow it. why would we go to a hotel near the beach when we cant swim??? 7.) no greetings from hotel staffs everyday, they would just stare at you head to foot instead of greeting which is very rude and they all need customer service training! 8.) remote control for tv sucks cause it wont work also! we already asked the staff to fix it but still it didnt work. 9.) no elevator and you have to walk to your room and going to other areas, awful hotel and noisy cause of the stairs that's why expect to always be disturbed from your sleep.. LASTLY, YOU CAN NEVER FIND COMFORT IN THIS HOTEL, JUST TRY TO READ OTHER REVIEWS AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS HOTEL IS REALLY AWFUL. IF YOU DONT WANT TO HAVE REGRETS IN THE END THEN DONT EVEN TRY TO BOOK IN THIS HOTEL CAUSE ME AND MY FIANCEE HAS SO MUCH REGRETS! NO DOUBT SO MANY BAD REVIEWS FROM GUESTS. room poor, no clock, not carpeted, poor aircon, poor shower, poor remote control, poor lighting. never a good service at all. i would never recommend this hotel to other people cause it would be a shame to recommend a hotel that's not worth recommending for and i dont want others to experience what me and my fiancee and other guests have experienced where it was a bad experience we all ever had. very far from the city proper and takes a while to get a taxi. takes a while b4 u can get a taxi.
A HotelTravel.com Member,American
Arrival Date: Feb. 19, 2007
Room type: Deluxe
Standard of Room
Hotel Facilities
Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
41%
Satisfaction
My fiancee' and myself stayed at your Davao branch from Feb. 19 - Feb. 21, 2007. To say that I was not impressed would be too high of a compliment.
First, the transporation that was provided from the airport was extremely crowded. Even when the van was full and the passengers ready to go the driver disappeared for more than ten minutes leaving us to sit in these stuffy, crowded conditions while the rain poured outside.
When we arrived and began the check-in process, the clerk, in the midst of speaking to me, simply stopped and stepped over to the next person at the counter and began checking him in, leaving me standing there, stunned, waiting for the completion of our processing.
When I inquired about the ability to connect to the Internet while in our room I was informed that the only access site was right there in the lobby and that there was no connection available while in the privacy of our room. This was and is COMPLETELY unacceptable. The cost of providing such a basic service is negligable in comparision to the inconvenience that you force upon your guests. To expect us to drag our laptops and business needs down to the lobby rather than provide such basic room access is unforgivable.
While being taken to our room the employee dropped a very expensive piece of electronics from the cart onto the cement walkway. Thankfully nothing was broken but the inattention to such a minor detail as the safety of our belongings was stunning.
When we arrived at our room and attempted to open the door with the electronic card provided by the desk clerk we found that our door was the ONLY door on the entire floor that required a key to open it as the electronic component was missing entirely (and the door itself was badly in need of paint and very dirty in appearance). We were forced to stand and wait in the hall while the employee returned to the front desk for the key.
Upon entering the room the first thing that stood out were the horrendous scratches all over the wood floor. When I checked the bathroom I made two amazing discoveries. The first was that the tub appeared to be many years past the condition which would have caused a better hotel to have replaced it. The second was that the water that was available was not fit to drink. Frankly, the water from the tap was not fit even to brush one's teeth with since my mouth literally tasted much, much worse after brushing and rinsing than before. Even when showering the water left my skin feeling dirty and rather oily. The need to install some basic sort of water purification system for your guests is apparently too obvious to be considered.
Finally, when we went out onto the balcony I discovered an empty Coke can that obviously remained from the prior guest and was completely missed by the staff.
This stay is our second at two different Waterfront Hotels; in Davao and Cebu. I have traveled to many, many places in the world and stayed in uncountable hotels with experiences ranging from buildings that had rats living in the walls all the way up to the finest hotels offered in Hong Kong, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Manila and Sydney to name a few. Frankly, the level of service and lack of expected amenities at both Waterfront Hotels were stunning and more in line with 1 or 2 star facilities than any hotel that attempted to claim a rating of 4 or 5 stars.
You can rest assured that I will only use your hotel as a last resort should there be no other facilities available in my travels. I will also warn all of my friends and co-workers who travel that they would be very wise to avoid any of the Waterfront Hotels and to be very wary of any that may be affiliated with your chain. Lastly, I will send a copy of this message to Hoteltravel.com with whom I made the reservation for this stay and inform them that I will be hesitant to avail myself of their services in the future in as much as this is apparently what can be expected fro
A HotelTravel.com Member,Canadian
Arrival Date: Sep. 4, 2006
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
Hotel Facilities
Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
75%
Satisfaction
This Hotel is dated, but lovely. I have stayed here more than once.
Glenn Arellanes,American
Arrival Date: May 18, 2006
Room type: Standard
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
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Value For Money
77%
Satisfaction
When arrived the hotel was overbooked they moved me to another hotel for the first night then had to change my holiday plans to move back to the right hotel.
Steven Cobb ,American
Arrival Date: Oct. 14, 2005
Room type: Standard
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
81%
Satisfaction
Went for 3 days with no hot water and hotel management did nothing. Rooms are badly in need of renovation, but the grounds and facilities our outstanding. The workers are the best and friendliest I have experienced. They made up for the below average rooms.
Mickel Booth,American
Arrival Date: Sep. 28, 2005
Room type: Deluxe
Standard of Room
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Service
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Value For Money
77%
Satisfaction
The pool was closed for cleaning and i feel i should has been informed about it earlier, also you got charged for all local calls and that is something which has always been free
Phillip Davidson,American
Arrival Date: Jun. 11, 2005
Room type: Deluxe
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
92%
Satisfaction
A very accomodating staff, professional security, well kept grounds. It's a lovely hotel, and a great value.
Wendy Parsons,British
Arrival Date: Mar. 31, 2005
Room type: Deluxe
Standard of Room
Hotel Facilities
Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
92%
Satisfaction
We really enjoyed our stay at the Waterfront Insular, it was a fantastic start to our holiday. We will most certainly be coming back!!
A HotelTravel.com Member,Korean (South)
Arrival Date: Dec. 13, 2007
Room type: Samal house
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
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Value For Money
66%
Satisfaction
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Sep. 29, 2007
Room type: Standard
Standard of Room
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Service
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Value For Money
87%
Satisfaction
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Jul. 12, 2007
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
74%
Satisfaction
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Jul. 12, 2007
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
74%
Satisfaction
Tatsuya Ishikawa,Japanese
Arrival Date: Jun. 16, 2007
Room type: Standard
Standard of Room
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Service
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Value For Money
80%
Satisfaction
Tatsuya Ishikawa,Japanese
Arrival Date: Jun. 16, 2007
Room type: Standard
Standard of Room
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Value For Money
80%
Satisfaction
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Feb. 9, 2007
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
60%
Satisfaction
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Feb. 9, 2007
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
60%
Satisfaction
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Dec. 12, 2006
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
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Location
Value For Money
72%
Satisfaction
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Dec. 12, 2006
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
Hotel Facilities
Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
72%
Satisfaction
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Jun. 6, 2006
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
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Value For Money
59%
Satisfaction
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Jun. 6, 2006
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
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Value For Money
59%
Satisfaction
Maki Kometani,Japanese
Arrival Date: Apr. 7, 2006
Room type: Deluxe
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
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Value For Money
72%
Satisfaction
Maki Kometani,Japanese
Arrival Date: Apr. 7, 2006
Room type: Deluxe
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
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Value For Money
72%
Satisfaction
Takuya Kawaguchi,Japanese
Arrival Date: Mar. 18, 2006
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
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Value For Money
75%
Satisfaction
Takuya Kawaguchi,Japanese
Arrival Date: Mar. 18, 2006
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
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Value For Money
75%
Satisfaction
Naoto Furuya,Japanese
Arrival Date: Jan. 11, 2006
Room type: Deluxe (Golf view)
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
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Value For Money
59%
Satisfaction
Naoto Furuya,Japanese
Arrival Date: Jan. 11, 2006
Room type: Deluxe (Golf view)
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
59%
Satisfaction
Tanaka Kekemi,Japanese
Arrival Date: Nov. 2, 2005
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
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Value For Money
78%
Satisfaction
Tanaka Kekemi,Japanese
Arrival Date: Nov. 2, 2005
Room type: Superior
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Value For Money
78%
Satisfaction
Masao Yamamoto,Japanese
Arrival Date: Sep. 23, 2005
Room type: Deluxe
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Food & Beverage
Service
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Value For Money
69%
Satisfaction
Masao Yamamoto,Japanese
Arrival Date: Sep. 23, 2005
Room type: Deluxe
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
69%
Satisfaction
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Sep. 20, 2005
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
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Value For Money
51%
Satisfaction
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Sep. 20, 2005
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
51%
Satisfaction
Takuya Kawaguchi,Japanese
Arrival Date: Jul. 14, 2005
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
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Value For Money
95%
Satisfaction
Takuya Kawaguchi,Japanese
Arrival Date: Jul. 14, 2005
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
Hotel Facilities
Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
95%
Satisfaction
Phillip Davidson,American
Arrival Date: Jun. 11, 2005
Room type: Deluxe
Standard of Room
Hotel Facilities
Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
92%
Satisfaction
Wendy Parsons,British
Arrival Date: Mar. 31, 2005
Room type: Deluxe
Standard of Room
Hotel Facilities
Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
92%
Satisfaction
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Sep. 23, 2004
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
Service
Location
Value For Money
60%
Satisfaction
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Sep. 23, 2004
Room type: Superior
Standard of Room
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Food & Beverage
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Value For Money
60%
Satisfaction
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