We spent 7 days in Boracay at the Ysobelle and I'm sure that normally it's a great place to stay. However, the owner, who I spoke to on numerous occasions before booking, failed to inform us that the hotel's restaurant/cafe which occupies the space between the rooms and the beach is currently being rebuilt. The potential view from the rooms is now completely ruined by a three storey building site - To make matters worse, the builders insist on starting their hammering and drilling at 7am and, as the new build is being attached to the old they are hammering into the actual wall of your room. The builders were working literally inches from our (now useless) balcony and one day they even used our balcony wall to sit on during their break!
We mentioned the problem to the staff who, despite being very helpful, were unable to persuade the workers to be more considerate. At the end of our stay I spoke to the owner by phone (he wasn't living in the resort) and, after a brief argument, he reluctantly reduced the bill by around 20% but by then the damage was done.
On the plus side the room itself was great and the staff were very helpful. The location is ideal being in Boat station 1 area - well away from the noisy bars/clubs near Station 2 but still with plenty of good bars and restaurants to choose from - Cafe Del Mar was particularly good for a sunset drink or two - and the beach was beautiful - white sand and crystal clear water.
All in all a potentially great location to stay but ruined by the building work which should have been brought to our attention before we booked.

We had only a very short time to see Boracay - stayed one night in the beautiful Ysobelle suite. It was enough to see that I definately want to go back - and will definately stay here!

The hosts were fantastic, we were met at the airport in Caticlan and our trip to the hotel (a mix of different travel methods) was very smooth thanks to the Hotel Coordinator.

It is only steps away from the beach and some very good restaurants.

We were able to spend 5 beautiful days in Ysobell Boracay. The room (Ysobelle Suite) was even better than the pictures posted on the net. It's more than just amazing to be able to wake up to the sound of the ocean and then open the sliding doors to have the view RIGHT there embracing your awakening.
Hats off to Glenda and Eric who made our stay absolutely lovely. Eric was able to hook us up with horse-back ridings and be the capitan of our very own sail boat. He even took us to the local fish market which he picked out fresh fish and shrimps where then the local restuarants can cook for us.
The room was clean and beautifully decorated. The bathroom is a huge plus because you can see the blue sky (try not to get sunburned) or the evening stars when you're showering. We received daily bed turn-downs with fresh flowers and chocolates each night after we come back from dinner. The bed is made as soon as you leave the room whether it's after you wake up in the morning or even after you take your afternoon nap. Once you come back to the room, it's spotless clean. There was a tv and a dvd player in the room, but honestly, we didn't watch much tv. We spend the mornings on the beach, having fresh made pineapple juice delivered right to your spot, getting massages w/ manicures and pedicures everday, and then to finish the day with some skid boarding (ok, i wasn't too great in). We had our first dinner on the beach in front of Cafe Del Mar, and the rest of the evenings at Red Coconuts. Our breakfast was conveintly located just around the corner of our alley (Cafe Briez) which they served outstanding crepes.
The people are extremely friendly, althought "yes" there are vendors along the beach trying to sell you stuff or asking if you want to do go parasailing, but they're not aggressive. Just kindly smile and say "no thank you" then they won't bother you much.
It rained a bit just about every night seeing it's raining season now, but every morning....it's bright and beautiful.
I don't have to say much about the beach because you must see it to believe it. It really DOES look like the pictures you see on the web.
I definitely recommend Ysobelle to anyone who goes to Boracay.

We had a great expererience staying at Ysobelle Boracay from for 5-7 nights during May 2007. This little boutique hotel (only 3 rooms) was what I had expected -- near beach-front without the exorbitant prices, comfortable yet with character, and best of all -- very very friendly staff!

The only downside was the small brown-tage and the occasional power outages, and the slightly low water pressure.. other than that, if you are traveler who are into unique hotels at a reasonable price -- this is a gem to find!