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Sta. Fe's newest resort destination. A 7,000 square meter property with 40 distinctively custom appointed container van accommodations set amid the lush tropical greenery of the resort town of Sta. Fe, Bantayan capturing the expansive white sand beach, refreshing crystal clear waters and breathtaking sea views.
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Modern
Romantic
Languages Spoken
English, Filipino
Location
F. Roska Street Barangay Okoy, Santa Fe 6047 Philippines
Lovely beach front with a great view of the sunrise. I appreciate how they keep the place clean and they are mindful about the whole pandemic protocols. Nice, clean rooms.
*no free breakfast *no wifi at all while we were there *no drinking water supply/bottles in the rooms though you can ask at the restaurant for free. *no water heater and utensils for coffee/tea. TIPS: bring your own if you like having your coffee early in the morning, kitchen opens at 6:30 am. *small rooms but nice and clean. *vault in our room not working, when I checked on the batteries, all rusted. *all food ordered and delivered to the room will be charged an additional 20%. TIP: order at the restaurant then wait for your order there, bring your orders to your room or the beach front or wherever yourself to save on the 20% additional fee for room service.
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Date of stay: May 2021
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This place was more than we expected, it was so peaceful and beautiful. Good location - only 10 mins from the port, and close enough to the town of Sante Fe for easy access. We were a family of 5 - 4 adults and one child, and they gave us rooms next to each other, so we were able to share a verandah, which was great. Nice bed linen, and comfy bed, we slept like babies. We were there for a week and felt like it was home from home. All staff were very friendly and accommodating. Great service. We didn't want to leave. Well done to all staff.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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2nd Anniversary tour and my 2nd time staying at this hotel. Very accommodating pa rin ung mga staff, our check in time is at 3PM pero they agree muna na mag stay kami sa lounge coz we arrived around 5AM. They allow us to use the wifi and even take our breakfasts sa resto. They informed us to leave our things din sa pinaka counter ng concierge kasi matagal pa waiting namin so we can roam around the area as well. Even our check in time is at 3PM, they immediately prepare our rooms and allow us to use it at around 1PM and still we checked out at the same time ng 12NN. If you are looking for clean beach na hindi masakit sa paa at mabato, stay here at Anika.
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Date of stay: February 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:-if wifi connection concern better booked the pool side near the resto
-informed them immediately...
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Close to Santa Fee Harbour and free pick up there, clean rooms, the sand on the beach is white and is cleaned every day by the hotel staff. Food in the restaurant is good and not too expensive. So the fact, that breakfast is not included is ok, there is a good and reasonable breakfast menue. The staff is friendly and try their best. Items to improve: 1. Better ACs in the rooms as a must. The AC in our room was so loud that you would not be able to leave it on during the night. They changed it twice but still it was loud like a big truck with a high vibration. Our daughters room was better. But we also saw that the ACs were changed in other containers, so maybe they are just dismantled and then reinstalled in other rooms again, which will not solve the problem. I would not consider these rooms as rooms with AC. 2. Not included in the room fees are towels for the beach, but on request you get them for an add on of 100pst. Why not calculate this in the room fee and give each guest a beach towel automatically? 3. They will tell you if you want a cleaning of the room and if you say, you want it every day, they will clean every day. Why not doing this automatically? 4. You get 2 bottles of free water every day but in plastic bottles. Glas bottles would be sustainable. 5. You get only 1 keycard for the room, as a consequence you probably look yourself out at least once during your stay. 6. All in all the hotel lacks a ‚soul‘, surprisingly it is as in the Philippines. In the Anika Resort it seems to me they have to put the welcoming of the guests more in the focus again. You have to sign a long list of rules at first when you check in and find signs with rules everywhere in the hotel, what you have to pay for and what you do not get or are alloded, rather making your stay as much as pleasant as possible. We broke a cup in the room and told the staff and it was so clear that we would need to pay for it. And it was on the bill with 100 PPS, which is a small amount but such a not customer oriented gesture.
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:AC is so loud that you cannot use it at night.
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We checked-in at Anika Island Resort last October 22, 2022. Everything went very smoothly from the port, the staff who picked us up was already there before we reached the port and he was so accomodating until we reached the resort the security and all of the staff whom we have met along the way was very courteous. Then we arrived at the reception, again the staff was also very accomodating except that we had a huge misunderstanding with our booking. I'm not sure if its bcoz they just changed the name of some room category recently or at least that's what they told us. Coz the room rate that they sent to us prior to our arrival was waaaaaay different from the ones online. They tried to check us in on a "Club House" type of room when in fact we booked for a "Sunset Poolside" room. When I checked the first room they gave us, it was COMPLETELY different from the one online. Then we went back to the reception and they explained to us that room is the Sunset Poolside "Queen" and if we want to have the room right beside the pool (which is the one that we booked in the first place) we need to upgrade our room to Sunset Poolside "Twin" for an additional charge. We just agreed just so we can proceed with all our plans and not to ruin our anniversary trip. First of all, since when is a Twin room an upgrade of a Queen room? It doesn't make sense at all. Anywhere in the world you travel or even here in the Philippines you will never hear a frontdesk telling you that. It's either the staff messed up or the system itself. I really hope someone from the management can explain this to us coz until the moment we checked out we are baffled. The lady in the reception didn't say anything other than "It's already been explained during check-in". Overall the experience in the resort was great except with the huge confusion during check-in.
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Date of stay: October 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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This resort is very nice. Very fine and white sand. They have a nice room also made from Empty Container Van. Every morning, we can see locals at the beach pulling their fish nets. Its nice to stay here as it is just 2 km away from the pier of Sta Fe Bantayan Island. If you like white Beach and fine sand not congested with tourist, then come to Anika Island Resort.
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Date of stay: November 2019
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Visitors from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA. We selected this resort in February based upon reviews, YouTube videos, and maps.
I'll give you the bottom line first -- Exceptional, exceeds expectations!
It's not a fancy place but a perfect beach resort in my opinion with cleanliness, service, security, maintenance, LOCATION, and cost.
Everyone works here - ALL day. The sand on the compound is hand swept every morning, the gardener is tending to plants with continuous improvement to the gardens, the lifeguard also cleans the pool (not a speck of dirt in that pool!!), and even the security folks are out sweeping and straightening chairs. You could not ask for a more courteous, professional, and hard working staff. A+
Security is posted at the front entrance and beachside with high walls along the sides of the property for protection. They are very professional and courteous while doing an excellent job 24/7. You will not be bothered by vendors, stray dogs, or worry about things missing off your cottage porch. Excellent security.
The cottages are all built from CONEX shipping containers. The rooms are not large but clean with everything inside to meet our needs. The front porch is my favorite part with the view. Very comfortable.
Here's the icing on the cake - My wife is very happy with it. ❤️
Outside food and drink are not permitted in the resort but the prices in the Cafe are very fair for excellent food.
Some economics about this place during our stay -- Custom brewed coffee Americano 110 pesos ($1.91), San Miguel Pale Pilsen bottle 90 Pesos ($1.56), 60 minute whole body Swedish massage in room 500 pesos ($8.67), bicycle rental per day 150 pesos ($2.60), motor bike rental for 8hrs 350 pesos ($6.07), and beachfront cottage per night 6000 pesos ($100). Cottage price decreases with each distance from beach with poolside and courtyard view rooms.
Just some first hand boots-on-ground extra data exclusively for those who might be interested. We are already planning our return with check out tomorrow morning.
I hope that this information is helpful to you.
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Date of stay: August 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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I made a booking with agoda and received no confirmation so I contacted the hotel directly they furnished me with a copy of the confirmation but no QR code I don't know what this is but apparently you need it on arrival. The person on reception paid me scant regard and just kept telling me to contact agoda which I couldn't do as "my booking reference does not exist".The contact us page offers 4 telephone numbers not one of them had the courtesy to reply to my messages. The person on reception who's name was REY was terribly unhelpful and poorly versed in English to the point I didn't understand his answers or indeed which question he/she was answering.We requested 2 single beds as we are father and son but apparently this a special request and this hotel does not entertain special requests I think this REY guy had the temerity to suggest book a further 2 rooms one for me one for my son such was his bad English it was difficult to determine what he meant and he was loathe to clarify which. So shortly we will leave home with no QR CODE to stay in an hotel that obviously cares nothing for its customers,our vacation is in tatters to start with I suggested they make up a bed on the floor but even that seems troublesome for them
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Date of stay: March 2021Trip type: Travelled with family
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We loved this place! It is sparkling clean with an amazing pool. The rooms are repurposed shipping containers which is so cool. The rooms are very clean and comfortable with a nice bathroom with a separate shower. There is TV with cable. A very nice deck out front with a table and chairs to enjoy coffee in the morning with a nice view of the garden and the sea beyond. Heaven. They have a shuttle service to pick you up and drop you off at the port. The beach in front is stunning with sugar white sand and clear water. A bit of seaweed drifts up with some trash but they make sure it is cleaned in front of the resort. I imagine that the trash blows in from the sea as the prevailing wind seems to come towards the shore. There are nice shells on the beach and we found some very pretty starfish. We ate in the restaurant every night because it was so good we didn’t want to go anywhere else. Yum! We tried most things on the menu and everything was delicious. Shout out to the chefs! Now the very best part of this place….the staff. Everyone is so cheerful and friendly, it rubs off, you walk around smiling. Shout out to Katherine and Elaine and all the other staff, you all make this place feel like home. Katherine & Elaine really went over and above to make sure we had everything we needed and more. Katherine even found us a nice bottle of red wine to have with dinner one night, even though it was not on the menu. Thanks everyone we had an amazing stay.
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Date of stay: December 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We chose Anika since we heard they use used container vans for their rooms. We thought that was epic. As environmentalists, this made us curious. My brother and family too stayed there before and said that their kids loved the pool.
On May 24, my birthday, my husband and I wanted to already check-in based on the reservation we have with booking.com. They told us in the reception that we’re booked in their sunset twin room with two separate beds. Surprised, I said I have already modified that to garden queen room and that I got a confirmation as I showed them the booking.com file. They said that they did not receive that modification and they can only give me the sunset room as they are fully-booked. They said it’s the fault of the booking.com and they can’t do anything about it. I told them to contact Booking.com but they were unhelpful and uncaring. When we spoke to the manager, he even said why is it such a big deal that the beds are separate which I retorted that this was not the issue. The issue is why aren’t we given what we have reserved? To this he said something like we can only offer you the sunset room and hung up. Hubby and me found this very insulting that we told the receptionists that we were cancelling and hurriedly walked away under the scorching heat of the sun to look for another resort. Ten minutes later, while still walking to find another resort, we got a text from our bank that Anika already deducted the amount for the first night. Vile, isn’t it? We have contacted booking.com right away to assist us and they have been very responsive.
Thankfully, we were able to find a much better, friendlier resort (Sta. Fe Beach Club) that more than made up for the trauma we got from the other resort.
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Date of stay: April 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Nup, cant help you with any of your questions, its pretty boring and uneventful sort of an area, cant swim most of time as tide was out, food is ok, pool is too warm, rooms are modified sea containers, its not recommended at all by me.
Brighton, United Kingdom61 contributions48 helpful votes
I didn’t see any water sports on this island, it’s really under developed.... which is just what we wanted.
However check out the mangrove tours, cave swimming, sand bar and cou cou for cocktails and amazing food
There are more places to choose from in the Santa Fe area.
PRICE RANGE
₹5,957 - ₹7,132 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
PhilippinesVisayasCebu IslandBantayan IslandSanta Fe
NUMBER OF ROOMS
33
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