Nay Palad Hideaway

17 Best Hotels and Resorts in Asia 2026 According to Our Editors | Condé Nast Traveler

"When former Bayern-Munich footballer Bobby Dekeyser conjured this beach retreat on the silver sands of the Philippines’ Siargao island back in 2012, he started with a list of things he didn’t like about resorts: lengthy check-in procedures, constant bill signing, and early alarms to avoid missing breakfast. The result, Nay Palad Hideaway, skips all of that. There are no bills to sign (stays are all-inclusive), no menus to peruse, and if you want to pop behind the bar to fix yourself a calamansi G&T, no one’s going to stop you. Super-typhoon Odette temporarily shuttered this barefoot dream in 2021, but after two years of rebuilding the resort and the surrounding communities, Nay Palad looks better than ever. For the refreshed villas, pool, and restaurant complex, designers doubled down on the whimsical, Mad Hatter tea-party-on-the-beach vibe with intricate wood carvings, bird’s-nest-like lounge nooks, and pointy roofs thatched with nipa palm leaves. In between, gardens frothing with frangipani and bougainvillea conceal hidey-holes where staff are happy to serve lunch or dinner whenever you want. But that free-wheeling attitude reaches far beyond the resort’s gates: Feel like having lunch in the palm fields? Ask the staff to stock the pastel-hued jeepney with a picnic basket, or take out the boat to a quiet beach on one of the outlying islets for a bonfire night. Anything else? Just ask. This is the kind of can-do, no-fuss hideaway you’ve always dreamed of." - CNT Editors