Bethel Guest House

We stayed here 2yrs ago with my mom which is why we wanted to book this hotel again. We called Dec 30 and texted right after the convo for our Jan 3 reservation. We also texted on the day of our reservation that we will be checking in late because we are still about to depart from the port. Unfortunately, when we arrived there was no room reserved for us. The only reason we want to book this hotel is because they have an ocean view rooms. Though the linens, the bed and pillows are like a motel, it's fine because we are after the view. Sad to say they have not handled us well. They even said that the family room mentioned by the staff to us over the phone is no longer available a month ago. How come it was offered to us and gave us a rate and said we will just have an extra bed for the kids. We ended up booking another hotel that night. To think that I have kids and my mom is a senior. So tragic!

I was surprised upon reaching my assigned floor seeing an information desk which resembles a nurse’s station in a hospital. It was probably the first time a saw that kind of setup in a hotel. Worse, the room smelt like a hospital room! The setup also resembles one! But don’t get me wrong, I will still recommend this place. For one, I LOVE its location - just in front of the Boulevard. My husband and I found it very convenient to go to there for a late afternoon/early morning stroll. Eventually, I just got used to the hospital-like setup. The feeling just passed and I just forgot about it. There’s limited parking in front of the hotel, but a lot of parking spaces at the back. The staff are very courteous and approachable. They have assigned staff 24/7 staying on each floor so it’s pretty convenient if you need assistance with anything. They also sell food, drinks, personal hygiene essentials, etc. per floor. They have a water fountain/dispenser which is free of charge. Just learned they increased their prices recently. My husband used to get the room priced at Php 1,500. Now it’s Php 1,800 (excluding breakfast). The hotel’s old, yes. Is it haunted? I don’t know. Will I come back? Definitely, yes.

i don't know if it's just me who thinks this hotel's design resembles that of a hospital. each floor has sort of a nurse's station replete with housekeeper and supplies.||our room has twin beds and clean sheets. but the toilet has no bidet and lacks dental kits. one needs to either wipe or request for a dipper. i used an empty bottled water.||the TV set is not smart but is cable ready. extra pillows are available at 50 pesos per piece. their slippers are styled with 3 holes in the middle which look amusing.||function hall is spacious enough to accommodate 100 participants. there was only one wireless microphone present.

The staff is just great! Always there to help and to chat, very lovely people. Location is perfect, close by everything. Nice breakfast. Rooms were ok, but I think they could be better, but very affordable hotel.

NEVER EVER AGAIN IN THIS HOTEL.I CALL THE NUMBER PROVIDED IN THEIR PAGE TO INQUIRE IF THEY HAVE AN AVAILABLE ROOM FROM THE DATE I ASK...THE RECEPTIONIST JUST SAY IN BISAYA "PUTOL-PUTOL IMO TINGOG MA'AM OR IN ENGLISH "CHOPPY VOICE " AND THEN SUDDENLY HANG UP...IS THAT HOW YOU PROVIDE COSTUMER SERVICE?YOU SHOULD ORIENT AGAIN YOUR RECEPTIONIST ON HOW TO HANDLE COSTUMER'S INQUIRY....... NEVER AGAIN

Hi, we spent a night here last month, unfortunately I left my AirPods in your room, is there any way I can connect to you guys and maybe ask for a favor to mail it to me? I am willing to pay for the delivery fee, Thank you so much!

We've always stay for a month here once a year when we visit family. And we love it! Great customer service. Their room is clean, May not be grandeous but the facilities works. It's all we need for a good night's rest. The Filomena Cafe down the lobby has affordable food and the staff are wonderful and accommodating. I recommend this hotel. 👍

Stayed a couple of times on the recommendation of my parents who preferred this hotel on their Balikbayan visits. It's not fancy and a bit run down at my last stay almost 20 years ago, but it has good security, as in measures to keep out non-guests. I've stayed on the top floor with the ocean view, which is nice, and is removed enough from the noisy street. The room furniture is not very luxurious, with plastic patio chairs, but the bathroom and bed were clean and the room was spacious. The staff is friendly and discrete. Having the small cafeteria restaurant in the lobby is convenient, with decent food choices; there's lots of nearby restaurants within walking distance if the cafeteria isn't enough. The sea wall at the boulevard is a nice place to stroll in the evening among the locals.

Broken Toilet, Broken Hot Water heater for Shower, Broken Elevator which is the ONLY one for Hotel so 5th Floor exercise whether you desired or not. Food In Restaurant was inedible. This may have been the grand restaurant of Dumaguete 40 years ago, but its now in desperate need of new ownership, remodeling, and upgrades in every area.

Passable everything, and knowing the owner somewhat still doesn't help overcome the downsides. Is right off the beach and the sunrises are stupendous! But this hotel is standard fare for the Philippines: less than good 'filipino food' in a plain-jane cafeteria, average bland rooms that are quieter than most local hotels, many meeting rooms mostly for religious services esp. on Sundays, a large lobby and sitting area, and great staff! The internet service is mostly poor but sometimes okay. Their laundry service is quite good, and will rush it through for you if requested. But it's the room that is supposed to be the feature, but after staying here a few times, all are only barely adequate. A better hotel without better food is C&L Bayview only a couple streets away, cozier rooms, similar services, breakfast on the upper deck facing the sea or all sides of the city, and just about as quiet.

The rooms are affordable and clean. They do encourage hotel guests on helping them advocate for water conservation. There's also affordable food available at Cafe Filomena, which is located just near the hotel entrance. The place has a good location especially if you want to witness the sunset there. Right in front of it is the Rizal Boulevard with huge acacia trees. There are also nearby establishments where you could jam for the night.

Friendly Hotel Staff. Cafe Filomena, the hotel's restaurant offers a wide array of food. Anytime of the day you can have fish, pork, beef and vegetable Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish Dishes.

The hotel has a friendly and peaceful atmosphere with clean rooms, a bit spacious and has a great view facing on the boulevard where you can see the sun rise when waking up ( truly a must experience). I will definitely be back in a heartbeat.

Affordable clean rooms, great staff, good restaurant (cafe Filomena), no smoking, alcohol, or "joiners", so a good, wholesome, Christian experience.

Affordable. Staff is nice. However, there is a manager that promises to accomodate hotel requests, but doesn't. They do have a service to pick you up from the airport, which is nice.

We only ate breakfast here while waiting for the ferry to Siquijor. It's an excellent value - we ordered two servings of bangus, beef tapa, longganisa, hard boiled eggs, sunny side up eggs, papaya (3), and garlic rice (2), all for P500, though two dishes had a seniors discount of 20%, so the full price of everything was probably closer to P600. It's cafeteria style so you line up and order what you want, then pay at the end, and everything is ordered, and priced, separately. But while everything tasted fine, almost all the dishes were cold or lukewarm. You could probably ask them to heat your food up in the microwave, though. The best dish was the bangus as it was cooked when ordered, so there was a 10-minute wait (which they tell you about), but at least it was hot. Still, I'd eat here again, but I'd probably just stick with the bangus. Service was brusque, but as mentioned, it's cafeteria style so you can't really expect much more. The staff keeps the restaurant very clean, and are constantly bussing and wiping off tables.