Alona Beach
Alona Beach
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- Paul H49 contributionsAlona Beach is a testimony to awfulness….It’s such a shame to see a beautiful beach and town turned into a dump. So surprised when we got here. Reviews and pictures certainly looked decent enough. However this place is awful. About time we checked out and went somewhere (anywhere) better than this.Visited January 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 18 January 2024
- Margz J25 contributionsA bit surprisedIt looks like a little Boracay. Lots of restaurants & bars. Lots of massages offered and there are massages with a happy ending offered to the boys during the night😲. It's unbelievable, I mean It looked like a decent beach on photos but its not specially during the night. It's great for boys night out partying and drinking.Visited April 2024Travelled with familyWritten 4 May 2024
- gopalav200 contributionsBeautiful beach worth spending atI was there in Alona Vida Beach resort for business. It is a lively place and I was an odd man out as it is a beach front hotel with a nice restaurant at the front having a love band playing. Alona is a small stretch of beautiful beach with lots of restaurants and beach front activities. Scuba diving, snorkeling, para salining activities are starting from the beach so have lots of people soliciting services. Evenings are livelier with restaurants, bars, massage parlours, springing to life.Visited June 2024Travelled on businessWritten 29 June 2024
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lair12
Cary, NC234 contributions
Jan 2020
We stayed for a few nights at Alona Beach in Bohol, and were somewhat disappointed with this area in general. It was far more touristy and tackier than we had expected and was often overcrowded and noisy. Luckily, we stayed at the Blue Ocean Hotel at the end of the beach which made all quite tolerable. After Alona Beach we took the ferry to Siquijor and had a much nicer stay at the Coco Grove Resort hotel there. We did take up an offer from the many guides pushing trips along the beach and spent the better part of one day with a combination guide and driver showing us around the island. The weather was not the best, but it is really the easiest and most convenient way to do a trip like this. I would probably avoid the larger group tours as the cost for the two of us for the whole day was probably less than $40 just by ourselves. Water activities are pushed on you everywhere, so there is a lot to choose from…but pick carefully.
Written 8 February 2020
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Lou M
Sydney, Australia313 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We stayed at the Henann Resort for 5 nights and so feel very “in touch” with making a comment about Alona Beach. Coming from Sydney, Australia we found the beach very lack luster. ( I am biased , but we have some of the best beaches in the world). Too many boats moored on the shore to take tourists on tours. Smell of kerosene all the time. Overpriced and not so great cafes and restaurants line the beach attracting tourist dollars. Yep - all very underwhelming.
Written 2 January 2020
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doctorfoxtrot
Taguig City, Philippines13,116 contributions
Nov 2021 • Family
Alona Beach is said to be the best in Bohol. I have to agree. Clean shoreline. Fine white sand. But now that the economy is opening up , many people are already seen peddling wares such as massage, island hopping, motor water activities. Even Henann has many people offering many items in its location.
Written 4 November 2021
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Be.Joe.Ri
4 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
We went looking for the best motorbike rental near Alona beach. “Alona tourist service” had the best online reviews so we were willing to pay some more for their services even though many others in the street had better prices. We took a Honda bike for 600p per 24 hours. Great bike. But the company has attached all license plates with tiewraps and during the driving ours must have fell off. We did not even touched the plate. Of course it did happen during our rental period. But we could have done nothing to prevent it from happening. Not a big problem: things happen. But when we came back with the bike, the guy in the store told us to wait. He tried to call his boss on several numbers for about 20 times without an answer. He decided to keep ALL of our deposite 500p (that is almost the same amount of a total 24hr rent including insurance). He told us that his boss would charge him the deposit if he would not take it from us, and that if he could reach his boss the amount of money we had to pay would be even higher then the deposit itself. All the bikes this company offers for rent have license plates with tiewraps. If one is not attached and falls off without you even knowing it; they will keep all of your money!! Beware it’s just an other shady way of taking money from the tourists..
Written 2 March 2020
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JuliaDin
China22 contributions
Dec 2019
Even if we had heard wonders about this place, we were breathtaken by the beauty of this beach. We witnessed gorgeous sunsets from the Amorita swimming pool, which oversees the whole stretch of sand and sea. Clean waters with LOTS of colorful fish and sealife you can observe even outside the water, at naked eye. Amazing.
Written 16 January 2020
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Diana K
15 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
I bet this beach was so beautiful before all these useless cafes were built and 1000s of people arrived. It has definitely lost its vibe unfortunately. Beach is very narrow and shallow. Worth spending 3-4 days only to go swim with turtles and visit virgin island (whole day), swim with whale sharks and go see tarsiers. There are couple good dinner options like Sisa Bistrot. If budget allows, go to Crimson hotel in Boracay for an absolute dream bounty come true with private beach, crystal water and unbelievable untouched beauty.
Written 8 January 2020
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Lespanpans
97 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Large, soulless beach
Lots of tourists, music...
In the evening, it's crowded with restaurants on the beach 2 to 3 times more expensive than elsewhere in the Philippines
It's up to you whether you want to come back to Europe here or escape elsewhere in Bohol and really see this magnificent country?
Lots of tourists, music...
In the evening, it's crowded with restaurants on the beach 2 to 3 times more expensive than elsewhere in the Philippines
It's up to you whether you want to come back to Europe here or escape elsewhere in Bohol and really see this magnificent country?
Written 12 August 2023
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AgthP
Paris, France10 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
Overrated beach. The water is clear and the sand white, but the beach is not deep so there is no real place to chill and anyway with all the noise and people you can’t chill (prefer White Beach for that).
So many street sellers, massage....
we had our hotel there (Henann) but we never hung out at the beach, we preferred to tale our motorbike and leave for White beach or Damaluan beach!
So many street sellers, massage....
we had our hotel there (Henann) but we never hung out at the beach, we preferred to tale our motorbike and leave for White beach or Damaluan beach!
Written 9 March 2020
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Emerald M
5 contributions
Jun 2022
I stayed in the Hennan Resort which is on the beach. The water is gorgeous and the sunsets are beautiful, but you can't walk along the beach let alone lie down without being hassled by tour, massage and trinket vendors. Worth a walk through and maybe a quick swim but I wouldn't plan to relax here.
Written 12 June 2022
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arborantics
Perth, Australia317 contributions
Sept 2023 • Couples
Travelling through Bohol lots but I do like time spent here in Alona.
Nice water to swim with plenty options for drink and food. Spent 3 days around here just relaxing and enjoying the space.
For sure with September + the tourist will arrive, Alona will become very busy and noisy with party times.
I prefer low season to better enjoy
Nice water to swim with plenty options for drink and food. Spent 3 days around here just relaxing and enjoying the space.
For sure with September + the tourist will arrive, Alona will become very busy and noisy with party times.
I prefer low season to better enjoy
Written 18 September 2023
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Hi, I will be staying at Pyramid beach resort on Alona Beach and I will be arriving with a hired car from the sea port, is the parking at alona beach road opened 24 hours and can I leave the car parked there as long as I want please?
Written 30 December 2019
I think it's possible but I can't certify it to you.
Written 16 January 2020
Santhia Jule R
Panglao Island, Philippines
what is the contact info of this island pls anyone help
Written 24 April 2019
Have can an island have a contact number???? Lol.
Written 4 September 2019
Ciao ho letto la tua recensione su Aloa beach. Quindi se cercasi una spiaggia nei dintorni dove fare base invece di alona dove potrei andare?
Written 14 April 2019
Ti puoi spostare con lo scooter e in 10min arrivi a Dumaluan beach, paghi 1€ x entrare, è molto più bella che Alona beach
Written 15 April 2019
Hello, no its not everynight but some other days. For sure on Monday, Fridays, Saturdays.
Written 7 February 2017
jos19640705
Sittard, The Netherlands
Hallo.Hoe zijn jullie daar gekomen?
Ik ga eind juni ook die kant op en land in cebu.
graag had ik wat tips etc, om op een goede manier bij panglao te komen.
Written 1 February 2015
Het is meer dan 2 jaar later, maar wij vlogen van Manila naar Tagbilaran en van daaruit is het een korte taxi rit naar Alona
Written 12 March 2017
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