On the beach, white sand, sun-loungers

Reviews of Sunday Flower Beach Hotel and Resort

2.5 out of 5
Sunday Flower Beach Hotel and Resort
232 Batiancila Street, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Cebu

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 52 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good value basic accommodatio
Nice basic accommodation, friendly helpful staff. Very relaxed

8/10 Good

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Affordable
Basic amenities. Quite air conditioning. I got a Swedish massage for 350 pesos which was very good. Beautiful sunset by the beach.

10/10 Excellent

Del, Amsterdam, NL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the beach
We were actually staying somewhere else before Sunday Flowers and we liked it a lot but the room was a lot smaller, but we had reservations about moving to Sunday Flowers (for no better reason than we liked where we were) however we had a great time at Sunday Flowers, the room was big and clean, breakfast was nice and the staff were great.

10/10 Excellent

Erlinda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We enjoyed our stay

2/10 Terrible

Martin, Sweden

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Poor beach
Bad beach, could not swim there so you cant call this a beach resort
Response from General Manager on 17 Jan 2017
after strong winds the beach becomes dirty. some time it is just not possible to keep the beach tidy. In reality the Sunday Flower is not a resort, but a hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to the beach
The staff are friendly and accomodating. The resort is homey, clean and very close to the beach which i like very much. The only thing i didn't like was that we were already booked online but we were not able to arrive at the resort as scheduled due to weather conditions (boat travel was cancelled due to gail warning by the coast guard). We were booked 3 nights and we get no refund for the 1st night eventhough we were not there. All in all, our stay with the hotel is almost perfect.
Response from reception on 17 Jan 2017
refund at the time is available by contacting Expedia. Thank you for your comments

8/10 Good

Chris, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Super staff, good food, good value!
Room was nice but shower needs attention. Beach is really great, water clean and warm.
Response from reception on 17 Jan 2017
thank you for your comment, we shall look at the shower issue

8/10 Good

Gordo, Ontario, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
4 nights in October, it was quiet at this small ho
Room was fine, met expectations. AC worked fine. Breakfast was good in the small restaurant. Wifi worked fine from restaurant area. Staff helped with all our questions as helped to arrange motorbike.
Response from reception on 17 Jan 2017
Glad you enjoyed yourselves

10/10 Excellent

Wisdom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
What a good find!!! Cheap but totally convenient and worth it. Perfect for a group of friends on a budget!
Response from General Manager on 17 Jan 2017
thanks for your comments

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

C, Edmonton, AB

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Close to beach but...
Positives: hotel room was clean, on the beach, good breakfast, AC was nice and wifi worked as well as can be expected on the island. Scooter rental was easy and arranged through reception, staff were very friendly. Hot water/kettle available. Other thoughts: it was about a 10 min walk to the market, a bit longer if walking along the beach. No fridge in the room. It was a very quiet hotel but for the weekend birthday party of the neighbouring residence with a karaoke party that was extremely loud (and not good). Not the fault of the hotel but made for a sleepless night. The beach was extremely disappointing due to the amount of accumulated trash due to both stuff washed up by the tide, and general overall apathy to litter. Again, not the fault of the hotel, but good info to have if visiting the island! If you are going anyway this hotel was fine for the price point.
Response from petercooper2022@gmail.com on 17 Jan 2017
thank you for your thoughts. Karaoke is a Philippine enjoyment, unfortunately, with little respect for visitors to the island

6/10 Okay

PAUL, PERPIGNAN FRANCE

Good stay in simple but simple, quiet small resort
We enjoyed our stay in Sunday flower even no restaurant, but breakfast was O.K our room at second floor, with small terrace, view on ocean was O.K and we were at about 50 meters from beach.. The "resort" is located in a small fishermen village but we enjoyed talking with native people.. Not far from center of Santa Fe... good stay in simple resort.
Response from Peter on 9 Jan 2016
Glad you enjoyed your stay

6/10 Okay

PAUL, LATOUR DE FRANCE

Simple but good stay at 50 meters of beach
we stayed 2 nights in Sunday flower. Simple but good stay... room not big but enough, terrace, beach at about 50 meters and neighbourhood is a fishermen village.
Response from Peter on 9 Jan 2016
thanks for your comments

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Peter on 9 Jan 2016
We are happy that you visited the Sunday Flower

2/10 Terrible

patrick, philippines

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Overprice for the Lenten season.
I have to inform the staff to change our bed dings with the price I paid. They charge us the triple rate. Free coffee was only good for a day. Thin mattress and blankets. Old t v set with few channel. The Veranda was not clean properly.
Response from assistant manager on 7 Nov 2015
Thankyou for your comment. Linen is changed when asked. The triple rate is for the triple room ( one queen bed and one single bed). Some guests like two beds. The TV reception is often not good, due to the remoteness. The veranda is usually cleaned regularly, but at some times in the busy season, it may attract more dust than what would be considered normal.

8/10 Good

Theresa, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sunday Flower - recommended.
This is a very good hotel, with friendly and helpful staff, close to a beautiful beach and the Santa Fe market, restaurants and bars. Sunday Flower staff do a lot to make you feel welcome, but the neighborhood is noisy, with loud events like karaoke and wedding parties frequently going on, and the sound does carry across the water. Still at Sunday Flower you can feel you are in the village and close to the people, which I missed later when I stayed at one of the resorts further away from Santa Fe.
Response from Peter on 9 Jan 2016
yes we are aware of the Karaoke and we have little control of it. Some local people, just do not respect peace and quietness.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Crowded beach
The hotel was very basic ...no hot water...poor wi fi connection and buidong work started on hotel buildings as early as 6 am The beach is very crowded with the local fisherman boats..I counted 63 one say...so it's a bit of a battle to enjoy a swim in the sea by the hotel ...but if you take a 5 minute walk it does improve
Response from assistant manager on 7 Nov 2015
Just a 10 minute walk to the east along the beach takes a visitor to a lovely tidal lagoon. At the time you stayed, WIFI was exceptionally poor, and still is when there is no electricity, and stormy weather. It is fair in the restaurant. A 6 am building start was certainly inappropriate, and at the time the person responsible was spoken to. Unfortunately this area of Santa Fe some local people just do not consider others who may like more peace.

2/10 Terrible

jeff, Expedia Gold

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disapointed
You can find better resorts in Santa Fe. With better location and reazonable value for money.
Response from assistant manager on 6 Nov 2015
Everyone has their own budget and tastes

8/10 Good

Michael, Englans

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice beach location on a budget
My girlfriend and I stayed here for 7 nights in October. The hotel is in the heart of Santa Fe close to a few nice places to eat. We hired a scooter at the hotel for only a few pound a day to see the island. The rooms are spacious with a balcony at the front and rear. The rooms back out onto the beach, which is great for long walks. It is not policy to clean rooms every day in Philippines, so just ask them and they are more than happy to clean your room. The hotel offers a laundry service for a few pound. On the whole a great little budget hotel, nice friendly people who speak good English and clean spacious rooms. Bantayan is a great island for escaping the busy lifestyles of back home, you should pay a visit.
Response from Peter on 9 Jan 2016
Thank you for your kind response

8/10 Good

Seb, Quebec, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet, clean and affordable hotel
We stayed there for 2 nights. The hotel staff really care about the customers. It's a 5 stars staff! The room was really "average", but the place was really clean, with air con and TV. The beach is not a private beach but still, we we're almost alone there most of the time. Beautiful beach with white sand. The breakfast was included in the price of our room. Nothing fancy, but it's a really affordable hotel.
Response from reception on 17 Jan 2017
thanks for your kind thoughts

10/10 Excellent

Duane T., Michigan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place to stay
I loved staying at Sunday flower.. Nice clean beach.. friendly staff...

8/10 Good

wolfgang1977us, cebu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great!
It was nice.
Response from Peter on 9 Jan 2016
Thanks !

8/10 Good

karen5035, Vancouver Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great Little Hotel
This hotel is in the middle of construction as is most of the island, due to typhoon Yolanda hitting them last November. Our room was very comfortable and our balcony looked out onto the beautiful beach. The staff were extremely courteous and helpful. We rented a scooter from the hotel which added to the enjoyment of our trip. We'd recommend this hotel to anyone not requiring an upscale resort but are looking for comfort and convenience to the beach and the town restaurants.
Response from Peter on 9 Jan 2016
Yes there was a lot of reconstruction after the typhoon Yolanda.

8/10 Good

karen5035, Vancouver Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Little Hotel
Considering the construction going on all around us, due to typhoon Yolanda, this little hotel is on a beautiful beach and the hotel staff were wonderful. The room was comfortable and clean. We rented a scooter from the hotel which made our stay even more fun as we explored the entire island. Would recommend this to friends!
Response from Peter on 9 Jan 2016
Thank you for your comment

8/10 Good

brian gallagher, china

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Better than FANTASTIC service.
staff was truly at my service, both day and night. A great, getaway, place to go and to be.
Response from Peter on 9 Jan 2016
Yep we do strive to do our best

8/10 Good

Jessica, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
True escape!
If you really want to get away from all the tourists, this is the place to go. This place is really relaxing and a good place to go if you really want to disconnect from the world. The hotel, although under some repairs from the typhoon, had just enough comforts to make it a nice stay, yet it was minimal enough to be affordable. The only thing they seems to be missing was breakfast service in the morning... I would have loved that! Despite the lack of food though, they did have good beers in the refrigerator that you could buy, so they do score some extra points with me there! Overall, nice stay.

10/10 Excellent

Trevor, Antipolo , Philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice quiet hotel on Bantayan.
I have stayed here a couple of times while doing relief work after Typhoon Yolanda, and have always been please.
Response from assistant manager on 6 Nov 2015
Thank you for your thoughts

6/10 Okay

Ebi, Hua Hin Thailand

Liked: Staff & service
Nice small individual resort close to the beach
Bantayan Island is one of the places where you feel well from the first moment on. Friendly people, especially the children. Many nice and good restaurants with a bar area, you can (will) find quick contact to other people living there. Nice to explore parts of the island with a rented scooter (around 200 P/day). Unfortunately we were hit by the typhoon Yolanda on Friday the 08. Nov. 13 and couldn't explore the island more because of the heavy damages there.
Response from assistant manager on 7 Nov 2015
yes it was certainly a severe typhoon

10/10 Excellent

Rick, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place
I came for 6 days and stayed 19. When I first arrive on the island I was amazed. Beautiful place, white sand beach for miles, super friendly people, beautiful weather, excellent food…just a really cool place. I was planning on staying for a while once I got there so extended and no problem. Everyone I met through the hotel staff were great people. The girls that looked after the hotel during the day (Lin Lin and Daisy) were the nicest people and constantly on the go…sometimes I was the only guest and it was right on the beach. A piece of paradise. Unfortunately I had to leave after the Typhoon. I looked at many other resorts and felt this one was the best...small (which I liked), very clean, super helpful staff and if there was anything I wanted they would get.
Response from Peter on 9 Jan 2016
Yep, the typhoon was very intense, but we were glad there were no loss of life at this time in this area. Fortunately we were able to keep the communication channels open to the rest of the world, via a connection to Australia, where messages were forwarded as needed. The Sunday Flower then set up an emergency shelter, food and equipment supplies which were bought in from Australia a few days after the typhoon..

4/10 Poor

Al, Cebu

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
quiet hotel
The room was very small bed hard and not comfy ...........no view of the beach to much in the way ..... decided not to stay there and found another hotel which was much better

4/10 Poor

Jr, Shenzhen, China

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel, bad location.
The rooms are nice and spacious. Staff was pretty friendly. Only had 2 issues, the beach was full of weeds and not so great for swimming. There's also a karaoke bar just behind the rooms. Pretty loud but stops at midnight. If you're looking for a quiet place to relax, this place is okay. If you want to relax on the beach, find some place else.
Response from reception on 17 Jan 2017
Karaake is really noise which the Philippine culture enjoys

10/10 Excellent

Paulandrose, Netherlands/phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect for vacation
Nice place to stay,everything is clean,nice beach,affordable price for a nice room..worth it to stay..staff are cooperative..
Response from Peter on 9 Nov 2013
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.

4/10 Poor

Oscar, California

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Disappointing location
There is nothing to do in this location, but jump in the water, full of seaweed and local garbage. it clears up some by the afternoon, but was not my idea of clean water, also all water sports are away from hotel at an extra charge. Food was also disappointing, and the cleaning of your room is done every 3 days.

8/10 Good

Traveling Professor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, simple little place
very pleasant, helpful staff. Hotel itself is a bit odd, in that neighboring buildings all open out into same central area to beach, and they belong to different owners. Steps from the beach, which is too flat for swimming. Nice little balcony. On weekend nights, karaoke from neighboring bar is pretty obnoxious. Easy ten-minute walk into town. Breakfasts are okay, and cost a bit more than in other establishments nearby.
Response from Peter on 9 Nov 2013
Yes we are aware of the obnoxious karaoke. Bantayan island does have karaoke at many centers. It is not the policy of the Sunday Flower Resort to promote it, as we are mindful of the quiet times which visitors do need. Thank you for your comment.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Peter on 9 Jan 2016
Thanks for just staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice new hotel close to beach
very nice stay, staff was really quick and the hotel is only 2 years old,, very nice condition,, a short 5 minute drive with a pedal tricycle into town and the beach is only 1 minute walk from your door.
Response from Peter on 9 Nov 2013
Thank you for your nice comments. We are glad you enjoyed your stay.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An honest and unbiased review of this hotel.
An obviously biased rated hotel that is certainly not more than 1 star in the international hotel rated system. No hot water, no service to the rooms unless requested, intermittent wifi at best, no fridge in room, stayed in the only room with a flat screen tv but incredibly poor tv reception, no amenities, poor beach, overpriced services offered (can rent motorbikes for half the price across the street and boat tours for half price everywhere else) and worst of all...NO HOT WATER AND TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE UNCOMFORTABLE, NO WATER PRESSURE WHATSOEVER. Imagine showering each day under a freezing cold trickle. Obviously, the other 6 tripadvisor reviews were made by owners and family/friends. This is recently opened under the name Sunday Flowers, but all the signage etc around the "resort" still says 'Queen Elizabeth Resort' so we had to assume that reviews were so poor they changed the name. Unfortunately, they didn't change the resort. Hope this helps all the other bargain seekers whom see the fantastic rating of 8.5 and 2.5 stars, when it is, in fact, a 1 star or less facility with a deserved rated circa 6/10 at best. On the upside, Bantayan is nice and this place is palatable if you return late in the evening and very intoxicated.
Response from Peter on 9 Sept 2013
Since your comment, which has been taken on board, many changes have occurred for the best, and every comment has been addressed, dealt with and rectified. Our only issue which is continually an on going issue is the strength of the WIFI, the irregularity of cell phone reception, coupled with irregularity of the TV reception. These are really outside our control. This area of the Philippines is scheduled for an improvement in these services in due course. Thanks for your comments.

10/10 Excellent

Kim, Talamban, Cebu City, Philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A must try
Sunday flower is a really nice hotel with a really great location on the beach. If you want to stay in a peaceful location in bantayan islands i would highly recommend you would give this hotel a try. Aside from being just newly built, this hotel has well ket rooms and the receptionist is always there to assist you. The owner is very nice too. Would definitely stay here again

8/10 Good

Keld

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Dejligt strandhotel
Boede 3 uger på hotellet, og var særdeles tilfreds

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice room but unfriendly staff
The room was fine but the staff was really unfriendly. They didn't give us any information about the hotel, restaurant, facilities or breakfast. You need to find that out by yourself. The kitchen was closed for one/two days because of some maintenance in the kitchen. The staff did not tell us beforehand. From the rooms you are almost directly at the beach, you only have to pass by one small other resort. The karaoke can be really loud there.
Response from reception on 17 Jan 2017
Unfortunately this should not have happened, we shall look into the issue

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
客室は、簡素だが清潔感がある。また、接客は、家庭的で親切である。ただ、ホテルの出入り口から客室までのアクセスが隣接する別のホテル側通路を通らなければならず、わかりずらい。
Response from reception on 17 Jan 2017
thank you for your comments

8/10 Good

りゅう

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
安い部屋のほうが良い
連泊しましたが、初日だけ通常の部屋がダブルブッキングで、アップグレードしてくれました。俗に言うスィートです。エアコンもあります。ただこのホテルは間違いなくスタンダードルーム(エアコン無し)のほうがお薦めです。部屋は通常の内容になりますが、入口側ベランダのテーブルに座って眺めるビーチビューの景色は、他ではなかなか経験できないほどに美しくて圧巻です。朝も、昼も、夕方も、それぞれに感動的な色彩。部屋にエアコンはありませんが海からの風が涼しくて気になりません。掃除は行き届いており、部屋もとても清潔です。ただレストランの食事は宝くじ状態です。メニューに書かれていても、その殆どが「材料が無いので作れない」と毎回言われます。つまり実際には2〜3品ぐらいしか選択肢がありません。また同じメニューでも味やボリュームが、毎回、極端に変わります。その時に作る人で完全にバラバラ。スパゲティのボリュームなど4倍近くも変化します。感覚的には半人前〜2人前ぐらいの変化。これも旅の楽しみと考えれば笑顔でいられます。つまりそう思えてしまうほどに、従業員はおおらかで、フレンドリーで、真面目です。また必ず行くと思います。

8/10 Good

Kwun Hoi, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Excellent for Vacation
It is an ideal beach side resort for vacation purpose. My girlfriend and I enjoyed much. Room is tidy and big with backyard, restroom is clean, only 10 mins walk to Santa Fe town, a few meters walk to beach, air con and hot water is available, security guard on duty at night, staffs are friendly, excellent suggestions by staff of what to do on Bantayan Island during our stay (motor scooter trip, virgin island). We will return to Sunday Flower somedays. Suggest to improve wifi signal inside rooms, provide drinking water for customers, and to repair the broken chairs on the beach under Sunday Flower's cottage.
Response from reception on 17 Jan 2017
thank you for you comments.. As for improving WiFi it will be a long term project as internet has been neglected in the Philippines since introduced, and it suffers from extremely slow and an expensive service, with very frequent drop outs..

6/10 Okay

Delphine, Paris

Correct
Resort un défraichi quoique pas désgaréable ; à l'écar du centre de santa fe ce qui permet d'être au calme ; personnel pas déagréable mais pas d'une réactivité incroybale (il faut réclamer pour que la chambre soit faire, réclamer pour récupérer la laundry...), réclamer pour avoir du PQ.... Matelas ok mais pas top, chambre propre néanmoins
Response from General Manager on 17 Jan 2017
thank you for your thoughts

6/10 Okay

JONGMIN, 서울

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
위치와 가성비로 괘안은 곳
가성비로 괘안은 곳
Response from Peter on 9 Jan 2016
thanks for just visiting the Sunday Flower

8/10 Good

koki, Japan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
余計なものがない良いホテル
安いし、清潔ですので良いホテルだと思いました。 マイナス点は、サンタフェの中心街から遠い。また、隣の建物からの大音量の音楽がかかっており、気にする人はいるかもしれません。
Response from assistant manager on 6 Nov 2015
Yes, the Karaoke is played by the Vice mayor of Santa Fe rather inappropriately.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice hotel
Very nice hotel for 3*. Service good, no problems.
Response from General Manager on 17 Jan 2017
thankyou for your kind thoughts

2/10 Terrible

Bobby

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Mögligt!
Hade bokat fyra nätter här men sekunden vi steg in i rummet så blev mqn slagen i ansiktet av stanken av mögel. Jag rekommenderar inte detta hotell tilll någon. Dåligt läge, dålig standard och väldigt mögligt.

4/10 Poor

xavier, barcelona

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Muy caro para un mal servicio
No cumplen lo prometido, no hay wifi en todo el hotel, personal ineficiente, instalaciones en mal estado
Response from assistant manager on 7 Nov 2015
At the time the Sunday Flower was recovering from the strongest typhoon which had passed through

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort