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Hotel Essencia

3.0 star property
Hotel in Dumaguete with full-service spa and free breakfast

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine
Deluxe Suite, City View
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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
39 Real St., Corner San Juan St, Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, 6200
  • Silliman University Main Campus
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Rizal Boulevard
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Robinsons Dumaguete Shopping Center
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Dumaguete (DGT)
    ‪9 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Suite, City View

Deluxe Suite, City View

Highlights

Air conditioning
LED TV
Blackout curtains
Jetted bath
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
Bidet
Separate bath and shower
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Highlights

Air conditioning
LED TV
Blackout curtains
Private bathroom
Bidet
Hairdryer
Electric kettle
Minibar
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
LED TV
Blackout curtains
Private bathroom
Bidet
Hairdryer
Electric kettle
Minibar
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed

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About the area

Dumaguete

Hotel Essencia places you steps from Silliman University Main Campus and within a 10-minute stroll of Rizal Boulevard. Highlights at this hotel include a full-service spa, a restaurant and free buffet breakfast. .A day of pampering at Hotel Essencia SPA can include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages and body scrubs. The restaurant, La Essencia Cafe, serves international cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. At the hotel's own lounge bar, you can stop for a drink. Added amenities include free Wi-Fi in public areas and laundry facilities. Each morning free breakfast is served. There's also the convenience of free self parking. .In proximity to this 3-property class Dumaguete hotel you'll find Oslob Beach.

What's nearby

  • Silliman University Main Campus - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Rizal Boulevard - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Negros Convention Center - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Robinsons Dumaguete Shopping Center - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • St Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Dumaguete (DGT) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chowking - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Mang Inasal - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Don Roberto's Bar & Restaurant - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Portal West Building - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Hotel Essencia

Hotel in Dumaguete with full-service spa and free breakfast
Hotel Essencia offers its guests a full-service spa. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

Spa services, tour/ticket assistance, and concierge services are also featured at the business-friendly Hotel Essencia. Free self parking is available.

This 3-star Dumaguete hotel is smoke free.

  • 150 guestrooms or units
  • Conference rooms
  • Buffet breakfast (free)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Lift
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Hotel Essencia offers 150 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and a safe. LED televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include slippers, bidets, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

This Dumaguete hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Hotel Essencia SPA has massage/treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages and Swedish massages. The spa is open daily.

Languages

English, Filipino

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 6 AM to 9 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • La Essencia Cafe

Things to do

  • Full-service spa

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Full-service spa

  • Body scrubs
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Spa open daily
  • Spa treatment rooms
  • Sports massages
  • Swedish massages
  • Thai massages

Accessibility

  • Lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LED TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Hotel Essencia

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children stay free when using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB International, debit cards and cash.

We should mention

  • Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Hotel Essencia?

Hotel Essencia offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at Hotel Essencia?

Yep, Hotel Essencia has a free self car park.

Are there any beaches close to Hotel Essencia?

The closest beach to Hotel Essencia is Oslob Beach (27.7 km).

Is there a spa on site at Hotel Essencia?

Yep, Hotel Essencia SPA is available for guests. You'll enjoy heaps of services like body scrubs and facials, as well as Swedish massages.

Does Hotel Essencia serve breakfast?

You bet, complimentary buffet brekkie is offered daily from 6 AM to 9 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Hotel Essencia?

No, Hotel Essencia does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at Hotel Essencia?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant that serves international cuisine. Pre dinner cocktails anyone?

What time are check-in & check-out at Hotel Essencia?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM. Check-out time is noon.

Are pets allowed at Hotel Essencia?

No, pets and service animals are not allowed.

Hotel Essencia Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 156 out of 366 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 129 out of 366 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 64 out of 366 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 366 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 366 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Friendly staff, clean room, very good location
Friendly staff, clean room, very good location
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel and convenient location
Pleasantly surprised. Nice room with large window. Clean. Good bed. Nice breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chevrolet, Phoenix

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Rand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location in downtown area. After many stays here, I almost can't stand eating in lobby restaurant. Food is unappealing. Needs variety. I would suggest breakfast buffet selection include eggs cooked to order; pancakes; bacon

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient location downtown close to everything
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Rand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of my favorite places to stay in Dumaguete. Great staff, comfortable rooms, and fair online booking price. Negatives: Water pressure somewhat weak in bathroom sink and shower; free breakfast buffet often cold and in bad need of more and better choices...

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were clean and the staff were very helpful and friendly. The breakfast buffet was plentiful and delicious with a variety of dishes.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always like this place
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is my best choice in hotels,when coming to the Dumaguete area. Ive stay at alot places in the area,and nothing beats this place. I really enjoy
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ariana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love it here. Ive stayed here twice for long periods of time and the experience has been consistentlu great. The staff are so kind, professional, and hospitable and the dinning and amenities are awesome. I would defintity recommend this
Stayed 16 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fantastic hotel. I will def stay here again next time in dumaguete
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

kenji

Business traveller
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Silas, Columbia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
L9ve it.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Anare

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Jesse

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I like the hotel but the shower heater doesnt work so well and the ac remote control is not working properly too. Its super cold but we cant adjust as it doesnt work well. The shower water pressure is just too low. But overall,their staff and service was very amazing,friendly and approachable.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good overall experience. Breakfast buffet needs some daily variety
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Annie

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Well, the Philippines as you know has a lot of old buildings and that really didn’t bother me so much but I can’t say it was excellent. The surroundings, but it wasn’t horrible either what I did like is I could walk to the gym and I could take a tricycle to the mall or any restaurant and it was only about a dollar or two dollars. I did have a rental truck but I did not like to drive it at night time because it had the sun protector and the windshield so I could not see at night very well to drive so I’d rather take a tricycle I will probably stay there again when I come back in February I want to move there And stay there for maybe another month while I look for a permanent place to move. My fiancé is there In Dumaguete and she really enjoyed the hotel and we had her two sisters and the baby who is 12 months old and we all had a great time. Also the free breakfast was nice and also the girls would wanna order lunch and sometimes dinner and the prices were very, very reasonable and the food was very very good. Now I’m a foreigner from the United States, and I liked a lot of the food that was sent up even though it was new to me.
Stayed 25 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice property. Quiet. Overall nice expy
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very attentive...
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Annie

Liked: Staff & service
Staff was courteous, and housekeeping service were courteous. Guests can be very loud at night, but that's not the fault of the hotel. However, I couldn't believe that they wanted 350.00 pesos from me for arriving 3 hours early even though there was a room available. I twas outrageous. I travel a lot to many parts in the world and not a single hotel had charge me extra for checking in early.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Nimrod

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
They could have done better.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024