Is there a pool at Dolphin House?

Yes, there's an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Are pets allowed at Dolphin House?

Sorry, pets and service animals aren't allowed.

Is parking offered on site at Dolphin House?

Yes, there's free self parking.

Is airport shuttle service offered by Dolphin House?

Yes, an airport shuttle is available. The charge is PHP 6600 per vehicle one-way.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Dolphin House?

Check-in start time: 7:00 AM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM. Check-out time is noon.

What is there to do at Dolphin House and nearby?

Have fun with onsite activities like kayaking, snorkeling, and scuba diving. Enjoy a swim in the outdoor pool or use the resort's other amenities, which include spa services and a garden.

Are there restaurants at or near Dolphin House?

Yes, there's an onsite restaurant.

Does Dolphin House have any outdoor private spaces?

Yes, every room features a furnished balcony or patio.

What's the area around Dolphin House like?

Dolphin House is in Saavedra, a short 1-minute walk from White Beach Moalboal.

Dolphin House, Moalboal: Hotel Reviews, Rooms & Prices

10/10 Exceptional

Apr 13, 2025

Very nice location, good views, beautiful landscaping

Thomas, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Apr 6, 2025

Location was the best view for sunset

Josie M, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jul 15, 2024

Had a great experience at Dolphin House. The evening food options were incredible along with the delicious breakfast. The room was spacious and the staff was very friendly. Would highly recommend this hotel if traveling to this area on vacation.

Michael, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Feb 8, 2025

Wonderful staff. Very friendly, helpful owner. Location is a bit out of the main town area which allows for a quiet, peaceful stay. Very easy to get transportation along the main road when needed.

Lisa, 2-night trip

6/10 Good

Jan 18, 2025

Very basic accommodation. The restaurant (& menu) are very basic - & overpriced. The adjacent beaches are unremarkable.

Chris, 8-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

May 21, 2023

Such kind lovely people

marc, 3-night trip

4/10 Fair

May 11, 2025

Overpriced and stuck in their glory in the past. Front desk closing at 6PM is not willing to help you in any exceptional situations. Complaining from the guest about their poor services will be returned with insults by the owner. There are a lot better options in the entire area, that would deserve your hard-earned money better.

Yeonock, 4-night trip

4/10 Fair

Apr 25, 2025

Dated and too expensive

The hotel is quite dated and the room we got was quite dirty. You're not really getting what you're paying for here. We highlighted the key issues to the reception and ask that we'd cancel our stay and refund us at least a portion of the stay, but they refused. The key issues are really: - Beds are rock hard, literally like laying on hard floors. - The back wall of our room was dirty with a massive brown/dark stain across the wall. - The bathroom was dated and not well cleaned. The restaurant staff are very nice and service minded, but the menu is limited and food average at best, you'll get a much better meal for half the price in town. The pool area is decent, and it looks like a great place to go scuba diving.

Elias, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Mar 30, 2025

Nice cozy beautiful soooo tropical and just perfect

Shannen, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Feb 15, 2025

Beautiful outside but inside is rundownbathroom needs to be fix and bed is not comfy, so I need to upgrade my room and psy extra. food is ok but not many options.

blandey, 5-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jan 18, 2024

Natural paradise!

Beautiful, natural resort right on the sea. Snorkelling in the house reef was great - very accessible and easy for my daughter. Food is delicious and varied. The pool is fun also. We loved our stay at this lovely resort.

Michelle, 4-night trip

8/10 Very good

Dec 28, 2023

Not worth it.

The hotel was lovely, but the staff were not as friendly as we experienced in the rest of Philippines. The food was not worth the money and there was cling film in-between the pizza dough and toppings. We heard the owner being unaccomodating to a French guest asking for help. The hotel looks astectically pleasing, but the service was not worth the money we paid. Wont be recommending this to friends and family.

Charlene, 5-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Sep 29, 2023

Great place close proximity to sardine run. Quite place on the water with modern bungalow accommodation.

David, 2-night trip

4/10 Fair

Feb 5, 2023

מלון יפה אך לא שווה את המחיר שהוא עולה

המלון יפה מאוד ושקט אבל המיטה בחדר רעועה וחורקת עם כל נגיעה לא מתאימה למלון 4 כוכבים ארוחת ערב צריך להזמין מהצהרים וארוחת בוקר לוקח שעה להגיש אותה הזמנו יום טיול לקניוניג מהמלון קבלנו מדריך מצוין שעזר לנו מאוד אבל בארוחת צהרים הייתה נוראה ומגעילה ושילמנו 2000 פזו בשעה שבכל מקום בעיר. אותו טיול עולה 1300-1500 אצל כל סוכני הטיולים בקיצור מלון לא מומלץ הכלל

Eliyahu, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Nov 13, 2022

Nice getaway resort

Nice quiet resort. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The place was very clean. Signage to the resort was a little confusing.

Steven, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

May 6, 2022

Great hotel with amazing view on the sea. Super easy access to the white sand beach. Pool option is also nice ! We tried the massage which also was amazing !

Mathilde, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Mar 17, 2020

The hotel is very well kept. It s a beautiful and peaceful place. The rooms are decorated with beautiful art pieces and are also very clean. I love the proximity to the beach. I found a little private spot to swim and enjoy the pristine waters. The food and service at the restaurant were wonderful, the waiters were very attentive, especially Jose, who was very kind and diligent. I love the gardens and the swimming pool. The hotel offers diving lessons, diving expeditions and rents the equipment. The staff at the hotel was very professional and friendly. The only thing I think needs to be improved is the wi-fi service. The wi-fi kept disconnecting and it was almost non-existent in the rooms. I had to go to the bar to get some wi-fi to take care of important personal and job-related issues. It was stressful at times, especially with the cancellations and changing flights due to the coronavirus. These days, travelers rely on wi-fi service in a hotel. Especially if it is promoted as a service the hotel provides. I stayed in the hotel for 10 days, the wi-fi service was very important for me. Other than that, the hotel is a wonderful place to relax, explore, and enjoy your vacations.

Sanhia, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Mar 16, 2020

A lot of on-premise amenities (gym, spa, dive packages). Great snorkling path right to the reef. Restaurant was delicious. Staff was friendly and very attentive. Tour sites were relatively close from the property compared to staying in Cebu. Would definitely come back to do dive sites.

Eugene, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Dec 17, 2019

Hotel in an amazing place

The Hotel is located in an amazing place near the sea. There you can do snorkel an see a lot of fishes and even turtles. Also the Hotel is 15m away by tuc tuc from a beach with restaurants and bars. Our room was very small but ok. No tv. The breakfast was ok not amazing as was not the food in the bar. But overall the Hotel is a good deal very relaxing and in a pretty place.

Luis, 3-night trip

2/10 Poor

Dec 9, 2019

STAY AWAY

The service here was abysmal. The owner is a grumpy old man that wanders around the facility nitpicking at guests. The staff (rightfully) apologised for his behaviour but after a dreadful afternoon we took our custom to Club Serena down the road

2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Nov 12, 2019

This was the first dedicated dive resort my partner and I have ever stayed at and we were delighted with everything. Dolphin House has been designed with everything in very close proximity - the rooms, the dive centre, the bar/restaurant, spa and fitness suite. Our room was very clean, spacious, had firm foam mattresses on the beds and really good storage space. The team at the dive centre were great to dive with and had a range of lovely dive sites to choose from. We made good use of the spa and had fantastic Philippine massages from experienced masseurs. And ... to top it all ... the food was “to die for”. The chef had a wide range of mouthwatering dishes to choose from each day and she really knows how to make the most awesome deserts ! I’ll miss them greatly ! We got chatting to lots of other guests and make new diving friends here. A tip for others considering Dolphin House ... the journey from Cebu airport is only c.60 miles but the roads are very busy and you have to cross the hills to the other side of the island. Our journey took 3.5 hours but, when planning our trip, we had contacted the Dolphin House team and they offered us their service to collect us from the airport and take us back at the end of our holiday. It was well worth the peace of mind. Make sure you allow 3-4 hours for your transfer to/from the airport and you’ll have enough time. Really noticeably, all the staff at Dolphin House were lovely, very helpful and friendly. We had a great

7-night trip

6/10 Good

Oct 10, 2019

Nice at day, boring at night

Positives: Service is very friendly. Some even went out of their way to learn our names early on and use them throughout our stay. Everyone greets you and calls you sir/Madame, even the gardeners. Food is good and fresh, but a little slow at times. You do need to order in advance for dinner and there isn’t anywhere else to eat, but the menu is extensive and changes everyday. Local area is limited for things to do. There’s no beach directly outside the hotel (you have to travel a bit) but the snorkelling is good. There are more restaurants and bars about 25 minutes away on a tricycle. You can get trips to the waterfalls and island hopping/snorkelling but I’d recommend talking to tricycle drivers about this as they are cheaper than the hotel offers them. Negatives: Boredom at night... the WiFi is spotty throughout the resort except the bar. With no WiFi in the room, no cell coverage in the room no TV in the room and no entertainment outside, it made for some very boring nights. That being said, many of the excursions are early in the morning so you’ll probably end up having early nights. But if you do like to spend several hours each night watching TV or flicking through social media, then you might want to consider somewhere else. Personally, the time allowed me to catch up on my reading but my wife was pretty bored. This is the only reason I’ve given the hotel a lower rating.

Mark, 4-night trip

6/10 Good

Jul 6, 2019

We like the snorkeling area the best, very convenient in front the hotel is the snorkeling area, so many fish and corals the best. The place is very relaxing. We just don’t like the CR no bidet and the food is delicious but expensive. The staff very friendly and accommodating.

1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

May 29, 2019

beautiful oasis on a great dive/snorkel reef

Dolphin House was a beautiful oasis on a gorgeous house reef. The resort has multiple areas set up for guests to sit, enjoy the views (whether of the water or the pool) and relax. The dive shop was well organized and professional. Your first dive will be a "welcome dive" on the house reef and after that you can extend to other local sites such as Pescador Island and the Sardine run. The house reef also makes for great snorkeling. Neighboring White Beach was a local hangout and not as inviting as I had anticipated, but between the house reef and the pool, there was not much need to venture out. There menu wasn't extensive, but there were always at least several appealing options. And the drinks were yummy. The wifi wasn't perfect, but worked ok. And the rooms had AC, which was a big plus for sleeping. We were very happy with our stay and would definitely recommend the Dolphin House to those staying in Moalboal. Do note that the hotel is opposed to the whale shark tours and will not help you make those arrangements. (I won't comment on that, but look it up for yourself).

Julia, 6-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

May 8, 2019

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