Hotel Essencia

3.0 star property

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

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

Deluxe Suite, City View

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Family Room

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Dumaguete

With a stay at Hotel Essencia in Dumaguete, you'll be a 2-minute walk from Silliman University Main Campus and 6 minutes by foot from Rizal Boulevard. .This spa hotel is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Bell Tower and 1 mi (1.6 km) from Negros Convention Center.

What's nearby

  • Silliman University Main Campus - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Rizal Boulevard - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Bell Tower - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Negros Convention Center - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Robinsons Dumaguete Shopping Center - 15 min walk - 1.3 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 a full-service spa and free breakfast
Hotel Essencia offers 150 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. LED televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include slippers, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

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

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.
Make yourself at home in one of the 150 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LED televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages and facials. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.
Enjoy international cuisine at La Essencia Cafe, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 6 AM to 9 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 9 AM.
La Essencia Cafe - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

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

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

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

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

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Hotel Essencia Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 162 out of 375 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 129 out of 375 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 65 out of 375 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 375 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 375 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

Estee

Business traveller
Can’t complain too much as this is already one of the better hotels in dumaguete. They didn’t refill the water or the teas, had to call and ask. Also gave me a call in the morning and woke me up. Had wanted to sleep in. Just expect basic place to live. Probably already better than others around the area.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Joseph

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Joseph

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was not at all comfortable in hotel or in the neighborhood
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deah Fay

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super nice in everything
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

gary

Travelled with partner
Always a great place to stay. Good food, good service, great location
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Johnny

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed it
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chino

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Recommend this hotel great rooms great staff and perfect downtown location just a few minutes walk to the boardwalk
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dionisio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

miguel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Fernando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The travel desk in the lobby was a great help in booking ferry reservations and for arranging countryside tours. Very helpful and courteous staff...all of them!
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice location. Great staff as most Filipinos are. Limited breakfast but sufficient as it’s included in the price 👍 Avoid rooms next door to balconies, smoking is allowed there, people congregate there, smoking and talking to the early hours. As a non smoker it wasn’t a nice place to be. 1 guest was there on his phone shouting down the line at 4.30 am, at 5am I politely asked if he could tone it down as I was trying to sleep. Typical selfish obese American he refused 🤔. He stayed there until 7.30am, yes 3 hours on a phone shouting, total ignoring anyone else that was still sleeping. Saying that I would have loved to have ejected him over the balcony was an understatement, as a non violent person I decided to request a new room. Which was granted at reception. Little did he know that for over 20 years I was a semi pro fighter and could have chosen not to be so polite 😳
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Renato

Liked: Amenities
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

JOE, MENTONE

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay when you’re in Dumaguete. I like their complimentary breakfast. Rooms as clean. Most especially the hotel and restaurant and concierge staff are very hospitable. I am thankful for the staff for making our vacation memorable and enjoyable all the time.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

gary

Travelled with partner
Great place to stay. Convenient, clean, great staff and excellent breakfast buffet!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jocelyn

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my stay in this Hotel, all the staff were very helpfull and the Buffet Breakfast was amazing. I would definitely choose this Hotel the next visit to Dumaguete.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary, Allen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Almost everything was great. The bed was comfortable, the AC was cold, the water pressure was good. We were on the 8th floor. Wi-Fi was weak. During the morning hot water was sometimes lacking during what we figured was peak usage. 24 hour security guards was nice. Definitely will stay here again.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

p

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Water pressure and temperature need improvement
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Dwayne

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ok tybye
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Price is great!!! for what you get. Traffic is loud but hey that’s get the Philippines.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Rupert

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025