All the guest friendly hotels stated below are located on Boracay island and within walking distance of the main disco bars known for it’s bargirl freelance action: Cocomangas, Summer Place, Guilly’s and Club Paraw. The establishments in this list are all very popular with like minded visitors and I have personally taken the time to contact each and every single one of them between October and November 2012 to make sure their guest friendly policy is still in effect. Replies provided by hotel management can be seen at the end of each individual hotels description.

So, Where’s the action at in Boracay?

Things are definitely low-key affairs in Boracay, so don’t expect flashy neon lights showing you the way to any of the many strip clubs on the island, they don’t exist. What Boracay does have to offer is a very lively club scene, which also means a very active freelance scene. Though obviously not on the scale of a Manila or Angeles, the island should have enough bar girls to keep you busy for a while.

Anyone interested in trying out Boracay’s freelance scene should concentrate their time in one of the two most popular clubs: Cocomongas (9PM-10PM onwards in Station 1) and Summer Place (11 PM onwards in Station 2). Girls for hire can also be seen along the beach road at station 2 in various locations hiding in the dark and will approach you as you are walking past them come out of nowhere often 2 or 3 at a time.

But just what is a guest friendly hotel?

A hotel that is considered guest or Guest Friendly / Bargirl friendly/ Girl Friendly simply means that the establishment will accept you taking back an unregistered guest up to your room without charging any extra. A joiner fee can cost anywhere around from 10 to 25$ a night depending on the hotel’s policy. So if you unknowingly book a non-guest friendly hotel and plan on taking a lady back up to your room every night then you’re going to be paying a lot more money unnecessarily or worst outright denied entry. This is by no means an indication of their respectability as each hotel has different policies as long as you’re somewhat discreet. I have taken the time to e-mail them all personally to make sure about their policy and have given their reply with the hotel description.

List of certified Guest Friendly hotels located in Manila near the action:

Room Rate Guide:

$ – 0 to 33 USD / 0 – 25 EUR
$$ – 33 to 66 USD / 25 – 50 EUR
$$$ – 66 to 99 USD / 50 – 75 EUR
$$$$ – 99+ USD / 75+ EUR

** All of the pictures below were taken by actual guests and reflect what the room is really going to look like **

Guest friendly hotels located in Boracay :

Nigi Nigi Nu Noos Beach Resort $$$/$$$$

White Beach, Station 2, Boracay, Philippines

Nigis is an institution in Boracay and one of the oldest hotels in business on the island. Located right at the center of all the action on White Beach, even though it’s situated in a very lively spot, all the rooms are very private and on ground level, engulfed by a lush Balinese-style tropical garden making it very quiet and peaceful. While built in native bungalow style the rooms have all the amenities that you could need (TV, A/C, fridge, bathroom, shower  and plenty of space). Restaurant serves great food and the beach bar is one of the best!  You’ll instantly feel like you’re in your second home!

• Guest Friendly policy reply by Nigi Nigi Nu Noos E Nu Nu Noos: “If it happens that you booked only one person and you want to have an additional one person overnight then it is okay as all our room rates are good for two persons but they have to present their ID at the reception or to our guard on duty for security purposes.”

Red Coconut Hotel $$$$

White Beach, Station 2, Boracay, Philippines

Red Coconut is a beautiful 3/4 star hotel centrally located on white beach.  The deluxe rooms were exceptionally nice and clean and had all the needed amenities. Room is spacious with a nice balcony overlooking the sea and fitted with flats screen TV, DVD player, mini bar, sofa and sofa table, free and very fast Wifi. There were even a few blue ray movies ready for you to watch. Hotel also has a nice swimming pool and bar. You cant go wrong here. Greetings from Red Coconut Beach Hotel! However, you guest would need to provide in ID at the reception.

• Guest Friendly policy reply by the Red Coconut Hotel: “Greetings from Red Coconut Beach Hotel! If you booked for two (2) people and you arrived alone, we won’t be charging you anything. However, you guest would need to provide in ID at the reception.”

La Isla Bonita Resort $/$$

White Beach, Station 3, Boracay, Philippines

Sandwiched between the Crown Regency and Sands hotel on station 3 La Isla Bonita Hotel is one of the least expensive  hotels of White Beach. If you are on a budget or don’t want to spend too much this is most likely the best bang for your buck you can get right on the beachfront. I have stayed here on my last two trips of 2011 and depending of the season a room between 25$ to 50$. For this price you get a clean and decent sized room with A/C, fridge, cable TV. Only minor complaint is that shower is a bit on the low pressure side. Staff was always very nice and had no problems bringing back a different girl every night.

• Guest Friendly policy reply by La Isla Bonita Resort: ” Thank you for your email, yes you can bring guest to your room but for safety reason,they have to registered here and present Identification card.”

Erus Suites Hotel $$/$$$

White Beach, Station 3, Boracay, Philippines

Room was nice, colorful and modern looking with a big comfortable bed, bathroom very spacious with a rainfall shower, TV and air-con worked great. Breakfast was quite good also. Staff friendly and helpful. Downsides is that the hotel is not beachfront and it takes around 5 minutes to get there. Also since it’s located  right next to main road I could hear street noise from inside the room so  if you are sensitive to tricycle or car noise it might be an issue. PS: If the price isn’t much of a difference go for the superior deluxe it’s much more luxurious.

• Guest Friendly policy reply by Erus Hotel & Restaurant Boracay: “Yes, we allow unregistered guests come with you as long as you pay the room for 2. Our security guard on duty will collect their ID before entering the hotel”.

La Carmela de Boracay Hotel $$/$$$/$$$$

White Beach, Station 2, Boracay, Philippines

La Carmela is another centrally located beach front  hotel. The first ever hotel I’ve stayed in back in 2007 when this fabulous island was all new to me.. Aaaaaah souvenirs! Anyways I’ve always booked the semi-deluxe room here that are furnished with a comfortable bed, walk in shower (with plenty of hot water), modern toilet, TV with lots of English speaking channels, mini fridge and usually comes with a terrace/balcony. The beach is only a few seconds away from the hotel pool area. Agoda periodically shows some good promos for this establishment and if you just happen to stumble on one of them I wouldn’t hesitate.

• Guest Friendly policy reply by La Carmela de Boracay Hotel: I couldn’t get an answer from the hotel but I have stayed here quite a few times throughout the years and can assure you that bringing back girls at night is not a problem. You do need to make sure that she has some ID with her as the guard will request it and keep it until she leaves. 

The Strand Resort Boracay $$$/$$$$

 Station 1, Boracay, Philippines

The Strands is located a 2 to 3 minutes walk from the beach on a slope towards the end of Station 1 (The prettiest portion of white beach) and is a peaceful oasis amongst the tourist throngs that can be found in other parts of Boracay. Also not far at all from Cocomongas one of the two main hotspots for freelancers on the island. What you can expect is a four and a half star accommodation offering spacious rooms furnished with orthopedic beds, good A/C, nice high water pressure in the shower, Free Wifi, nice pool and garden Resort. The staff is also very friendly.

• Guest Friendly policy reply by The Strand Boracay Resort: “Our room rates are all quoted for two persons regardless of whether there are two or just one person in the room. Additional charges apply only for additional persons in excess of two.  And yes, we are, like all other establishments, mandated to require proof of identification of unregistered guests”.

Boracay Garden $$$/$$$$

White Beach, Station 2, Boracay, Philippines

The Boracay Garden Hotel is located in the busy commercial area of the white beach with lots of bars, restaurants and convenience stores around. Room I was allocated was spacious and clean. Came with a king size bed, single bed, sofa, TV desk and study table with still enough room to get around. The bathroom was also big with a bath and a shower. The service was very good and the staff were quite helpful. This a very large hotel with a nice pool area (3 giant pools with 1 kiddie pool) that seems to cater to a large South Korean clientele. The one downside is that the in room wifi isn’t free and charged at 100 Pesos an hour.

• Guest Friendly policy reply by the Boracay Garden Hotel: “Thank you for your email, with reference to your inquiry, Our in house guests are allowed to bring unregistered guest without any additional charge or joiner’s fee. Our resort’s policy is only to get an ID of the joiner (to be returned upon checking out)”.

Nirvana Beach Resort $$$/$$$$

212 Balabag, Boat Station 2, Boracay, Philippines

The Nirvana Beach Resort may not be a beachfront as its name would suggest but the location is pretty convenient. Only a five minutes walk to White Beach (station 2), D’Mall (largest shopping center of the island with shops, restautants, supermarkets) and D’Talipapa (fresh meat & seafood market). The resort offer serviced condominium/apartment type of accommodations. Every individual unit (good for 4 people) is fully furnished and has two bedrooms, a living room & kitchen corner, dining area, 2 bathrooms/toilets with shower and a big veranda. Great place to share with a buddy where you can bring back girls at night where each has his individual room. The Nirvana Beach Resort also has a small pool and bar. Only minor complains is that the free Wi-Fi signal was low at times and that the water pressure wasn’t always great but otherwise a very nice place!

• Guest Friendly policy reply by the Nirvana Beach Resort: ”Good Morning, Each of our units are good for up to 4 guests (included in the room price). Our policy is to register anyone who overnights at the resort.  Thanks & Brgds, Trond”.

One Crescent Place Hotel $$$/$$$$

Station 1, Boracay, Philippines

This ia an all new hotel located about 3-5 minutes (220 meters to be exact!) from White Beach and conveniently located in a quiet street. The building is  low-rise with 3 floors. Rooms are really nice and modern, well appointed and most importantly immaculately clean. Features good quality bed, split type aircon, TV with cable, fridge, coffee/tea maker, DVD player, Free in room wifi, hot and cold water for the shower and balcony or terrace.

• Guest Friendly policy reply by the One Crescent Place Hotel Boracay: “It’s OK to bring a joiner to the hotel to stay in your room. For example, you booked a Deluxe Room and you are the only one who will occupy it, you can bring a person (only 1 person) without charge. But if you happen to bring two in your room, you will pay for the 3rd person. However, deluxe room can only accommodate two persons so if in case there will be three of you in the room, better try the Premier Room. It comes with 1 queen-sized bed and 1 single bed while Deluxe Room comes with 1 double-sized bed. Please be noted”.

Isla Gecko Resort $$/$$$

Station 2, Boracay, Philippines

Isla Gecko is is located in a quite residential area, about 3 minutes from the beach and not far the party scene. While definitely not a five star resort nor even a three star resort in some aspects the rooms were always clean with a fine working air-con unit. The TV came with a huge range of cable channels to choose from. The shower’s  water pressure was a bit on the low side though. Rooms have free wi-fi internet. The owner and staff was always very friendly and helpful.

• Guest Friendly policy reply from Isla Gecko Resort Boracay: “Regarding your query, registered guest(s) can bring unregistered guest based on the maximum allowable of the room. Meaning if you get a standard room for two people than the maximum number of occupants is two”.

Boracay Courtyard Beach Resort $/$$

Station 2, Boracay, Philippines

I have stayed at the Boracay Courtyard twice already in 2009 & 2010 due to budget constraints. The room is very basic but comes with air conditioned, cable TV,  hot and cold shower and a mini cabinet where you can store your belongings. In my experience is the cheapest option for a budget accommodation that’s within a minute of white beach with those kinds of amenities. Included in the price is a free buffet breakfast, but you have to go to La Carmela (their more upscale sister resort) which is minutes away. Staff were always very friendly. This is the kind of place that allows to experience one of the top ten beaches in the world, without burning a hole in the pocket. If you intend to spend a lot of time in the hotel, you should definitely go look elsewhere.

• Guest Friendly policy reply by the Boracay Courtyard Beach Resort: “Though I haven’t gotten a reply from the e-mail address provided on their website I can say since I have personnaly stayed here a few times and it was never a problem bringing back a girl at night to my room“.