About Shangri-La Boracay
Located near Balinghai Beach in Yapak, Boracay Island, Shangri-La Boracay is a five-star beach resort with a spa.
The hotel features 219 guestrooms that are equipped with climate control, furnished balconies, and minibars. The rooms feature private bathrooms with deep-soaking bathtubs, flat-screen TVs with cable TV channels, DVD players, sofa beds, and free Wi-Fi. In-room massage as well as turndown services are provided.
Shangri-La Boracay features CHI, the on-site full-service spa, an outdoor pool, two outdoor tennis courts, a children’s club, and a business center. The hotel provides concierge services.
On-site Sirena Restaurant, located on a cliff-top, serves fresh seafood while Rima Restaurant serves romantic Italian cuisine for dinner. Guests can enjoy tasty pizzas at the Cielo or international buffets at Vintana. The hotel has three bars that serve a wide variety of cocktails.
Balinghai Beach is just 600 meters from the hotel while Puka Beach is 1.1 km away.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Plenty to do.
Shangri-La's Boracay Resort & Spa guests are never short of things to do in and around the hotel. They can play billiard/pool or arcade/games, go for a spa or sauna session, play with the kids at the free children's club, walk around the beach, or swim in the large outdoor pool. Guests can enjoy a wide variety of water sports in facilities close to the hotel.
positive:
Close to top attractions.
Not only is the hotel close to three large beaches (Balinghai, Puka, and Punta Bunga), but two boat stations as well as.
positive:
Spectacular beaches, amazing staff.
The natural beach setting of the hotel is simply breathtaking. The exemplary beauty of the hotel is accentuated by the staff which literally pampers guests. Every need is anticipated and taken care of.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Shuttle services unavailable.
Shangri-La's Boracay Resort & Spa provides free shuttle services to several nearby locations. Several guests, however, reported that the shuttle service was marred by either irregular hours or was unavailable or too busy at times.
negative:
Botched reservations.
A couple of guests have reported that they arrived at the hotel only for the hotel to fail to locate their reservations, something they said took quite some time to straighten out. Check-ins can sometimes get quite lengthy with long wait times.
negative:
Can get noisy.
The beaches frequently host partying guests who sometimes play loud music late into the night. The hotel sometimes undertakes renovations which can be noisy as well.