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Hotel Essencia

3.0 star property

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Enjoy a serene sea view from the comfort of this stylish room, featuring two single beds, a wooden chair, and a wall-mounted air conditioning unit.
Hotel features modern architecture with spacious balconies and air conditioning units.
La Señcia Cafe offers a variety of seating options and a large menu board.
Enjoy the view from this balcony with two comfortable chairs and a small table.
Enjoy meals in a stylish dining area with wooden columns and neatly arranged tables.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Suite, City View

Relax in a spacious room with a large bed, wooden paneling, and a comfortable seating area.

Deluxe Suite, City View

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Classic hotel room with two single beds, a flat-screen TV, and a desk.

Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(24 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

View all photos for Family Room

Two single beds with swan-shaped towels, a wooden headboard with telephone, and a city view.

Family Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed

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About this property

Hotel Essencia

Hotel in Dumaguete with full-service spa and free breakfast
This smoke-free hotel features a full-service spa, a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include massage/treatment rooms, concierge services and dry cleaning.
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.

The on-site spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages and Swedish massages. The spa is open daily.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Hotel Essencia. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Silliman University Main Campus. Free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking are available.
  • Free buffet breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy international cuisine while dining at La Essencia Cafe
  • Treat yourself to Thai massages, facials or body scrubs at the spa
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • Steps from Silliman University Main Campus and Silliman University Anthropology Museum
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.

Guests are served a free buffet breakfast daily from 6 AM to 9 AM.
La Essencia Cafe – This restaurant specialises 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

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

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 at the property

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

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

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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Hotel Essencia Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 173 out of 391 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 131 out of 391 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 67 out of 391 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 391 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 391 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

10/10 Excellent

Macoy

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean...safe close to mall store name lee plaza
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The hotel is undergoing maintenance / renovation to the dining area so breakfast wasn’t as good as normal as its temporary relocation is in the Lobby. Also absolutely no hot water in the bathroom for the duration of my stay (3 nights) This is my third stay and aside from the above niggles it’s a great hotel with good staff and a good central location
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Honey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay as for my family and mama.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

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