Belle Homes Resort

Belle Homes Resort: Eight Villas in Danao

Belle Homes Resort runs 8 villas in Barangay Danao — 4 one-bedroom villas suited to couples or solo travelers, and 4 two-bedroom villas for families or small groups — about 1,000 metres from Bohol-Panglao International Airport and less than a kilometre from Danao Beach itself. On Trip.com the property carries an 8.3 rating (Very Good) from 84 reviews, and Stay22 benchmarks rates from around PHP 2,000 a night against comparable properties at a similar score.

Villa Layout and Extras

Each villa is air-conditioned with its own layout rather than a standardized hotel-room floor plan, and the property includes a swimming pool, a garden, and a terrace shared across the grounds. A daily breakfast is included, along with a coffee bar — a small but distinct amenity most budget-tier Panglao properties skip. Free airport pickup and a free shuttle to Alona Beach are both part of the standard stay, useful given the property sits closer to Danao Beach than to Alona’s dive-shop row. One operational detail worth knowing ahead of arrival: a ₱1,000 damage deposit is collected in cash at check-in and reimbursed at checkout.

Danao Beach Over Alona

Being under a kilometre from Danao Beach rather than Alona gives guests a quieter stretch of sand as a default, with the free shuttle covering the roughly 10-minute drive to Alona when dive shops, restaurants, or nightlife are the goal. It’s a workable split for travelers who want a calmer home base but don’t want to give up Alona access entirely.

Barbecue on the Way to the Beach

The Larsian-style barbecue stalls that set up along the Tawala road each afternoon sit on the route between Belle Homes and Alona, grilling pork, chicken, and seafood skewers priced by the stick — a cheap, informal dinner stop for guests using the resort’s own shuttle to get to and from the beach.

The Fiesta That Marks the Calendar

Panglao’s biggest annual civic event, Hudyaka sa Panglao, falls on 28 August, the feast day of the parish’s patron, St. Augustine of Hippo — “hudyaka” being the Cebuano word for communal revelry. All ten of Panglao’s barangays, Danao included, take part in street parades, dance competitions, and food stalls built around the island’s seafood specialties. Guests staying in Danao around this date will find local streets more active than usual, well outside of Alona’s typical evening crowd.

A Church Compound Worth the Detour

Twenty minutes by tricycle from Belle Homes, Panglao’s Poblacion holds the 1851 Panglao Watchtower — a five-storey hexagonal coral-stone tower declared a National Cultural Treasure in 2011 — beside the St. Augustine Parish Church, whose nave was completed in the 1920s after construction began in 1894. Both sit on the same compound as the ruins of an even earlier 19th-century church dated 1858 or 1859, three building phases visible on one small lot.

The Airport at the Doorstep

At 1,000 metres from Bohol-Panglao International Airport, Belle Homes sits closer to the runway than almost any other property in this batch — a genuine convenience for late arrivals or early departures, though it also means light aircraft noise is part of the property’s actual soundscape rather than a hypothetical.

Reaching the Reef and the Countryside

The free shuttle to Alona puts guests at the house reef there — a drop from shallow coral gardens to a wall at 20–30 metres — within about 10 minutes, with boat trips onward to Balicasag Island, roughly 20 minutes by outrigger and capped by the municipal government at 150 divers and snorkelers a day. For an inland day, Chocolate Hills and the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary in Corella both sit around 45 minutes from Panglao and are commonly combined into a single half-day countryside tour.

Practical Details

Tricycles to Tagbilaran run roughly PHP 150–250; ferries connect Tagbilaran to Cebu in about two hours. As with the rest of Panglao, tap water isn’t potable on-site — the island draws entirely from a freshwater groundwater lens rather than any river, and bottled or filtered water is standard practice here.

Who Should Book Here

The villa layout, included breakfast, and free shuttle suit families and small groups wanting more space and privacy than a standard hotel room, particularly those comfortable trading a beachfront address for airport proximity and a quieter barangay. Bring cash for the ₱1,000 deposit at check-in, and factor the light aircraft noise from the nearby runway into expectations if a fully silent night is the priority.

Getting There & Booking

The airport sits just 1,000 metres away; the free shuttle covers the roughly 10-minute run to Alona Beach. Book through Stay22 or Trip.com directly, confirming the cash deposit policy ahead of arrival.