Sunshine Stay Panglao Inn

A Small, Recently Opened Property Near the Airport Road

Sunshine Stay Panglao Inn — listed on aggregator sites simply as “Sunshine Stay Panglao” — sits in Purok 6, Barangay Lourdes, near the intersection with the airport road, a couple of kilometers inland from Bohol–Panglao International Airport. That puts it in the south-central interior rather than directly on Alona or Momo Beach; guests reach the water by tricycle rather than on foot, though the airport itself is close enough to reach in a few minutes by car.

The property opened in 2024 and runs 16 rooms, making it one of the newer, smaller entries in Panglao’s lodging market rather than a resort-scale operation. Room types include a family configuration built for small groups; furnishings run to blackout curtains, cable television in select rooms, air conditioning, a desk, and a closet. Bathrooms come with a bidet and basic toiletries — standard for the mid-tier Panglao inn category rather than a differentiator, but consistent across the listings that describe the property.

On-site facilities are modest and functional: an outdoor pool, a garden and terrace area, a restaurant, room service, free private parking, and an airport shuttle arranged directly with the property — a useful detail for early or late flights, given how short the run to the terminal is. Car rental can also be arranged through the front desk. The inland position also puts the property within a short ride of Dauis’s Hinagdanan Cave, a limestone cave with an underground pool that’s a standard quick stop for visitors not staying directly on the coast — a cooler, indoor counterpoint to the beach and reef circuit, and typically a 20–30 minute visit rather than a half-day excursion. Guests arriving on early or late flights sometimes choose an inland, airport-adjacent inn specifically to shorten the transfer after a long travel day; the property’s built-in shuttle and roughly 2.4 km distance from the terminal make it a practical choice for that purpose, even though it trades away direct beach proximity.

A Real Regulatory Detail

Sunshine Stay Panglao Inn is registered with the Department of Tourism under the “Mabuhay Accommodation” category, carrying its own accreditation number (DOT-R07-MAB-04890-2025). This is a genuine Philippine DOT classification created for smaller, often family-run lodging below the scale of an accredited hotel or resort — a livelihood category rather than a marketing label. It tracks with what’s visible here: a newer, small-footprint inn rather than a chain-managed property. Panglao’s lodging spectrum runs from backpacker huts around 600–800 pesos a night up through four-star resorts; a 16-room, recently opened Mabuhay-classified inn sits toward the lower-middle of that range, which lines up with the property’s 8.5/10 Booking.com score across 83 reviews and its comparable-median price estimate.

Getting to the Water and the Countryside

The nearest organized beach activity is Alona, reachable by a short tricycle ride rather than a walk; Momo Beach, quieter and less commercial, sits closer still given the property’s south-central position. Boat trips from the Alona pier run out to Balicasag Island for snorkeling and diving, and day tours pair Chocolate Hills with the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary near Corella — the standard countryside combination for visitors staying anywhere on Panglao. During the southwest monsoon, roughly July through September, Alona’s more exposed side can get choppy enough to affect snorkeling comfort; Doljo Beach, on Panglao’s north-facing coast, tends to stay calmer through that stretch and is a common fallback for families, since the drive time from Barangay Lourdes to either beach is comparable.

At the sanctuary, guides typically repeat a piece of local belief rather than official policy: that disturbing a tarsier, touching it, or laughing at it too loudly brings bad luck. It’s presented as tradition, not fact, but it doubles as a practical rule — flash photography and handling stress the animals, which is the real reason guides enforce a hands-off, quiet-voices approach regardless of what visitors believe about the luck involved.

What to Expect

There is no independently verifiable, detailed room-by-room rate breakdown for this property beyond the OTA summary figures already noted above and the “Family Room” category referenced in aggregator listings. Prospective guests should treat exact configurations and current nightly rates as varying by season and platform, subject to confirmation directly with the property or through Stay22.

Who This Fits

A 16-room property that opened in 2024 doesn’t carry the years of accumulated reviews that an older Alona guesthouse would, which is part of why its current 83-review count on Booking.com is worth reading as an early-but-solid signal rather than a long track record. It suits travelers prioritizing airport convenience, a quieter interior setting, and a straightforward pool-and-restaurant stay over beachfront access — and it’s a reasonable base for anyone with an early departure who would rather cut ten minutes off the airport run than wake up beside the water.

Location and transport: Purok 6, Barangay Lourdes, near the airport road intersection — about 2.4 km from Bohol–Panglao International Airport, and a short tricycle ride from Alona or Momo Beach.

Booking: Available through Stay22 and Booking.com; the property’s own airport shuttle can be arranged directly for guests on tight flight connections.