Venezia Suites Resort Panglao

Venezia Suites Resort Panglao: An 11-Suite Property in Danao

Venezia Suites Resort Panglao sits in Barangay Danao, roughly 1.1 miles — a 10-15 minute walk, or a short tricycle ride — from Alona Beach rather than directly on it. The property runs 11 individually furnished suites across four room categories, positioning it as a mid-range base for travelers who want proximity to Alona’s dive shops and restaurants without paying beachfront rates.

The Accommodation

The lineup, per the resort’s own room chart, runs from the 28-square-meter Superior Suite (two guests, from PHP 1,550) up through the 32-square-meter Premier Suite (PHP 1,650), the 46-square-meter Family Suite for four (PHP 2,800), and a 74-square-meter Luxury Suite that sleeps six (PHP 3,200). Rooms open onto furnished patios and come with blackout curtains, premium bedding, flat-screen TVs on cable, a minibar, and bidets in the bathrooms; some units add a kitchenette. An outdoor pool and a separate children’s pool anchor the courtyard, with a poolside bar and an on-site restaurant covering meals.

What Guests Report

Aggregated review data — 272 combined ratings across Booking.com and Agoda, per third-party trackers — lands the property at “Good” overall, and the split explains why. The pool consistently draws praise (“the swimming pool is great, very clean” turns up across two dozen reviews), while a cluster of more recent write-ups describe thinning maintenance and staffing: intermittent hot water, and in at least one 2023 review, a single staff member handling reception, breakfast, and housekeeping at once. Worth checking current reviews before booking if reliable hot water matters to your stay. That’s not purely a property-specific quirk, either — Panglao has no river system, and hotels and households alike draw from a freshwater lens, a layer of fresh groundwater sitting above saltwater in the island’s limestone. That supply comes under real strain during the dry season, which is part of why plumbing and water heating on smaller independent properties here can be inconsistent.

Dining and the Reef

The restaurant serves Filipino and Visayan staples — grilled fish, shrimp adobo, coconut curries — in the PHP 150-300 range per main. For a more distinctly Boholano flavor nearby, kinilaw na tanigue (raw Spanish mackerel cured in coconut vinegar, ginger, and chili, made with vinegar produced on the island) is a standard order at seafood spots along the coast.

Alona Beach itself remains the area’s draw: a 1.2-kilometer coralline-sand arc in Barangay Tawala where the house reef drops from shallow coral gardens to a wall around 20-30 meters. From Venezia Suites, reaching it means a tricycle ride rather than a walk out your door — worth factoring in if you’re arranging an early dive-boat departure.

Day trips are easy: Chocolate Hills (45 min inland, half-day hike or quad-bike tour) and the Philippine Tarsier & Wildlife Sanctuary (similar distance), plus river cruises, are all bookable through local operators, leaving mornings and evenings free for beach time.

Beyond the Beach

Danao itself is a quieter, more residential barangay than the tourist strip — closer in character to Panglao’s interior communities, where households still farm coconut and root crops, than to the beachfront economy that took over Tawala and Bolod. If you’re passing through Poblacion on a day trip, the 1851 Panglao Watchtower is worth the stop: a five-storey hexagonal coral-stone tower — six-sided rather than the square or cylindrical designs used elsewhere on Bohol — that stood as the island’s Spanish-era lookout against raiders, was damaged in the 2013 earthquake, restored, and reopened in 2017 (the interior stairs were never rebuilt, so it’s an exterior and grounds visit now). Time a trip for August 28 and you’ll catch Hudyaka sa Panglao, the municipal fiesta for patron saint Augustine of Hippo — “hudyaka” is Cebuano for communal revelry, and all ten barangays turn out for street parades and food stalls built around local seafood.

Practical Details

Location: Danao, Panglao — about 0.9 miles from the island’s center and from Bohol-Panglao International Airport, roughly 1.1 miles from Alona Beach.

Transport: Tricycle fares around Panglao typically run PHP 80-250 depending on distance and whether it’s shared or hired; Tagbilaran City is a further 15-20 minutes over the Tagbilaran-Dauis Bridge.

Check-in/out: 3:00 PM check-in, 11:00 AM check-out.

Seasonality: Third-party pricing trackers show May and February as the cheapest months to book, with roughly a 28% swing between low- and high-season averages.

Who Should Book Here

Works for: travelers prioritizing room size and pool access over beachfront location, groups needing the Family or Luxury Suite’s extra square meters, divers who don’t mind a short tricycle ride to the boat.

Skip if you: need to walk to the beach, want guaranteed hot water and full staffing every day of your stay, or are booking a short trip where a maintenance issue would eat into limited time.