When we booked this accomodation on booking, we were not quite sure what to expect, but in the end, the D&B Bluestar Guesthouse did exceed our expectations! The location right next to the beach is just excellent! Rooms are spacious enough and very clean. In the room you find a modern AC and there is hot water all day long, although the water pressure could be a little better. The food (we had dinner 1x) was amazing and the family running the place was very nice and helped us with all our requests. There are 1-2 small cafés on the beachfront where you can have a bite. But I would recommend having dinner at the guesthouse.

The display light of the AC was quite bright and the water pressure could have been a little better (but that's for all over the Philippines). But that is complaining on a very high level..

The perfect place for people looking for peace and a homely atmosphere. Away from party places. Located at the end of a beautiful beach. The room and bathroom are very nice and mega clean. The owners are helpful (they organized a scooter for me and took care of the laundry). Breakfast is simple but tasty and healthy. I recommend it to people who want to relax from the hustle and bustle of the city. It is worth renting a scooter to get around the island

Distance about 1km to the nearest shop

The location is perfect, especially of you will go for the island hopping tour. The location is quiet compared to Alona beach, you're here for the peace. The staff are also extremely helpful, they go beyond their duties. They provide towels and slippers in the room. The bathroom is big enough and the toilet has a bidet! The staff can book you a motorcycle to rent foe the day.

The room we're staying at has weak cellular and wifi signals. The TV is old, and really small, barely bigger than an iPad. The food is okay. Don't expect hotel / resort quality food. It is good 'ol fashioned pinoy homecooking (which I liked). Before you stay, buy and do everything you have to since there is little to no places in the area to buy or do anything, no food, snacks, toiletries, nothing. Transportation is a bit expensive since the area is a bit secluded. By 7pm, the area is shutdown and dark.

Most of all, the owner/staff were outstanding, amazing humans. Whatever we needed, they took care of it, and provided us with so much extra info, extra help, extra local food and snacks to try. We felt like we had a Filipino mom. Definitely a highlight. The breakfast every day was prepared with so much love. The location is great as well, about 15 minutes away by tricycle from the famous Alona beach and all the tourism hustle bustle (in case you want to go island hopping or diving or want more international food), all while there is a perfect beautiful quiet white beach right in front of the resort. We liked our beach much more than Alona beach. The rooms were very thoroughly cleaned, perfect budget resort.

I loved the people, since it’s a family led business they really go beyond on their service. Just 2 steps away from pristine white sand beach. Rooms are big and comfy. Coconuts are from their own trees. I love that they are animal lovers and care for some stray dogs. They are amiable. You can rent the scooters from there too. Location is far-ish from the bustle of Alona yet only 15 min away on a habal. 1000% recommended.

Wifi could be improve specially for remote workers yet, we worked without major issues.

Actually this is very good hotel and it has good staff. We were here in may '24. This hotel is lacated 10 meters from the ocean and you can swim here or you can walk a little to the right to the Dumaluan beach. The staff very kind and if you want something for a lunch or dinner they'll cook it)

Salt water in bathroom, rooms doesn't has any fridge(

This is a great place. It is clean and well maintained. It is run by 2 lovely ladies: the owner and her young assistant. They were friendly, helpful, and just great hosts. We stayed in the deluxe beachfront room at first and then extended our stay in a "garden facing" room because the beach facing room was no longer available (my mistake was only reserving a few days at first to make sure I liked the room). The rooms were not huge, but they were large enough to not be cramped even with our large amount of baggage. They were lovely original paintings on the walls. The water pressure was a little low (water is a scarce resource on a small island), but the hot water worked great. Breakfast was good and well served on the lawn in front of the beach. Other food was available on request and what we had was very good. Fine dining (with great live music on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings) is available by walking about 15 minutes along the beach to Bohol Beach Club (they are quite busy- make a reservation). The beach had fine white sand. The hotel had hammocks, lawn chairs and loungers available for use on the beach or under the trees (for shade) in the lawn area. At high tide the water was only a few feet in front of the lawn. At low tide it was a bit of a walk to the water past some interesting sea critters and seaweed. It was clean of litter, but the natural tideline "stuff" was left intact (which may bother those who want a perfectly raked/swept beach, but I find the natural look more in character for a beachfront vacation). The once remote but now very busy and developed (McDonalds and Jolibee included) Alona beach was about 10 minutes away by tricycle, tuk-tuk, or a rented motorcycle (delivered to the hotel for 500P per day). If you want a clean, peaceful hotel with great service do not hesitate.

What didn't I like: The scented sheets in the second room (the sheets in the first room had no smell). An extra roll of TP would be nice. Leaving, I could have stayed another month. That's it.

Right by a lovely beach and very quiet as it is rather secluded. If you want the lights and glitz you should go to Alona but if you want to chill, this is the perfect oasis. Hosts are very kind, the food is quite good and the rooms are big and spotless.

Sometimes there are power outages. Nothing to do with the accomodation itself as it impacts the whole area but take that into account if you need wifi...

it’s location to the beach ….and a very relaxing place to stay with lovely staff nothing was too much trouble for the staff members

lack of fridge in room to keep drinks etc cold. had a fridge in previous property that could be turned of from inside when not in use. never got my 1,000 peso deposit back on departure though …..but staff deserve a tip anyway 😊

You will see a lot of locals which us great and still a peaceful area right in front of the beach. The owner was accommodating and treated us like family. Food is good. She cooked even extra for us. We really had a nice time there. Clean facilities and extra helpful staff.