We loved our stay at Donatela and had an amazing time. It was a rejuvenating and relaxing stay in the honeymoon suite, which was luxurious in a quiet and natural way. The suite was huge, comfortable, well built, and beautifully designed. We especially enjoyed the large sofa, reading chair, the super comfortable bed, big walk in closet, and the double bathroom sinks. The outdoor area was very tranquil and we spent a lot of time outside relaxing and dipping in the serene plunge pool. The staff were super helpful and assisted us with arranging travel needs. The massages were incredible and the best we've had on the trip. We absolutely enjoyed walking around the stunning grounds and snorkelling off the resort. It was surprisingly clear and full of marine life (clown fish, eels, large varieties of star fish, coral, lionfish, etc). We would love to come back again!

Ambience and the overlooking view of the sea :) The place is also very peaceful so you can really have a restful day.

Too dark at night. The location is a bit far and you have to pass a rough road.

The serenity of the hotel, the rooms were beautiful and the beds comfortable. The pool was fantastic and the sea view from the restaurant charming. The staff was very kind and available. The free shuttle to the downtown. Although there is no beach, they have a private pier with sunbeds from which you can access the shallow water. They have horses roaming around in the beautiful gardens

They should waive the pick up fee to the airport (seems a bit excessive for a 10m drive), they offered the free shuttle to downtown but it wasn't allways available as scheduled. The restaurant should improve the quality of the food and service considering the premium price payed.

Awesome property, restaurant is great.

No cleaning of the room during our 2 nights stay. At this price… Plus things like power plugs that didn’t work in the villa.

Beautiful grounds and comfortable room. The staff were incredibly friendly and accommodating. We loved the WhatsApp concierge service and the free drop offs from/to Alona beach.

The restaurant is the main reason I didn’t rate the property 9 or 10. There is only one restaurant and the service is painfully slow. On our first day we were the ONLY guests at the restaurant and it took so long to even receive a glass of water. We also found it difficult communicating with the staff. Breakfast was also below average. We also found the food to be overpriced for average food. Not all the facilities were available (such as the gym) and the pool bar was also closed. However we understand that this was due to the damage caused by the typhoon in 2021.

Location Excellent villa, food, transport

As some have said... the road to the Resort

The garden villa is spacious and mostly well maintained as expected. The resort gardens, public areas, walk paths are pretty and designed with taste for nature. Big kudos to the staff kindness and availability to help with anything anytime. Special thanks to the reception and restaurant staff. Driver service brings you everywhere around for a small fee. Also the resort restaurant paprika was clearly the best we had in 4 days in Panglao, and not overpriced. The view and peacefulness is worth it too.

Understand it may be out of control, however there was pretty loud clubbing music every night until late, likely coming from a nearby resort. That led to sleeping with ear plugs, such a shame as choosing a remote, peaceful place like Donatella was to escape the city noises. If bumpy roads definitely lead to beautiful places, the one leading to the resort could use some pavement.

We stayed here for 2 nights for the 2nd part of our Bohol stay and had a really relaxing time. Having done the chocolate hills tour at our previous hotel we were here to relax and this fit the bill. We were upgraded to a room with a pool which was so generous so we mostly enjoyed being around the room and pool with room service to the room. We did use the main pool too which was nice, plenty of sun beds, and actually no one else around when we swam! The room itself was absolutely huge with a very comfy bed, lounge area, strong aircon, modern bathroom and the pool and decking was a great space to read and snooze. The restaurant was decent enough but had we stayed another night I would have liked to try somewhere else as it was quite quiet with not much atmosphere, the food was fine though. The hotel arranged massages and transfers for us and the staff were all friendly and helpful (as we found most places in our Philippines travels!)

I loved the peaceful location away from all the people. Our family villa was amazing. So cozy and yet also luxurious. I loved our driver Jess for our private tours. Also loved the free shuttle service to Alona. We had the best tours of swimming with whale sharks. Loboc river cruise. Chocolate hills and ATV. And snorkeling at Belicasag. Thanks to the Donatela staff for a vacation of a lifetime.

Amazing rooms at a small hotel. Quiet location, but a short drive to town (200 peso) for wider food options away from the noise. Hotel also has free shuttle. When we stayed they were renovating a number of the bungalows, but you could not hear this. As such it was very quiet. Would highly recommend this piece of luxury. Staff were very helpful.

Breakfast was lovely, but food at the restaurant could be a bit better. For the quality of the hotel and price, would expect it to be slightly better, but don’t let this put you off staying there.