General Santos Hotels with Pools

The rooms are comfy enough, and the A/C, though box type, is not too noisy. Breakfast is OK, and airport pickups are cheaper than a taxi. But... P2800 for the cheapest room is daylight robbery, and you even have to pay P350 extra per night for a fridge. You don't get hand towels, only bath towels. There's no room safe. And both TV (Sky) and wifi (PLDT) are absolutely awful. The TV channels keep breaking up and are almost unwatchable, and the wifi is extremely slow and keeps dropping out completely for minutes at a time. If you stay at this hotel you will end up using your mobile data just to avoid being driven mad by connection dropouts. The in-house wifi won't even load Wikipedia. What is it about Gensan hotels that stops them providing usable wifi? The Royale Hotel wifi is terrible, the Greenleaf wifi is terrible, the Grand Summit wifi is terrible. The only (just about) usable wifi is at the Microtel (which has awful breakfasts and is also seriously overpriced). I come to Gensan several times a year, and now I just resign myself to using massive amounts of mobile data every time I come. Gensan hotels, you are holding your city back.

Stayed in Sept. 14 to 16, 2022 for Business. Just got the basic room with King Size bed. This means that the hotel pushed the two (2) single beds together. You can still feel the space in between. Not an issue though as I was alone in the room. Could be troublesome if you are a couple who like to sleep hugging each other. Room and bath was spacious and very clean. I did notice some ants crawling on the desk. Internet was ok at 15 to 20mbs. Pillows and bed were soft and comfortable. Shower could use a door or longer enclosure as the water kept spraying out. This could wet the floor of the bathroom if you aren't careful. Breakfast was ok especially given the price. Hotel was near SM mall, 2 blocks away. They also had free shuttle to the airport. Employees of the hotel are very courteous. My keys stopped working after 24 hours and had to be replaced at the front desk (a minor hassle) but overall still a good experience.

Its similar to Best Western. Not much more to say but breakfast was a bit disappointing. White rice was cold as was the soup. Selection was limited and only 1 fruit available. Reception was friendly snd helpful. The price is expensive to what I can get in Manila or Makati.

I booked a king suite with them and when it came time to go I was informed that the king suite was no longer available! With a ”no refund” policy in place, they took my money for a room the didn't even have! So they were willing to pay for my stay at a couple of nearby hotels instead. Both were worse dumps than this one. In their behalf, they were willing to work with me and we settled on a future stay at their hotel in a king suite. The room was not very big for a ”king” suite. TV reception was poor and the Wifi was abysmal. They don't have their own restaurant, instead using the one downstairs located in the little mini mall where they are located. It didn't offer much but it was OK for a quick bite before leaving for the airport. There is a bigger mall across the street, however half of that mall is closed due to a fire resulting from a previous earthquake. There is a 24hr convenience store located in their mini mall for snacks and drinks. I would have expected more for the money, but then this is the Philippines and anyone who has ever read Dickens could learn a ”great” deal about ”expectations”. Ha! (sorry, couldn't resist)