Roman Empire Panglao Boutique Resort

Philippines , Bohol
Bohol, ALONA BEACH ROAD
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75 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2026

Emily

Spacious clean room, the staff were really nice and helpful. Pool was really good size and the hotel had everything you needed.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2026

Yale

Absolutely amazing. Loved it. Had a little trouble with booking but the front desk fixed it immediately without any hassle. Their customer service and putting the clients needs above their own has earned my business every time I go to Bohol from now on. The resort is beautiful, staff takes care of you totally. Food is great. Always a cycle outside to take you where you need to go. I’ve stayed at many places in Panglao but this is definitely my #1!

Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2026

Scott

The hotel is big and very spacious, with a huge pool area that feels like a Venice-style canal. It’s a great place to relax and swim. The only downside was the shower, you have to keep pressing the button to make the water come out, which was a bit inconvenient. Overall, still a nice and comfortable stay.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2026

Dean

A great hotel with an outstanding pool and absolutely amazing staff who are just wonderful. Not beach front, but a very peaceful location.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

Aurelio

It was my dad stayed.but when he spoke to me he said it’s clean and staff nice.and he did enjoyed his stay.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2026

evan

Great place to stay nice pool great staff

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2026

Patrick

Excellent as always! Will be back.
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10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2026

Patrick

Excellent stay! Will return!

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

paul

Awesome hotel. Very clean, fantastic pool area. Good food at the restaurant. Easy to commute down towards beach and bars. Would stay again.

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jan 2026

Ligaya

Booked 2 rooms, including a family room, for 6 people total—that’s 3 per room. Apparently, that’s still considered “extra” because it’s only 2 guests per room.

So… what exactly is a family room for? Decoration? Just asking. Lol 🙃

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Dec 2025

Catherine

Room is decent for overnight stay. Lacking basic amenities for toiletries.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Dec 2025

Dawn Marie

It is a great place for families but kids were yelling very early in the am and late at night. Doors were slamming. Have to go to the front desk to get anything. The ambience is fun and the wait staff were very nice. Good food!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2025

Laszlo

Great staff. Clean room.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2025

Jung Eun

I just stayed around 3~4 hours.
because of the flight. Anyway, All staffs were kind.
There were some kind of smell...
But my room looked like well cleaned.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2025

Rafael

The staff was friendly and professional at all times.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2025

Marian

Swimming pool

2/10

Poor

25 Jul 2025

Jason

I’m not happy at all !!! Bad bad service. No hand soap. Air condition is terrible .you have to pay when you ask for extra keycard for the room for the AC. I’m been so many hotel in panglao but this is very poor service. The food is to high price. Not happy with the choices of their food. I’m not recommending this hotel.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2025

Sean

Roman empire is a very nice hotel with a very frien staff, the filipino food is very good the sigsig and kinilaw were amazing. The pool and restaurant area are very nice and relaxing. Beside the hotel you can catch a trike into Alona beach for a short ride. We had an amazing time and will visit again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2025

Sean

The friendly staff at the hotel really made our trip they were very kind and helpfull. The Roman theme was very unique. And the dinning area by the pool was very relaxing and enjoyable we tried some phillipino food at the restaurant the sigsig was amazing. The tuna kinilaw was also very good i would definitely stay here again.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Apr 2025

Dusko

Restaurant and pool area very nice. Room vas old and not furnished properly, bed sooo uncomfortable. No hot water in bathroom. Staff was friendly and helpful

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2025

Emma-Rae

People were out late making noice at the pool right outside our patio and the beds only had sheets for blankets. Other than those two things the stay was excellent. The water pressure was fabulous, bed is comfortable and the place is very clean and the staff is very friendly and helpful. The one gentleman flagged down a cab for us.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2025

caress

Good foor. Clean pool, clean rooms. Lovely spa

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2025

caress

Had a great stay.
Room and pool were clean.
Food was good.
Spa service was great. All around great place to stay

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2025

Elvisa

Nice and clean hotel

2/10

Poor

23 Jan 2025

Jackson

Too pricey not worth it, no phone inside the room no microwave the door is really hard to open and also in online I pay 400 for breakfast but on there menu its only 285.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2025

Elvisa

Nice

2/10

Poor

21 Nov 2024

BRENDA LEE

The room was filthy and stinks like sewage.I asked for an extra card which is a standard for every hotel to provide one.theres an extra charges of Php1,000 in order for me to have one.We decided to stay only for a night i couldn’t sleep because of the smell they shouldn’t rate it as a 5 star hotel,no robes, no slippers no phone inside the room ,no safety vaults its like a hostel,until now they haven’t refunded me back with my monies.Avoid this place its not worth it.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Aug 2024

Armando

From U. S.

No hot water. Turned it on when requested but turned it off again 2 days later. We were ther for one week stay. Four star hotel does not skip on comfort. Roman Empire could be 4-star.

Partner

4/10

Poor

28 Jul 2024

Gina

The place is nice. I won’t recommend the food (pork still have hairs and too hard), but brekafast was fine. Guard needs to be trained not to discriminate customers by its race. He prioritized the foreigners even he was already assisting us. He left us during the heavy rain going to our car service and took the umbrella with him and assisted the foreigners instead .

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2024

Dariusz

All good

4/10

Poor

03 Jun 2024

Kriz

Staff in the cafe were excellent!

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2024

Cecilia

Love the ambiance of this place. The staff are warm and welcoming.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2024

Gary

Stayed at this property for 8 days. The property was very clean and 5 minutes from the airport. Our pool room was basic inside but great value & clean and you can walk out the door into the giant pool. The meal and drink menus were extensive and great value with happy hour cocktails at night. All the staff very friendly and transport was available outside the main door. Highly recommended.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2024

Nicolas

Great place to spend couple days at.

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2024

Raymon Cyril

It's fairly decent for the price within the area. Few minutes tryke ride to Alona Beach so it's well within proximity to where the night life is. Very hot water in the shower (which doesn't help given the climate). Have raised many times but we were told it's been adjusted already. Vault wasn't working -- been raised as well but no fix at all. It is good value but had to check out a day early when we found another accommodation. We were given the wrong room upon check-in, luckily the guy inside wasn't naked at all (could've been worse). But didn't make a fuss out of it, human error happens at times. Overall, you get what you pay for. If you have the $$$ I'd recommend somewhere else, otherwise Roman Empire has its own character and charm if on a budget.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

26 Apr 2024

Jonathan

Awful

On arrival there was no one at the counter we had to go and find someone. The area outside the room was musty and smelt of drains, the shower only works for a matter of seconds before you have to hit the button again, it’s like a swimming pool shower. Cracked sink, the place is very tired. Night 2 saw a cockroach in the room which we chucked out the room and then on night 3 in bed there was a cockroach on the bed - horrific. Didn’t sleep spoke to reception and I said I wanted a refund for the last night and we would go and stay somewhere else which they said wasn’t possible as we booked through hotels.com - asked to move rooms then and they said fine and they would put us not on the ground floor and would put our bags in the new room. Arrived later in the day having been out all day only to be found we had literally been moved to the adjacent room. Complained and finally got put on the first floor. If there are cockroaches in the rooms there are cockroaches in the kitchen. Couldn’t wait to get out of there

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2024

Joseph

Loved the massive pool! Also room was decent for the price. Restaurant staff were delightful and respectful

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2024

Jane

It was convenient to the airport and beach

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2024

Earl

Highly recommend this hotel for a luxurious retreat with Roman flair. Can't wait to return

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2024

MAICION

Nice clean hotel with a good pool. Staff really friendly and helpful. I’d stay again.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2024

Elvira

It’s nearby the airport but it takes 10mins via tricycle to go to Alona beach
The swimming pool is awesome
The resto food prices are a little pricey,

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2024

Stephen

The large pool in the center of the hotel is very attractive. The dining area is very pleasant, staff is friendly and effecient and its only a short tricycle ride to Alona beach. The wifi is stable and strong.

The standard room is just adequate. The bathroom couldnt have been smaller. The shower has a water saving action that cuts off the flow every 10 seconds. Very annoying and the water is barely look warm.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2024

Remedios

Nice place and staff are friendly, place is clean and the food is great.

Mai-Mai our waitress everyday is super nice and friendly. Always there and always willing to serve with a good smile on her face all the time, very respectful.

Definitely coming back and refer to family and friends!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2024

Lou

Its got to be the pool,Super!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2023

Harold

I love the swimming pool behind each room.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2023

Michael J

I enjoyed it

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2023

Charles

Its not 5 Star, but an absolutely wonderful place where a family can have a lot of fun. Staff were great.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

21 Feb 2023

Juan

i like the pool which is adjacent to the room. The thing I hate , cats are roaming around the dining area. Tea and coffe is limited every breakfast

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2023

A. N.

Pros:
- Close to Panglao airport
- Has amazing pool
- Delicious food at restaurant
- Friendly staff
- Aircon in room
- Parking available

Cons:
- No toiletries. There is a shampoo/body wash combo but no conditioner, or other toiletries a standard resort offers.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2022

Armando C.

The staff members were so friendly and helpful. The pool is well kept and maintained.
I will stay at this hotel again and I will recommend it to my family members and fiends. :)

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2022

Wilmiecel

Perfect Wedding Anniversary Date

Good customer service, clean rooms and surroundings. Bongga pajud ug pool.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2022

Patrick

went out of way to accomadate during 2 day blackout on island
could use more lights for staircase leading to bridge
Pool has amazing water show
will be back

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

04 Feb 2022

Laarni

I booked 5 days for this property for my family. They arrived after 11PM and no one was in the lobby . The guard was rude and unaccommodating even after knowing that they were so tired already. You cannot call anyone at this resort after 11PM. So if your flight arrives late this will be the worse place to go. I haven't received any word for my full refund. avoid this place

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2019

Victor

Pleasant stay

Great service. Accommodating staff

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

12 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Brand new hotel. Looks nice. Have big pool and access to pool from 1st floor rooms balcony. Restaurant at medium price, have european menu items. Spa available. Rental bikes available. In room very good organized power outlets and light switches. Cleanness. Unfortunately, not everything is good. In my room problem with keycard sensor. I think, previous guests used paper for sealing keycard in holder. The staff sees this and does not even think about changing. There are only two contacts and two screws. I saw that in the evening one couple moved to another room. I think that because of these problems. The staff is all very young, seemingly no older than 20 years. It is evident that they are trying, but it turns out not so good. Therefore, the service is not high level. The bathroom is so small that if you stand facing the sink, you need to put one foot on the toilet. In the evening I saw a centipede on the floor in the room. Super economy shower, need push and hold button for water. If button pop-up, 5-10 seconds and water stopped. Only one keycard, only one breakfast coupon, inconvenient for two people. Cash only deposit. Located in no cellular coverage area. And hotel Wi-Fi has very weak signal power. In room no Wi-Fi near front door, only near balcony. Under construction, noise. Do not pay for this hotel a lot, buy only if you see big discounts. This hotel good for 1-2 days staying only.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

04 Mar 2019

Shane

Lots of potential but missing the mark

I did discuss this review with management prior to my departure and they said they will address everything and covered my minibar charge - which was about 500 pesos for a 4 day stay, but I feel that is inadequate for the issues.

On the positive - it is a lovely pool and the location is very convenient to both the airport and Alona beach. There is great potential but the hotel is very new

On the negative

There is a long list of charges in your room - dirty the sheet, break a cup, break the shampoo bottle, leave a stain on the pillow, dirty a towel. Some of these just have to be expected at a hotel. I did not get charged for any but it felt like a set up.

There is wifi, but there's really not wifi. It's not good enough to send an email with an attachment.

The air conditioning in the room points straight at your head when you sleep - so you have this cold air blowing straight on you. You have to build a pillow fort to have the air con working so the room is cold but your face is not being blasted.

The shower is on a 7 second timer and only gives luke warm water. You have no control. You can't have a hot or cold shower, only luke warm.

The TV in my room worked for 3 hours in 3 days. I reported this 6 times.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Really nice hotel, I can recommend this to both couples, friends, families, older, younger. Fresh and modern with a friendly staff. Didn’t have so high expectations but I got overwhelmed when coming here, upon arrival you get free welcome drink and 20 minutes spa, it’s a nice guarded pool, it’s little expensive food compared to other restaurants in Philippines but also the best food I have got here. Great value for the money

Friends_and_family Partner

2/10

Poor

13 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

AVOID this hotel. It is still UNDER CONSTRUCTION. A powerful SMELL of OPEN SEWERS kept filling our room. The NOISE from POWER DRILLS directly above and from GENERATORS and workers SHOUTING from behind a wall a few feet away made us want to leave as soon as possible. When I complained I was lied to; the smell is from sealant they said, and they offered us a free drink. When I spoke to the owner at the end of our stay he said he might be able to offer us a free stay next time, but he would have to speak with the other owners first. We've been back 4 days and heard nothing.
The room had no drawers, just a small hanging rack, so we had to live out of our suitcases. There is no phone. There is no room service. The free shuttle bus to Alona Beach does not start til 1030 - far too late, especially if we wanted to avoid the free breakfast which wasn't very good.
A perfectly awful end to our honeymoon.
I shall be demanding a full refund from Expedia. They should never have listed this hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2019

Steven

Good clean hotel. Close to the airport. Staff are great. Free shuttle to Alona Beach if needed.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Feb 2019

Izabela

Great hotel. Highly recommended.

Newly opened Dec 18. Spacious rooms. Very comfortable beds. Good air-conditioning. Luxurious towels. Large pool and plenty of sun lounges with umbrellas. Tasty food reasonable prices. Very friendly staff. Free shuttle to Alona beach. The only negative is the location with lots of development taking place, noise and pollution.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Feb 2019

Tessa

Nice hotel but can improve in alot of areas.. upon check in since we booked twin room we expect they wont charged us with extra person coz we are not asking for additional bed since we are three a couple and senior they explain to us that the 1 thousand per day for the 3rd person is for the breakfast we ask them not to since she’s already a senior she have her strict diet but they charge us anyway..they should give an option to their guest whether to avail or not. Go back to the room facility its nice but the bed is realy for single person, they provided the toileteries except for sleepers it must be nice if they have! Its nice they are environmental friendly but the shower temp is difficult to adjust most of the time its so hot! And the sink water is irritating because u need to press it again and again since its will stop fast upon pressing also the aircon will stop when u open the sliding door so if u want to keep your room temp u need to close it i think u cant conserve energy from that! Anyway what i love is that the room we booked is there is pool access right accross your doorstep! The AC though its stop alot of times when u open the sliding door when u go to the pool its in good working condition since they are a new hotel u can really see and feel all are still in good shape! Though its 10-15mins away from the beach they provide a free lift going to alona beach and also free airport shuttle! The hotel is also 7mins drive from the airport!

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

It is new and unique. Staff were very helpful and friendly. They Had good service. Not a lot of guests yet because it barely opened.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2019

Carmine

Unique property near Alona

Very nice, eco friendly hotel. All rooms have balconies. Very unique theme and layout. My only drawbacks was the lack of a minibar and the fact that I couldn’t move two twin beds together to make a larger bed. However, I would definitely stay a gain. Staff was incredibly friendly and helpful! Alona Beach is short ride away from hotel

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely for a short stay

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The food served especially the sizzling sisig was great! Our room was very lovely and comfortable with easy access to the pool. We were able to get a free airport shuttle to and from the place. Free shuttle was available to Alona beach and tricycles were accessible!

Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2018

Sonny

Brand new. Great swimmingpool. Bar has nice cocktails. Free shutle service to Alona Beach.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2026

Bethel

Rummet var jätte fint och pris värt på 3 personer, rent och rummet derikt till poolen

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2026

Tormod

Bassenget var flott. Restauranten serverte virkelig god mat fra kontinental meny, og de som jobbet i restauranten var så oppmerksomme og serviceinnstilte. Var veldig fornøyd med alt på dette hotellet og kommer gjerne tilbake.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2025

Jesse

Swimming pool where nice and kid frendly

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2025

Jonas

Warm showers and clean room means Im happy

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2025

JONGSIG

공항과 가까운것과 저렴한게 최고의 장점
공항에 ATM기 있는데 1000페소 단위로 뽑다보니 툭툭이 비용 100페소 내기 애매했음
호텔가서 바꾸려구했는데 잔돈없었는 같은 숙소에 머물던 형님들이 대신 내줌 감사합니다
해바라기 사워기라 사워필터 사용불가 온수 조절불가 남자 뜨거움 여자 좋아함 저렴하다보니 마지막날도 숙박잡고 하루종일 쉬고 수영하고 놀다 밤 11시에 체크아웃함
조식은 10시가 넘어도 해줌 조식은 맛없음 한인마트 비싸니깐 한국서 죽 사오거나 보홀서 바나나사서 먹음 좋음 보홀은 음식이 다 짬 조리전 소금 조금넣어달라고 하세요

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2025

Trevlig personal, fin pool och särskilt trevligt med direkt access till poolen från rummet

Partner

2/10

Poor

19 May 2025

Emiel

Afstand naar strand is 30 minuten lopen.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Joli hotel

Un hôtel charmant et atypique, avec des chambres dotées de terrasses donnant directement sur la piscine, et un personnel très accueillant.

Cependant, quelques aspects pourraient être améliorés : la climatisation est assez bruyante, il n’y a pas d’eau chaude, et l’insonorisation des chambres est limitée, ce qui peut rendre les bruits extérieurs un peu gênants.

Par ailleurs, bien que l’hôtel indique que la plage se trouve à 9 minutes à pied, le trajet est plutôt d’une trentaine de minutes (mais il est facile de trouver un tuktuk pour s’y rendre).

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2024

Kathrin Maria

Sehr sauber. Sehr guter Service

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2024

JOSEPHINE

다음에 다시 찾아 오겠습니다.감사랍니다.