Name: Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel
Address: Brgy. 37 Calayab, Ilocos Norte, 2900, PH

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Angel

FIR doesn’t disappoint. I would definitely stay here again. Beautifully landscaped property, quaint indoors, friendly and helpful staff, excellent meals. Just perfect.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2026

CHEDDI

Beds are tough, a relic of past glory days. Needs to be updated. AC did not work as described. More then half of all electrical outlets did not work.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

23 Apr 2026

CHEDDI

Breakfast was well presented and looked good. I only ate the eggs and garlic rice but there was plenty of food. It was just not for my palate.

Business

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2026

Joycelyn

The breakfast was very good

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2026

MARIA CECILIA

Great stay, beautiful legacy hotel!

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2026

JEFFREY

This was a good place to stay. It is dated but it’s fine to stay here. All of the workers were very nice

Friends

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2026

Elenita

Beautiful hotel and grounds. Has a few Swimming pools. Beachfront. It even had a mini zoo. Staff ate nice and courteous, very helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2026

giovanni

Good staffs
Big rooms
Good foods
Thanks

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2025

Judy

Staff was great. However, we received only bath towels in our room but no hand towels.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

10 Dec 2025

Elvin

The hotel and facilities require a lot of update. The hotel has a late 1980s to nearly 1990s vibe.

6/10

Pleasant

02 Dec 2025

Jefery

This Hotel is very dated. The surrounding area is not maintained and lake’s amenities.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

04 Nov 2025

Joan

Room smells moldy, pillows & bed hard & not comfortable. Bathroom outdated.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2025

Kathleen

The staff for breakfast was wonderful….friendly, attentive and one of the best parts of our stay.
Room view of the pool was very nice.
Beds were pretty hard and could use some more padding.
Pools were very nice. Beach sunsets were beautiful.
We enjoyed using the pool tables and the driving range.
We had three people in our room, but only two towels in our room. Upon request of the additional towel, we were required to pay for it.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

26 Jun 2025

DOMINIC

We purchased pizza to share with friends in the billiards room, after seeing people eat there the night before and we were told to take our pizza and go back to our rooms and not in a very nice manner and we paid 300 PHP to use the facilities that was wasted because we couldn’t use :(

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2025

Oliver

What an epic place to stay! The grounds are very large with a regal luxurious feeling all around. I got the background that it is owned by the Marcos family and was used to entertain in the 70's and 80's. Breakfast is a nice buffet and generous to guests as well. The casino has since relocated but the history on the property gave me perspective about the country. Highly recommended stay for families or travelers with an interest in Philippines history.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 May 2025

Ruben

Everything was good including the services.....
The only problem we noticed inside the room is the smell of mold & mildew, we wish at least there is an air freshener,
Bath towels are really worn out or shall i say shabby towels & there's no hand or face towel at all.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Feb 2025

josie

Gateway with friends

The place is old. The room has strange smell, smells like mold that gave me an allergy. But the staff are nice and courteous.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2025

alan

Rooms are large but a bit weathered. Can use some upgrades. They don’t give you hand towels. You have to ask for them. Air conditioner in room is noisy. Sink was leaking. Reported it but it was not addressed. Grounds are nice. Pool is large. Beach area was dirty. They need to keep it clean. They need more trash bins around the property.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2025

Sharon

It still carries the elegance of its former glory.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2025

Marielle

Overall great experience! Plenty of amenities around the resort such as archery, golf driving range, atv 4x4, billiards, gym etc. The room was cleanly and the staff was very much accommodating. Would highly recommend FIR

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jan 2025

Charito

All the staff we encountered were fantastic and dealt with my requests promptly.
However the hotel rooms (standard room) are in desperate need of renovation/updates. Our room had lots of damp and we asked to be moved which they did.
The pool is clean and the landscape around the hotel is beautiful to walk around.
The cafe/restaurant menu was limited and most of the food we wanted to order was unavailable, so we had dinner in an outside restaurant. They also didn’t have any wine which is disappointing for a hotel. It was only on our last night they had some wine.
The hotel offers onsite activities at an extra cost and I would recommend doing the 4x4 experience.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

Service was excellent

The service was excellent, and with improved upkeep, the hotel has the potential to elevate its overall experience.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2024

Julie

We enjoyed our Stay

Iconic hotel in northern Luzon. Great food at breakfast buffet and dinners.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2024

Teofilo G. Fagaragan

I didn’t like too many porters and a supervisor handling few bags, it’s like I’m compelled to tip more…

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2024

Daniel

Need elevator

6/10

Pleasant

08 Nov 2024

Andrea

The room are not updated specially the bathroom… water stays in the bathtub like there’s a 6 to 8 inches one water not drained immediately, faucet handle leaking and so difficult to use the hot and cold water… many bugs and smells paint inside and outside the room. Need complete renovation of the whole room.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2024

AW LAI

nostalgic Spanish building, very elegant & most important of all. All the staffs are fantastic & extremely welcoming, polite & customer orientated.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2024

edith

Great Venue

Great for conferences and or seminars and so spacious!

Business

6/10

Pleasant

06 Aug 2024

Mailany

Its a beautiful Hotel ! Outside is just so relaxing and very pretty! But inside needs renovations. Room needs more cleaning and make it brighter!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2024

Bobbin

Beautiful hotel and outstanding service from the staff

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

17 May 2024

Jason

Nice property. Has great potential to be better if a little work put into renovations. But overall a property I would recommend due to its unique vibe and atmosphere.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2024

Mitchell

Very nice place,eccellent service,staff is so accomodating 5 star!!!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2024

Mara

Hotel is amazing. Has so many activities. Zoo, archery, driving range, two restaurants one being chinese, shopping, atm, two pols, beach, atvs, friendly and helpful staff.

We stayed there two times during our stay. Room 342 beds were tolerable. Room 537 bed was too hard and sunk in the middle. I didnt complain because i love this hotel.

Will definately stay here again. So sorry to leave it.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2024

Zosima

Must have been quite the attraction in its heyday.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Nov 2023

PASCAL

Beautiful

Beautiful hotel but my bedroom view was over the restaurant kitchen. I think I got this because I booked through hotels.com

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

14 Jul 2023

gilbert

Place is a dump, paid for a night without staying.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

08 Jul 2023

Alan

Not as it appears in the Expedia description, it needs updating as I felt conned. The staff are trying their best with a very tired and pooly maintained property that has clearly seen better times. There is one bar, and that was taken by a function, leaving us sat in the heat drinking beers from one of their two restaurants. Most of the listed facilities are no longer operating or have already crumbled away, the pools looked okay but not particularly inviting. The room had wet walls and floors as the building sweat from A/C not able to cope with the humidity, sheets and pillows were damp and the place smelled like a wet towel had been left for days, phones dont work, TV didnt work, and an unnerving scorch mark on the wall over the light switch. The staff did their best when we complained, changed the sheets etc. The hotel is remote, dont expect to find any other dining options close by, or anywhere to buy snacks or refreshments on or off the property. If there had been any other options close by with a decent review we would've left.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2023

LORELAY

Lovely Garden! Has traditional but luxurious feel. But wifi is not working. The activity areas are dilapidated, although working.

4/10

Poor

06 Apr 2023

Edgardo

The property is really nice, unfortunately it wasn't taken care of. it's dirty and the rooms were neglected. furnitures and bed were broken. faucet were leaking, did I mentioned it's really dirty? yup, it's discusting dirty. Staff were nice.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2023

Ma Albert Klarence

Good stay.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Mar 2023

Liza

I like its timeless structure style. However, it needs a lot of updating! There has to be an elevator for guests and staff to use!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 Feb 2023

Teofilita

Needs improvement in their amenities. The phone in the room is not working. Lack of face towels, lack of bath towels, not enough bathroom supplies, very thin toilet papers. Not enough hot water in the shower. There’s no elevator going to the second floor . The breakfast is excellent.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2023

Aaron

Clean. Quiet. Near the beach. Gym needs improvement.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2023

Elizabeth

Great property , all the staff were friendly , courteous and helpful, likes the pool and the beach is a little walk from the room , restaurants are really good too!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Sep 2022

Verified traveler

ilocos trip

value for money. although hotel is a bit outdated.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2022

Angel

The staff were superb. A-plus customer service especially at Cafe Ilocandia. The whole staff made my Mom’s 90th birthday super special. All my guests were treated equally well.

My wife enjoyed it too. She felt really safe going around the property. Well-maintained grounds.

Will definitely come back again when I want to celebrate something special!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2022

SAMUEL

Clean with friendly staff. The only comment I have is there ia no towel in the bathroom but onve I requested they brought it right away to our room.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2022

Kate

My family had a great time .we’ll surely visit again
Thank you

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2022

Verified traveler

So-so

It’s an old hotel, bathtub was so dirty I wouldn’t shower without slippers on. Beds were pretty uncomfortable too. Food was not good and they got our orders wrong 3x times in 3 days. The location is nice though and the while the amenities are old, it’s nice to have the beach, driving range and pool within hotel grounds.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2021

Keith

Beautiful Property, it rooms desperately in need of cleaning and maintenance

4/10

Poor

28 Dec 2021

Sandy

No bubble bath, no conditioner,

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2021

Joseph

Perfect Overnight

Trip for whole family to get passports. Everything was perfect.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

23 Mar 2020

Jamie

Not impressed with customer service

Poor

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Excellent stay

Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

My friend, batch mate got robbed inside her room in the early hours of the morning

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Primary facility is in good condition but others supporting activities have not been maintained or allowed to be in un-usable, Staff were very friendly and eager to assist.

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

09 Jan 2020

Marilyn

Good location,clean and helpful staffs.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2020

Anonymous

It’s the best hotel in the area but a bit run down. Needs renovatiion.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

31 Dec 2019

Georgina

This property has beautiful landscaped gardens. However, it is a very sad excuse for a 5 star rating. They advertise a lot of facilities that don’t exist. Examples are the ‘Piano Bar’, the ‘Lagoon Bar’. Just not there. Dirty tables, windows and sub standard wifi. Worse, they have a zoo, where the animals are kept in terrible conditions. Unbearable to watch monkeys with their babies in tiny cages with dirt floors, nothing to play with. Terrible cruelty. Horse tied up in the burning sun with no shade, no water, a very tight chain around his neck. So terribly wrong, so sad. Food from the menu was often unavailable. Staff unhelpful. Disinterested. While I realize this is the ‘best’ hotel in the region, it reflects poorly on the region. They should be able to do a lot better. The animals particularly upset me. I would never go back.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2019

Lani

This is a grand property with beautiful grounds. Our room was spacious and clean with a beautiful view of the pools. We had a wonderful stay which was made superb by the absolutely amazing staff. We'd like to make special mention of Arnell (restaurant server), Herbert (housekeeper), Noel (gym attendant), as well as the pool and recreational attendants (sorry, can't remember their names). Can't wait to return!

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

The whole place is huge. Over all it's excellent. Just need to add bidet in the rooms. Very important.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Good location

Business Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

*EACEF43 AND C3EAN

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Very friendly staff

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Classic, clean, quiet, large space of greenery, beautiful garden, large pool, nice buffet breakfast

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

The property is great with a lot to do during the season. Rodel the waiter at the restaurant is the best. He took such good care of us. This was a special time for us because it was not only the birthday day of my fiancée but also I proposed on this trip and he had the chef make her a cake. We were late for our lol free breakfast and he took care of us. We were here in September and it is their off season so a lot of the activities were not going on. I am looking forward to come when they are.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Room is clean. Ac is working well , good breakfast , I was very comfortable

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Hotel with a lot of potentials

Hotel has a lot of potentials, but amenities are dated, however adequate. Staff are ok but need to smile a little more

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Casino is been closed for 2 years already, hallways too dark, bed not comfy,

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Very nice property. Quiet place. Food wasnt very good.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Extraordinarily beautiful setting. Good quality food available. Air conditioning in room not adequate. Two cockroaches in bathroom over three nights.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

07 Jun 2019

dinah

No repeat booking

Breakfast buffet was disappointing..

Friends

4/10

Poor

02 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely people but hotel not good..

Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel, ‪Barangay 37, Calayab, Laoag, Ilocos Norte, 2900, Philippines‬

It is hot here and the air-con in my room is not good, it is noisy. The place needs to be brighter as it’s very dim and dark in places..the pictures in the promotion on here are bright and light and do not reflect what it says.. the reception area is too warm and the fans on the ceiling do nothing at all to cool the area down, on sone occasions they were not turned on. My bathroom is also dim and dark with just 2 lights; these lights are yellow and not bright, the walls are dark; decor is dark wood, which makes it even darker. The carpets on the main stairs and staircase are worn and the rug in my room too, a yellow patterned one had stained marks on it in some places. My room had 2 cockroaches and mosquitoes and l had to ask them to spray the room. Within the details for the property it says they is a Spa? they is not! I asked for Spa details and the receptionists tells me that the service stopped 1 year ago.. I am really disappointed with the hotel and wished l not booked it.. l went to sit by the swimming pool as the pictures in Hotel.com are so inviting and was let down, the water in the pool looked murky., and not clean.. they is no umbrellas next to the sun loungers and the pool attendant tells me that they do not have any for the area..you can not get a Cappuccino or Espresso; why? The only good thing about the hotel is the Chinese Restaurant; this is good.

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2019

Verified traveler

The whole place itself was amazing... very relaxing and quiet. Hotel amenities was all nice. The staffs were so nice too but the rooms needs improvement and renovation. The room doors was old and the aircondition was not so much getting cold. The carpet under the bed should be cleaned more as the dirt was just under it.

Family

8/10

Excellent

04 May 2019

Verified traveler

A grand hotel needs refurbishing.

The place is perfect, but the hotel amenities need amelioration.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2019

Rico Nelson

enjoyable and traditional local experience

hotel staff are warm and service oriented. good service and delicious/authentic food served at lunch and dinner. really traditional atmosphere when it comes to furniture and paintings. the environment is relaxing and good access to all facilities.The main point of improvement is availability of service car for couples since only available is 5pax to avail of city and other far areas within the province. the place is a heritage and cultural site due to its vast area. our overall stay is very good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2019

Joy

Beautifully landscaped! Staff very friendly and very accommodating. The buffet breakfast varied daily and was always delicious!

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Apr 2019

Rainier

Slowly deteriorating

Great amenities but service was not. Restaurant staff couldn't effectively handle the number of guests coming in and we even had to follow up on our order several times. Room was okay but needs a lot of improvement on the cleanliness and functionality (cockroach in the bathroom and hot and cold shower didn't work well). Lastly, check out process took so long because the staff couldn't find the receipt for the card verification and even had to ask for my copy because they didn't know where they kept theirs.

Family

4/10

Poor

20 Apr 2019

JD

aircon was too hot , food quality is not good

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

19 Apr 2019

Ed

Bathrooms need maintenance. Pest control is needed (bedbugs visible). Bedsheets needs to be replaced as some has stains even after wash.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2019

FerdL

They have great staffers. The property is clean. I am amazed how they kept this timeless property so clean. I will keep on saying here

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2019

STEPHEN

Facilities included in the brochure like the spa didn't exist. State of the bathroom was very poor. Whole place is lacking in maintenance. Whole resort was dark.
Breakfast limited variety and poor.
Dinner available terrible food.
Wines on the wine list were not available at all. One wine we tried Caliterra was dreadful.
Nice and helpful staff throughout.

Grounds were very pleasant and attractive.

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Everything good except the A/C is poor. It won't get cold.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2019

Dee

Awesome first time experience. Thank you, Ilocandia!

Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2019

Dong

Relaxing, i stay here everytime i'm in Laoag.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

It was ok. A lot of the amenities was not available.

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2019

Jen

Great hotel with amenities. The only downside is difficulty with arranging transport to and from hotel most especially going out from hotel. Apart from that I had a pleasant stay.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2019

Ahmad

It's a nice place specialybonding with family

Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2019

Jingyi

Best resort ever!

First and only choice to stay in Ilocos. Love every corner of the 77-hectars resort! (Been there twice in 2 consecutive months, spent 2 nights in both visits) A lot of surprises when exploring the whole place.

Red 8 restaurant is the best!

The only bad experience is that our room didnt have hairdryer and it took 30 mins for them to finally send one, but it didnt work on all outlets, so had to replace another one again.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2018

Tracy

Staff are nice and rooms are well kept

6/10

Pleasant

26 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Surely one of the best hotels in Asia - 20 years ago... a pity nothing has been spent on the property since then...

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2018

Jerry

perfect place to rest.

Quiet and cozy. Breakfast was good!

Friends

2/10

Poor

03 Dec 2018

Mary

No internet, no taxi, no business center, no printing, very poor housekeeping, no real good buffet food. This use to be a grand hotel. This is very sad.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2018

Jun

Really beautiful lobby and reception area, wide open spaces, room balcony, serene, quiet, close to beach, excellent breakfast

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2018

Cristina

My family and I had a comfortable stay in this beautiful hotel (that is once used to be the best in Northern Luzon). The room is clean and big. We enjoyed walking around in its very spacious lawn. Affordable price. Nice breakfast. We’ll come back again.

4/10

Poor

30 Oct 2018

Butch

Bed bugs in Room 342. There are bites on my back and legs.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2018

Ken

Great staff, we were there in off season, still first class, I look forward to a return to the resort

2/10

Poor

05 Oct 2018

Tita

This place is to far from the city and they don’t provide any transportation. Also they only have two Restaurant to choice from this huge hotel. Not a great place to stay and we never go back again..

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2018

Lynette

Gracious hosts. Manicured lawns. Some spots ruined by supertyphoon couple weeks ago being worked on at present.
Quiet hotel as compared to when Casino was inHouse. Great food at Chinese Restaurant and at the Cafe. Guestroom bath needing update.
Overall, 4.5star hotel outside the city...
Will be back

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2018

Bruce

I have stayed many times at this hotel some 20 years ago. I was pleased that our room had been redecorated and the staff were as helpful as always.

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