Coron Gateway Hotel & Suites

The rooms were spacious and the location to the port and market was very convenient. All the tricycle drivers knew the hotel.

The building structure is pretty old and we joked that it transported us to a different time. The furniture sort of absorbed smells successfully and so both rooms I occupied had distinct odours my sensitive nose did not particularly care for (one was pretty moody and mildewy and the other a very strong cologne covering smoke).They staff was very friendly but either very inexperienced or at times unhelpful, without intention. I really appreciated the help of he housekeeping person I woke up at 5am when a massive leak in the bathroom woke me up ( the last two pictures of the bathroom shows the leak). He and his colleague had no clue how to fix the issue but made every effort to try. The front desk person kept putting off whether I could switch rooms but it was the housekeeper who told me about the empty room next door and showed it to me. There were other times when confusion and misunderstandings had me going up and down the steps (there is no lift!) about 10 times.

On our 2nd night, there was no water so they gave us a bucket of water to use. The next morning still the issue was not resolved. But the staff were very accommodating on our requests and they apologized for the inconvenience.