Pensions in Mindanao

'This place is very basic and noisy with main road outside. Toilet and shower very tiny you have to squeeze in - shower has only cold water and only a trickle of water and almost on top of the toilet. No soap provided and had to ask for toilet paper as there was none. A very noisy air conditioner and dogs barking outside the room. I was in a bungalow room.'

'All good, but don't pay extra for breakfast. You have to cook it yourself. Other than that, good cheap option to stay in.'

'Okay'

'It is a beach front property. The villa is not beachfront only the studio is. The road leading into the property is rough and not paved and was dusty, luckily we had a rental vehicle. Upon entering the villa, everything was in order except when I opened the kitchen cabinets there were cockroaches that scurried away underneath, eww! Very unsanitary. The caretaker offered to clean up the room but she said it may be a while as she said the cleaning crew lived further away. When I asked about...