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 | Dave's Straw Hat Inn: Budget Cottages
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Despite being a relatively new establishment, Dave's Straw Hat Inn has already earned itself a glowing reputation for providing reasonably priced accommodation at a very high standard. Depending on the room-rate, facilities can include hot and cold water, telephone, private security box, aircon or fan and cable TV, and the Inn offers free use of their outdoor cooking facilities. Guests also have access to the internet.
Dave and Janet are already well known for looking after their guests like members of the family - the resort is small and cosy, and this gives it a friendly, personal feel. Although it is not actually situated on the beach front, it's less than a minute's walk away, in a good location. The cottages are attractive, and set in a pretty garden.
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| Dave's Straw Hat Inn: Take room number 8
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This place is always booked out, for many good reasons. It's a small operation with genuinely friendly and helpful staff. The rooms are clean, airconditioned, ceiling fan, there also an in-room safe. I appreciate the mosquito coil that they provide in the balcony. Love the lush gardens. Love the garlic and olive oil pasta!
Access to the place is via an alley off Arwana Boracay, criss-crossing between some residential houses. People might be put off by this not so glamorous entrance but hey, if that's what will keep Dave's a secret to only few lucky people. Then so be it.
Ask for room #8, the one at the very end. It's quiet.
Directions: From the boat station, take tricycle to White Beach. Get off at station 3. Walk 3 min towards the beach, turn left, walk along sandy road until you see Dave's sign or the now red-painted Arwana Boracay. Turn left, follow alley, left, right. You're there.
This yoo choob video shows owner Janet presenting her little paradise. She looks rather stiff here but she's really a clown in person. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_I6q4zJ_Mw
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| Dave's Straw Hat Inn: Wonderful time at Dave's
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We had a great time and even though we read good things, we were a bit skeptical until we arrived. 3 people almost in chorus said good morning sir, good morning miss. We were tired but surprised by how friendly they were. The room is not huge, but fine for us and very very clean daily. The staff and Janet the owner made us feel at home. On our second day, my girlfriend was sick with a combination of sunburn and stomach cramps. All I had to say is she wasnt feeling well and before we knew it, Janet got us meds and a bowl of soup appeared soon afterwards. We did not pay for any of this. Actually, they were all so nice, you keep asking yourself can this be for real. What is the catch? We were treated like royal family. The place is very nice with garden and maybe two minutes to the beach. We ate at a local restuarant and while there the owner asked us where we stayed, when we said Daves, he gave us our drinks for free saying all daves guests gets free drinks. Its almost like they have the whole thing so wrapped that they even find you discounts outside. When we left, every staff member, Janet and Dave all came out to say good bye to us. I have never had this experience before and felt teary eyed. Truly this experience will make you ask, can this be for real. Yes, it is for real and as we found out and we only paid $28 per night on top of that for a really clean room, with AC, Ref, phone, hot water, patio and free wi-fi. Dinner outside cost us more than the hotel room, but I have forgotten that dinner, but not Daves. Thank you Janet, Jen, Jing and the others. Thank you also for taking care of us when we were sick and when we were healthy. Dont change what you do as no one else does it like that. God Bless.
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