Montani Beach Resort Puerto Galera powered by Cocotel

Had a pleasant stay. The location is just right and service is good.

Well located and very friendly staffs.

I have stayed twice before and received a very warm welcome even from the Chef & cleaning personnel. I LOVE the bed & bedding and the layout of the room especially the CR & shower being close together as I am physically challenged. My room was cleaned regularly and very quickly and none of my personal items were touched or moved and my laptop & tablet were on my desk throughout. A freshly caught TUNA ( I bought ) was prepared for the following night as instructed by way of tuna steaks & Kinilaw which was prepared perfectly. I bought some Korean mushrooms and tofu which the chef also worked wonders with and I had sufficient food for days on end. I requested fresh vegetable soup which was WONDERFUL always. I think its a small additional charge for eating what one wants and not off the menu items. KUDOS to BOTH CHEFS, MEGA THANK YOU. Montani's situated where they are provides peace & quiet and not once could I even hear guest I knew were next door on both sides. The owner ( both husband & wife ) should take a leaf out of the book of the personnel and GREET when close or passing by BUT they NEVER DO but I've had this experience at another resort in Olangapo (staying there 16 years already as my resort of choice) and the owner BARELY greeted me recently and only because I greeted first. Frankly, ITS RUDE & INHOSPITABLE this all during low / slow season when the resorts are never at capacity.

Montani has been renovated by new owners that took over. Rooms are updated, most of the excellent service minded staff is still there and they have created a new roof top terrace. Where you can have a drink to see the sun set. Furthermore, the foods are still very nice. Two recommendations I have for Montani: 1. The rooftop terrace is very nice, although if you are in the rooms 17-20 you will experience a lot of noise from guests coming back from the bars late at night who bring their girls there and drink. My suggestion is to close the rooftop terrace after a certain time ... like 23.00 2. Although the wifi in the restaurant and the bar is always good, the wifi in the rooms is terrible and often not there. This really needs some improvement.

I stayed twice in 2 weeks and I was glad my previous establishment had bad service levels . I was recommended by a local person and from get-go the front of staff was keen to show me the available rooms. The pricing was very good for the level of service and more than adequate accomodation . check-in went quickly & smoothly and special request for a chair to be placed in the shower & additional pillows [ I am physically challenged ] was quickly responded to. The room was very clean & functional with a kettle, 2 bottles of water and sachets of coffee, sugar & creamer. The lock-box / room safe was key operated but large enough to store a laptop and a tablet and all other items. Was good to have a shower {after diving } with almost regular hot water. I showed the Lady attending to me how to make a Martini Espresso and she made it perfectly. Other cocktails were also very good. The chef was more than happy to cook what we suggested and or fresh ingredients bought as I was craving for Fresh ****ake Mushrooms and Vegetable Soup which he delivered perfectly. I was more than happy to wait for the chef to finish whatever I ordered as every meal was satisfactory and well priced. Additional request for transport was handled well & timeously. I would definitely return to stay at this venue and I am hoping by then that all building / alteration work has been completed as this was the only downside & a heads-up would have been good although even during the day I slept well throughout the building work taking place.

I've been coming to Sabang for 15 years. I've stayed at this place more than 5 times during various visits, its now my most favorite place to stay in Sabang and White beach. things have changed since the pandemic, access and travel time, but well worth the effort. once you arrive, I don't even have to check in, I just show up and tell them which rooms I'd prefer, and its done. the rooms are large, 11, 12 and 14, my favs. their clean, good aircon, good wifi, great bathrooms and shower, warm water, TV works, has cable, viewing deck comfortable and glass slider access. food is the best I've had on the island, Mel, the chef, is great and very accommodating, he gave me my own personal access to the early morning bar to make my own brewed coffee, that'll never happen anywhere else folks, and he's a great cook. the staff is very friendly and accommodating, they speak good English, the place stays open until the visitors are finished with their entertainment. the pool is small, yet wonderful, access within walking distance from your get off taxi, but not very wheelchair friendly, not much of the PI is unfortunately, I plan to make this my only option to stay when visiting the island. I recommend calling ahead to check availability and have a back up plan because they fill up during high season. access to the island has changed a bit. Batangas seaport is your beginning and you can only arrive in PeurtoGaler, then can only take a tricycle and/or Tuktuk to get there, takes about 35 minutes, cost about 350 pesos and is better then white beach hands down. has walking distance to bars, clubs, nightlife, yet far enough away to be silent for sleeping, many scuba shops and options, its a scuba mecca, you can YouTube many themes here and you should, I can't recommend this place enough and if your on the fence, pull the trigger, its worth it. good luck and be nice.