It's not a bad resort, but foreign travellers may not find the facilities they expect. For me, there needs to be good coffee, not instant 'three in one', the room clean, the bed needs to be comfortable, the airconditioning decent, in-room tea and coffee making facilities and preferably a fridge, and the customer service good. To give Lorelai its due, it's not all bad.The coffee is good, so that's a plus, but a bit mean to be asking more money if one wants an extra cup at breakfast (you actually get a flask with two small cups of coffee, but many Europeans are used to wanting more); I'm not used to this. The bed is fine, and the air conditioning fine too. I was quite surprised that there was no kettle in the room; apparently, one can order drinks, but it's not the same. I'm sure I'm not alone in wanting a hot drink when I wake up. Many years ago I would take a travel kettle when on holiday, but I thought those days were long gone... not here! But the worst price gouging is with drinking water. Drinking water (whether it is filtered or bottled) is NOT a luxury since no one wants to get ill whilst on holiday, and apparently a corkage fee would have to be paid if water was purchased externally. Not to be able to get drinking water included (see photo), whether it be from a bottle or even on request, is to my mind just price gouging which I object to, and although the accommodation price may be lower than other hotels, overall other places may not work out cheaper once one has added the extras that really are essentials. At the very least, if the notice was worded more thoughtfully it would be less likely to annoy. If it said something on the lines of 'Lorelai is a low cost resort, so certain items such as bottled water are charged extra, but feel free to bring your own water in, or there is a drinks package that includes this'. The sad thing is that I regularly stay at Samal, but I know one resort that won't be on my list, and all for the sake of not providing water which would cost a maximum of 20 pesos per day.
