We stayed at Mango’s also. It was fine for us. We had a two-room “suite” facing the beach that was not fancy, but comfortable. Small balcony to sit on. Decent WiFi. Very good restaurant. A bar called the Rock Lobster that shares the same menu in the evenings, with a oool table and live music every now and then. No complaints.
There are several other good restaurants a short walk away. Our favorite is the excellent Mylene’s Cafe across the street and about two hundred yards to your right if exiting the resort.
There is also a floating bar within walking distance, and resorts that have pools where you can use it if you buy drinks and/or food. Mango’s does not have a pool. The hotels on both sides do. Walking around at night without sidewalks can be tricky. Take a trike if going more than a few hundred meters at night, especially if drinking.
A couple reality checks might be needed, though, if you haven’t traveled to the Philippines much before.
The Olongapo / Baloy Beach area has a dual personality. During the day, it is a Filipino family beach spot for folks from greater Luzon and Manila. There are vendors selling Philippine foods and snacks drinks, local ice cream, garlic peanuts, sunglasses and beach toys. It is a little chaotic, and you will not see many foreigners. There are even a couple of floating playgrounds (one right next to Mangos) that families with pay to bounce on. But it is a pretty enough view of the beach and the bay from the room’s balcony.
At night, though, this area is totally different. There are many bars in this area that focus on foreign customers in the mood for female companionship. The girls come from all over the Philippines to work in a collection of mostly small bars, often with pool tables, sit with customers, pour drinks, dance in bikinis, and (if that is your thing) leave with you for the night. It is not on the same scale as say Angeles City, but it is there and an important and visible part of local economy. That is the majority of the “nightlife” scene. Many of the other dive resorts in the area are also “guest friendly”, meaning that they attract divers who also like the nightlife, and are not surprised by divers bringing overnight guests home.
There is one larger / newer resort a few doors from Mango’s that has two pools called the Central Park Reef Resort. It is more expensive and I have not been inside. Always some nice cars parked there, but I don’t know much about it.
My wife and I did like Mango’s for both diving, and as a place to stay, but Olongapo is not Boracay or Siargao. It is a little rough around the edges.
Hope this helps
We stayed at Mango’s also. It was fine for us. We had a two-room “suite” facing the beach that was not fancy, but comfortable. Small balcony to sit on. Decent WiFi. Very good restaurant. A bar called the Rock Lobster that shares the same menu in the evenings, with a oool table and live music every now and then. No complaints.
There are several other good restaurants a short walk away. Our favorite is the excellent Mylene’s Cafe across the street and about two hundred yards to your right if exiting the resort.
There is also a floating bar within walking distance, and resorts that have pools where you can use it if you buy drinks and/or food. Mango’s does not have a pool. The hotels on both sides do. Walking around at night without sidewalks can be tricky. Take a trike if going more than a few hundred meters at night, especially if drinking.
A couple reality checks might be needed, though, if you haven’t traveled to the Philippines much before.
The Olongapo / Baloy Beach area has a dual personality. During the day, it is a Filipino family beach spot for folks from greater Luzon and Manila. There are vendors selling Philippine foods and snacks drinks, local ice cream, garlic peanuts, sunglasses and beach toys. It is a little chaotic, and you will not see many foreigners. There are even a couple of floating playgrounds (one right next to Mangos) that families with pay to bounce on. But it is a pretty enough view of the beach and the bay from the room’s balcony.
At night, though, this area is totally different. There are many bars in this area that focus on foreign customers in the mood for female companionship. The girls come from all over the Philippines to work in a collection of mostly small bars, often with pool tables, sit with customers, pour drinks, dance in bikinis, and (if that is your thing) leave with you for the night. It is not on the same scale as say Angeles City, but it is there and an important and visible part of local economy. That is the majority of the “nightlife” scene. Many of the other dive resorts in the area are also “guest friendly”, meaning that they attract divers who also like the nightlife, and are not surprised by divers bringing overnight guests home.
There is one larger / newer resort a few doors from Mango’s that has two pools called the Central Park Reef Resort. It is more expensive and I have not been inside. Always some nice cars parked there, but I don’t know much about it.
My wife and I did like Mango’s for both diving, and as a place to stay, but Olongapo is not Boracay or Siargao. It is a little rough around the edges.
Hope this helps!
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. The Mango’s resort will do. I have traveled to Philippines many times before, I like them with what their are
. Diving, people, girls, food, sceneries - they all match together. Additional thanks for a good food place. From there I plan flying to Busuanga Bay (to a completely rural town), and from there to Bohol. Both of these places I have been before.
Subic Bay / Olongapo is not nearly as quiet as Anilao. Lots of local nightlife (if that is your thing), a recently added floating bar at Baloy Beach, and some good restaurants.
