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Reviews of The Strand Suites and Dormitel

2.5 out of 5
The Strand Suites and Dormitel
#4 Road 2 Dona Vicenta, Davao, Davao Region

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 65 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

RUBY

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Accommodating staff
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Kahrla on 13 May 2024
Hi Ruby, thank you for staying with us. Do visit us again. Keep safe.

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very poor breakfast. No windows in the room, the only window looks into the passage. Bathroom was alright with a hot shower. The area was quite good for my convenient.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Kahrla on 13 May 2024
Hi John, thank you for staying with us. To keep our rates low, we serve minimal breakfast. We hope you will consider staying with us again.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was on quite residential street. No dogs running around. Easy to walk to corner and get taxi. Everyone there working hard to make your stay so pleasant. Ty
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Kahrla on 6 Mar 2024
Hi Michael, thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback. Do visit us again .

8/10 Good

Clarita

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Kahrla on 6 Mar 2024
Hi Clarita, thank you for staying with us and hope to see you again soon.

6/10 Okay

Timothy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff was very friendly, helpful and hospitable. Our room was clean, but had a strange odor, was too “bright white” and noises carried throughout the building.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Kahrla on 6 Mar 2024
Hi Timothy, thank you for staying with us and giving your feedback. Do visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

Maria Andrea

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Kahrla on 31 Oct 2023
Hi Maria, thank you for staying with us. Do visit us again. Stay safe!

6/10 Okay

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Ralph on 21 Sept 2023
Hi Dave, we do apologize if we did not meet your expectations. Please send us an email for your concern. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean place, excellent staff very helpful and polite
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023
Response from Paw on 27 May 2023
Hi Susan, thank you for staying with us and giving your feedback. It was our pleasure serving you. Do visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My overnight stay was excellent. Will recommend to friends/ family, and will be back next time in Davao. Very happy !
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Ralph on 21 Jan 2023
Hi Shane, thank you for staying with us and it was our pleasure serving you. Do visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

Balasubramanian

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Power supply junction to be added into each and every room, so that customers will be happy.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022
Response from Ralph on 9 Dec 2022
Thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback.

8/10 Good

Carol

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place. Note: Four floors no elevator.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Ralph on 2 Aug 2022
Hi Carol, thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback. Stay safe.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Cheap
You get what you pay for
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Ralph on 2 Aug 2022
Hi, we do apologize we did not meet your expectation. Keep safe.

8/10 Good

Christian

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Ralph on 10 July 2022
Hi Christian, thank you for staying with us. Stay safe.

8/10 Good

Christian Jay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from Ralph on 27 Feb 2021
Hi Christian, thank you for staying with us. Do visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

Christian Jay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Response from Ralph on 24 Jan 2021
Hi Christian, thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback. Do visit us again and stay safe.

8/10 Good

Anna Lou

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the place is clean, staff are good.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Jovy on 9 Mar 2020
Hi Anna Lou, Thank you for your feedback. We do appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Stephannie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Jovie on 7 Feb 2020
Hi Stephannie, Thank you for staying with us. Please visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Jovy on 24 Jan 2020
Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The receptionist was very nice. She always greeted us with a smile.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Len on 10 Jan 2020
Hi, guests are like family to us. Thank you for noticing, and staying with us.

8/10 Good

Mohammed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
IT is ok
Stayed 23 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Kahrla on 5 Dec 2019
Hi Mohammed, thank you for staying with us and giving your feedback. Hope to see you again soon.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Clean .. Very friendly and helpful staff ... Good overall experience
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from The Strand Team on 25 Aug 2019
Thank you for the review, we strive to keep the high standards we set to make our guests feel at home, please visit us again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A+ Value for money budget accommodation
Definitely value for money for the service and accommodation. Clean , comfortable and walking distance 10-15min. to Victoria Plaza.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Kahrla on 5 May 2019
Thank you for staying with us and giving your feedback. Do visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

Kelvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overroll my stay was great staff was great
staff was amazing very help
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Kahrla Badilles on 12 Mar 2019
Hi Kelvin, thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback. Do visit us again.

8/10 Good

Laarni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
New and clean hotel near city center
Room was clean and we were provided basic toiletries (shampoo & soap). We would prefer getting at least bottled water upon arriving. Location was a 5 to 8 minute walk to the nearest convenience store and fast food chain. Staff made sure our breakfast (coffee and bread) was provided promptly. They also helped hail a cab for us.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Kahrla Badilles on 8 Mar 2019
Hi Laarni, thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback. For future reference, our water dispenser is located on the ground floor.

10/10 Excellent

Ryana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed last December 2018. Originally, we should sleep for three nights but instead just slept for one. Its not that we don't like the dormitel but we need to transfer to other hotel. Overall, we love our stay and will definitely book again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Kahrla on 2 Mar 2019
Hi Ryana, thank you for staying with us again. We appreciate your feedback. Do visit us again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was clean and the service good. Room was a good size and bed was good. A/C works well. The only downside was the breakfast. One small bread roll and a packet of coffee. They would be better off not saying breakfast was provided, or put on something a little more substantial. I don't expect a 5 star breakfast from a 3 star hotel, but one can hardly call a bread roll breakfast. If breakfast was a little better they would have got 5 stars from me. In all, a good place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Kahrla on 22 Feb 2019
Thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback. To keep our rates low, we do serve minimal breakfast. Do visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

Lenore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stranded at Strands...
Except for the toilet bowl which no longer looks white as it should be and needs to be poured a toilet cleaner and brushed thoroughly, over all stay was good. Everything is white and the bed and pillows are comfortable.Ms. Carla, the receptionist was very accommodating but needs to familiarize herself more with the geographic location of Davao City.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Kahrla on 7 Feb 2019
Hi Lenore, thank you for staying with us and taking the time to write your feedback. We do appreciate it.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel is nice and convenient. But breakfast needs to be improved. Suggest to have variance. Wifi is slow in the room. Generally it was a pleasant experience.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Kahrla on 29 Jan 2019
Thank you for staying with us and giving your feedback. To keep our rates low, we do serve minimal breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A good place to stay! The room was neat and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Kahrla on 6 Jan 2019
Thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback.

8/10 Good

Ellen, Philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel, one ride tricycle or walk from victoria mall
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Kahrla on 15 Nov 2018
Hi Ellen, thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback. Do visit us again.

8/10 Good

Ma Vennice Beatriz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Elvera on 25 Sept 2018
Hi Ma Vennice Beatriz, thank you for staying with us.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business Trip
The hotel is located inside the subdivision so public transport is not as convenient. The quality of the accommodation and meal is just commensurate to what I paid for.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Elvera on 21 Sept 2018
We do apologize we did not meet your expectation. To keep our rates low, we do serve minimal breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

hadassah, Manila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
PERFECT...almost... :-)
i really loved it here. great value for your money; the room was great and they have strong wifi connection. they also have warm and kind workers here. super sulit! for someone who values her privacy and a good night's rest, this has been a home away from home for me. will definitely stay here once i get back to Davao... the only cons in this place is that they don't have an elevator...
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Kahrla on 21 Sept 2018
Hi Hadassah, thank you for staying with us. We really appreciate your feedback. Do visit us again.

6/10 Okay

Ginabaybe, Manila

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice accomodation but there are flaws
Hotel is new... Not advisable for PWD since they do not have an elevator. And we were assigned to 4F. Very tiring to go up and down. During our stay, there was a water interruption.. However, they were able to provide a 5 gallon mineral water for our use. Said that water will come back the next morning.. But it didn't.. Water is weak in both faucet and shower.. Especially when you flushed the water in the toilet bowl. Water heater is not functioning well.. The only thing that I am happy about this hotel is it is new.. and it is clean. Staff are fine.. they are always apologetic about the incoviniences. Hotel should improve the breakfast.. They only serve 1 bread and 1 coffee.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Kahrla on 4 Sept 2018
Hi Ginabaybe, we do apologize we did not meet your expectation. We will check the water pressure and to keep our rates low, we do serve minimal breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Kahrla on 18 Aug 2018
Thank you.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
A shame.Faulty alarm system kept me awake.
There was a fault with the fire alarm system which resulted in the alarm bleeping every 2 seconds.I was exhausted from traveling and could not sleep.The staff said he would call a technician to fix the fault..... The Next day.... Nothing. No repair.Still bleeping sound. Not happy.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Kahrla on 16 Aug 2018
Hi, we apologize we did not meet your expectation. We will make sure to address the issue regarding the alarm.

8/10 Good

Mazen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good stay
The property is new.. and is really sparkling clean. dont look forward for the breakfast as it is very simple, but still very hospitable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Kahrla on 29 July 2018
Hi Mazen, thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback. Do visit us soon.

8/10 Good

Mel, Vancouver BC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to shopping.
Stayed there a few days, clean place with great staff. Walking distance to restaurants and shops.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Kahrla on 18 July 2018
Hi Mel, thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback.

8/10 Good

Raju, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Look new hotel, Wifi very poor signal. Can Stay if you no expiration
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Kahrla on 11 July 2018
Hi Raju, thank you for your feedback. We do apologize we did not meet your expectation. We will check our wifi signal. Drinking water dispenser is on ground floor which can be use/access by guests anytime. We do provide heavy blankets upon request.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the workers were approachable,nice and helpful,the entire hotel was clean and accommodating.hoping to book this hotel next vacation lastly it was near to Victoria mall,food courts,restaurants,spa and clothes washer and dryer area which were all important when vacationing.The best location so far.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018
Response from Kahrla on 13 June 2018
Thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Blandie Rose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Kahrla on 16 Apr 2018
Hi Blandie, thank you for taking your time to rate us. Do visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

trixie, manila philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Strand
Highly recommended, from the property that is maintained being clean all the time up to the staff who are very accomodating. The property is very near to malls i.e SM Lanang, Abreeza Ayala, Victoria Plaza, Gaisano Mall. Since its located downtown it will not be a problem looking for meals from fine dining resto upto local carinderia.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Kahrla on 9 Apr 2018
Hi Trixie, thank you for feedback. Do visit us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb king size stay at a bargain rate
The Strand Suites and Dormitel is a new budget hotel (open for 6 months), centrally located, only a few minutes walk from the Victoria Plaza but (possible because it is so new) none of the taxi drivers recognised the name. The best bet is to take a copy of the location in Google maps - in fact it's just a few metres from the Road 2/Road 1 junction with Surveryor Street. New build on four floors (reception and dining area on ground floor). 15 rooms with fast wi-fi access covering the whole hotel. No lift. Good size room Comfortable king size bed Built in wardrobes (no safe) En-suite comfort room with hot shower. Efficient Air-con. Cable TV (Sky) approx 15-20 channels. Desk and two stools. No telephone. Soap & very high quality towels. Spotless room. No outside window, but bright room Some noise echoing from another room down the corridor but not too intrusive. Basic breakfast (bun with a fried egg and 3-in-1 coffee). Very helpful and responsive staff. Very competitive rate I chose the hotel based on some very positive reviews on online sites and was not disappointed. A real gem of a find.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Karhla on 3 Mar 2018
Hi Alan, thank you for your feedback. We appreciate it. Do visit us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

mark, manila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice
Very accomodating. Exept the owner smokes.jsjzjzmzmskslsmzjzjzkskslslslsms
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Kahrla on 28 Feb 2018
Hi Mark, thank you for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super committed staff
great staff especially Karla. All staff super helpful and super polite. Good location and easily accessible 2everything.If I ever return 2Davao, this is the only place I'll stay.
Response from Management on 25 Feb 2018
Thank you for your feedback. Do stay with us again.

10/10 Excellent

Michel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I will Book Again 😀
They Don't have an Elevator . They Need More Breakfast Selection. Nice Hot shower. And very Comfortable Bed .Big Rooms
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Kahrla on 6 Feb 2018
Thank you for your feedback.

8/10 Good

Raquel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Reasonably comfortable
Reasonably comfortable...very nice location
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Kahrla on 26 Jan 2018
Thank you for your feedback.

8/10 Good

catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
New and clean
It has four floors and no elevator.be sure to ask for room in the lower floor for the elderly.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Kahrla on 25 Jan 2018
Thank you for the feedback. We will do our best to accommodate guests preferences.

10/10 Excellent

Maria, Santa Clarita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Good night sleep and accommodation!
Though tucked in a nondescript in the heart of Davao City, this hotel has a lot of heart. The front desk/concierge personnel Claire was very helpful. The rooms are very clean and well-kept, for the rate I paid per night which was really surprisingly cheap, the accommodations and condition surpassed my expectations.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Kahrla on 20 Jan 2018
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa, Zamboanga City

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy and clean
Given that it was my first time in Davao as a solo traveller, Strand Suites and Dormitel gave me a bird's eyeview of what to expect in the city as a whole. Safe, nice people and it's pretty much easy for me to blend in considering that I speak the same dialect as well. The hotel has a very accommodating staff who never fail to attend to my every needs no matter how small it is like inquiring about nearby places to go and how to get there. I am definitely coming back.-Vanessa
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Kahrla on 14 Dec 2017
Hi Vanessa, Thank you for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and your trip in Davao. Hope to see you again soon.