Resort on Sugar Beach — the highest-rated property in this dataset (4.8, 222 reviews). Nipa-hut-style bungalows built with European solidity, each with a veranda, bamboo table and hammocks, set in gardens facing the Sulu Sea. Restaurant serves both German and Filipino dishes and is open all day; the avocado shake is mentioned repeatedly across reviews. Consistently described by long-term travellers as among the best-value accommodation they found in the Philippines. Roughly 0.2km (2 min walk) from Sugar Beach.