Kingfisher Sand Sea Surf Resort

Checked in a Superior room at this resort from 2/22 to 2/24 2020, with my wife. Room was good and spacious. Aircon worked well, but the tv had no channels (no signal). Asked staff the next day to address it, but was told the cable box was not working and they did not have a spare. The resort restaurant was just a few steps away from the room. Had most of the meals there during our stay. Waiting time for food to be served was between 30 minutes to an hour. Food was fine, specially the breakfast. The beach at the resort was nice, but a lot of kite surfers made it not ideal for swimming or snorkeling. Although the resort had a lap pool, we had to go to Saud white beach (10 to 15 minutes drive) for a swim. The wind at the resort was strong and weather was cool (between 22 C to 26 C) during our entire stay. You can turn off the aircon in the room and still feel cold. Overall, our stay was pleasant.

No one assisted us when we arrived. The receptionist showed us the “Casita” we booked then left us without giving the key. We got our stuff from the car and no one helped us. The sangria we ordered tasted like bath soap. My husband and I shared only 1 glass because of the odd taste and decided to return the pitcher. My hubby politely asked who mixed it, then one senior staff (who’s gay) was irritated and said that’s how it is. We ended up ordering frozen margarita and beer, and eventually paid for the sangria (barely touched) as well.

It took them 2 hours to prepare our food, they only pay attention to their foreigner guest. Rude owners/managers. Dirty rooms and bathrooms, no wifi, pool water comes from the beach and you have to clean your own room since staff won’t do it for you because they only care for their foreigner customers. Worst experience ever.

Do not stay at this resort. Photos are not updated, resort is kinda ols and so are the rooms. The price isnt worth it. Plus the foreigners who mange or iwn the place are rude. No respect for their guests. Food is not good but staff are friendly. I do not recommend

I had several days to kill before a conference in Manila so I hopped a flight up to Kingfisher for a weekend of kitesurfing. For the three days I stayed, there was always enough wind to kite-surf, I rented a moped to explore, and I ate loads of great food ( the chef is amazing ). With the large clean room, consistent wind, and great food, I couldn't recommend Kingfisher more.