Popping with a yellow color you could spot a mile away, Sunlight Guest Hotel was every bit of its name, radiating light on a bright and beautiful day. Lending a Mediterranean vibe, it stood behind the water teeming with marine life and overlooking the islands of Coron and Uson. A small jetty within the property of the hotel instantly led guests to a day of diving and snorkeling in the nearby Siete Pecados coral garden.
Where to Stay in Coron: Sunlight Guest Hotel | Palawan
This four-story and sixty-room accommodation offered four room classifications: Superior Twin, Triple, Deluxe, and the one where I stayed in, the Premier Room.
Sunlight Guest Hotel Coron's other amenities included a swimming pool called the Mallorca pool, a physical fitness gym, KTV rooms, and three function and conference rooms. Cafe Azalea, where guests had their daily breakfast, was the main dining place, while the Ibiza Roof Garden and the Terrazza Lounge provided a chill hangout spot.
A Part of the Sunlight Brand
This Coron property was part of the Sunlight Hotels and Resort umbrella that also owned and managed a similar hotel in Puerto Princesa and the Sunlight Eco Tourism Island Resort (SETIR) in Culion, all in Palawan.
Sunlight was a hospitality brand I had never heard of until this trip. Through my stays at Sunlight Guest Coron and SETIR, I got to experience firsthand the high standard of service offered by this hotel chain for myself over the course of several days.
From an aesthetics and design point of view, I found the dark brown theme of my room popping out in stark contrast with the sunny yellow walls as a surprising yet welcome oddity.
There was enough space to sprawl my things around and my tired body on the king-size bed, while the wooden desk gave me a few chances of finishing some writing gigs.
My favorite part of the room was the balcony that opened to the sweeping view of the idyllic coastal town, quaint bays, and surrounding limestone mountains. Our trip coincided with the arrival of typhoon Odette in the Visayas, so I would often stand out on the terrace to observe the picking up of wind speed. The night the typhoon hit Palawan—fortunately, the eye of the storm spared that part of Coron—I stood out on my room's terrace and listened to the increasing decibels of the whistling wind.
They Served Great Food Too
I wasn’t sure if our buffet meals were curated or by special request of our tour organizer since our group of travel and lifestyle writers, along with other travel agency owners and members of the Tourism Promotions Board of the Philippines, made up most of the guests at that time. One thing was for sure, though: Sunlight Guest Coron’s chef and kitchen staff served us a delightful variety of local and international cuisines.
Each viand choice on the buffet table tasted like à la carte meals meticulously prepared by a chef straight from the kitchen. This alone was a good enough reason for me to come back to Sunlight Guest Coron to find out for myself if their gastronomy offering was consistent.
I hung out near the pool a few times but wasn’t able to take a dip as the weather (no thanks to typhoon Odette) started to become windy the day after we arrived. Overall, Sunlight Guest Coron was not a bad place to get stranded due to a force of nature (we did for a whole day).
In fact, it stood out as one of the nice accommodation finds on the island of Coron. Comparing it with the previous two places I stayed at on the island would be like comparing rocks to paper.
For reservations, just click this link to Sunlight Guest Hotel Coron to book your stay.
Hotel Fact Box
Room Categories
- Superior Twin Room Equipped with two twin beds, premium linens, air conditioning, flat-screen cable TV, coffee/tea making facilities, and a private en-suite bathroom with a hot/cold shower. Fits up to two guests.
- Triple Room Thoughtfully arranged with three separate single beds or bed combinations, making it ideal for groups or small families. Complete with a mini-refrigerator, vanity, desk, and modern room appointments.
- Deluxe Room Spacious mid-tier quarters boasting elegant layouts, fine wood furniture touches, writing spaces, and partial views of the surrounding hills or sea town lines.
- Premier Room The property's flagship accommodation class. Showcases an intentional design layout featuring rich dark brown timber elements in beautiful contrast against the building's bright sunny-yellow accent walls. Furnished with a grand king-size bed, functional wooden writing console, and a spacious private balcony delivering unhurried, panoramic overwater views of Coron's bays, Uson Island, and distant limestone mountains.
Dining Outlets & Gastronomy
- Cafe Azalea The hotel's primary casual dining hall, hosting hearty morning breakfast buffets, local heirloom specialties, and a carefully curated variety of local and global international cuisines meticulously cooked to order by the chef.
- Ibiza Roof Garden & Terrazza Lounge Sophisticated open-air viewing terraces and lounges providing a chilled hangout environment for sipping custom cocktails, refreshments, and light bites against sweeping twilight bay views.
