Hostel · Siquijor
Tagbalayon Lodging House
9.3
54 reviewsBudget pick on Tubod Beach in San Juan, walking distance to the Tubod Marine Sanctuary; bar, restaurant, garden, welcome drink and scooter hire.
- Wi-Fi
- Bar
Island paradise
Why Siquijor
- Cambugahay Falls: three tiers of turquoise pools with rope swings, one of the most photographed waterfalls in the Philippines
- A strong, social hostel scene around San Juan, from party hostels with pools to small family-run lodgings
- Easy island life: one ring road, quiet beaches and sunset at Paliton Beach
Siquijor is a small, laid-back island in the Visayas, roughly 25 km across, an hour's ferry ride from Dumaguete. Filipinos long knew it as the "mystic island" for its folk healers, but backpackers come for turquoise waterfalls, quiet white-sand beaches, easy reef snorkelling and one of the best social hostel scenes in the central Philippines. Almost everyone stays around San Juan on the west coast, near Paliton and Solangon beaches, and explores the rest of the island by scooter on the coastal ring road. It slots neatly into a Visayas island-hop between Cebu-Moalboal and Bohol, and it's a natural base for snorkelling with turtles at Apo Island. Since 2024 Siquijor has been part of the new Negros Island Region (it was previously in Central Visayas).
Where to stay in Siquijor
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- Tagbalayon Lodging House
9.3 · budget pick on Tubod Beach in San Juan, walking distance to the Tubod Marine Sanctuary; bar, restaurant, garden, welcome drink and scooter hire
- SunDay Hostel
8.7 · in Solangon, San Juan; swimming pool, female-only dorms and bathrooms, lockers, a generator and water tanks; social without being a party hostel
- Mad Monkey Siquijor
8.3 · big social chain hostel with a double-deck pool and waterslide, bar and BBQ restaurant, air-con dorms with privacy curtains, nightly events and a tours desk for diving and snorkelling; rated about 9.2 on Hostelworld
- Fable Hostel
8.2 · a short walk from Paliton Beach in San Juan; very highly rated, with female-only, male-only and mixed dorms, free family dinners most nights, free morning coffee and pastries, and a generator for power cuts; guests must be 18 or over
- Islanders Hostel Siquijor
8.2 · modern capsule-style party hostel in central San Juan, across the road from Lala-o Beach; Starlink internet, laundry, motorbike rental and port pick-ups
- Monkey Business Bungalows
7.2 · air-con dorms and a café near Solangon Beach; a separate hostel from Mad Monkey, despite the name
Hostel · Siquijor
SunDay Hostel
8.7
137 reviewsIn Solangon, San Juan; swimming pool, female-only dorms and bathrooms, lockers, a generator and water tanks; social without being a party hostel.
- Wi-Fi
- Pool
- Lockers
- Female dorm
Hostel · Siquijor
Mad Monkey Siquijor
8.3
210 reviewsBig social chain hostel with a double-deck pool and waterslide, bar and BBQ restaurant, air-con dorms with privacy curtains, nightly events and a tours desk for diving and snorkelling; rated about 9.2 on Hostelworld.
- Wi-Fi
- Bar
- Pool
- Air con
Hostel · Siquijor
Fable Hostel
8.2
415 reviewsA short walk from Paliton Beach in San Juan; very highly rated, with female-only, male-only and mixed dorms, free family dinners most nights, free morning coffee and pastries, and a generator for power cuts; guests must be 18 or over.
- Wi-Fi
- Female dorm
Hostel · Siquijor
Islanders Hostel Siquijor
8.2
496 reviewsModern capsule-style party hostel in central San Juan, across the road from Lala-o Beach; Starlink internet, laundry, motorbike rental and port pick-ups.
- Wi-Fi
- Laundry
Hostel · Siquijor
Monkey Business Bungalows
7.2
85 reviewsAir-con dorms and a café near Solangon Beach; a separate hostel from Mad Monkey, despite the name.
- Wi-Fi
- Air con
Things to do in Siquijor
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Culture
Lazi Church and ConventCulture
Old Enchanted Balete TreeWater
Paliton Beach sunsetTours
Ride the island loopWater
Salagdoong Beach
Water · Siquijor
Apo Island day trip
boat across (about 45–60 minutes) to snorkel with green sea turtles in one of the Philippines' first community-run marine sanctuaries (PHP 1,500–2,500 / $26–43 per person including transport, guide and lunch)
- Price
- US$26
Water · Siquijor
Cambugahay Falls
swim the turquoise pools near Lazi, about 100 stone steps down from the road (entrance PHP 20–50 / $1; rope swings and bamboo rafts cost extra)
- Price
- US$1
Culture · Siquijor
Lazi Church and Convent
visit the 19th-century San Isidro Labrador church and the museum in the convent across the road (church free, small museum fee)
Culture · Siquijor
Old Enchanted Balete Tree
a roughly 400-year-old balete tree in Lazi, a cultural landmark tied to the island's folklore, with a fish foot spa in the spring under it (small entrance fee)
Water · Siquijor
Paliton Beach sunset
the island's favourite free sunset spot, a short ride from San Juan
Tours · Siquijor
Ride the island loop
a full lap of the coastal ring road is an easy day by scooter, linking the falls, the Balete Tree, Lazi and Salagdoong
Water · Siquijor
Salagdoong Beach
cliff-jumping platforms and a white-sand cove on the east coast (small entrance fee; check access locally first)
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Tubod Marine Sanctuary
snorkel the reef right off Tubod Beach in San Juan, with gear for hire nearby
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