JUST INN

Just Inn/BB's Hideaway

(Upper Balud, Dalaguete)

Just Inn or BB's Hideaway is a mountain resort located in Upper Balud, Dalaguete. To get there you have to take a motorcycle (commonly referred as habal2x) or tricycle ride from their town proper. It is a private resort owned by a seaman and is managed by his kind and hospitable sister.

Prior going to our short weekend vacation, I've researched for the right place to stay in Dalaguete. We chose to have our overnight stay in Dalaguete because we have plans to climb the famous Osmeña Peak early in the morning OSMEÑA PEAK. Going back to Just Inn, the place has reasonable and affordable prices suitable for a person who is on a budget (like us!). They have a restaurant if you don't feel like cooking, but if you do, they have a grilling area, and you can purchase charcoal from them.

Before we got there, all I knew based on my research was that they have small cottages with one air-conditioned room good for two persons only. Luckily for us, they have one mini house and best for six pax. I won't say it's the best but for a worn out, on a budget traveler like us? It's the best deal in town man! There is a one huge air-conditioned room with three, good for two beds. A comfort room and an open-air dining area. There is a fridge too, but I'm not sure if it's working, and I didn't bother to try it.

Our mini house with patio

The pool

The resort's restaurant and our delicious dinner

Cute nipa huts

If I were to rate the resort from a range of 1-10 and 10 being the highest, I would give it a 9.5. As usual, every resort has its PROS & CONS. So far, the only “not so good thing” about the resort is that even if you rent a room, the usage of the pool is not free. However, overall I couldn't complain more because of the service we got from the manager of the resort. She was very hands on to us and made sure we had everything we need before she left the resort. She even arranged our trip for tomorrow going to Osmeña Peak so that we can avoid being overcharged by opportunistic habal2x drivers. Because of too much joy that had overwhelmed me, I forgot to thank “Ate” (uggh! I didn't even catch her name! What a bummer!). Thank God my husband did it for the rest of us, and he promised we would recommend their resort to everyone we know. When we left the resort after our Osmeña Peak escapade, she even had somebody escort us on our way to the bus stop using their car free of charge (Yippey!!).

Expenses during our stay at Just Inn:

Tricycle or Motorcycle fare- 20 Php per person.

Room rent- 1,500 Php (that was the mini house we rented)

Nipa huts- 700 (good for two, but maximum of 3)

Swimming pool fee- 75 per person (but we got a discount..yey!)

As for the food, the cost would really depend on your consumption, but for us, we spent around 700 Php for our dinner. That's 4 dishes already with rice and beverage, and the servings were great mind you. In the morning we had our breakfast from their restaurant as well.