Catanduanes Accommodations: 3 Places We Tried

Because our brand of adventure during our Catanduanes trip last February 2017 required Dennis and I to hop from town to town, our home-base changes every other day. Here, we list down the places we stayed at during our motorcycling sojourn in the Happy Island of Catanduanes.

On our first day in Catanduanes, we found ourselves in the provincial capital Virac. Here, we stayed at Rakdell Inn. It's one of the many affordable accommodations in Virac, and is one of several popular ones in the town proper. It's situated conveniently right at the heart of town, with commercial establishments just a few strides away. The famous restaurant Blossoms as well as Jollibee are both a mere walking distance. 

During our stay, we were billeted in a windowless Standard Single Room with AC – the only room available that time. It turns out a big group was checked in. The bed was wide enough for two average-size persons. It has an AC unit and an electric fan, plus one of those old-fashioned TV sets (which was not working at that time). The room also has its own bathroom. The one we got did not have a hot-and-cold shower, but there are others that have this amenity. 

Wi-fi is also available but you there are areas where the connection's noticeably stronger. The lounge area on the 2nd floor is one. Also, we had to pay an additional Php100 on top of the Php600 rate since there were two of us.

Address: San Pedro, Virac, Catanduanes

Contact Nos.: +63 910 374 3230 / +63 929 221 0668 

Website: rakdellinn.com

Cheapest Rate: Php350 for a Standard Single Room (Electric Fan, Television with Cable, Bathroom with Shower and Closet )

Nearby Attractions: Maribina Falls, Bote Cove (Bato),  Binurong Point (Baras)

After securing some gauze and iodopovidone from the municipal health center, we headed to the only Petron station in town. In the backdrop of the station was an orange building that was apparently a traveler's inn. In the grocery store next door, we found someone to check us in.

In Viga, we stayed at V Mart Pension House which happened to be also near a Petron station. The place is near stores and has an onsite restaurant that serves affordable and surprisingly delicious meals. 

The day of our stay, there was a wedding entourage billeted at the pension house so we were quite lucky that there was still a room available. At first, we were given a huge room for Php1000 per night. I thought this was the only room available but when Dennis asked if there's a cheaper one, we were led to one with a much smaller bed for Php350 per night. The room was clearly meant for just one person but we weren't charged extra.

We barely fitted in the bed, but we're still-sleepers anyway so it didn't matter. The room only had an electric fan and no hot-and-cold shower. It has no TV but you can have your share of TV show outside in the common area. All in all, a sweet deal for just Php350!