My partner and I stayed in a standard room for four nights in March 2024. The location is probably one of the best parts of this hotel, as you are five-minutes of walking distance from restaurants, currency exchangers, and Lualhati Park, which is the starting off point for most of the major island/beach hopping tours.
Our room was tiny with no closet with the bed taking up most of the space. We made it work. But if you prefer more room to open your luggage and have your things about, then go for something bigger than the standard. The bed was firm enough and comfy, and the bathroom might be challenging for Westerners. It is the typical Filipino bathroom where no divider exists between the shower and the toilet. It is all in one small room, so when you take a shower, the toilet and everything around the toilet gets wet! I don't mind it because I grew up with bathrooms like that.
Regarding drinking water access, every floor has an office water-cooler appliance at the end of each hall that dispenses both cold and hot water. Since the rooms didn't have a water boiler, I used this for my tea. And we both used them to refill our water bottles.
The staff were extremely courteous and very helpful. My one criticism of Jai-Cob's is the breakfast. I recall it being pretty pricey for the small meat-silogs that they offer. They also make Western-style breakfasts for you putis. I didn't try any of that, but all the Westerners staying there seemed to frequently order the pancakes. So, maybe they are good? My other interesting observation of the place is the one Carpenters song that they appear to have on loop in the elevator. It would be nice if it played additional Carpenter songs other than the one that I would always hear whenever I took it up to my room. If you stay here...you'll see! read more