What a wonderful stay we had at this 4-star hotel! Not only is it beautifully designed (not…read moreostentatious), but our room had a firm but comfortable king bed, spacious open closet with shelving (instead of drawers), mini refrigerator, hot pot and beverage paraphernalia. The bath's shower had a handheld spray head in addition to the overhead rainshower. I never expected there to be a 2-sided round mirror on adjustable arm, so I was pleasantly surprised. Blow dryer is provided (I had brought my own travel dryer and didn't need to use it for once), as well as steam iron & ironing board. The room has plenty of outlets to charge all devices, and a good sized TV.
The pool area is lovely, and the water is very warm with only a touch of chlorine. I think the depth is only 3 feet at both ends, so don't expect to really swim, unless you're a kiddo. Shower room has two stalls with body wash and shampoo provided.
But for me personally, the best feature of Summit Hotel Tacloban is the restaurant for breakfast buffet, and dinner, and the lobby lounge's potato lunch bar. What a spread! It beats the luxury hotel's breakfast buffet we have enjoyed in Quezon City, and costs less, too! It pleases me to see how well trained and refined the wait staff is. So you can imagine how it bothered me to see this morning a big family of Balikbayans come to the buffet in their pj's! Their behavior in the Summit is more acceptable for a 2-star establishment in the US that provides free breakfast.
I hope the Summit maintains well their building and service. Lord willing, we will plan to stay there again the next time we are privileged to visit Leyte.