Boracay features the highest density of hotels and resorts in the Philippines. Some 300 hotels, resorts and inns of differing quality occupy the 7 kilometer-long island and each year, several new hotels open their doors to a growing number of tourists.

Boracay's two primary tourism beaches, White Beach and Bulabog Beach, are located on opposite sides of the island's narrow central area. White Beach is the main tourism beach. It is a bit over four kilometers long and is lined with resorts, hotels, lodging houses, restaurants, and other tourism-related businesses. Across the island from White Beach is Bulabog Beach, a secondary tourism beach and Boracay's main windsurfing and kite boarding area.

Along the White Beach are three former boat docking stations which were discontinued in 2007 but are still being used as points of reference when booking accommodations and virtually divide White Beach into 3 general areas. All three areas have very distinct characteristics. Station 1 is quieter than the rest of White Beach and is known for its especially wide beach and for exclusive resorts and hotels, like Fridays Boracay, Discovery Shores, Waling Waling, Pearl of the Pacific and Seawind. Station 2 is the heart of Boracay's nightlife where many restaurants, bars and the outdoor D'Mall shopping arcade are located. Station 2 boasts many popular hotels like the Boracay Regency, the affordable La Carmela de Boracay, Red Coconut, or the beautifully renovated Le Soleil de Boracay. Station 3 is known for more affordable places to stay and is very popular with locals and families. The best kept budget secret of Station 3 is the Marzon Beach Resort which offers great value for the money. A great new place is the brand new Astoria Boracay, an upscale resort at economy prices that just opened its doors in summer of 2010.

A word about beachfront versus non-beachfront hotels: Although beachfront is often desired, many times travelers get great deals and good value for their money by choosing a non-beachfront resort. From station 1 to station 3 the island is only little more than 1 km wide. That means, even if the resort is non-beachfront, it is certainly no more than a 3-5 minute walk away. Great non-beachfront values include the beautiful Boracay Tropics Resort, the very affordable Boracay Holiday Resort, and the exclusive Asya Boracay.

Other beach areas like Diniwid is home to popular honeymoon resorts such as Nami while the newly built Microtel Inn & Suites is perfect for those wanting a bit more of a full service type hotel with a swimming pool. For golf bugs, Fairways and Bluewater Resort Golf and Countryclub has an 18-hole championship course and offer accommodations at the Mulligan Golf Hotel located just a stone's throw away. hide