U Story Resort

U Story Resort is a small resort in San Juan, Philippines, built around bungalows, villas and a garden facing the sea. The setting is geared towards travellers who want their days to move at island pace: breakfast, a swim, a boat excursion, then dinner without turning the evening into an expedition.

The resort’s website is available in French, which may help you prepare your stay if you are more comfortable reading the language. The property was renovated in 2024, and its character comes from the mix of traditional-style bungalows, sea-facing accommodation and straightforward resort facilities rather than a long list of distractions.

You are in Tag-ibo, within San Juan on Siquijor island, in the Philippines. The resort faces the sea, while San Juan town centre is about 3 miles away, close enough for practical errands without putting you in the middle of town.

The location suits a stay where the resort is your base rather than merely a bed between excursions. A garden, restaurant, swimming pool and boat trips are all part of the setting, and parking is available if you are travelling with your own vehicle. The address is rural enough to keep the island feeling present, but not cut off from San Juan.

The choice is unusually broad for a ten-room resort, with accommodation ranging from economy and standard rooms to bungalows, villas and three-bedroom sea-view villas. Every listed category has a private bathroom. That gives you a useful way to choose: keep things simple with an economy or standard room, take a garden view when the room is mainly a place to sleep, or move towards a sea-view bungalow or villa when the outlook matters as much as the bed.

Couples have several double-room, double-bungalow and double-villa options, with double beds in the categories identified for two guests. The economy triple room is the practical choice when three people need to share. Families or groups have villa options with three bedrooms, although the exact sleeping arrangements should be checked against the selected category before booking.

The 2024 renovation is a relevant detail for anyone comparing older island properties. Beyond the private bathroom, the room information does not establish features such as air conditioning, a fridge, a balcony or mosquito netting, so the sensible approach is to choose on the basis of view, layout and occupancy rather than assume hotel-room extras that are not part of the description.

The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, so your meals can stay on site rather than being planned around a trip into San Juan. The kitchen works in a Franco-Filipino style, combining French and Filipino dishes with fresh local produce. That gives the table a clearer identity than the usual resort menu that tries to be everything at once.

There is one named drinking spot: the Bar Lounge. It gives you somewhere to sit with a drink before dinner or after a day out, while the restaurant handles the main meals. The meal arrangement depends on the room booking, so check the selected rate if breakfast or another meal matters to your plans.

A food dispenser is also available for the small practical moments when a full meal is not what you need. There is no continuous-snacking schedule or late-dinner service to plan around, so the restaurant and Bar Lounge are the useful anchors for the evening.

The outdoor swimming pool is the obvious place to reset when the day has been busy. It is reserved for hotel guests, giving the resort a simple centre of gravity beyond the restaurant. You can trade fins and dive computers for a towel, a few lengths and a view of the garden; not every afternoon needs another appointment.

The garden is designed as a place to sit and slow down, which suits a couple travelling at different speeds or anyone who has already spent enough time looking at a clock. There is no spa to build an evening around, but the pool and garden cover the low-effort version of resort life rather well.

When sitting still loses its appeal, the resort offers Island Hopping and boat excursions. That adds a proper island day to the menu without requiring you to organise every part of it yourself.

Check-in runs from 2 pm to 10 pm, and check-out is at 11 am. If your journey reaches San Juan late in the day, keep the check-in window in mind. The reception desk is available, and the resort has no lift, so ground-level access matters if stairs are inconvenient.

Wi-Fi is available, as is parking for guests arriving by vehicle. Laundry and dry-cleaning services are offered, useful on an island trip where salt, dust and wet clothing have a habit of multiplying. Smoking areas are provided, and pets are not admitted.

Cash is accepted for payment. The electrical supply is 220 volts at 60 hertz, with type A, B and C sockets, so check your plugs before travelling rather than discovering the issue when your phone battery is already making its final protest.