Shangri-La Boracay Resort & Spa
Punta Bunga, Northern Boracay, Philippines
Location
Northern Boracay
The resort sits on a secluded hillside at the northern tip of Boracay, with two private white-sand beaches — Punta Bunga and Banyugan — across some twelve hectares of gardens. It is the island's luxury and family base, set well away from the bustle of White Beach.
Transfer
A Boracay transfer
Fly from Manila to Caticlan in around an hour, then a roughly 20-minute combined sea-and-land transfer to the resort at Boracay's northern tip.
Villas
219 rooms, suites & villas
219 rooms, suites and villas in contemporary style with Filipino touches — from Deluxe Sea View rooms through Premier and Hilltop Suites and Pool Villas with private pools and butlers to the Presidential Villa.
Best For
Who it suits
Families, couples and watersports lovers who want Boracay's luxury base — two private beaches, a CHI spa village and a marine sanctuary — away from the island's busiest strip.
Board Basis
B&B
Booked on bed and breakfast. Sirena, Rima, Vintana Café and Cowrie Cove cover cliff-top seafood, treetop Italian, all-day buffets and a beach club.
About the Resort
The Boracay luxury base
Shangri-La Boracay was the island's first international luxury resort, and it sits well away from the crowds — on a secluded hillside at Boracay's northern tip, with two private white-sand beaches, Punta Bunga and Banyugan, across some twelve hectares of gardens alive with birdsong. Its 219 rooms, suites and villas mix contemporary style with Filipino touches — abaca rugs, capiz-shell lighting — from Deluxe Sea View rooms with daybed balconies to villas of around 2,300 square feet with private pools and butlers. Dining ranges from cliff-top seafood at Sirena to treetop Italian at Rima and a beach club on the sand. The CHI spa village spreads across its own rocky peninsula over a private bay, the resort runs its own marine sanctuary with 20-plus dive sites, and the watersports menu is full — catamaran, jet ski, kayak, parasail, kitesurf. Families have an Adventure Zone and Entertainment Centre. There is a hillside layout with steps, and the arrival is a flight to Caticlan and a short sea-and-land transfer; the reward is two private beaches away from White Beach's bustle. The Boracay luxury and family base.
Accommodation
Rooms, suites & villas
219 rooms, suites and villas in contemporary style with Filipino touches — abaca rugs and capiz-shell lighting. Deluxe Sea View rooms have private daybed balconies and marble baths; villas come as tree house, loft, ocean, pool and beach, many around 2,300 square feet with private pools and a butler, up to the roughly 1,727-square-metre Presidential Villa.
Entry
Deluxe Sea View Room
Sleeps two to three. A private daybed balcony and a marble bath, with sea views — the entry room.
Daybed balconySea view
Suite
Premier Seaview / Hilltop Suite
Sleeps two to three. A larger suite with sea views, some with a hot tub.
Sea-facingSea view
Pool Villa
Pool Villa
Sleeps two to four. A private pool, a butler and beach access.
Private poolOcean/garden view
Apex
Presidential Villa
Sleeps groups. Around 1,727 square metres across three villas, with a private beach and garden — the signature.
~1,727 sqmOcean view
Food & Drink
Dining
Around six places to eat, spread across the hillside and the sand. Sirena is the cliff-top seafood grill, Rima the intimate treetop Italian, Vintana Café the all-day international buffet, and Cowrie Cove the beach club, with the Crimzone poolside bar alongside.
Seafood
Sirena
A cliff-top seafood grill.
Italian
Rima
Intimate Italian among the treetops.
All-day
Vintana Café
An all-day international buffet.
Beach club
Cowrie Cove
A beach club on the sand.
Bar
Crimzone Pool Bar
A poolside bar.
Wellbeing
CHI, The Spa
CHI, The Spa is a detached spa village of some 5,714 square metres on its own rocky peninsula over a private bay, drawing on Chinese and Himalayan healing. Alongside it, large free-form freshwater pools and a lifeguarded kids' pool, the two private beaches, and a marine sanctuary with a dive centre.
CHI spa village
A detached spa village on its own peninsula, in Chinese and Himalayan healing concepts.
Free-form pools
Large free-form freshwater pools and a lifeguarded kids' pool.
Marine sanctuary
The resort's own marine sanctuary, with a dive centre and 20-plus sites.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Two private beaches and the water all around. Swim and dive the resort's own marine sanctuary, unwind in the CHI spa village on its peninsula, take the full watersports menu, dine cliff-top at Sirena, and walk the nature trails among 40-plus bird species.
Two private beaches
Two secluded private beaches — Punta Bunga and Banyugan — away from busy White Beach.
CHI spa village
The CHI spa village, on its own peninsula over a private bay.
Marine sanctuary
The resort's marine sanctuary and 20-plus dive sites.
Cliff-top & treetop dining
Cliff-top seafood at Sirena and treetop Italian at Rima.
Adventure Zone
A family Adventure Zone and Entertainment Centre.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air & sea
Manila to Caticlan, around an hour
A roughly one-hour flight from Manila to Caticlan, then a roughly 20-minute sea-and-land transfer.
On the island
Northern Boracay
On a secluded hillside at the northern tip of Boracay, with two private beaches.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Shangri-La Boracay Resort & Spa. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Booked on bed and breakfast, with around six places to eat across the resort.
Setting
- On a secluded hillside at Boracay's northern tip, with two private beaches — away from busy White Beach.
Layout
- A hillside layout with steps and garden buggies — part of the secluded, low-density feel.
Getting there
- A roughly one-hour flight from Manila to Caticlan, then a roughly 20-minute sea-and-land transfer.
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