Boracay Ocean Club Resort & Spa

Superior

The resort's entry-level room and its most affordable, at 24 square metres with a choice of a king bed or two beds, plus a lounge chair to read in. It sits close to the main lobby, which makes it the shortest walk to the restaurants and the pool, and it is the one category without a balcony or a view — the trade-off that keeps the rate down. Inside it matches every other room in the house: fully air conditioned, high-speed WiFi, a 55-inch HD TV, a work space, a safety box, a personal refrigerator, a mini bar and coffee-making facilities, with a shower room stocked with toiletries, towels, a bathrobe and slippers.

Deluxe

A 29-square-metre room looking over the pool, with glimpses of the ocean beyond, and a balcony furnished with chairs and a table for morning coffee. Choose a king bed or twin beds. Like the Superior it sits handily near the main lobby, which makes it an easy pick for families with children who will be going back and forth to the pool all day. The bathroom has a shower area, and the room carries the full in-room set: air conditioning, high-speed WiFi, a 55-inch HD TV, a work space, a safety box, a personal refrigerator, a mini bar, coffee-making facilities, a hair dryer, toiletries, towels, a bathrobe and slippers.

Premier

At 32 square metres this is the first step up into properly roomy territory, with a king bed or two beds, a writing desk and chair for anyone working, and its own balcony. The bathroom is the draw: a separate shower room alongside a bath tub, which the smaller categories do not get. Big enough to suit groups travelling together, couples who want space, or families with children. Fitted with air conditioning, high-speed WiFi, a 43-inch HD TV, a safety box, a personal refrigerator, a mini bar, coffee-making facilities, a hair dryer, toiletries, towels, a bathrobe and slippers.

Pool Access

A 29-square-metre ground-floor room whose balcony opens straight onto the pool deck — step off it and you are in the water. King bed or twin beds. Worth knowing before you book: the pool runs from 8am to 10pm and pool-access rooms may not be used to swim after it closes, and the category is designed with adults in mind, so guests travelling with children are asked to sign a waiver at check-in. Otherwise it is the standard fit-out: air conditioning, high-speed WiFi, a 55-inch HD TV, a work space, a safety box, a personal refrigerator, a mini bar, coffee-making facilities, a shower room, toiletries, towels, a bathrobe and slippers.

Pool View

A pool-facing room with its own private balcony, sitting a tier above Pool Access in the resort's line-up. The distinction is worth understanding: this category looks out over the pool from its balcony rather than opening directly onto the pool deck, so it keeps the view and the noise of the water at arm's length. It carries the same in-room standard as the rest of the resort — fully air conditioned, high-speed WiFi, an HD TV, a work space, a safety box, a personal refrigerator, a mini bar, coffee-making facilities, and a shower room with a hair dryer, toiletries, towels, a bathrobe and slippers. For the exact size and bed setup, worth confirming with the property when you book.

Grand Deluxe

Forty square metres given over to lounging: a king bed, a bed bench at the foot of it, and a lounge chair with an ottoman set by the private balcony, which looks out over the pool. The bathroom is generous too, a spacious shower room with a bathtub. It suits couples who want somewhere to actually spend the afternoon rather than just sleep, and it has the room for friends travelling together or a family with children. Comes with air conditioning, high-speed WiFi, a 55-inch HD TV, a work space, a safety box, a personal refrigerator, a mini bar, coffee-making facilities, a hair dryer, toiletries, towels, a bathrobe and slippers.

Family Room

Two separate sleeping spaces: a master bedroom with a king-sized bed, and a second room for the kids with two single beds, so nobody is sharing. The bathroom is the largest of the mid-tier categories, with a bathtub and a separate shower room. Two 55-inch HD TVs mean the adults and the children are not negotiating over one. Air conditioning throughout, high-speed WiFi, a work space, a safety box, a personal refrigerator, a mini bar, coffee-making facilities, a hair dryer, toiletries, towels, bathrobes and slippers. The resort's policy allows this room up to four adults plus two children under ten, and children aged nought to six eat breakfast free.

Presidential Suite

The resort's largest room at 61 square metres, and the only one with an outdoor terrace taking in both the pool and the ocean. A king-sized bed, a sofa to sit out on, and a writing desk and chair. The bathroom is split across a private bath tub and a separate shower room, and there are two 55-inch HD TVs. High-speed WiFi, a safety box, a personal refrigerator, a mini bar and coffee-making facilities come as standard, along with a hair dryer, toiletries, towels, bathrobes and slippers.

Panoramic Ocean View

The resort's best-selling category, and the reason most people book here: 40 square metres angled squarely at White Beach, with a private balcony that catches the sunset head-on. A king bed, generous living space, and a bathroom with a separate bathtub and a bidet. Aimed at couples and honeymooners more than families. Fitted with air conditioning, high-speed WiFi, a 55-inch HD TV, a work space, a safety box, a personal refrigerator, a mini bar, coffee-making facilities, a hair dryer, toiletries, towels, a bathrobe and slippers.

Diamond Suite

Forty square metres facing the ocean and the length of Boracay's white beach, with a king bed, room to spread out, and a private balcony where the breeze comes off the water and the sunsets arrive on cue. The bathroom pairs a shower with a separate bathtub and a bidet. It sits at the top of the resort's rate card alongside the Presidential Suite and the Panoramic Ocean View, and is pitched at couples above all. Air conditioning, high-speed WiFi, a 55-inch HD TV, a work space, a safety box, a personal refrigerator, a mini bar, coffee-making facilities, a hair dryer, toiletries, towels, a bathrobe and slippers.