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Shangri-La Boracay

9.5 (outstanding) based on 690+ reviews
room types 12 room options
starting price per night from $590/night*
  • Beachfront
  • Family-focused
  • Cliffside
  • Private pool: Loft Villa, Loft Garden Villa, Pool Villas, Ocean Villas, Beach Villa, Presidential Villa

Villa infinity pools on a sheltered bay with two beaches

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Crimson Resort and Spa Boracay

9.3 (outstanding) based on 610+ reviews
room types 3 room options
starting price per night from $440/night*
  • Beachfront
  • Family-focused
  • Private pool: Suite and villas with Plunge Pool, Presidential Villa

Shared infinity pools above the cove beach at Station Zero

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The Lind Boracay

9.0 (outstanding) based on 560+ reviews
room types 4 room options
starting price per night from $390/night*
  • Beachfront
  • Private pool: Garden Room with Pool, Garden Premier with Pool, Sea Premier with Pool

Lobby-level infinity pool facing the sea in Station 1

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Fairways and Bluewater Boracay

8.3 (highly rated) based on 6700+ reviews
room types 14 room options
starting price per night from $130/night*
  • Social scene

Curved infinity pool above a bay on a golf estate

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Mövenpick Resort & Spa Boracay

8.4 (highly rated) based on 1300+ reviews
room types 6 room options
starting price per night from $170/night*
  • Beachfront
  • Family-focused
  • Private pool: Sol Marina Villa

Vast multi-level pool and a cove beach for families

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Asya Premier Suites

Too few reviews for a fair rating yet
starting price per night from $210/night*
  • Beachfront
  • Private pool: Presidential Suite, Garden Villa Suites

Small cove resort with a hillside garden infinity pool

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Hotel Soffia

7.8 (well rated) based on 30+ reviews
room types 5 room options
starting price per night from $50/night*

Mediterranean-style hilltop hotel with a sea-facing garden infinity pool

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Two Seasons Boracay Resort

8.6 (highly rated) based on 390+ reviews
room types 9 room options
starting price per night from $110/night*
  • Beachfront
  • Private pool: Suite Heaven

Suite Heaven with a private infinity pool facing White Beach

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Boracay Ocean Club Resort & Spa

7.4 (well rated) based on 410+ reviews
room types 8 room options
starting price per night from $50/night*
  • Beachfront
  • Rooftop

Rooftop infinity pool with sea views in Station 3

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Alta Vista de Boracay

8.1 (highly rated) based on 190+ reviews
room types 2 room options
starting price per night from $50/night*
  • Secluded

Hilltop infinity pool with built-in jacuzzi and green hill views

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Azalea Hotels & Residences Boracay

7.8 (well rated) based on 50+ reviews
room types 3 room options
starting price per night from $60/night*
  • Rooftop

Rooftop infinity pool above the town in Station 2

Which rooms get the infinity pool in Boracay

At eight of the eleven hotels on this page, the infinity pool is a shared pool, open to guests whatever room they book. At the other three, the infinity pool belongs to named villas or a single suite, and the shared pools are not sold as infinity pools.

Those three need the most care: you get the infinity pool only if you book the right villa or suite. At Shangri-La Boracay, six villa categories have a private infinity pool, from the Loft Villa to the Presidential Villa on the clifftop. The resort does not describe its main pool or lap pool as infinity pools. At Mövenpick Resort & Spa Boracay, a single villa has one: the Sol Marina Villa, with its own pool and Jacuzzi at the edge of the beach. At Two Seasons Boracay Resort, only Suite Heaven has a private infinity pool, and other guests share a shallow wading pool in the courtyard.

A room with pool access is a separate question, because it does not always open onto the infinity pool. At Crimson Resort and Spa Boracay, the Suite with Pool Access gives easy access to the Indigo Pool, one of the resort's shared infinity pools. At Fairways and Bluewater Boracay, the resort's photos of the Premier Grand with Pool Access rooms show them opening onto a garden pool, not onto the sea-facing Infinity Pool. At Two Seasons, the pool-access family suites open onto the courtyard wading pool.

For an infinity pool without checking room categories, our pick is Crimson. Its shared infinity pools sit above the beach at Station Zero, on Punta Bunga Cove, and look out to sea, whichever room you book.

Which part of Boracay suits your pool stay

Pick White Beach for sunsets and restaurants, the northwest coves for a quieter beach, and the hills or the town for height and, often, lower rates. The area decides what the pool looks at more than the brand does.

White Beach, Stations 1 to 3

White Beach runs down the west coast, so the pools along it face the sunset. A beach easement keeps buildings back from the water's edge. Even front-row pools look across a public strip of sand and a beach path, not straight onto the water. Station 1, in the north, has the widest sand and most of the upscale resorts. Station 2 is the busy center around D'Mall, and Station 3, in the south, is quieter.

The Lind Boracay and Two Seasons are both in Station 1. The Lind's infinity pool is on the lobby level, overlooking White Beach and the sea. In Station 3, Boracay Ocean Club Resort & Spa has a rooftop infinity pool on its sixth-floor roof deck. Its long edge looks over the palm tops toward the open sea.

The northwest coves

Crimson, Shangri-La and Mövenpick sit on the quieter northern tip, right on the beaches of their coves. Crimson, at the spot it calls Station Zero, and Mövenpick are both on Punta Bunga Cove, and Mövenpick calls its stretch of sand semi-private. Shangri-La fronts two beaches, Punta Bunga and Banyugan. Punta Bunga is a public beach, so you share the sand with guests of the other resorts, but the setting is quieter than White Beach.

The hills and the town

Asya Premier Suites faces a small cove at Cagban, on the south tip, with its pool in a hillside garden above it. Alta Vista de Boracay and Hotel Soffia are on the hills of Yapak, above the north end of the island. Azalea Hotels & Residences Boracay is in town, in Station 2, with its pool on the roof.

The northeast coast

On the northeast side, Fairways & Bluewater spreads a golf course, several pools and its own private beach across one estate next to the Newcoast township. Two of its pools are sea-facing infinity pools: the one it calls the Infinity Pool, above a small bay, and the Ventana pool, which faces the Sibuyan Sea.

For a first trip, our pick is The Lind. Station 1 gives you the widest part of White Beach, and the hotel's infinity pool looks out over the sunset side of the island.

Beachfront or hillside: what you trade for the view

On the hill you gain height and a wider view, but you lose the sand at the foot of the pool. Asya is the exception, with a small beach a few steps below its suites. The beach resorts give you the opposite: the beach close at hand and a view from lower down.

The hillside pools also differ in what their edge faces. Soffia's pool sits in a hilltop garden, with the edge facing downhill toward the sea on the horizon. Asya's infinity pool is on a terrace of its hillside garden, and the sea shows from the pool deck. Alta Vista describes a hilltop infinity pool with a built-in jacuzzi and views over the island's green hillsides; its own description puts the hills first, not the sea.

Azalea is the town version of the same trade. Its rooftop infinity pool looks over the low-rise town toward the hills and a strip of sea, and D'Mall's shops and restaurants are nearby. Alta Vista, Soffia and Azalea are not on the sand, so beach days take a little planning. Ocean Club offers both, with a rooftop infinity pool that gives you height on White Beach itself.

For the view from a hill, our pick is Hotel Soffia. Its infinity edge faces downhill over treetops to the sea on the horizon, and the pool is shared by all guests.

Who can use the pool: events, pool-access rooms and day passes

Hotel pools on Boracay are mainly for staying guests, and three hotels on this page add conditions. Check them before you plan a stay around a single pool.

The Lind's infinity pool doubles as an event space. As of 2026, the hotel's FAQ says registered guests can use it when it is not reserved for a private function, and the hotel sells no day pass. If you are booking for that pool, ask whether an event is planned for your dates.

At Ocean Club, children can stay in the pool-access rooms, but in 2026 the resort's policy asks guests traveling with children to sign a waiver at check-in.

In 2026, Azalea's facilities page lists the rooftop infinity pool as the pool for adults, with a kids' wading pool beside it.

On their official websites, Crimson and Mövenpick sell pool days to visitors. In 2026 Crimson sells its Seize the Day pass from Sunday to Friday with a reservation, and it covers the main pool, the kids' pool and the beach. The 2026 day pass at Mövenpick includes dining and spa credit, its main pool, which is not an infinity pool, and the beach. Walk-ins are usually accepted, though the resort encourages a reservation. Terms change, so check both pages before you go.

For a day at an infinity pool while you stay elsewhere, our pick is the Seize the Day pass at Crimson. The main pool it includes is one of the resort's infinity pools.

Which hotel suits couples, families or friends

Couples do best with a villa infinity pool or a small, quiet resort. Families need a kids' club and a large shared pool, and groups of friends a big resort with several pools.

For couples, a pool villa at Shangri-La gives you an infinity pool without other guests on the quiet northern tip. Suite Heaven at Two Seasons does the same on White Beach, but it is a single suite for two adults, with no children allowed, so book early. Asya, a small resort facing a cove at the south tip, describes itself as a place of seclusion and romance.

For families, Mövenpick presents itself as a family resort, with a kids' club, a playground and a children's pool. Its main pool is, in the resort's words, Boracay's largest multi-level pool. The Lind and Crimson both have kids' clubs and children's pools, and Azalea has a kids' wading pool on its roof deck. No hotel on this page closes the whole property to children.

For groups of friends, Fairways & Bluewater spreads several pools across one estate, including its two sea-facing infinity pools, and sells connecting rooms. Fairways also runs its own evening district and a foam party four times a week, while Ocean Club puts on evening shows, from live saxophone to fire dancers.

Our pick for couples is Shangri-La, where a pool villa means a private infinity pool. For families we would choose Mövenpick, for the kids' club and the size of the main pool. For a group of friends, we would pick Fairways & Bluewater, for its several pools, connecting rooms and lively evenings.

When to go: which side of the island is calm

Go between December and May, the dry season, when White Beach is usually calm. From roughly November to April, the northeast wind, called amihan, leaves the west coast sheltered and flat. Bulabog, on the east coast, gets the wind that kitesurfers come for.

From roughly June to October the southwest monsoon, called habagat, brings rain and waves to White Beach. Across the Philippines, the typhoon season peaks from July to October. In those months the east side of the island is usually the calmer one.

Days are warm all year, around 29-32 C (84-90 F), and nights stay near 25 C (77 F). In the hot months green algae can appear along parts of White Beach, one more reason to value a good hotel pool. Holy Week, Christmas to New Year and Chinese New Year are the most crowded weeks, so book early for them.

For a trip in the habagat months, our pick is Fairways & Bluewater. Its several pools, including two sea-facing infinity pools, sit on the northeast side, away from the waves on White Beach.

What a pool hotel costs in 2026, and what to check before you pay

In 2026, rates start around 50 USD a night at the simpler hotels on this page and climb past 400 USD at the top. Most mid-range resorts start between about 100 and 200 USD. The upscale beach and cove resorts usually cost from roughly 200 USD to well over 400 USD, depending on the season and the room. Villas and suites with private infinity pools cost more. Each card shows the current starting price.

Before you pay, make sure the hotel is accredited by the Department of Tourism, and keep your confirmation with you for the trip. The rule dates from 2018, when the department ordered unaccredited hotels on the island to stop selling rooms. The Aklan provincial website publishes the list of accredited hotels. The newest version we found is from 2024, so a hotel that opened after that may not appear on it yet.

For a tight budget, our pick is Boracay Ocean Club. It is on White Beach in Station 3, its rooftop infinity pool is shared by all guests, and its rates are among the lowest on this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Three hotels on this page keep the infinity pool for named villas or a suite. Shangri-La has private infinity pools in six villa categories, including the One-Bedroom and Two-Bedroom Pool Villas, the Two-Bedroom Beach Villa and the Presidential Villa. At Mövenpick it is the Sol Marina Villa, and at Two Seasons it is Suite Heaven. Crimson, The Lind and Asya also sell rooms with private plunge, dipping or garden pools, but they do not describe those as infinity pools.

Not on White Beach. A beach easement there keeps buildings back from the water's edge, so the front-row pools look across public sand and a beach path to the sea. On the northwest tip, Crimson's shared infinity pools are raised above the beach at Station Zero. Shangri-La's Two-Bedroom Beach Villa sits on Banyugan Beach, with its own private infinity pool.

We found none. No pool hotel on this page, and none we checked elsewhere on the island, closes the whole property to children. Suite Heaven at Two Seasons admits no children, but it is a single suite, not the whole resort. For a quieter stay, look at Asya, a small resort on its own cove at the south tip, or the hilltop hotels in Yapak.

Sometimes. In 2026, Crimson's Seize the Day pass gives visitors the main pool, one of the resort's infinity pools, plus the kids' pool and the beach. It is sold from Sunday to Friday and needs a reservation. Mövenpick also sells a day pass, but its main pool is a large free-form pool rather than an infinity pool. As of 2026, The Lind keeps its pools for in-house guests.

Yes, and this page has two. Azalea Hotels & Residences, a town hotel in Station 2, has a shared infinity pool on its roof deck. Its view runs over low roofs to the hills and a thin line of sea. Boracay Ocean Club Resort & Spa, on White Beach in Station 3, has one on its sixth-floor roof deck, facing the open sea. At The Lind, the infinity pool is on the lobby level, not the roof.

The ones on White Beach, which faces west: The Lind and Two Seasons in Station 1 and Ocean Club in Station 3. At The Lind and Ocean Club the infinity pool is shared by all guests; at Two Seasons it belongs to Suite Heaven, a single suite. Away from White Beach, Hotel Soffia presents its hilltop as a place to watch the sunset, and Asya's suites have the sunset in view.

Mövenpick bills its main pool as Boracay's largest multi-level pool, but we found no certified record for any pool size claim on the island. It has a swim-up bar and private cabanas, but it is not an infinity pool. At Mövenpick, the infinity pool belongs to the Sol Marina Villa, so book that villa if the edge matters more than the size.

Not necessarily, but plan for it. The wet months, roughly June to October, bring rain and rough water to White Beach, and typhoons are most likely from July to October. A good hotel pool matters more then. A resort with several pools, or one on the calmer east side such as Fairways & Bluewater, is the better choice.

At the pool, yes; on the sand, no. A local ordinance bans drinking on the beach itself, and another bans smoking beyond the vegetation line. Hotels, bars and restaurants along the beach can still serve you, as long as you stay behind that line. The sunset drink happens at the pool bar or on a beachfront terrace.

Plan on it. Visitors are expected to stay at accommodation accredited by the Department of Tourism and to keep the booking confirmation handy on arrival. The rule covers all accommodation, not only hotels, so if you rent a private villa or an apartment, ask the owner for proof of accreditation before you pay.

The MICHELIN Guide hotel selection for Boracay has three hotels, and two of them are on this page: The Lind and Crimson. Neither holds a MICHELIN Key, and Shangri-La is not in the selection. The distinction covers the whole stay rather than the pool, but both hotels have a shared infinity pool.

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