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Hotels with a hot tub downtown in Tagaytay City

Fiona Gallagher

Fiona Gallagher Australia and New Zealand

Updated 1 September 2026 · 6 Tagaytay City hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Tagaytay City, out of the 6 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, all five scoring 4.1.

The Lake Hotel Tagaytay is the one I would book myself.

The Lake Hotel Tagaytay

Highest rated of the five

The Lake Hotel Tagaytay

★★★★★4.1 from 1,043 reviews

The Lake Hotel Tagaytay comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.1 from 1,043 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 4 star property, found under city centre and around $56 a night on the dates we checked.

6 hotels in Tagaytay City qualified for this list and five made it. Royale Parc Hotel Tagaytay is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out

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All five, ranked

  1. The Lake Hotel Tagaytay1

    The Lake Hotel Tagaytay

    ★★★★★4.1 from 1,043 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  2. Royale Parc Hotel Tagaytay2

    Royale Parc Hotel Tagaytay

    ★★★★★4.2 from 452 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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  3. La Bella Boutique Hotel Tagaytay3

    La Bella Boutique Hotel Tagaytay

    ★★★★★4.2 from 580 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Parking

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  4. Apollo Hotel4

    Apollo Hotel

    ★★★★★4.1 from 83 reviews

    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Air conditioning

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  5. Hanan Hotel Tagaytay5

    Hanan Hotel Tagaytay

    ★★★★★4.1 from 247 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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How this list was put together

6 Tagaytay City hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Fiona Gallagher

Fiona Gallagher Australia and New Zealand

Half her year is already on research boats, so holidays are deliberately dry land. Long-distance hiking routes in the off season, alone, with nothing being measured.

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