Manami Resort, Sipalay: 18 Keys on a Cove, and the Long Drive to Reach It
Manami is an 18-key resort on a cove in Barangay Cayhagan, Sipalay City, at the far southwest corner of Negros, and the price of the quiet is the drive: about 3 to 4 hours from Bacolod, 2.5 to 3 from Dumaguete. It opened in April 2023, is a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, and its site still shows the Discovery Signature Collection logo. In September 2026 it received One MICHELIN Key, one of nine Key hotels in the Philippines and one of two in the Visayas. Two-night packages started at ₱42,212 in April 2024; current rates appear only when you enter dates on the booking site.
Sipalay City · Negros Occidental
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18 keys
Rooms
Manami opened in April 2023 with 16 villas and suites: a two-bedroom villa with its own infinity pool, three deluxe villas, four poolside suites and eight ocean-view suites. Two two-bedroom ocean-view villas opened in April 2025, bringing it to 18.
From ₱42,212 for two nights
Rates
There is no public nightly rate; the booking site prices by date. In April 2024 a three-day, two-night package ran ₱42,212 for an ocean-view suite, ₱48,312 for a poolside suite and ₱51,972 for a deluxe villa. Treat those as a floor, not a quote.
Lingaw and Hunas
Eating
Lingaw is the restaurant, cooking Negrense food with Spanish touches, and Hunas is the sunset deck and bar by the main pool. A neon sign over the dining pavilion reads “tahum” in a Suroy.ph photograph.
A bat cave and the reefs
Doing
There is a bat cave on the property, entered with a guide from the front desk. The resort runs boat trips to Tinagong Dagat, Campomanes Bay and Turtle Island, and opened its own dive center in April 2025. The spa on the hill was rebuilt after Typhoon Odette.
3 to 4 hours by road
Getting there
Manami is in Barangay Cayhagan, Sipalay City, on Negros’ southwest coast. Bacolod is about 3 to 4 hours by road and Dumaguete about 2.5 to 3. The resort has a helipad. Reviews describe no mobile signal, only resort WiFi.
Checked October 29, 2026.
The rooms
It opened with 16 villas and suites on a five-hectare hillside: one two-bedroom villa with its own infinity pool, three deluxe villas, four poolside suites and eight ocean-view suites. In April 2025 two two-bedroom ocean-view villas opened near the spa and helipad, each for one group of six to eight, which makes 18. Check-in is 3 PM and check-out noon.
What it costs
| Room | Three days, two nights | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean-view suite | ₱42,212 | Yoorekka, April 2024 |
| Poolside suite | ₱48,312 | Yoorekka, April 2024 |
| Deluxe villa | ₱51,972 | Yoorekka, April 2024 |
Those are the newest published figures and they are two and a half years old; the resort notes that rates change. Undated opening-period coverage also mentioned a day rate of ₱3,000 with ₱1,500 in food and drink credit, and a road transfer from Bacolod at ₱7,000 one way for up to six. Neither is confirmed for 2026.
Eating and drinking
Lingaw is the restaurant, cooking Negrense food with Spanish touches, and paella at the table in the 2023 launch coverage; a 2026 review added Italian dishes. Hunas is the sunset deck and bar beside the main pool, with drinks, pintxos and tapas. In a Suroy.ph photograph of the dining pavilion, a neon sign over it reads “tahum.”
What there is to do
There is a bat cave on the property; a sign at its mouth asks guests to check with the front desk before going in, and the guided trip through it comes out at the beach in about 20 minutes, weather permitting. The resort runs two motorized bangkas for day trips to Tinagong Dagat, Campomanes Bay and Turtle Island, keeps a resident marine biologist, and opened the Balas Dive and Experience Center in April 2025; book dives at least two weeks ahead.
Linong Spa sits on the hilltop in cocoon-like treatment huts. Typhoon Odette wrecked most of it in December 2021 and it was rebuilt in 2023; it won a regional award for interior design at the 2024 World Luxury Spa Awards.
Getting there
Fly to Bacolod-Silay or to Dumaguete, then drive: about 3 to 4 hours from Bacolod, 2.5 to 3 from Dumaguete. There is a helipad, and a 2026 review put the helicopter from Manila at about two hours. Reviews describe no mobile signal at the resort, only WiFi. On the road from Bacolod you pass Kabankalan, where Mag-aso Falls is a short detour. From Iloilo, see the Iloilo to Bacolod ferry; from Cebu, see Dumaguete from south Cebu.
A cove at the end of a long drive, a deck pointed west. The Suroy Sunset tee is made for that hour.
Suroy Wear · Journey Collection
Frequently asked questions
Where is Manami Resort?
In Barangay Cayhagan, Sipalay City, on the southwest coast of Negros Occidental.
How much does Manami Resort cost?
The newest published figures, from April 2024, are three-day, two-night packages from ₱42,212 for an ocean-view suite to ₱51,972 for a deluxe villa. Current rates show only on the booking site.
How far is Manami from Bacolod?
About 3 to 4 hours by road; from Dumaguete, about 2.5 to 3 hours.
How many rooms does Manami have?
Eighteen, after two two-bedroom ocean-view villas opened in April 2025.
What restaurants are at Manami?
Lingaw, the restaurant, and Hunas, the sunset deck and bar by the main pool.
Checked October 2026. Checked 29 October 2026.
