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Where to stay in Ilocos Region

This guide covers 36 destinations in Ilocos Region, a first-level administrative division of Philippines, with 58 places to stay between them. The largest by population are San Carlos, Dagupan and Urdaneta. Across its destinations, January and February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK).

Destinations in this guide
36
Places to stay
58
Comfortable in the most places
January and February
Main airport
CRKClark International Airport / Clark Air Base
Currency
PHPPhilippine peso
Time zone
Asia/Manila

Destinations

Destinations in Ilocos Region

Every destination in this guide in Ilocos Region, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Vigan54,49819LAO · 69 km
San Fernando124,80911
Laoag112,1177January and FebruaryLAO · 7 km
Dagupan174,7774CRK · 98 km
Bolinao84,6583
Lingayen108,5102CRK · 99 km
Calasiao100,6862CRK · 95 km
Alaminos100,4302CRK · 124 km
Candon61,3152LAO · 109 km
San Carlos208,3301CRK · 86 km
Urdaneta145,9351CRK · 88 km
Mangaldan113,3021CRK · 100 km
San Fabian87,7141CRK · 108 km
Batac56,7811January and FebruaryLAO · 14 km
Bani52,7151CRK · 134 km
Malasiqui144,344CRK · 83 km
Bayambang129,506CRK · 70 km
Santa Barbara92,420CRK · 92 km
Binmaley88,006CRK · 99 km
Mangatarem79,648CRK · 73 km
Umingan78,940CRK · 88 km
Bauang77,670
Manaoag76,606CRK · 96 km
Bugallon76,027CRK · 91 km
Pozorrubio75,143December to MarchCRK · 104 km
Rosales67,510CRK · 79 km
Agoo65,256CRK · 128 km
Villasis65,086CRK · 79 km
Rosario58,797CRK · 117 km
Asingan58,349December to MarchCRK · 92 km
San Manuel56,876December to MarchCRK · 99 km
Binalonan56,560December to MarchCRK · 96 km
Urbiztondo56,349CRK · 75 km
Naguilian53,443
Sison51,439December to MarchCRK · 109 km
Aringay50,786CRK · 137 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Ilocos Region

58 hotels in Ilocos Region recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Thunderbird ResortsSan Fernandohotel
AA Travellers PadLaoaghotel
Awesome Hotel San JuanSan Fernandohotel
Birdland Beach ClubBolinaohotel
Casa Rica HotelViganhotel
Ciudad Fernandina HotelViganhotel
Costa Villa Beach ResortSan Fernandohotel
Covelandia du Labrador Beach ResortLingayenhotel
Currimar Addison Beach Resort IlocosBatacguest house
E. Moreno Recreation Beach Resort Ilocos SurCandonhotel
Escolta's Homey LodgeViganhotel
Farm Side HotelLaoaghotel
Fort Ilocandia Resort HotelLaoaghotel
Happy Ripples Beach ResortSan Fabianhotel
Hotel G Beach Resort and RestobarBanihotel
Hotel le DucDagupanhotel
Hotel Luna Annex ViganViganhotel
Hotel MondeDagupanhotel
Hotel Salcedo de ViganViganhotel
Hotel Veneto de ViganViganhotel
Isla Bonita Beach ResortSan Fernandohotel
Java Hotel LaoagLaoaghotel
Kabaleyan Cove ResortSan Carloshotel
Kahuna Beach Resort and SpaSan Fernandohotel
Lenox HotelDagupanhotel
Lisland Rainforest ResortUrdanetahotel
MBU Suites Bed and Breakfast PangasinanMangaldanhotel
Metro Vigan Fiesta Garden HotelViganhotel
My Vigan Home HotelViganhotel
Nautilus Islands' View LodgeAlaminoshotel

When to go

Best time to visit Ilocos Region

From the climate of 36 destinations in Ilocos Region with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: January and February.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January7 of 3631 °C6 mm
February7 of 3631 °C5 mm
March5 of 3632 °C22 mm
April0 of 3634 °C52 mm
May0 of 3633 °C209 mm
June0 of 3632 °C335 mm
July0 of 3631 °C355 mm
August0 of 3630 °C632 mm
September0 of 3631 °C394 mm
October0 of 3632 °C171 mm
November0 of 3632 °C52 mm
December5 of 3631 °C25 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Ilocos Region

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Ilocos Region name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

Good to know

Public holidays in Ilocos Region, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Philippines

1 Jan · New Year's Day17 Feb · Chinese New Year20 Mar · Eid al-Fitr2 Apr · Maundy Thursday3 Apr · Good Friday4 Apr · Black Saturday9 Apr · Day of Valor1 May · Labor Day27 May · Eid al-Adha12 Jun · Independence Day21 Aug · Ninoy Aquino Day31 Aug · National Heroes Day1 Nov · All Saints' Day2 Nov · All Souls' Day30 Nov · Bonifacio Day8 Dec · Immaculate Conception24 Dec · Christmas Eve25 Dec · Christmas Day30 Dec · Rizal Day31 Dec · New Year's Eve

Nearby

Regions near Ilocos Region

Other regions of Philippines with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

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Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.