Station X at Hue Hotels Boracay

Station X is the pool and dining hub of Hue Hotels and Resorts Boracay, on the main road in Station 2, about a ten-minute walk from White Beach. A large free-form pool is ringed with white loungers, some set into the shallows, with a swim-up bar under a water cascade, cabanas and a separate children's pool.

The Float & Feast day pass costs PHP 899 per person, of which PHP 800 is food and drink credit at LA-UD, Flamingo Social or KUBO, and it includes pool access, a day bed and towels. It runs daily from 10am to 9pm and walk-ins are welcome; the pass is also sold in advance through Klook. Up to two children aged 11 and under can join two paying adults for a PHP 100 towel fee each.

There is no DJ programme; it is a relaxed, good-value pool day that works well for families and anyone staying somewhere without a pool. It is not on the beach, so spend the morning on White Beach and come back for the swim-up bar in the afternoon heat.