Boracay hotel gets Michelin nod

The Lind Boracay has become the only hotel on Boracay in the Michelin Guide’s hotel selection, and it is using that recognition to expand its dining lineup with Yím. (guide.michelin.com) The resort secured its Michelin Guide recommendation in 2025, its 10th year of operation, joining a Philippine hotel list that had grown to 20 properties by August 2025. Multiple reports published in March and April 2026 describe The Lind as Boracay’s sole Michelin-listed property. (gmanetwork.com, balconymediagroup.com) Yím is the hotel’s new Thai restaurant, open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on the property at Station 1. The hotel says the restaurant has an indoor dining room with an open bar and an outdoor area for more casual seating. (thelindhotels.com) The Michelin Guide’s hotel list is separate from its restaurant stars. In the Philippines, Michelin began by listing hotels, while its first restaurant guide for Manila and Cebu was announced as a separate rollout in 2025. (gmanetwork.com, guide.michelin.com) That distinction helps explain why this Boracay story is about lodging and travel positioning as much as food. Michelin’s review of The Lind highlights its Station 1 beachfront location, 118 rooms, large balconies, and what it calls warm, unpretentious Filipino service. (guide.michelin.com, philstar.com) The hotel opened in 2015 as the flagship of The Lind Hotels and spent its first decade building a reputation on the quieter stretch of White Beach at Station 1. Philstar reported in December 2025 that the property had also navigated Boracay’s island-wide rehabilitation, the pandemic, and changing travel patterns. (philstar.com) Yím is part of a broader push to make food and beverage a bigger part of the resort’s identity in its second decade. Trade and lifestyle outlets in March and April 2026 said the Thai concept was introduced alongside wider dining and guest-experience upgrades across the resort. (teal.ph, thediarist.ph) The hotel says the name Yím means “smile” in Thai and that the menu is built around Thai flavors served with Filipino hospitality. Philstar reported in December 2025 that the property was presenting it as Boracay’s first authentic Thai restaurant. (thelindhotels.com, philstar.com) For Boracay, the development adds a Michelin-linked hotel name to an island better known internationally for its beach than for guidebook-recognized hospitality. For The Lind, it turns a 2025 listing into a 2026 pitch: stay at the island’s only Michelin-selected hotel, then eat at its new in-house Thai restaurant. (guide.michelin.com, balconymediagroup.com)