The Oriental Hotel Leyte was recently rated by the Department of Tourism as a 4-star resort, the first star-rating in the Eastern Visayas Region. Located beside the MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park in Palo town, the property was given such rating based on the assessment conducted by the third-party auditor and accreditation officers of the DOT’s Central Office and Region 8 Office. With an accumulated 716 points, the star rating system indicated that the property has met the mandatory requirements of DOT’s standards for premium accreditation.