Any lodging recommendations? How much should I expect to pay?

About a year ago, I visited Borneo and Bali and stayed in great hotels for well under $100. There were also some chain hotels in ridiculously low award categories. Ditto Thailand and Cambodia. If good 4 to 5-star hotels are going to cost me, say, $200/night, this might not be the right choice for me given the other logistics. Sadly, I might do better WAITING for the development, and then get deals at the chain hotels.

BTW, I priced some Air Asia flights this weekend and was surprised how expensive the tickets were -- at least for Air Asia. Almost US$100 each way. I assume there are sales? I've also read that air travel in the Philippines is much less on-time than in the rest of the region. True?