Hostels in Bantayan Island

Excellent little budget hostel in the heart of Sante Fe and a 5 minute walk to beach. When we stayed, everything was very clean and comfortable. The main shared toilet always had toilet paper, soap and even shampoo! We paid extra for an AC room which was worth it as it was super strong. They had a free hot/cold drinking water dispenser, large kitchen with gas cooker & microwave. All the staff were really happy and friendly, it was very enjoyable eating breakfast every day and the staff even let us do some laundry. We also, rented a motorcycle at a super good rate of 350 pesos a day with helmets.

Beach people is a beautiful hostel with activities, such friendly staff, and anything you could want. I saw someone talk about the lack of social atmosphere here, which is initially one of the reasons why i didn’t book, but in the end I made a bunch of friends here, all within my own room. It depends on your luck. Coming from my last hostel, I was initially just hoping that this one was clean and free of mold, but it was way more than that. The rooms are beautiful, they have an anti-wet clothes-and-towels in the room policy and racks outside the rooms, there is good ventilation, the beds are so comfortable, and there are lockers WITH LOCKS! Some places do not provide locks. Towels, despite needing to be ‘rented’ are actually free, and so is a lovely breakfast (eggs, toast, sausage), lemon water, and cookies. The common areas are open air and there are beautiful plants all around the hostel, and cute dogs. A criticism I saw of this hostel was that it’s far from the main area, which I’d like to say is completely untrue, it’s not right next to the main area, sure, but it’s like a 10-or-so minute bicycle ride to town (100 PHP to rent), and then only a tiny bit from there to Kota beach, a beautiful beach, so I’d say this hostel’s location is actually pretty great, and I’m actually quite lazy, so if I can do it, it’s definitely manageable. If you’re even lazier than me and also don’t want to spend money on either a bike or taxi, then there’s a private beach at the hostel, the waves were fine when I was there. I came here after a nightmare experience at another hostel on the island that looks to be at a similar standard to this one but has a mold problem of a toxic level of severity. I won’t name names but stay away from THAT hostel and come here instead, please trust me and you won't regret it.