Sitio Caalan, Barangay Masagana, Palawan, 5313 El Nido, Philippines
#12 of 100 B&Bs and inns in El Nido
Guests' ChoiceBased on 145 hotel reviews
8.6Cleanliness
8.8
Comfort
9.0
Location
7.9
Facilities
8.6
Staff
9.5
Value for money
8.6
Free Wifi
7.1
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End of dialog contentReviewed: September 8, 2024
Alba
SpainThe noise of the air condicioning
Good vibes. The owners and workers are very nice and they make our stay more comfortable. Beautiful place, close to the town and the beach. Good price. The breakfast is delicious
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: August 24, 2024
Claudia
NetherlandsThe location was really nice and the staff was really helpful aswel! They rented us their own scooter and gave us advice on where to go and how to get there. We could get customized breakfast. 10/10!
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 5, 2024
Maïmouna
NetherlandsNothing to complain here
Amazing staff very friendly and kind Always ready to help and make some suggestions Thank you Bella and everyone for your great service and kindness 😊 My son and I had a great time!
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: July 16, 2024
Kristee
Netherlandsnone
Everything! Rooms are great. The owners are very helpful. They give us advice what to do and where to go. Nothing to complain.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: July 6, 2024
Sylvia
IndonesiaUnfortunately they only serve breakfast only... FACT Their food is DELICIOUS!! So i think, they should prepare a restaurant, so guests can order food at any time.. Lucky us, for the last night we can try their phillipina's traditional food for our family dinner..
Phillipina food & their hospitality.. this is a nice place to stay with family culture.. easy for travelling with family & we stay for a week in this hotel for hopping island & kids also can swim at nearest beachclub.. The hotel also help us for many activity with good price for private family tour: 1. Prepare car for pick up from airport 2. Give us recommend tour travel boat for hopping island (we choose tour a + c) 3. And they help us for rent a car for city tour (we went to 3 beach, lio beach, vanila beach & nacpan beach, kids love it!!)
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: June 19, 2024
Cintia
BrazilMaybe daily tuktuk to city center could be included....but also paying for that is fine as it is not expensive and driver is super careful and kind
Staff are super kind and nice....walk distance ( 10 to 15 min) to city center, but far from the crowd town square and no city noise.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: May 30, 2024
Taylor
United States of AmericaThe property is beautiful - lovely common area downstairs with yummy breakfast options. The room is large, clean and very comfortable. The shower pressure was good and the air conditioner worked perfectly. And the people who work there are super helpful and friendly. We very much appreciated the free pick up and drop off tricycle service.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: May 29, 2024
Imad
United Arab EmiratesThe mountain views were very nice, reminded me of the country side mornings.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: May 20, 2024
Aljon
PhilippinesOwner’s aggressive dogs at the lobby. Should use a bigger aircon.
Silent and Clean. Enough space. Staffs are very friendly and responsive
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: May 19, 2024
Uhde
SwitzerlandWe enjoyed everything.
Away from everything, we really appreciated the calm and beauty of the place. The rooms were very nice, clean and comfortable. The hosts were very friendly and very helpful. The breakfast is homemade and was excellent. El Nido town is easily accessible on foot. We had a blackout one evening but the hotel had its own electric generator which allowed us to have electricity during the night.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: May 4, 2024
Ann
United KingdomLovely place with great staff and lovely breakfast. Great that there was house tuk tuk to pick you up in the square and drop you back. Lovely walk into town and local place that sales fabulous chilli chicken on the walk in. Would definitely recommend it!
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: May 3, 2024
Yolanda
GermanyNothing
The family running the place are extremely attentive. Breakfast was the best in Philippines. Location was Perfect for us since ir was in a more quiet area. They also helped us renting a scooter and other services on the spot, facilitating our stay there pretty much.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: April 20, 2024
Andrei
RomaniaVery tasteful place, quiet, great food, good bed, nice music. Pick up and drop-off
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 2, 2024
Giulia
United KingdomGreat staff, super helpful and friendly, the room was clean and very nice too, with a nice balcony to have some more extra space. Breakfast was also very nice.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 28, 2024
Renas
GermanyWater pressure in the shower, but we suppose that this problem is almost everywhere on the island.
Good location (10 min walk from the town centre), they also offer complimentary tricycle shuttle (8am-8pm). The breakfast was very tasty and staff was very friendly and helpful!
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 11, 2024
Nalini
IndiaRoute from Townsquare to the property- quite an adventurous ride especially during high tide. Water pressure in the bathroom
Hosts, clean rooms, tea & coffee, tuk tuk pick up from Townsquare
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 8, 2024
Gintare
LithuaniaI loved to stay at Bella Athena Garden. The best breakfast. Very stylish place. Drinking water and coffee all day free. Good room size, clean, working ac, hot water in bathroom. Location is good walking distance to El nido center but if you dont like walking you can rent a motorbike in this hotel for good price. But especially I liked the administrator of this hotel. She was very polite, educated and perfectly controling situation in the hotel. The best reviews about her.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: March 4, 2024
Nene
United Arab EmiratesNothing
The staff was very friendly and hospitable. Special thanks to Hilda who went above and beyond to make sure I was comfortable during my stay (she gave me great recommendations in terms of activities, restaurants beach clubs). The restaurant at the Cadlao resort serves really good food and I appreciated the complimentary shuttle available for guests to take you to the city center.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: February 29, 2024
Chris
United States of AmericaThe wifi was spotty at times and the tap water was not drinkable, but there are El Nido's issues, not the hotel's issues.
The breakfast was great each morning, with some nice options to choose from. The staff was incredibly welcoming and helpful. They really made the stay for us. We enjoyed the location because it was far enough removed from the main part of town to be quiet and peaceful, but close enough to walk to what we wanted to do.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 29, 2024
Ewa
Poland- a/c that you can’t adjust - no storage for your stuff - wifi mostly not working - low shower pressure
- great location, very calm area, far enough from the noisy city center and only 10 min walk from the main street - water, tea and coffee available for free 24/7 - delicious breakfast
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 5, 2024
Danielle
United States of AmericaThe breakfast was absolutely delicious. I also felt right at home. All the people working went above and beyond. The facilities had everything to ensure a comfortable stay. I liked that it was a little more outside of town for a quieter experience in El Nido.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: January 14, 2024
June
United States of AmericaI like to go out and stay late so coming home late is a hassle; the property is located where transportation is impossible after 7 pm until 3 or 4 am (depends on the high tide times) . So either you walk through the high tide which isn’t bad but if you’re walking by yourself it gets really dark
I like the location it’s in a quiet location of the town; 10 mins walk to the town proper; I love the setting of the property lots of trees; staff and owner were super accommodating ( shout out to Pabs and Joshua)! They gave me breakfast for two since I am traveling solo and I booked for two; free ride from the property to main town until 10 pm ( or depends on high tide times)
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: January 13, 2024
Helle
DenmarkVery nice staff!
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: January 5, 2024
Gala
United Kingdomthe hotel is in the middle of the “jungle” so there are a lot of insects. make sure you bring your repellent if you don’t want to be biten up by mosquitos shower pressure is very bad
the location. close to el nido but in a peaceful area. they offered free rides to town. The staff is very kind, Pablo is the sweetest.
Stayed in January 2024
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