Ulasan El Nido Reef Strand Resort

The ocean view from our room was awesome. That alone was worth it. They have free shuttle to the town circle from 7am through 7pm. I wish I knew they can pick up from El Nido airport because our tricycle driver got lost finding the hotel. The owner is awesome! He can be my friend forever. The staff is also warm and hospitable. Very nice people in the area. We rented a motorcycle and booked tours through the hotel which was very convenient. The Filipino breakfast feels like home cooked meal. I wish they had fruits included in the breakfast though. The location feels secluded and peaceful even though it is not that far from town. I recommend this hotel to anyone staying in El Nido.

The hotel was well located close to downtown with tricycle service. The staff was very friendly and breakfast made us enjoy and have energy for the island hopping . The hotel needs some renovation, the pillow cases were not washed from previous guests, and the washing stand had a leak causing malodor. The pool was nice and they did have beach access, but it was not proper for swimming.

The hotel is located in quite an isolated place - it is very quiet but the road to the hotel is quite tough: only some of the transport can reach the hotel due to the narrow street which connect the beach and El Nido town. So if you want a ride, you need to ask this hotel to pick you up or drop to the beach (it is free at the daytime). By foot it takes around 15 minutes to get to the town. I loved the view and the pool, the breakfast is tasty (truly loved the tocino), I enjoyed the service. The room is big and clean. Definitely recommend if you like a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

The hotel stuffs and owner was very good but the location is bad and need to ask them for transport dirty and difficult to enter in the room really it was a bad experience and it was expensive walk in guest had more cheaper price

El sitio está un poco dificultoso para llegar en tuk tuk. Caminando es un paseo no muy largo , pero por la noche está bastante oscuro. Pero el encanto del hotel esque está alejado del pueblo y las vistas son magníficas. En cuanto al desayuno un poco flojo y repetitivo .la habitación está bastante bien . En definitiva cumplió mis expectativas.

Truthful review. The only two pleasing things at this hotel was we had a beautiful view ocean view from our balcony and the staff were excellent and so friendly. The hotel itself needs a complete renovation. There was a lot of rust and rotted wood around the exterior of the building. The owner was alway in the lounge area which is ok, but we always struggled to get change. He had to pull money out of his pocket. Very shabby business practices here. For my room, the sliding door was the only door to the room. The lock did not work so they had to replace it but he told me the people that checked out that morning had no issues. Complete lie because when their maintenance guy tried, he couldn’t get it to work either. Had loose tiles on the floor. No water pressure in the shower. When I opened the bathroom door from the inside, the door knob came off. The air conditioner could not keep the room cool enough during the day but night was ok. The reviews were good that is why we got a room here, but I wouldn’t recommend staying here. Also, it is about 15 minutes from a road to get to a tricycle or taxi because of a very narrow way to the hotel.

The view from the rooms and the pool is exactly like you see on the pictures. It is spectacular. The staff is super friendly and very attentive. Lot of times they serve you the things you might need without asking. For example towels for your excursions.. You can conveniently book excursions with them and they provide free transportation or rent a scooter from them. Meals and cocktails available as well. We had a fantastic time.

Rooms are quite cheap, small beds, water in the shower very scarce, no shower gel provided... Very limited choice for the breakfast. On the positive side, amazing view on the sea (but the beach cannot be used at all, due to the tide) 15 minutes walking from the main road, free ride until 7pm otherwise must pay 100PHP

Overall, good experience and beautiful view. Limited transportation when it's high tide in the area and it was very dark in the evening when walking back to the hotel without any transportation access.

Condition, access, unhelpful attitude which appears to have been rubbed off from the owner. Could not understand why suitcases were entered into on more than one occasion,although nothing had gone missing and on the latter the combination lock code was changed.The owner was least interested or concerned. Had to leave a day earlier despite having paid for the stay. Have previously put a review on this but cannot seem to access it. Please stay away to avoid disappointment .

Great location! The hotel is on the beach side so you’re able to catch amazing sunrise/sunset views. The staff was very nice and super helpful in accommodating our needs and coordinating breakfast each morning as well as the island hopping tours. The breakfast was good..The rooms were good..a little rundown but for the price, it’s worth it! Overall, we were all satisfied with our stay and would recommend. They also provide roundtrip transportation from the airport.

The El Nido Reef Strand Resort was selected for our family vacation as 4 star accommodation in El Nido Palawan. Our entire family refused to stay there as it was a run down excuse for a hotel and totally misrepresented by our Travel Agent. Lowllights as follows; 1...Goat track to and from Hotel as cars could not travel there. Access was by way of a bike trike with several trips necessary over a bumpy narrow and scary trail. 2...Rooms were mouldy and smelly 3...Rooms were not maintained. loose tap fittings 4...Were were told hotel was popular and fully booked and lucky to stay there. Only unfortunate souls were there the rest of the place was empty 5...Pool was dirty and greenish 6...Beach front was terrible you could not swim there as it was rocky 7...Hotel Staff were a bunch of kids with little or no experience 8...Beds had thin foam mattresses and not appealing 9...We were informed that the hotel was owned by a German national who rarely visited and spent no money to maintain or improve the hotel Give this place a real MISS!!!! We have been trying to get our money back with little or no success by the Travel agent thus far. Travel agent tells us that Hotel is not answering calls or responding to emails.

The view is great but the rooms, stairs, bathrooms and pool are so dirty, everything is broken and not working. You will only pay for the view that’s what it is. You need to put money out every time. You borrow an umbrella you have to give a deposit the moment you walked in you have to put a deposit. Terrible! The owner is always on top of his staff and making the so uncomfortable in front of the guests. Scolding them in front of us. Staying here was a waste.

We were a little worried about coming here due to some of the bad reviews that have been left but after visiting I genuinely don't know what the issue was for these guests. Yes it's a little weathered but that's the nature of this kind of environment and the property having zero income/funding for about two years during the pandemic. We didn't see any evidence of bed bugs and no ants were in the room. The owner is a very friendly chap and the staff are always willing to assist when you need something. They also provide a free shuttle service to the town during the day (small surcharge of 150 pesos after 7pm, 900 pesos for an airport transfer). The breakfast did the job for me and they serve food throughout the day and have good variety on the menu, the pizza was wonderful and I was genuinely surprised to see they had their own home made dough in the fridge! Overall for the price I had no issues with this property and recommend anyone booking to go there with an open mind.