Hotel Mesra Haiwan Peliharaan di Palawan

8/10 – A beautiful nature retreat with excellent service, but a few drawbacks We enjoyed our two-night stay at La Estancia. The resort is surrounded by beautiful nature, with absolute peace and quiet, plenty of wildlife, and a lovely atmosphere. We were the only guests during our stay, which made it feel like we had the entire place to ourselves! The staff were genuinely wonderful – always friendly, attentive, and willing to help. They even provided fishing equipment and bait for us to fish from the pier. We also enjoyed kayaking, and the food was delicious. However, there are a few reasons why we're giving it 8 rather than 10. First, the location is extremely remote. It takes around 1.5 hours from Coron Town, including 30 minutes on a rough, winding, unpaved road. Our private transfer cost PHP 3,500. There are no shops or restaurants nearby, so you're completely dependent on the resort. The resort itself is also quite expensive, especially once additional taxes and service charges are included. We understand that operating somewhere so remote comes at a cost, but overall, the facilities feel more like a decent three-star property than a luxury resort. Second, cleanliness could be improved. The swimming pool was somewhat dirty during our stay and was only cleaned properly on our departure day, when a larger group was expected. There was also rubbish along the shoreline that didn't seem to be regularly cleared away. The beach itself isn't particularly suitable for swimming due to seaweed. Finally, internet connectivity is unreliable. Wi-Fi is available throughout the property, but power outages interrupt the connection, and mobile reception is often very weak or nonexistent. We stayed mainly to visit the dugongs and turtles, and two nights were enough for us. There's very little to do otherwise, unless you're willing to pay for additional excursions. Overall, 8/10. The excellent staff, delicious food, and peaceful natural surroundings made our stay memorable. With better maintenance, more reliable connectivity, and slightly better value for money, this could easily be a 10/10 experience. We'd recommend it for a short 2–3 night escape, especially if you love nature and don't mind being completely disconnected.

Very nice location with amazing sunset. The glamping hotel is new and they are still finishing building it so there were some issues both with the rooms (room lock without proper card but a very hard and strange key, unstable bathroom’s faucet and hot water in the shower with a very unusual control system) and the staff, who asked multiple times if we had payed the room already with Trip and asked for proof of payment. Other than that, it is a pleasant choice for the nice location and the decoration style. The offer a free shuttle service to the town but you need to wait some time usually. In alternative, when u come back to the hotel you will need your walk up to a bit steep road because the tuck tuck will not be able to come all the way up, but it’s not too bad) They also borrow a free towel that u can bring with you to other beaches. They did not clean the room daily and they said the service needed to be requested because they wouldn’t enter the room without permission. Also the reception is not open 24h which is a bit unconvenient and they would ask to text on whatshapp. For the price paid and considered how expensive it was for philippines, I would have expected less issues but I would still recommend it for a nice staying in el nido.

Had a wonderful stay here. The atmosphere was incredibly warm and cozy, making it the perfect place to unwind. The location was great—easy to get around but still felt like a quiet retreat.

The Underwater Garden Resort has a unique location on the Baquit Island only 10 minutes boat trip to Coron .Foots in the water! Boatshuttle in hotelrate includet. Very quiet at night and dayover only some boats passing at a good distance. The restaurant is OK with place for improvement. Fishh-Sinigang and grilled fish are delicious. The personell is very gentle, kiind and attentive. They are trying to improve and learn everyday. Thank you for you hospitality!

Amazing experience with super flexible hospitality service! It was a great gesture from the team to pack us some water and sandwiches during our 6AM check-out and 5-hour van transfer to PPS airport! Thank you so much for your kindness. Regarding the room itself — super clean and well maintained. Aesthetics are on point. The bed is the comfiest I’ve slept on in a while!

This is a bit of a special place. The hotel is right at its own private beach. It‘s very isolated from everything else which can be nice if you don‘t want to leave the hotel at all. We wanted to go to the town some evenings and that is a bit of a challenge. You first have to take a golf car (which only runs until 10pm) and then change into a tricycle. The tricycles won‘t go directly to the hotel because the last bit of the road is too steep and winded. The other option is to walk along the beach for 20 minutes instead of using the golf car for the last bit, which we did a couple of times. It‘s not too dangerous but there are stray dogs. The food in the hotel restaurant was Italian and just ok, nothing amazing. The service was not great. Two women seem to know how to run a hotel but the rest of the staff were rather useless. They often seemed annoyed, even when we were just ordering food. We once asked about the zipline that is literally next door and they didn‘t know anything about it (price, time, how to get there). They organised a tour for us, which was great, but messed up the booking somehow so the tour guide thought we were only two people instead of four, which resulted in less food for lunch. And then they even charged us more for the tour. Our room was fine. Clean and no bugs. Yes, you can hear everything but we didn‘t mind that. The room was only made up on request though. The whole area is beautiful but there were a few things that annoyed us. So I wouldn‘t come back.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent hotel! The room was very clean, comfortable, and well-maintained. The staff were friendly, polite, and always ready to help. The location was convenient, with restaurants, shops, and public transportation nearby. Check-in and check-out were quick and smooth. Overall, I had a wonderful stay and would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone visiting the area. I would be happy to stay here again.

We enjoyed their restaurant coz the staff was kind, generous, and helpful. The food was delicious, despite sisig was costly mischiefed (it was more expensive than in menu prices), it has a free videoki and disco, and water. We had plenty fun dancing at the disco and having fun with the other local people. The music was awesome and lovely. There most lovely thing is there is security (at both restaurants and hotel) that guards and guides. The room we had was awful. There was no soap, no tissue, neither shampoo, a miserable room with cockroaches and ants, but we checked out earlier by mistake and we were checked in an upgraded room. The room was exclusive. Thanks for that.

Nice Hotel with friendly Personal. We have a seaview room, the view is very nice… but many steps to climb. Rooms were big and clean, but you can hear the neighbor well. Breakfast was good but not many extensiv. For us the Hotel was good.

Personnel très sympa et aux petits soins malgré une déco datée et des chambres un peu ”vintage” , la piscine mérite vraiment un coup de rénovation. Bons petit dej et resto et bonne ambiance (concerts le soir , un petit air de karaoké kitsch mais sympa) , navette gratuite pour le centre ville. Je pense qu'il y a des hôtels mieux placés (en ville) et plus récents pour le même prix...