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Orange Pearl Beach Resort
3.7/535 Reviews

Orange Pearl Beach Resort

EL Nido|0.27km from Vanilla Beach El Nido
We booked this place for a resort that we can unwind in. We aren’t ones to complain so please read this review and pick another place. El Nido is beautiful and there are some lovely resorts and accomodation around. The Orange Pearl is not this. The service is terrible. The manager is rude and doesn’t help with anything at all, even just asking for clean sheets and towels after our room wasn’t serviced like he said it would be multiple times. Music starts blaring from 7am so no relaxing at all. This is for their breakfast which is poor to say the least as we chose not to eat there after trying it on the first day. The restaurant is nothing great either The best part about the room is the aircon which works well. We are the closest room to the main reception area and we don’t get any wifi and neither do any of the other rooms. There is no coverage in any of the rooms either. The bathroom smells like sewage and the drains don’t work so prepare for the bathroom to flood when you shower. The location is right on the beach which is lovely but it also means you sit on your small balcony and get harassed by people selling things whenever you’re outside of your room which we understand around town but it’s a pain when you’re trying to read or relax. Overall this place is just not like some of the other places around the Phillipines we have stayed and so I’d recommend to stay away from it.

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Dolarog Beach Resort
3.6/518 Reviews
Dolarog, a true pet-friendly resort! The resort in itself is superb! It’s like a hidden gem of El Nido and the greatest thing about it is it’s truly a pet-friendly haven! What I like about it is that it’s still in the main island but gives off that exclusive feels. We stayed for 8 days in total at the beachfront villa called Lagen which is a few meters from the beach overlooking their jetti way and that awe-inspiring giant limestone directly in front of our villa. Getting to the resort is other via speedboat or their private access road from Vanilla Beach using a golf car. You know that you’ll have an excellent stay when the owner, Mr. Edu picks you up(or sometimes the son) from Vanilla beach for a more personal touch. How hospitable right? He also has a selection of Italian wines from his cellar as he is Italian, I had Chianti btw over dinner with the beach, stars and the moon as our backdrop. Truly magical! The rooms are always kept clean by the staff who are also very friendly. The main Receptionist, Tata is attentive and very pleasant not to mention very informative. I would take her as my head of staff if only I could! She knows her products and knows when to recommend it, the type of staff who is not in your face all the time to promote an offer. I must say she is one of the nicest resort staff I ever come across with. Food is relatively good. Home cooked and unpretentious. As with any advice when you go to a limited supply area such as El Nido, don’t get your expectations too high on having a western dish so much because obviously, you will have some issues so I only ordered I know locally sourced here like seafood or their filipino dishes like the menudo and chicken curry which are my faves! Filipino breakfast is good. You might wanna carry spare powerbanks as the resort rely on their own generator for electric supply. From 6am-9am and 12noon-6pm there is no electric power. Also, TV is not available (not sure abt other rooms though) but who needs a TV anyway? It’s not like you chose to go to El Nido and sit all day on Netflix and stay indoors duh! I rented a motorbike for 500/day basis and this really helped me in exploring or going out of the resort but the resort offers complimentary shuttle via their golf car to Vanilla beach for free but I wanted to leave and come back on my own time. This is also a 20 minutes walk to Maremegmeg beach by beachside access. Tricycle ride cost between 150 going to town from Vanilla beach btw. Overall our experience is a great 4.5/5 with .5 leaving for improvement on the land access before the Dolarog gate. Also, I’m pretty confident even without any advertisement or active social media promotion, the resort will do just good but let me tell when I posted 1 picture of Dolarog on my socmed, people flocked my DM to ask if I was in another country. This is how beautiful the resort is but I hope that with how Millennials pick up on their next destination is mostly through social media, the resort pu
Dormitels.ph El Nido
2.7/511 Reviews
We got the highest tier beachfront access villas with AC. We were pleasantly surprised to find that dormitels was connected to eco hotels, a bigger and higher end hotel, and the staff was more than helpful. Every time before we left the hotel we inquired how much a trike would cost from that location. The given price by the drivers was always higher and we chewed them down to the price given by them. Location is great as even tho it is really not in front of the beach as advertised, it’s part of a little cluster with some of the best food we found on the island! Altrove for pizza and the Israeli falafels were to die for!
Outpost Beach Hostel - Adults Only
4.4/545 Reviews
I stayed at this hostel 4 nights on 12 bed room. Good place to party, nice view and far from town. You must take a tricycle or rent a motorbike. Wifi not so good. there is no wifi inside the room and no line connection. They have island hopping tour, van transport etc. Also have restaurant down there. Overall i will stay here just for sleep.
Doublegem Beach Resort and Hotel
3.8/513 Reviews
We stayed in one of their villas. Bottom line; find another property to stay at. The A/C was mediocre until it started spewing Freon. Took a look and it was basically a block of ice so zero maintenance. You can’t really enjoy the ocean in front of the hotel as its all coral under your feet. A few buildings down though a great sandy bottom. The breakfast buffet is cold. The CR looks to originally been a shower stall converted to a bathroom so no real ‘privacy’ so we used the CR’s outside. The internet is horrible and I mean horrible! We got better internet at little cafes. The upside is the staff are very nice people. We spent a fair chunk if coin for a villa but it wasn’t worth it. Much better and less expensive properties in El Nido. We’ve learned our lesson for our next trip here.
Novie's Tourist Inn powered by Cocotel
3/54 Reviews
We stayed in Novies for 6 nights in total. For the record, this place is really cheap so you can’t expect too much! Rooms were very average, beds were clean but far from comfortable. We had Air con which was a big plus. The scenery is amazing in the hotel, you’re essentially in the middle of a jungle which is pretty cool.... however this is a perfect location for bugs, ants in particular! Lots and lots of ants, non got into our room thankfully but there was 100’s just outside our door and in the bathroom! Not good. Location was great, a little outside the city centre, 10 min tuk tuk which usually cost 50-70php. Also 10 min tuk tuk from Chrong Chrong beach which is really pretty. Main negatives about Novies was it’s WiFi, power cuts and construction work! The whole reception area is under construction which was a pain as there were men at work from early morning until late night and it was constantly dirty! Just bad timing for us I suppose! From the 6 days we stayed we were effected by 4 power cuts which ment no air con! The WiFi didn't reach to bedrooms so in order to get connected you need to be close to the reception which was a pain! the WiFi also broke on day two and was broken for the remainder of our stay! When we asked the staff they said they had called the technician to come fix it but I guess he never came. Staff were friendly but kept out of your way. Our room wasn’t cleaned once over the 6 days, no sheets changed or new towels which is kinda disgusting but hey, we had our own towels anyway! Overall, if you’re on a travellers budget like myself, this is an okay place to stay, it’s basic and you pay for what you get, but no WiFi for travellers can be tough! Especially if you’re trying to organise tours or look up stuff to do! Word of advice bring plenty of anti bug spray! Hope this review helps!
Panorama Villas
4.5/51 Reviews
A very thoughtfully designed hotel. The sanitary conditions are very good. The hotel staff are very helpful. There is a Uni-President Group restaurant next to the hotel, which has a little bit of all kinds of cuisine and is delicious. The island hopping tour provided by the hotel is also very fun.

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If you want to stay at the best hotel in EL Nido, Trip.com is here to help! New and popular hotels in EL Nido recommended by Trip.com. If you travel to Philippines, visiting EL Nido is a good choice. In EL Nido, both areas with attractions and the city center are good places to stay.

There is no civilian airport in this city. You can visit a nearby city first, and then head to EL Nido using other means of transportation. Although there aren't any airports or train stations, visitors can come to the city via bus or other means of transportation.

There are 56 hotels in EL Nido with excellent service. EL Nido has high quality and low-priced hotels. You can spend one night at a nice hotel for only 55 SGD. There are 17 three-star hotels in EL Nido at an average price of 134 SGD per night. There are 26 two-star hotels in EL Nido at an average price of 39 SGD per night. There are not many well-known chain hotels in EL Nido, but staying at a unique local hotel will make you feel at home. The Cavern Pod Hotel & Specialty Cafe is one of the most popular hotels in EL Nido. If you're still unsure, Trip.com recommends Angelic Tourist Inn El Nido.

For short trips in EL Nido, Mount Dulang-Dulang are all good options. You can also visit top-rated attractions like Snake Island, El Nido Sailing, Corong Corong Beach.

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