Banaue Hotel & Youth Hostel — Hotel in Banaue

I really do not agree with the positive feedbacks which made me decide to stay 3 nights at Banaue Evergreen Hostel. What a bad choice. First I thought it was due to bad circumstances, that the next day will be better, but it got worse.|So, if you want to have a bad sleep on a kid's bed in a 8 m² cell like freezing igloo.|If you want to rely on earplugs and even though be disturbed from 6:30am until night by noisem from the nearby busy road coming in from trucks, tricycles, jeepneys, cars, bus, lorries, and so on.|If you want to smell right in your nostrils the exhaust pipes of the previous, right in the corridors, in the dining room and eventually in your room, due to the tenants weird behaviours to open all doorways and windows from 6:30 am, whether you are sleeping or cannot, whether you tell them not to do so because it is noisy and smelling gasoline or ask them to explain you the secret of enjoying traffic noise and pollution.|If you want to be left stranded without any wifi signal while it is clearly meant to be available and that you've also paid for it, that technical options exist apart from a prepaid small pocket WiFi not meant to deal with a full house, especially if you do not load it.|If you want to be kicked out of the place at 8:30 am because Evergreen Hostel proudly holds the title of the world earliest checkout time.|If you do not want to be considered as a paying guest and enjoy being told : " That's Philippines ", " You have better things to do than going on internet ", " Sleep early then you will wake up early ", " Do you wear a mask against exhaust pipe smoke when walking outside " instead of : " We are sorry. We understand and will find a solution like opening doors later. "|If you want to do whatever is possible during daytime to spend as few time as possible in this place because of all of the above, then go to Banaue Evergreen Hostel. Otherwise, don't go there.|By the way, I have been travelling around the world and across oceans for the last 35 years. I'm used to uncomfort, crashpads and unusual behaviours, but it was a treat to face such illogical weirdos managers who enjoy welcoming noise and pollution in their homestay all day long, leaving aside their duties to look after their paying guests. I made it clear with them during my stay with no result. I tried to advise them upon leaving with no result. So I do advise all travellers to make sure they know where they...

The Evergreen Hostel was the perfect place for us to discover the Rice Terraces. ||We took a night bus (ca 9 hours with coda lines) at 9 oclock (pm) and arrived the next morning at 5 oclock. A tricycle driver was waiting for us to get us to the Hostel where Mariano and is wife welcomed us and served us Tee and Coffee. We enjoyed it on the balcony with a perfect sunrise. Then it was possible to take a short nap in a unreserved room, because ours was not ready at this early time. Thank you for that offer, because we needed this energy to fullfill a 7 hours hike from 9 oclock. We booked a guided tour from the Hostel with a young guy called Ezekiel. He and his cousin did a perfect job and explained many things about the Rice Terraces (Batad) and the Philippines. We learned a few words in Tagalog while visiting beautiful spots like a waterfall or a little town. Back in the Hostel we enjoyed delicious food and get in a good conversation with Mariano. The next day the tricycle driver brought us to the top of the Baunaue viewpoint and we walked down the main street while taking pictures of the Baunaue Rice Terraces (around 2 hours). Because our bus was leaving at 1 oclock (pm) this little tour was perfect for us. After nearly 12 hours from Banaue (because the driver stopped in many cities to drop or get on some locals) we arrived tired but happy back in Manila. ||||To say it short: The Evergreen Hostel is very clean and Mariano and his wife are perfect hosts. The food is great and we ordered really good sandwiches for the long busride. Booking a guided tour at the Hostel with Ezekiel and his cousin was the perfect way for us to discover the Rice...

Stayed here for two nights in late-July 2018 to see the rice terraces. Hotel proprietor is one of the sweetest, nicest people you could ever meet. I had one of the two large rooms with two beds and the private toilet/shower room. Even if you decided to pick a room with no toilet and use the shared ones at the end of the hallway, it is a very short walk -- just a few feet away. All the guest rooms are upstairs and on the same hallway. ||||The hotel is clean and comfortable, although small and very basic. Located right on the main road through Banaue. The hotel has its own restaurant, and there is another small one downstairs in the same building, owned by someone else. Hotel restaurant has a decent menu and good food. Service is excellent.||||No air conditioning in the guest rooms, but you don't really need it, as Banaue is at a high elevation. There was a large fan in the room. That plus opening the window during the day made it cool enough for me. At night, keeping the window open would have made it too cool for me. Bed was comfortable.||||Water pressure in the shower was decent, as was the capacity of the wall-mounted water heater in the shower room to warm the water. You do have to step down one step from the toilet room into the main guest room.||||The hotel owner will sit down with you and a map and explain the best way to see the local sites, including the various rice terrace viewing points and the hikes. She can also arrange your local tours, and I wish I had just let her do that, to keep things simple. Joan rightly takes great pride in being hospitable, helpful and kind.||If you go to Banaue, stay here and let a friendly local take good...