Nuts&Huts — Hotel in Bohol

Nuts Huts is not for the faint of heart. It is not an understatement when they say that you have to be comfortable with stairs — the lobby / restaurant is down a long set of steep stairs, and all the rooms are down another long set of steep stairs from there.. The only way out to the main road is up both sets of stairs, and down an unpaved 800m path. There are no elevators, escalators, or conveniences to help with this journey. Many cars and tuk tuks wont take you down that 800m path, but some motorbikes will, so this was OK since I was traveling alone.

Despite the inconvenient accessibility, Nuts Huts is an amazing property right on the beautiful Loboc river. You get what they advertise — a hut with barely any walls but just enough to get by, like a cold shower, toilet paper, a bar of soap, towels, bedding, and electricity (the light is very dim but there are outlets to charge your devices).

The restaurant is a great place to hang out because it overlooks the Loboc River, where you can even watch the river lunch cruise with live music float by every day. There is sassy signage everywhere to help you navigate the place, such as not keeping food in your room, or being quiet since the walls are so thin.

The owners / managers are incredibly sweet and helpful. They helped arrange my transportation not only from the ferry but also around the island because I didn’t want to walk that 800m path. They helped recommend places to visit based off of what other folks had enjoyed, and I really appreciate the level of concierge service provided.

I did not get a massage because they told me it would not be a deep tissue massage but rather a soft one, and I really appreciated that honestly.

The food at the restaurant is good, and I’d especially call out the fresh yogurt -- it was so tasty that I had it for breakfast and dessert.

Ultimately, I enjoyed my stay at Nuts Huts, but would warn other travelers to just know what you're getting...

If you want to stay in a traditional Filipino Nipa Hut, this is the way to go. The biggest downfall is the stairs and the way to enter the villas. Two ways to get there is by boat (150 pesos each person) or a half mile hike off the main road. The hike is not accessible by car or bike/scooter. I have experience with bikes/scooters and I tried via scooter and fell a few times, so I don’t recommend it. It rained a lot which didn’t help the dirt (now muddy) road. Even if you hike the half mile to the entrance, you will get muddy if it rained. After the hike there is 174 steps to the lobby and 121 stairs from the lobby down to the rooms. Then depending on your rooms location, there is up to 5-8min dirt/mud walk to your room.

Rooms:Beds and pillows are not the most comfortable to sleep on. We got extra pillows, but still had a difficult time sleeping. There is also no hot water, so shower during the day to cool and cleanse yourself.

Staff and owner are super friendly and helpful. Food and drinks are good and reasonably priced. Room rates are super cheap!

If you are in your younger than 40 and are in good shape and want to experience a once and a lifetime chance to stay in a traditional Filipino Nipa hut, this is the way to go. If you are out of shape and you don’t like stairs, bugs (roaches, mosquitos, big spiders, etc) mud, or the sounds of nature, then this isn’t the place for you.

I’m sure I would have had a better time if I knew it was the beginning of Bohols rainy season. The rain made everything muddy and a little more difficult to enjoy. My rating is not effected by the weather, but judged by the rest of the accommodations.

It was an interesting stay that my wife and I will talk about for a long time, but unfortunately that will be a one...

This is a total a Rip-off. Thw road to go there isn't accessible so we had to go by the boat . Well it's not the clients fault they are fixing it. And Take note each ride is 150 php per person. Imagine when you move many times per day? you'll spend a lot of money . I talked to one clients of the hotel she said she arrived very late and she has to take the boat and went begging for them to take her to the hotel and paid so much money for it. ||The room is poorly done to be honest. This resort could be a luxury one in the middle of nature if it could be given more effort and attention. I mean it's so easy to build a resort but with so music effort and details could have been better. Inside the room, it's very poor materials, walls are so thin, you can hear the other side of||the room even when taking a dump ! That's how horrible it is. Beds, sheets and pillows are so old. They don't even have a real towel I swear, what they have is a fabric for cleaning. Toilet bowls have no flush button, no proper sink, nothing to put your toiletries inside the bathroom. The door of the room isn't strong enough, the locks are so small so you won't feel||secured leaving your things for the day as it is in the middle of the jungle and anyone could come to ransack your room (worst case scenario ). ||It was a total horror as you have to climb 122 steps going their reception and restaurant. When we check out we asked for an official receipt, they could not even give us one and promise to send us in email. Nothing is working in this hotel. We're very sure that the staff are underpaid. ||No proper pathway going to the rooms, no big lights . we were in the mud and in the dark walking everyday. You need a flashlight at night or else it wouldn't be...