Good location - walking distance to a night food market and a really very nice shopping centre (called Ayala). It's got a lovely courtyard in the centre, good for chilling out with wifi and a coffee, or having something to eat other than barbecue and/or rice and mystery liquid. There's also an amazing t-shirt shop in there called Artwork, they sell so many wonderfully bizarre tops, it's fantastic (I'll attach a picture of a personal fave for you).||||Good wifi, managed to download the whole final season of Pretty Little Liars. What a weight off my mind that I will finally be able to unravel the convolution that is this labyrinthine show.||||The pancake man is great, very entertaining and delicious (if sickly) complimentary pancakes. Fantastic singing voice too. Most of the other staff were lovely as well, particularly the women.||||Provides free water. There's also a kitchen you can use if you so desire.||||Not much of an initial welcome; the guy that 'greeted' us, didn't actually greet us, and it was pretty awkward all round.||||It's down a little, somewhat dodgy looking alleyway, which is fine (we arrived in an Uber), but could be a little confusing first time round if you're on foot.||||If you don't book online it's slightly cheaper, however you also run the risk of it being full because it does...
Read moreGot a little lost on the way in. Hey Fellas isn't exactly along Maxilom Ave. There's a little (unmarked?) side street beside China Bank and opposite to Jollibee, a little ways off the Gorordo Ave intersection. Take that side street and turn right at the first corner. Hey Fellas is the third house to your left. There may or may not be a tarp outside announcing its presence, and the entrance is a narrow passage at the far end of the house, so look closely. I surmised it was the place when I ran into some Europeans having a drink just inside the gate. They were friendly enough to lead me through.
Friendly people, comfortable AC rooms, free wifi, complimentary breakfast. Don't expect 5-star accomodations. Expect your own bedroom accomodations after your mom cleaned up your room. And at 500 pesos, you really can't complain. It's in a relatively safe community and it's open 24...
Read moreHey Fellas is a fairly short Uber trip from the pier where you can catch the ferry to Bohol, and close to a Jollibee for anyone who's peckish late at night. The hostel is really just a large converted apartment, and felt a bit like a student house. ||The rooms were a reasonable size and the beds OK. The wifi is the best I had anywhere in the Philippines, really fantastic! The bathroom situation is poor - one tiny, filthy toilet up by the dorms which doesn't flush, and one full bathroom with a shower down next to the kitchen... with numerous air vents between the two, so everyone in the common area can hear what you're doing.||The staff are pleasant and the free breakfast of American pancakes and tea/coffee really yummy, a nice touch. ||Very average experience, all things considered. Recommended for...
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