Islas 8817 Guesthouse — Hotel in Parañaque

This is the coolest place in the Philippines! The Japanese owner is super cute. He's an old guy who's been in the Philippines for 30 years. He lives a quiet life running the hostel with his Japanese wife and is a winner. The hostel is pretty horrific. The outside floors are a bit flooded. The bathrooms don't really work, but this is the kind of place that I absolutely love. The dorm is tiny with lots and lots of sub-par bunkbeds. This is exactly the type of place where you meet travel buddies. There was a Chinese girl who hung all of her panties up on random beds. These kinds of things just don't happen at boutique, high-end hostels. You make friends with the other people living at the hostel due to space constraints, and the bare-boned nature of the place. Don't forget, it costs under $4 (P165) for a bed. I would definitely come back and stay here again. Nearby are lots of places to eat, a convenience store, access to transportation, and a major airport if you feel like hopping to another city. Check it out, you...

I stayed 2 nights in fan dorm.||Customer was only me although, There are 8 beds in the room.||Room is solo clean.||Security is good. Because The owner always lock the gate.||Location is so so good. WalterMart is 5 min on foot.||This WalterMart is good point to indicate for jeep driver.||Hot shower is also available.||Both room price and beer are cheap.||But fan is slow. So I felt uncomfortable.||And there is no window screen in dorm room.||Is window shut, the room is hot. But if window open, mosquito and cockroach can enter inside.||Actually I saw a cockroach enter in.||Wifi is not available in dorm room.||The Owner who is Japanese is friendly but emotional too much.||I mistakingly left dorm fan running and went down for taking shower.||At that time, he scolded me with angry.||And he added "You can go out whenever you want!" in a tone of COMMAND.||He want to save electricity.||2days...

My boyfriend and I stayed here for one night because we wanted a place that's closed to the airport. I was very surprised at the accommodation. We had to go up a steep flight of stairs, which can be dangerous for older people or those with problems with mobility.||||There was a toilet in the room, but only for peeing, and you had to go down to take a shower or if you wanted to poop. The Wifi didn't work when we tried it. Everywhere, there was the smell of dog or cat poo.||||On the plus side, it was really cheap (~PhP160 per bed), it was near the airport, and the Japanese owner was very friendly, not only to me but also to my American boyfriend. The other guests were also nice, especially the Chinese woman who had hung her wet panties everywhere in the room.||||All in all, I would recommend if you need a cheap place to stay that's close to...