Bebeladan,El Nido Bayview — Local services in El Nido

Extremely basic accommodation (in line with what you can expect to find in a small shanty village), but with beautiful panorama. So in short, the best place to stay here in Bedeladan. Anyway you will have just to sleep there as the rest of the day you will be spending on a boat touring the island far from caos of El Nido group tours and it will a great compensation! The host speaks good English and is very supportive and kind. There is also wifi, which is good as elsewhere in the area there is no coverage. I advise you to ask for the guy called Mcjo to organize a nice private boat tour of the islands. A small boat for one or two passengers. Ask him to prepare a fish grill on one island at lunch time when you book the boat the day before. And avoid the islands crowded of boats coming from El Nido. You will leave by boat in the morning and be back at 3 pm. The islands you will see are value the trip to Philippines. Truly paradises without people. Remember to bring with you on the boat some food for the cats and dogs you may find in the islands!!! My advice is to take 2 tours in 2 days in order to see everything. So plan 3 nights. For eating my advice is to buy in the Canteen shop. The lady there prepares also fresh food every day and she can cook also on demand including fish and chicken if you ask in advance. And prices are very honest. We always had breakfast and dinner there. Only once we took food in another place (Kuya) with the storytelling that the man is a fisherman and cooks nice but the truth is that it was a very bad experience and everything is organized to cheat tourists. So don't trust that! Last but not least, if you like animals and cats remember that in the Homestay there is a small lovely and affectionate cat. He was always with us when we were in the terrace. Be gentle with him and bring him some food. At night it is very noisy because of grouses. There are many and they are loud. So bring with you earplugs if you are...

Unfortunately, this accommodation was a big disappointment. They are well aware of their mosquito problem, yet they still won't install a simple mosquito net above the bed. As a result, you’re forced to sleep in a closed room where it gets unbearably hot. It was so uncomfortable that I ended up leaving the door open at night and using mosquito spray, but it didn’t help much. To make things even worse, the fire alarm went off at 4 a.m. I honestly don’t think I slept more than four hours. I had booked two nights, but after this experience, I left after the first one. They refused to refund the second night or offer any kind of compensation. The view is nice, but that’s about the only positive thing. Even the menu they give you for the nearby restaurant is for a very touristy place. I rarely leave bad reviews because I know many people here rely on tourism to make a living, and I respect that. But I also believe guests deserve basic comfort and care. I was lucky to have a scooter so I could find a new place early in the morning. If you run a tourism business, you should be prepared to meet your guests halfway. Sadly, that wasn’t...

Ce petit hôtel (4 chambres) est très bien situé en haut d'une colline qui domine la baie d'El Nido à environ 1hr de route d'El Nido au bout d'un village de pécheurs. Attention il y a plus de 100 marches pour arriver à l'hôtel ! Si vous avez beaucoup de bagages ça sera difficile ! Et effectivement,  la vue depuis les chambres est superbe. Il y a un petit balcon devant chaque chambre avec un hamac, petite table et chaises. Le reste n'est pas génial... la literie est de mauvaise qualité,  mon lit sans sommier avait trois matelas mousse de 5 cm superposés sur une planche... très inconfortable! Le ventilateur était attaché à la tête du lit à 30 cm au dessus de ma tête et donc inutilisable... L'hôtel fonctionne en électricité solaire et il y a juste une lampe dedans et une dehors plus une prise usb pour charger le téléphone et rien d'autre,  pas de prise de courant pour un laptop par exemple. Petite salle de bain avec très peu de pression dans la douche. Mais le pire a été le manque de calme la nuit, il y avait de la musique genre karaoké le 1er soir jusqu'à 11hr et le 2ème jusqu'à 2hr du matin... plus le générateur des voisins jusqu'à 11hr. Les chiens bien sûr, et à partir de 5hr du matin les dizaines de coqs des élevages du village commencent à chanter!! Bref, on ne dort pas beaucoup... 1200 Pesos la nuit n'était pas spécialement bon marché, en fait un des plus chers endroits où je sois resté sur Palawan, mauvais rapport qualité/prix. Il un restaurant dans la rue du village, pas mal. Pas de baignade dans ce village, le petit bout de plage (à marée haute) est couvert d'ordures ... Et pour finir, il y a un petit singe accroché avec 50 cm de chaîne à une poutre horizontale et c'est triste de le voir là ! Bref c'est dommage d'être dans un si bel endroit et de pas avoir...