Name: El Nido Garden Resort
Address: Brgy. Masagana, Palawan, 5310, PH

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2026

Joshua

Fantastic location on El Nido Beach, perfect for access to the town, the staff were extremely nice and the food in the hotel restaurant is 10/10

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2026

Lorraine

Great place to stay. We had a poolside villa and it was perfect.
Ours was on the end next to the builders site, but we had no noise, smells, insects etc etc.
we looked out of our room across to the pool and round to the ocean. So pretty.
Pool was lovely and clean and a great place for happy hour cocktails and chats.
All the staff were very helpful and very friendly.
Prices virtually the same as everywhere else bar a couple of pesos so good place to eat and drink.
Breakfast was a buffet style which was a bit hit and miss with what was available, but we always found something to eat and it always filled us up, so can’t complain.
Always fresh fruit, bakery items and you can ask for omelettes and eggs cooked for you.
The hotel is walking distance to the bars, restaurants, tours, supermarkets, cafes and street market etc etc.
We would definitely stay here again.
Communication prior to arrival is not their strong point, but everything was as requested in our booking.
Transport can be arranged by the hotel for transfers.
Cards are accepted, you just have to ask.
Loved our stay.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Mar 2026

Eugene

Room was clean and room service was quick, resort wise it was good over all but the service for the buffet was the downfall of the resort . Only service water was available, no bottle water to purchase ……. The male staff were nice and smiley while the female look like they hate the world . Definitely need more training . Went to the buffet every morning and every morning we had to run around and ask for utensils . There was 4 staff working at all time , two female staff were always standing around while everyone was scrambling for utensils . When asked only the males would come and apologies . Front desk staff was great , security guards were friendly and the best on the island . The resort can be So much better if some staff can be trainer to not frown so much while working or when asked for the basic like a fork. Male staff stepped up a lot of time . Would I recommend . Yes if you’re looking for nice clean room with a beautiful pool with a view . Will have to ask for the basic a lot of the times . Please have bottle water available for purchase more , not everything stoumach is ok with service water .

Business

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2026

PATRICIA

The room was spotless and loved their amenities. The only con I have is the hot water - there’s no cold water so whenever we shower it’s so quick because it’s burning our skin. Also the elevator wasn’t working for 2 days :/

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2025

Afia

Great stay! Staff are super friendly and accommodating. Would recommend staying here for your next trip to El Nido.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

The cottages were quaint, loved the breakfasts, notes and origami's that the staff made daily.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

n/z

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2019

Michael

Quiet piece of paradise

I stayed here for 5 nights and love the peace and quiet, pool largely to myself and friendly staff. It is a basic hotel and not everything is perfect but it is good enough for El Nido if you don’t want to pay for an expensive eco resort type stay. Air con is good (a bit noisy though). WiFi is mostly reliable and good enough but you need to be near the beach bar or in public spaces. Breakfast is ok - limited options but I’m happy enough with eggs cooked to my liking and fruit juice each morning. They don’t serve lunch or dinner but Town is only a short beach walk away so it isn’t a major problem. The best thing is that it is away from the business of the town! and the view across the bay is awesome.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2019

Lisa

Great Stay

We had a great stay. The location is perfect. You’re in the water and have a pool. You’re also close to the town center so you can easily walk around and try all the restaurants. They also helped us book a island hopping tour which was great as well.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

The location, the pool and simpathy the good things
The bad things is wi fi don t work in rooms and the breakfeast is too poor whith little choice

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Had a cottage room by the pool. The room was good, not great. It's dark and the beds are hard, and the bathroom was pretty dark and somehow let some
Mosquitoes in (like 1-2 per day). Overall a great place to crash for a few nights. To pool is amazing, and a great was to end the day, or relax during a chill day. No other property has a pool with a view of the beach like that. Watching the sunset from the pool with some happy hour cocktails can't be beat.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2019

John

Great hotel located right on the beach front

Great hotel located right on the beach front with villa overlooking the pool and the beach. It can get a bit noisy if you are in the front villas as there is a small road for the trikes on the beach but most of the time it is not too bad. Lots to see and do and people watch. Room was very comfortable and had everything we needed. Good AC as well.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2019

David

Smells misty and moldy.dark bathroom.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2019

Rick

Good vicinity to activities. Nice pool. Clean rooms. Good AC.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

The resort is a beach front property but the beach is not ready for accessible. It’s nice and quiet place to relax

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

I like everything except when they took our blankets on our last night. I don’t know why I just don’t want to ruined our vacation for questioning it...

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2019

April

Beautiful scenery with pool,near downtown,quiet so in love with the place.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2019

Ryan

We liked that it was away from the hustle of the city, however there was construction going on all day and into the early hours of the night (like 2am some nights).

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Really nice pool. Nice cabanas. We had beach front cabana which was a little noisy with motorbikes going by on the beach. Very nice overall.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2019

Sasha

Enjoyable

Really nice place for a couple of nights. On the end of the beach in El Nido so away from the hustle and bustle. Unfortunately the beach front is full of trash, construction aftermath and piping which is a little dangerous walking through to the nicer parts of the beach. WiFi didn’t reach our room and the breakfast could be improved. Overall the rooms are great, very comfy bed and a lovely pool front.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2018

Keith

Perfect location for El Nido

Great hotel. Perfect location at the end of the Main Street so you can relax and be out of the busiest areas, but still walk to all the restaurants and tours. On the beach, in fact we usually walked the beach to get around because it was easier than the street. Nice pool with lounge chairs. Great WiFi. Good breakfast with eggs to order. Front desk was very helpful with all our questions.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2018

Stephen

El Nido is just amazing & the hotel is in great location at the bottom end of town, out the way so it’s quiet yet still only a minutes work before you start reaching all the bars & restaurants. The view from the pool is incredible, although there was some building work going on at the time, this was not a major inconvenience. The staff were really helpful with everything in booking any tours or transport we needed

Friends

4/10

Poor

26 Nov 2018

Aaron

The hotel is in need of refurbishment. The staff are very nice and helpful. The bed was very lumpy and creaked. They also locked the gates which at the time was the only real entrance at 11pm without telling us meaning we had to climb over a partially constructed wall facing the beach to get in at night.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Nov 2018

Dino

Average at best

This hotel unfortunately came bottom of the list of our hotels over our 2 week trip. It's not a bad hotel ... just a bit below average and for the price we paid (double any other hotel we booked) definitely not worth it. On the positive side it's a good location at one end of the beach within easy walking distance of the bars and restaurants in the town ; the pool is good ; the company they use to book the boat tours were excellent. On the down side loads of building works going on both in front and behind the hotel ; cost ; really poor breakfast in terms of timings and choice; poor Wi-Fi and no where on site to get a drink during the day. I would recommend looking somewhere else unless you need a pool ... as I didn't see anywhere else in the area that had one.

Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2018

Kaye

My husband and I enjoyed our time at this resort. The staff were nice and friendly and breakfast was good enough. We really enjoyed the central location to downtown El Nido, everything was walkable and easy to get to. The current construction didn't really bother us, since we were busy doing the island hopping tours and were gone for big chunks of the day. We would love to come back and stay here the next time we visit El Nido, and would recommend this to anyone for a good value and comfortable place to stay.

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2018

Pralhad

All is good except breakfast. Decent location but some part was under construction.

8/10

Excellent

05 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Good little hotel. Pool was great with a great view.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2018

Iris

Very gracious to let us check in early

Easy walk to town via beach. Great view. Working on beach so hindered the view some. Small resort. Breakfast very basic. Friendly staff. Gave us room very early which was nice of them.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2018

Kristi

Beautiful and relaxing getaway

Would stay here again in a heartbeat. Friendly staff. Amazing pool with the most beautiful and relaxing view of the bay and islands in the distance. Short 3 min walk to the local shops. Breakfast was good. Rooms aren’t the most modern, but for what your options are in El Nido it’s probably as good as you will get. Everything was clean and well taken care of.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2018

Hippo

nice staff clean room nice pool bar not open before 11 am no lunch or dinner service disappointing breakfast. Vegatarians not catered for and beach very polluted

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2018

Sam

Paradise

Beautiful location with warm clear water for snorkelling and diving. Wonderful friendly staff.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2019

REBECA

Para repetir sin dudar

Un grandísimo hotel. El desayuno buenísimo, las instalaciones geniales, el personal fantástico. Por fin pudimos disfrutar de una ducha con buena presión de agua. Y además estaba cerca de todo.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2019

Tourist

Good Location, Kind Staff, Good View

Bad Breakfast, Big Cockroach and Bugs

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2019

Annie

Court séjour. Excellent emplacement.
Piscine non adaptée pour les petits enfants. Bon petit déjeuner. Chambre confortable.
Pas de wifi dans la chambre comme presque partout à El Nido

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2019

JEAN FRANCOIS

Hotel situé près du centre de EL NIDO, très pratique pour les activités, belle piscine très agréable. Nous avons été content de notre choix. Et nous recommandons cet hotel.

Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Ligging is perfect , maar een hotel dat al sluit om 10h . Natuurlijk is het nieuwe bijna af

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2019

Jørn

Byens bedste resort

Dejligt lille resort i den rolige ende af stranden. Lige i strandkanten med dejlig pool. Ringe morgenmad, men ellers venligt personale og fin service. Desværre bygges der til i baghaven, så det bliver et stort sted og man kan frygte for hvordan det så bliver.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2019

THIAGO

Localização perfeita

Melhor localização da ilha
Atendimento e limpeza muito bom

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Dec 2018

Ignacio

No está mal

El hotel está en obras, están construyendo una parte nueva, lo que le quita algo de encanto. El desayuno muy malo. Para los precios del nido, no está mal. La localización bastante buena. El acceso nocturno a traves de la playa deja que desear, inseguro.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

19 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

The facilities are good, but no Wi-Fi.
Food is poor for the price.
The location and view are very good.

6/10

Pleasant

17 Dec 2018

Marianne

Mycket byggarbete på fastigheten som förstörde atmosfaren något. Rumet var helt ok och läget med, men sängarna var stenhårda..,,

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Sehr schönes hotel, Frühstück könnte besser sein. Sehr Gutes Preis Leistungsverhältnis.

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2018

MJ

プールにビーチ！

スタッフ、プールなどの設備が整った、満足の行くホテルです。WIFIが弱いのは町の特徴で、こちらもフロントしか使えないが近々の各部屋で整い、来年にはコテージ以外のファミリータイプが完成する予定とのことです。またこちらにくる際はこちらに滞在したいです

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Nice, but not exceeding expectations

In total we were happy with our stay. Good location, and nicer I'd say than the average hotels in El Nido. But a few things could really be improved.
- Pool towels were hard to collect, you'd have to wait around for someone to notice you and bring them. - Minibar not refilled daily.
- The pool was kinda filthy, full of bugs and leaves from the palm trees. They should definitely clean it more often!
- We were always almost out of toilet paper in the room. They could have kept a few extra in the bathroom.
- Very noisy surroundings as they were renovating the hotel during our stay. Our room smelled of chemicals every day after they spray painted just outside our window. Roosters(!) crowing all day., dogs barking...
- Wifi was very poor, but that's the same all over El Nido, so don't expect it to be great.
- Our welcoming when checking in was not friendly at all actually, when they started off by telling us that they don't accept online bookings, - odd since we paid it online, and was confirmed. Later they could find the booking. Made us really nervous at first. The other staff were friendly though.

Partner