Villa El Minero

Italy , South Sardinia
GONNESA, Strada Statale 126 Km 26 800 Localita Morimenta 5
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48 reviews shown

6/10

Pleasant

28 Mar 2026

Shawn

The hotel was clean the location is horrible the buffet breakfast was terrible ordering off the menu was terrible they didn’t have a fraction of what was listed on the menu. I realize that it’s in a busy tourist spot but it was not good value for the money . Overpriced for what you get I don’t recommend and won’t stay again.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Colton

The food was amazing and the people made our trip very enjoyable.

Huge shout out to Robert and Jeshiel! Thank you for the great experience

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2025

ERIC

Pool was dirty but the overall place was ok. Needs more staff and attention to details with their service and guests.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2025

Sherrie

We absolutely loved our stay at Lio Villas! The staff were some of the best—super accommodating and genuinely welcoming. The pool and food were both amazing. If you’re looking for a peaceful spot away from the crowds, this is the perfect place. They offer motorcycle rentals and tours, and they’ll gladly arrange everything for you. We really appreciated how well they took care of us from start to finish.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

29 Oct 2024

connie

I asked for a late checkout and was initially told it would be no problem as there was nobody booked after us, but alas apparently the manager had a problem with that. I was willing to overlook problems because of the late checkout, but now I will air my grievances. The AC unit upstairs was not working, and there was no phone so I could not report this. It was pouring rain and no umbrellas so I could not go to reception. No TV in room as advertised. WIFI was VERY slow or not working at all. There was no hot water for shower. No restaurant on sight. A stinky dog hanging around lobby area. The pool was nice and so was the gentleman working reception. Will not return.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2024

Merlyn

Quiet

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2023

Patrick James

5-star rating

I had an amazing experience staying at Lio Villas Resort. The place was clean, peaceful, quiet and had all the amenities guests could hope for. The staff were friendly, welcoming, helpful, polite, attentive and were very accommodating. I highly recommend this resort for anyone who wish to have an incredible experience.

Self

4/10

Poor

08 Dec 2023

Michael

Misleading photos. Property very outdated and not in the best area. Staff and hospitality was great though I did not end up staying there but the staff had pleasure in assisting me in finding a much better hotel which was very much appreciated by them.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2023

Yve Lauren

I stayed here on August for a solo trip. The staff were very nice and accommodating. I also really loved the room that I stayed in as it was very spacious. The only concern that I had was not being given a discount when the management offered to give me one before I checked in due to the pool being not available. The reason why I booked the hotel despite the location was the pool. Would have appreciated the stay more if they processed the discount or partial refund as they promised but they didn't get back even after 3 months have gone by. Nevertheless, the best thing about the place were the staff.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2023

Michael

El Nido Vacation 8/23

We had a very good experience at the resort. The food, room, and service was excellent.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2023

Arian Fernando

The rooms were clean and spacious, and the staff, while mostly new, provided good service. However, the area was a bit inconvenient, since it was located off an unpaved road that you had to constantly rent a tricycle to get around the area. Since tric fare was a bit pricy, the costs added up. Plus, they did not have their own van to provide as transpo for guest to and from the airport.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2023

Roberto

The property does not have direct access to the beach. You need to walk say…..10-15 minutes to reach beach.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2020

Antonio

Nice place, but have to improve some issues

The place is nice (nice bedrooms, nice pool) and staff are nice but there are son issues they need to address.
They do not accept card payments or dollars. We are in the 21st century and this in not a cheap hotel, I don’t think this is acceptable at any descent hotel. How can be possible on this days that a quality hotel does not take card payments. Also we needed to change some reservations and they said the only have incoming calls not outgoing. Im talking about local calls. Hope they fix that as well.
Also the hotel is on a very bumpy road and a little far from El Nido (It has a very nice beach close by though, Lio Beach) some times tuk tuks don’t want to take you there or they charge you more. I don’t think they can do much about it.
I still believe this is a nice hotel, just hope they fix this issues. Just be aware if you decide to stay.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Staff are friendly and nice. Location of the place is not that great.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

It’s quiet far from civilization noise. It’s far from the city and the surrounding neighborhood is not quite impressive

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

It's our 1st time in El Nido and we were amazed how beautiful the place is! The people are very nice and we feel safe. The Staff at LIO VILLAS were very accomodating, very pleasant, very warm & they treat us like family!
We highly recommend LIO VILLAS to everyone!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2018

Adlene

My wife and I choose the Lio Villas Resort for our vacations in El Nido. We didn’t Regret it. Charming and peaceful hôtel with a professionnal and really Nice team. Everyone made their best to answer to all of our request, to create a warm feeling, we almost felt like home !
The room was comfortable and clean,the food was good and what to say about the cocktails !
Thanks for all hope to have the chance to stay again at the Lio Villas Resort Hotel !
Madjid and Yasmina

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2018

Jordy

The staff were nice and accommodating but the location was too far off from town and the food was great .

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2018

Donnovan

Good service

The hotel and the service from the staff was good

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

02 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Good

The place was very nice. The staff were super accomodating and very hospitable. The only issue was proximity. It was far from the town proper, appoximately 20 to 30 minutes away, and the tricycle fares were a little bit expensive (400 roundtrip). The road going to the hotel from the main road was a rough road (less than 10 minute rough road). There was a frog and a worm swimming in the pool at night. One hanger was broken and the phone wasnt working in our room. But overall, im still a happy customer.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Beautiful hotel!! Staff was amazing!!

Best hotel so far in the Philippines!
Staff was lovely and very
Accommodating.
It’s quite far from the city but we just rented a scooter and were driving from hotel to town (so much fun!!) be careful the street is a little bumpy, but we looked forward for some adventure;) I would definitely recommend the hotel especially for couples and groups of friends maybe not the best place for single travelers however if you need some me time best place!!!

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2018

John

Lovely staff and amazing food

Great hotel, lovely staff and amazing food but shame about location

4/10

Poor

18 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

The staff are super friendly and helpful and the food was good enough. However, while the rooms look nice and modern, the cleanliness needs work. There was something about the bedsheets that made us itchy and I ended up waking up to a lot of bites. Not 100% sure if they were from the sheets though because my doc said they were sandfly bites, but I guess the sheets aggravated them cuz they only appeared the next day. We only stayed here for one night as well after our flight got cancelled. Getting to the hotel at night was also scary as hell, there’s hardly any street lights to begin with and google maps shows you two lio locations, one of which was wrong.

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2017

Holly

Small independent resort located nearby to town

It's a really nice little resort located close to El Nido airport, about 15 minutes drive from El Nido town. Simple but comfortable native-style rooms with aircon, TV etc. Restaurant has a large menu and the food is very good. Staff are super-friendly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2017

Eddie

Great little resort away from the town

The staff at Lio Villas were exceptional. They're very kind and down to earth and will do everything in their power to make your stay a great one. Breakfast was included in our stay and that was also delicious! Also, renting a moped from them to travel into town was quick and effortless. The road towards Lio Villas is very bumpy however, and is sometimes difficult to find, as you have to turn into a residential road to get there. But, after a few trips to the town, you get the hang of it. Would definitely stay here again! Thanks to Ivan, McNeil and Walter for a great stay!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Nice quiet hotel away from El Nido Proper

My fiance and I flew into to El Nido on Air Swift. This was a great experience and saved doing a 6 hour van ride twice. I recommend it.

The hotel arranged for pickup at the airport. The pickup was on time and the ride was only a short trip to the hotel. Most transportation in El Nido is by a motorized tricycle. This is a rather interesting mode of transportation but works well for the area. It is just a little bumpy and noisy.

We were greeted by friendly hotel staff and they remained this way the entire time. They were very helpful and accommodating throughout our stay. They helped arrange tours and we even rented a scooter from them one day which is a great way to explore the area and town.

Breakfast was included and very good. Dinners at the hotel were tasty also.

Depending on the person the distance from town could be a good thing or bad thing. We liked how peaceful it was. The area is quiet but about a 20 minute ride from town. This will cost 200 pesos by tricycle.

They have a strict cleaning/damage policy. I suggest they revisit it. My fiance was having her period and we accidentally got a small amount of blood on two pieces of bedding. Nothing major and some hydrogen peroxide would have cleaned it right up. We were charged 1600 pesos (approximately $30 usd) for this. This seems excessive but the policy is clearly printed on the door. If this would not have happened I would have rated 5 stars.

Overall it was a good experience.

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2017

Clair

Okay hotel, far from town

We arrived at our hotel after an extremely bumpy ride in a tricycle. The hotel is situated in a very poor part of el nido which is 15 mins tricycle ride. The road to the hotel is not a sealed road. I knew that the hotel was situated out of town but there was no mention of the poor condition of the road. We were shown to our room, we were informed that our toilet didn't flush and we would need to pour water with a bucket down it each time we went to the toilet. We were offered no alternative, i guess as the hotel was full with only 8 rooms there was no room to swap to. We were not offered compensation in any way, we just had to make do. As much as the hotel situation wasn't ideal and the non flushing toilet, the staff were excellent, very friendly and eager to help. The breakfast was great too, only about 8 choices but each meal was freshly cooked and delicious.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Mar 2017

Basic room close to the airport

Friendly staff and comfy bed. Lovely pool.
However 15 mins out of centre of el nido and 150-200 pesos each trip. We spent majority of our time in the centre or corong corong and hired scooters from town (which were cheaper than the resort- 500 for full day). Rooms were a little run down and our power supply to our room was quiet loud throughout the night. Breakfast was basic but fine. Also needed to place the sign to make room up otherwise the rooms is left.

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2017

Marie

Great stay

There was an issue with retrieving my booking upon check-in. Really something I didn't want to go through after travelling almost 6 hours to get to the hotel from Puerto Princesa. However, after some time it was resolved. Honestly, more dissapointed because I didn't want the first encounter with staff to begin on a negative note. On a lighter perspective, the hotel was like a hidden oasis. Really enjoyed the place. It's away from all the chaos of tourist but a short ride to beaches and hotspots.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2017

Anna

Nice hotel with friendly staff

Very friendly staff that helps you with everything you need, tours, renting scooter or just want to chat and get good tips from them. Very nice hotel!

Partner

4/10

Poor

30 Jan 2017

Manny

Nice place, useless staff. Absolutely not worth it

The place is nice, the staff was absolutely terrible and SLOW. They wanted gave us a scooter on rent with a high price and I had to return it because it wasn't working properly. Furthermore they sent us to a Tour where the ship was broken and where we get food poisoning. A place like this should have much more reliable partners. Even worst when we asked for a doctor or a medicine after been vomiting 3 times in a raw and couldn't move because of the fever the answer was: get some coke or some water with lemon and you will feel better! Ahahahh what a joke!! We needed to pray them to get some Imodium! And we have been told that wasn't any doctor around when infact there was a medical centre open 24h. For what we pay (and it was a lot for Philippines) you can find much better places and in the centre of El Nido. I don't wanna even talk about the bartender. One morning he took 40min for 2 fruits shakes. Very bad experience that ruined my and my wife holiday.

6/10

Pleasant

30 Nov 2016

Juan Paolo

Nice staff

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2016

Verified traveler

Nice resort away from the town center

It takes about 10-15 minutes bike ride to get to the town center so if you're looking for a conveniently located place to stay then this is not the place for you. For us, this resort was a perfect place for the very same reason as we didn't want to stay at the town center. The staff, especially Walter and McNiel, are extremely friendly, helpful and nice. Good wifi connection in the room and restaurant area. There was a power cut one evening but the staff quickly sorted out the issue by switching on the generator. Swimming pool is open 24 hours. There is a security guard at night. Bed is super comfortable and room is clean (the cleaners did a good job at cleaning and tidying up our room while we were away so kudos to them!). It seems like they have a limited number of hair dryers so ask for one as soon as you check-in and do remind them if it isn't available on that day. There are some geckos, insects, mozzies and chickens (there was a crowing competition every day) in the resort so if you're a light sleeper, take your ear plugs and mozzie spray.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2016

Piotr

Amazing staff

What a fabulous stay we had. Absolutely brilliant, thanks to the staff of the hotel. Especially Dominic and Maclean (I think spelling is wrong - sorry ) :) We felt like home not in the hotel everybody was extremely friendly. facilities do not have wow factor but its clean and very welcoming.
Thank you for making our stay so enjoyable. Peter,Chris,Joan and Jovellyn

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2016

Brittany

Best place to stay in El Nido

This was hands down the best place we stayed on Palawan. It is small, about 8 rooms and quiet. The staff is so helpful and polite. There is a big open air reception/dining area immediately upon entry, and the owner constantly has an awesome laid back playlist humming through the resort. The place was new and meticulously kept with attention to detail. The bathroom was amazing with a great shower. The room was large and the bedding was nice. We did not see any bugs or geckos in the room at any point during our stay, and the AC had a remote control which was helpful. Food from the restaurant was delicious! The hotel is a little out of town (not even 10 mins) but any trike will still drop you off and it is well worth the drive. It's just beautiful!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2016

Yoman

Found paradise!

Great involve owners in it shows. The owners and staff are very friendly and eager to help with any means that you may have. I definitely recommend this place for ultimate relaxation, good food, enjoyable experience!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2016

Rotem

Great hotel, very good service, the location is a bit far from the city center

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2026

Erwan

Très joli resort , magnifique déco , le bar et les cocktails sont très bon

Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2026

Charlotte Nueva

Utrolig fin opplevelse og overnatting hos Lio Villas Resort. Ligger litt utkanten av selve El Nido by, men veldig deilig hvis du har lyst å slappe av uten å høre byens sus og dus. Vi ble møtt av en veldig hyggelig resepsjonist (Jesh) som utøvde god kundeservice. Takk for at du gjorde hotellopplevelsen behagelig. Vi vil også rette oppmerksomhet til kjøkkensjefen, Chef Marlon. Fantastisk god adobo!! Anbefales!!

Takk for et superfint opphold. Vil komme tilbake hvis muligheten byr seg :-)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2019

Corinne

Ambiance cosy, très sympa avec bon accueil. Très propre. Le vraiment plus, la cuisine du chef du petit dej au dîner. Qualité des produits garantie. La piscine est un plus également. Très tranquille parce qu'en dehors de la ville. Possibilité de trouver des moyens de transport à proximité, touk touk, van, chauffeur hôtel...

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

06 Nov 2018

Anouk

Nous avonq choisi cet hôtel plus de 10 jours avant notre départ car nous trouvions le rapport qualité-prix excellent. En arrivant, nous avons appris que l'hôtel avait fait de l'overbooking et qu'aucune
autre chambre n'était disponible.

A l'accueil, nous avons été prié de partir sur le champ. Ils ne nous ont pas aidés à trouver un autre hôtel ni proposé à boire. Après quelques minutes, ils ont même coupé le générateur d'électricité pour nous empêcher d'aller sur internet, de consommer leur forfait. Impossible également d'apporter la preuve qu'ils ont effectivement prévenu expédia.

En outre, expédia aurait été informé de l'overbooking et ne nous a jamais contacté préalablemenr. Le jour même, malgré plusieurs emails, Expédia ne nous a jamais aidé et aujourd'hui, il refuse d'intervenir dans les frais complémentaires que nous avons eu.

En bref, méfiez-vous de l'hotel...et d'expedia. Tout cela semble peu sérieux.

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2018

JULIO

Personal muy amable, camino de acceso en muy malas condiciones, ambiente grato. Lugar muy tranquilo, ideal para descansar.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2018

Daniel

Estupendo hoteliTo

El hotel lo que es el personal del hotel comida etc... era estupendo les doy un 10. Lo único que deben mejorar es las habitaciones no tienen nevera y con el calor que hace allí es importante, el wifi fatal, la ubicación tb está apartado de todo hay que coger moto para todo, y en nuestra habitación no había mosquitera en otras vi que si debería haber en todas. Por el resto muy contentos.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2018

marcos

Adorei tudo , preferiro estar mais proximo do centro mas no mais foi otimo

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Sep 2017

geunhyeong

엘니도 오세요? 다른곳으로 가는거 추천요 엘니도 타운 해변가에 예쁜 숙소 새로지은곳엄청많.

위치가 엘니도 타운과 매우 거리가 있고,
산속에 외딴곳에 위치함.
숙소자체는 예쁘나..방에 들어가면 온갖 벌레를 다 볼수 있음 천장이 3m정도로 매우 높은데 천장에서 다니는 벌레 구경 와우!!
벌레 너무 많다고 말하면 스프레이 뿌려준다고 나가있으라고 하는데 나갔다오면 방바닥에 떨어진 벌레 보고 또 와우!
조식은 1인 1식인데.. 나쁘지 않긴 한데.. 양이 매우 적음
숙소에 할게 수영장+ 방 밖에 없어서... 다시 갈거냐고 물으면 안감..
로비 보는 남자형 말이 빠르고 발음이 알아듣기 어려워서.. 우리만 그런가 햇더니 현지인들도 갸우뚱...
방자체는 넓은걸로 해서 넓어서 좋았으나.. 그외는 모든게 별로였음.. 차라리 이돈으로 엘니도 타운에 괜찮은 숙소 많으니까 찾아가길.. 아님 돈 더줘서 더 좋은곳 가던지..

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 May 2017

Verified traveler

Beau cadre. Ambiance tres agréable

Déçu sur le petit déjeuner payant Si on ne respecte pas les horaires. Ce n'est pas normal. Ça devrait être précisé en clair et en gros

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

Hotel Agreable et Reposant

Nous avons sejourne 3 nuits dans cet hotel, le gerant est tres sympathique, la chambre etait propre, le STAFF tres serviable et la nourriture du restaurant etait aussi tres bien ( avec des prix corrects meme du fait que l'hotel soit excentre de la ville > le seul petit defaut)

Partner

2/10

Poor

13 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

Overbooked. Hotel refused the prepaid reservation

Overbooked. Prepaid and guaranteed room was refused.