Name: Way Shack Hostel
Address: N Bacalso Avenue Brgy Tan Awan, Oslob, 6025, PH

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

trudy

Great staffs

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

trudy

Clean, nice, generous and helpful staffs,

Self

2/10

Poor

12 Mar 2026

Jury

Staff did not say hello or welcome us politely upon arrival, but did let us check in about 20 minutes early. Later in the day, we returned to the \"shack\", and noticed there was no hand soap in the bathroom, we asked for the WiFi password, and asked for the remote control to the television. We were then given some confusing excuse that the TV did not work due to compilcations due to the COVID lock down (which as we all know happened about 3 years ago at this point). The story about the unavailability of the TV became the sticking point in the minds of the couple running the hostel. When we tried to reassure the woman that we were disapointed about the TV, but were willing to go without, for some inexplicable reason she pressed the issue and began asking for forgiveness and walked away, only to come back to our room two more times, knocking heavily, insisting on speaking with us on the issue again! My wife asked her to stop disturbing us which she seemed reluctant to do. Finally, my wife felt uneasy after our interaction with the woman and insisted we find another hotel due to the uprofessional behaviour of the couple running the place and the unavailability of hostel staff. I regret leaving this negative review, but honestly do not understand why our experience is so different compared to other reviews here. The husband told me, that if we were not happy, to go ahead and complain to Expedia. I cannot recommend this place. Avoid at all costs, not worth the price or convenience.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2025

Drew

Staff very nice

2/10

Poor

27 Sep 2024

Mark

No water, no TV, mold all over the walls in the bathroom. The reception had no idea i was checking in that day, even though I booked the room a week in advance. We left even though we booked for 2 night.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2024

MA TRINIDAD

Highly recommendable.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2024

brett

It’s the perfect distance from the whale diving, simple convenient clean and friendly, but do know that this is a simple hostel, this one had ice cold air and the private room was perfect for me. It was just right for a single or couple, but having kids with you is a bit of a stretch.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2022

William

NICE AFFORDABLE PLACE

Very reasonable facilities and very covenient if you are going to swim with the Whale Shark s or going to the falls.

Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

perfect location, hotel ok

Perfect location for whale sharks (2min walk)
Hotel is correct, nothing fabulous but clean simple and convenient

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2020

J C

Ideal spot for Whale Shark trip

The room as fairly small but had everything we needed for a single night. There’s not a lot to do in the evening other than have something to eat at one of the few restaurants but as you’ll be getting up early it’s probably not the priority.

Like most tourists we were here to do the whale shark trip. The location is perfect two minutes walk from where the boats leave. We got up at 4:00am and were in the queue by 4:15. We were about 30 from the front but by the time we’d done some waiting around been briefed and got our Life jackets it was 5:50 and the sun was up. We were supposed to be on boat 4 but some people seemed to be slow to get going and so we were promoted to boat 2 which was actually the first boat out! The sea was a bit rough but after just 5 minutes paddle we were with the whale sharks and soon in the water. I really enjoyed seeing these amazing creatures up close. You are supposed to stay 5 metres away but no one seems to have told the whale sharks at they come much closer!

Back to the hotel after the viewing for a shower. We were really thankful that we were so close and could get into dry clothes and have breakfast next door.

All in all a great place to stay the night before seeing the whale sharks.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2026

CHUNFU

老闆人很好

4/10

Poor

24 Feb 2026

Nicole

You only have access to one toilet /shower for a room of 8. It gets quite busy since we're all there for the same reason at the same time. The lookers are quite small, I hate to store my bag under my bed. No towels are provided, there's no soap, bath soap, shampoo or anything. This is just a bed for the night and nothing more. 2 stars bc the staff were amazing and free water. And the bed were comfortable.

Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2026

Akiko

施設は古いが清潔、バスタオル1枚があるが石鹸•シャンプー・無料の水はなし。お湯は出るが水圧は低い。バス停・ジンベイサメの受付から歩いてすぐ、周りに食事ができる店がある。何よりスタッフのケントさんが最高❣️。前もって行きたいところをメールしていたら、お膳立てしてくれていた。朝からサメの受付に同行して頂き，スミロンへの手配や滝への送迎とスムーズに進んだ。個人手配なので急かされる事なくとても快適で、料金も定価でした。
私が頼りなく見えたのか？LINEの交換もしてくれて何かあれば連絡出来るようにと心配りもあり最高の滞在でした。

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2026

Lasse

Kent var meget professionel og imødekommen. En stor hjælp for mig under mit ophold. Beliggenhed er perfekt og stedet er fantastisk. Kæmpe anbefaling!

Self

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2025

Hossein

Cheap and good.

Booked this for a whaleshark dive. Just across the street from the shore with all the dive shops and boats. I stayed in a private room with an ok bed, AC, private shower and WC, closet.
It's just by the road, which means noise from the traffic. But here's the kicker, the AC noise drowned all other noises and me personally, I have easier to sleep with with a constant humming than honking, mopeds end trucks at random.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2024

Takahiro

Survive is Very good

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2024

SUNOK

친절한 호스텔

8인 도미토리 들어가니 1명이 더있어서 총 2명이 사용했고 사진이랑 똑같이 아름다운 숙소였어요. 켄과 여자호스트분도 너무 친절한 미소와 태도로 반겨주셔서 기분좋은 숙소였어요. 고래상어 투어도 저렴하게 550페소로 진행하며서 처음부터 끝까지 모두 알아서 처리해주셔서 넘 편했어요.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2023

SAYAKA

スタッフの方がとても親切で、次の目的地までの送迎までしてくれました。次回もぜひ利用したいと思います。

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2020

Rahel C

Dusche hatte kein Warmwasser