Name: Rovic's Tourist Hotel
Address: Hama Street, Brgy Masagana, Palawan, 5313, PH

2/10

Poor

16 Apr 2026

Marcus

The staff were polite if far from welcoming.
Our first rooms bathroom had algae and mold growing in the grout between the tiles and there was no working lock on the door.
Our second night on arriving back to our ro ww discovered our room infested with large flying ants that had come through a cieling vent.

We were given a second slightly cleaner room however the bathroom shower was still disgracefully dirty and the shower head did not work added to which there was no hot water as they \"had run out\".

Even budget hotels require baseline standards.
This was one of my worst hotel experiences in Elnido.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

15 Feb 2026

Andrea

Wasn’t thrilled. Although the staff was very kind and helpful our entire stay, the first night they didn’t have our room available so they had to put us in a smaller room and my friend had to sleep on a floor mattress. The bathrooms were dirty. Barely enough space for suitcases. The location is on a busy noisy street with music bumping till late at night. There was a mouse nesting in our room that the staff had to come catch. We rook a private boat tour and thankfully that made up for poor accommodations.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2026

Dennis

Clean room, good A/C, close to everything.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2025

Justin

Good property close by to everything in El Nido

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

20 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

Had to wait 4 hours to check-in, receptionist seemed to not want to assist in any capacity. Room was good, service was just not great.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

10 Apr 2024

Palmer Jam K Park

Be adventurous!

They gave us a choice of room with loft which was claustrophobic but the 2 bed option much nicer. AC was good and it was generally comfortable. Bathroom a little old but adequate. Overall I would stay here again but not my wife lol.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2024

Orlando

Close to the beach

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2024

Wayne

Clean, quiet and peaceful…not on the beach but the beach is behind the buildings across the street from this hotel.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

17 Feb 2024

Akinyola

The front desk person wouldn’t check us in because the room was for five people and they wanted to put 3 more people in our room which was not what I originally booked. Also, the power went out in the middle of the night making our room very hot. I would definitely like a refund!

Business Partner

2/10

Poor

12 Feb 2024

Lee

Hostel quality at hotel prices

Old, tired rooms. No soundproofing. No blackout curtains. Very basic room despite being called “deluxe”. Reception service was ok until I needed a room clean and then had to challenge the hotel to provide a clean. Would not stay again and would not recommend.

Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2023

Santiago

Convenient location next to dock for taking tours. Breakfast is served under surcharge and there are not multiple options to be chosen. Overall good experience.

Partner

2/10

Poor

20 Feb 2023

francesco

broken air-condition all rooms

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

14 Nov 2022

Euben

I suggest find another place.

The front lobby, no air-conditioning at all. In most times I passed in or out, no person at the counter most of the times. By the way, no security. Mismanaged hotel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2019

ioannis

village center good for 1-2 nights

we stayed there for 3 nights ... for Philippines standarts the hotel mis ok.....
in the center of the village . Near the beach and all the shops and restaurants.
we had a room on the back side so wasn't so noisy. The rooms are very small and in a bad condition.
not any chairs or a little table at the balcony. The bathroom very dirty and the last day we had a nice cockroach in the room. The money i think is to much what for what they offer.
Internet connection nothing

Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

The room is as basic as you can get. We got a hard bed but we managed. The bathroom smelled like rotten eggs and the entire bathroom was soaked. The shower floor is not level so stagnant smelly water remains there. I gagged everytime I went in there. The AC wouldn’t stay on. Without it you are in a hot box. The last night I hard to turn on the AC every 20 min so I barely slept. Then at 6am the hotel cuts the power. So now I’m sweating in a rotten egg smelling hot box. I went downstairs to the front desk asking if my power can be turned on since the whole hotel had power. A young man followed me up to my room and gingled some things around on the wall only to tell me since I am checking out anyway that there is no point to restart the power in my room. I left immediately and I will never come back to this disappointing hotel.

2/10

Poor

31 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Worse hotel that I had stayed in!!!

4/10

Poor

22 Nov 2018

Roman

Hotel is in a good location, but that’s it. Room was in a quite bad condition, especialy a bathroom. Spider webs hanging from a ceiling, taps were rusty and water smelled really bad. No way worth the price.

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2018

Eric

AC was noisy and not very cold, but otherwise a decent hotel

Family

2/10

Poor

30 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Horrible for the Price

I understand that in El Nido you can’t expect a luxury hotel. But for the price I paid I would have expected a working sink, shower water that didn’t smell noxious and an AC that didn’t shut off randomly. This place would be fine at a big discount to student backpackers, but anything above $30/night is a rip off.

2/10

Poor

27 Apr 2018

Arnold

THEIF, SMELLY TOILET, OVERALL VERY BAD HOTEL

1st day of our family tour waited 2 hours. Receptionist told us to get prepared by 8:30 and by 9am the tour starts. Started the tour @10am. 2nd tour same. Waited again for another 1and half hour. The hotel doesn’t have any aircon in the lobby. We also have kids with us. 1 yr old 4 yrs old 5 yrs old 6 yrs old. We also lost ipad in that hotel. House keeper says didn’t find anything ‘What a Theif’ dont ever turn that wifi ‘on’ once i found that to my find my iPhone i will sue this hotel.

Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2018

Larry

Central location to downtown El Nido.

A fine hotel by Phillipine standards. You can’t come to a small island like this and expect to compare to American hotels. Location was great and hotel was clean with good A/C and a fine shower. Back up generator provided power during brown out. I would stay here again.

2/10

Poor

28 Feb 2018

Ricardo

Worst hotel

The worst hotel that I have ever stayed at. The staff was not very helpful. Woke up on our last morning of stay and our our room was flooded. Called the front desk and they were not very helpful.

Family

4/10

Poor

08 Jan 2018

Cris

Position is the only thing

Position is very central... even if El Nido is not big.
General condition of the hotel are just ok, rooms are clean, but small and with no facilities at all. Wi-fi is just in reception area, but it doesn't work most of the times.
Considering all the above, price for this structure is really expensive.

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2018

stephen

Much better than most on the strip

We stayed at 3 different hotels on this strip in el nido and id say this was the nicest. El Nido is pretty basic accommodations so finding a comfy room with a good a/c and decent bathroom is a nice find. It’s literally right in the middle of the main strip so access to everywhere is easy. Our room was quiet. good stay good location.

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Great location!

Great location! Walkable distance near all the restaurants & local shops. Busy street very alive during the day and night. Bathroom needs a fix up but overall good place.

Family

4/10

Poor

17 Mar 2017

Roman

Not worth the money

Good location, externally looks good but internally the room we stayed in was a terribe experience. The room was dark, tiny with no sunlight, a bad odor, an AC which was installed at ground level pointing directly at the head of the bed, and a large cockroach inside waiting for us. To top it off you have to pay additional for breakfast. 100% not worth the money as you can find a place which would be larger and provide breakfast.

4/10

Poor

12 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Overpriced

Decent hotel but way Overpriced for the area! Walked around and found a nicer place for half the price with an ocean view!

6/10

Pleasant

03 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Ok Hotel

The location is great, just off the main street. However if in El Nido, i would recommend not to stay in town but rather in Corong Corong (5 minutes by tricycle) or at northern outskirt of town. it's much quiter and nicer than staying in the noisy and crowded city center

6/10

Pleasant

07 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Great location, nice hotel for the price

Just going to start off with a disclaimer that if you're visiting a third world country, don't expect too much especially in a city where they just started using electricity & run on generators. If you're from a first world country and expect first world quality and amenities, expect to pay a first world price.

Rovic's Tourist Hotel was a great hotel since it was close to everything. Literally was just there to sleep and shower during my whole stay in El Nido. Great price, they had hot water & the AC was working. And that's all I could really ask for lol.

They tell you to leave your key at the front desk before leaving the hotel for the day but I only have done it once out of the 3 nights we stayed & they lost it, so just keep your room key.

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Very centrally located. The rooms are very plain, just expect a place to sleep, not much more. Price is kinda expensive for what you get, but thats in general for hole El Nido Hotels.

2/10

Poor

27 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

good location. the cleaning standard is very poor no mattress and pillow protector (moldy pillow)

Family

4/10

Poor

17 Jan 2017

Jen

Overpriced clean hotel that's very central

Front desk people were rude and didn't care about your stay at all. Took 30 mins to check in because they didn't have my reservation. Then charged us an extra 300 pesos each for bedding. No wifi. Don't stay here if you think you're staying at a nice normal hotel. You can find other comparable rooms in El Nido for half the price.

2/10

Poor

26 Nov 2016

Joe

Way overpriced for what it is.

Bed is like tile floor. No elevator so depending on what floor you get, stairs every day.

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2016

Kris

Great hotel and location

Was a great hotel. Would recommend anyone to stay here. The tour companies that the hotel referred were great because they were smaller groups so wasn't as intense as other tour groups. In a good central location to everything in El Nido

Family

2/10

Poor

15 Apr 2016

Asak

Rovic's Disgusting Dungeon\n

If you like a non air conditioned lobby where the employees work 7 days a week for 9 hour shifts, feces in the toilet and bodily fluid stains all over the bed sheets when you arrive, this place is for you.

I've added a photo from the balcony. You can see the garbage that gets thrown over the ledge, which is actually attached to your room and electric wires, which are seriously probably live.

4/10

Poor

12 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

Tacky hotel

The hotel is located in the heart of town across the street from the main beach to go on island hopping tours. There are no elevators in this 4 story hotel; therefore, had to climb up and down 4 long flight of stairs every time between the main lobby and hotel room. There is no real ocean view, which is blocked by beachfront buildings across the street. The hotel is not clean; there was a dead medium sized cockroach on the staircase that was not cleaned. Also, hotel room was not cleaned initially; and after requesting that it be cleaned, the housekeeper still did not make up the bed, and emptied only one of two wastebaskets. The shower water is lukewarm, and there was temporary electricity outage on two occasions. The room's air conditioning worked very well. The hotel offers island hopping tours, which is convenient.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Mar 2016

Michael

Good Location during the day, Not Ideal at Night

Staff were very laid back and slow.

Don't expect to get any sleep as this hotel is located very close to all the shops and stalls. Throughout 11pm - 6am it was like a party was going on throughout the whole night constantly being woken to loud conversations and music

4/10

Poor

19 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

Overpriced

This hotel is overpriced because of the location. Sheets weren't clean but the rest was ok, just ok.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Feb 2016

Diane

If you're on a budget and want somewhere decent

It was ok. Wifi doesn't work and the girl at the front desk doesn't care just says \"sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't\" .. U pay for what you get... Service is pretty bad with an attitude but hey you're in the Philippines... Good for budget backpackers..

Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Feb 2016

Dr. Hala

Good place to sleep. Less than 2 min of walking from the beach. Don't expect more.

4/10

Poor

19 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

The best thing were the comfortable beds and AC. I booked a tour through the receptionist at the front desk. He charged an extra 200P for snorkel gear that's included in all of the trips. We switched hotels after 1 night and went to the Ipil Suites. It's was a nice stay there considering there aren't any resort style hotels in El Nido.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

Ok for a clean room.

Wifi didn't work once. Desk staff were pretty useless.

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2016

Heikki

Nice but overpriced

It's a nice hotel on El Nido scale, but somewhat overpriced for not being a beachfront place. There's other equally comfortable hotels at half the price.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Dec 2015

avi

I was very disappointed

Small rooms but clean.No minibar in the room.They do not give towels for the beach. Staff were very nice.The hotel is in a great location.But no way justifies the price.

Partner

4/10

Poor

15 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

I dont recommend this one

There was a school behind, kids started shouting at 6am. The loft we got was dirty, full of mosquitos in the bathroom and cockroches were running around. Rooms are overpriced and standard low.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2015

Apollo

My stay in Rovic's

Excellent Hotel, courteous and accommodating. Clean spacious rooms, great food specially during dinner.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2015

ari

very nice, no wifi in room. no american express

very nice, no wifi in room. no american express, we were told that we could pay with American express, in the end we were not able to. also the is 6 percent charge for credit card that is not told at the beginning. the rooms were good though.

2/10

Poor

10 Feb 2026

Cindy Susana

The air conditioning was so noisy it kept me awake. The restaurant always smelled like rotten fish. The cleanliness was awful. You can't use the sink water to brush your teeth, and they don't provide any water for that purpose either. The bathroom was terribly clean, and the hot water only worked twice out of the four days I was there. Plus, the smell of sewage was unbearable when I turned on the shower.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

06 Feb 2026

Julien

Il faudrait indiquer sur l annonce que l hôtel est entouré de bar karaoke ouvert jusqu’à 2 h du matin. Et la vie locale débute à 6h. Donc imaginez le nombre d heures dormi est très léger sur 4 nuits. Pas d eau chaude sur 3 jours. Pas de ménage de fait ! Le plus l emplacement pratique.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

21 Feb 2024

Motohiro

トイレの洗浄水が溜まらず、流せませんでした！
お湯もなかなか出が悪く水回りは最悪です。

Leisure Partner