Grande Vista Hotel

Philippines , Palawan
PALAWAN, Malvar Street Corner Palanca Road, Barangay Mandar
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6/10

Pleasant

14 Mar 2020

Eulalia

great services compensates for structure defects o

No elevator was challenge Next time forahitmore than 2 stories mister declare so!
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Bathroom after a shower flooded had To adk for Floor mats To slam but brings handicap a
Slippery bathroom spell. Being sued?
Great breakfast and chefs are super service is excellent especia housekeeing!

Business

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2019

Alan

A very solid property, nice balance of quality and pricing. Breakfast was well done.
Be advised: There is no elevator, so you must walk 4 levels of stairs.

Friends_and_family Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Mar 2019

Nantar

This was like an abusive relationship. First everything was great. Restaurant was fabulous. Room was a bit worn. Things got bad fast. The noise from the street became unbearable. Hot water never worked. 2nd night at restaurant food was worse than my college roommate’s cooking.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

21 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Where to begin... we arrived at 3 for our check-in, We assumed that checking in at 3 wouldn’t be an issue because our posted check in time was 2. They didn’t check us in till 5

8/10

Excellent

08 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Centrally located hotel with good comfort and a great terrace bar with a small swimming pool and a deck with great views

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Close to the mall and airport. Nice for the price.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Good location friendly staff. Requested non smoking room but first room smelled heavily of disinfectant ... staff moved us after some pushing .. second room smelled ok but both rooms had sticky floors... it was tile but u wanted to wear slippers. I think this is what you get for 60 $ (CDN) in Puerta Princessa.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2018

brett

hotel is in a great location compared to others in coron. was really glad i chose this one over others and would definitely come back again. I did the scuba diving through the hotel and found their organisation to very professional.

4/10

Poor

22 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Do not recommend Grande Vista Hotel

Employees will trick you in paying more to the excursions offered. Try to call the travel agency directly if you choose to book excursions. Don't go through the hotel. Employees are trying to get as much money from foreigners. Ask for a lower price and more than likely the travel agency would give you a better price.
The hotel's restaurant is too expensive for the servings they give you. The employees try to give you a very small serving so you would end up ordering a second serving. Again, I felt the hotel's employees are always trying to trick the customers into paying more.
The bathroom is old and need updating. Toilet & shower too close to each other and the whole bathroom becomes wet when you take a shower. Shower water pressure is not much. Not very comfortable.
Overall, not very happy with this hotel and will not stay here again.

Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Near the market and malls also to the nice beach and restaurants, near the airport nice place to stay accessible to everything.

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

No elevator stressful going up
It has been a very tiring experiencr going up the 3rd floor

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2018

Nikola

Clean room, I wish they had free breakfast though. Very friendly and accommodating staff!

6/10

Pleasant

25 May 2018

Rene

An everyday budget hotel

The hotel location was good. It was on a main road so it was not hard to get rides (tricycles and taxi) in front of the hotel. All the popular restaurants and souvenir shops are only minutes away. The building was old and rundown and probably had several renovations in the past. The air conditioner was old and noisy. The room lighting was not adequate. And it takes time for the bathroom to dry up hence it looked smelled and felt damp and stuffy. The whole room is a bit dated. The pool on the fourth floor was a joke as it cannot be classified as a pool. It's a tub that can probably accommodate only 6 people. The complimentary plated breakfast was edible. The saving grace was the helpfulness of the staff. The room i had been given had a bad water problem. They immediately offered me a different room once it was available. The airport transfers were efficient. WiFi was present in the rooms. Bed and beddings were clean. Towels were clean and changed daily. The personal care kit was a joke. The soap and shampoo were inadequate I had to shop for my own.

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2018

ALISOL

comfortable

Family

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2018

Verified traveler

Very nice hotels

A sugestion is to put in the rooms refrigerator. An excelent hotel need refrigerators

8/10

Excellent

02 Feb 2018

denis

Good place to stay near airport.

Good place to stay for overnight before and after a long day trip to El Nido. Free shuttle bus to airport.

8/10

Excellent

05 Dec 2017

Leo

Grande Vista Hotel Palawan

The hotel is properly located around the city's financial and thus it is easily accessible to the malls, public market, etc. The place is good and clean

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2017

john

Nice hotel esp the top floor

Its clean,,it has a mini pool ,videoke,mini bar and resto on top floor,,and its easy to book online through expedia

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2017

Excellent Hotel Staff

Hotel Staff were very accommodating and helpful. Also, the restaurant offers excellent food. Requested for a late check-out and was given a very generous time slot to checkout. Room comfort is excellent. However, the shower head could use a little cleanup as the water volume from the shower head (Room 312) is already close to zero. Overall, appreciated the hotel for the value it provided.

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Accessible

The place is just beside the road. You can hail a ride just outside the hotel. The staff are friendly and helpful. The rooms are clean. The aircon is cool and comfortable. They also have filtered water available anytime.

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2017

Nomer

convenient , affordable , free and easy . room 210 card key always has difficulty in sensors

Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2016

Mike

All is good an industrial neighborhood.

All in all it was good nice place to stay. Hotel staff was great, rooms were clean and bed was comfy. You are in a industrial area but only a few blocks up from some great food. Avoid the island tour and go to boat dock and hire your own boat to go to Starfish Island. Will be about the 3rd of the tour price. The other two islands are worthless. Also go to Iwahig Prison. Third best part of our ten day trip to the Philippines.

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2016

Verified traveler

Comfortable hotel in Puerto Princesa

Over all satisfactory accommodation. Only regret is shower nozzles are not working properly so that water was spreaded unnecessary direction. The shower head must be changed. Stairs are lower angle, wider depth of stairs for safe up and down that made low rise building without elevator better.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Nov 2016

David

Clean

Just stayed in hotel for one night before flying out of pp. staff were really friendly and accomadating towards us. Room was clean, breakfast was basic, however wi fi was non existent. Close to airport with free transfers.

Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

Exterior is much better than the interior of the rooms.. Not very clean.. Bathroom sink still had hair piled up.. Plus got upgraded to the superior room because the other rooms toilet smelt.

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2016

Jonel

Good except for the aircon

Was a good hotel for the price except for the aircon in our room that was extremely loud. We couldn't sleep well because of the noise. Other than that, it was an ok hotel. And thanks to them as well for accomodating our request for extra beds.

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2016

Rhodalyne

I stayed for 5 days. The hotel is small but quaint and nicely decorated. The superior room is simple. The air conditioning could be cooler and the bathroom cleaner. The shower and toilet is only divided by a shower curtain which makes the whole bathroom floor wet and slipper. This set-up is very unconventional. Make sure you bring/use flip-flops to prevent from slipping. They could keep the bathroom a little cleaner. I don't think they sanitized the floor and toilet. Bring your soap and shampoo. They have soap and shampoo on a dispenser of course previously used by guests. Environmentally friendly but again, it is unconventional especially you can't see what has been lurking inside the canister for sometime. The hotel is also on a very busy street. It can be noisy at night and early in the morning. There is also a small restaurant next to the hotel. They make inexpensive and delicious plate of noodle dishes.

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

Overall Pleasant Stay at Grande Vista

Staff were all friendly and accommodating to requests, good food at the restaurant and nice view at the rooftop pool. The quiet and pleasant atmosphere makes your stay worthwhile.

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2016

Verified traveler

hotel is average

it was okay.
i did not like the room and no view at all, the window was so high and facing the wall.

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2016

Tommy

The beds were hard and the pool was very small. Not possible to swim, just take a bath.

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jan 2016

BDP

Good for short stay.

Decent location.Needs some bathroom remodeling. Breakfast is ok but the eggs were cold. Liked the bar cafe on the fouth floor where the internet was the strongest but very weak/no internet in the room. Decent value for the price

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2016

Roman

A great place to stay

A/C rooms, clean, friendly staff, nice restaurant playing good music and pool with a view.

Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2016

Nice staff, clean and charming place

We were warmly welcomed when we arrived few hours before New Year's Eve. Found the roof top view deck and witnessed a 360 view of the entire city's fireworks display at 12 midnight. We always find our room cleaned with fresh towels and new bottled waters every time we come from a tour or outing. Great and friendly service.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2015

Seidina

A home in Puerto

Our stay was great! Clean lobby, great design and functional facilities and the hotel staff from security, bellboys, restaurant attendants, driver and front desk on duty were all courteous! It is a home away from home. Will definitely consider staying at grande vista on our next visit.

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Accessible to all

The location is very good, near to restaurants. All staff members were so friendly. The Filipino breakfast was okay. It tasted delicious. The cleanliness of the hotel is just okay except for the sink in our room, it looks like it wasn't cleaned.

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2015

Helen

Nice hotel close to must try places like restos.

I have a nice stay at the hotel,except that the hotel has no elevator,not convenient for senior citizen. Also wifi connection is very poor & the breakfast food is very ordinary & small serving.

2/10

Poor

20 Sep 2015

Tareq

Disappointing hotel but friendly staff.

It was a very disappointing stay. We booked the cottage rooms. There was no outlet for phone charger unless you disconnect the tv. Rain accumulating outside the room with slippery 4 floors of stairs. We were given the standard rooms instead which were better but with no fridge or safety box and no refund of price difference. Hotel restaurant food was very bad. Laundry charges was a day light robbery. However the staff were very friendly and understanding. Good free airport transport. Rooms at front were very noisy all night as the glass fitting was poor and leaking rain water. Good breakfast and very small mini swimming pool.

6/10

Pleasant

16 Sep 2015

Ericson

Grande Vista love

Decent hotel with friendly staff and great location. It's our second time staying there. Wifi has improved a lot. I would certainly stay here again on my next Puerto Princesa trip. Thank you.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2015

Monette

nice hotel close to everything

staff are all accommodating and friendly to us during our duration stay

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2015

Riz

Very nice staffs

Like every palawan people their staffs are all friendly and very nice. I feel home in this hotel but I didn't like their bathroom and there's ants in the room house keeping is not very clean but other than that I'll rate this hotel 4 out of 5

6/10

Pleasant

13 Aug 2015

Andre

Good stay near everything but good for 2-3 days.

Hotel itself was nice and location was good and close to markets, water and shops.
Rooms needs renovation but it was fair to be there.
Breakfast selection and quality were poor.
Hotel personal was nice and friendly.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2015

che

Nice staff especially evening crew :) very helpful!!!

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2015

Rosemary

Comfortable stay, nice location

The hotel location is nice at the center of the city. The hotel staff are very friendly and entertaining. The room is very spacious for the four of us. But the bathroom supplies are quite inadequate although their shower is good. Their breakfast is good nothing really special. What I like is their coffee shop and mini mart just beside the hotel which makes everything so convenient. The hotel price is quite affordable so we might stay here again next time.

Family

4/10

Poor

02 Apr 2015

Verified traveler

AVERAGE STAY

Room was average, with a super noisy AC and broken sink in the bathroom. Not show stoppers, but the useless WiFi connection, was completely out for two days makes this hotel a solid 2. The breakfast and staff keeps me from rating this unit lower, they were great.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Mar 2015

d Kings

Nice but more to improve on...

Staff are very nice, always there when you need them

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2015

Rick

An ok place to stay but needs improvements

The hotel has a good location in the city center but there are some issues: they don't have a concierge to help you plan your vacation, you have to go to a travel agency to do that. Even though I was given an Internet password and all, there was NO internet connection during all the time I was there. Areas such as window sills and shower curtain pole were dusty....even the telephone!....their cleaning is poorly done. I was never given soap, so I had to request one. The towels were not replaced. The toilet sink tap was loose and had no hot water to shave, the shower head was broken and it sprayed everywhere. The TV remote control had dead batteries in it so I had to change channels manually.

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2015

Martha

Close and Convenient

We stayed here for three nights. We were looking for somewhere near the airport. It was convenient and clean. The rooms are spacious. The water pressure is non-existent. The breakfast was small. The wifi was sketchy. The staff is really helpful booking tours and transportation services to other parts of the island. Overall out stay was pleasant.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

Good location, affordable & friendly staff.

We will never forget the warm welcome especially the van driver for being nice & friendly to us as well as the housekeeping for keeping our bed of 6 clean everyday. Love to stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2014

Stephen

Best inexpensive hotel in Puerto Princesa

Nice hotel. It was surprisingly more elegant in actual compared to photos. Has a nice barkada room for big groups traveling. Offers transportation from hotel to anywhere in the city at a reasonable price (200 PhP, 1 Grandia Van, very good if you are attending a convention and don't want to ride a tricycle wearing your long sleeves and tie) + free if to and from airport. Free breakfast is decent. Hotel staff are very accommodating. Lobby guard assists tourists when hailing a tricycle and talks to the driver. There is a convenience store downstairs.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2014

Verified traveler

Best front desk lady

The hotel amenities are very minimal, but I wasn't expecting much, because it was such a cheap price. Small pool at the roof, but there's a beach nearby, so why go to the pool in the first place? The complimentary breakfast portion is tiny, but it's only tiny when you come from USA. The front desk lady is the best. She was able to recommend restaurants and make reservations for us. She was very helpful throughout our trip. I would go there again if the front desk lady is there again.

Family