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Grace R.
Groups
Philippines,
August 26, 2013
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Nice Hotel for a Weekend Getaway
Clean, Cheap and Comfortable Rooms
8
We had a great stay in this resort. The rooms are clean, with comfortable beds and delicious breakfast that came with the reservation package. There are several surrounding resorts that also offer good food at a cheaper price. You may opt to do some lunch-out/dinner-out hopping on the other resorts. You can roam around at your own pace and explore the island. My friends and I enjoyed the balcony where we spend the nightly chitchat after a day's exploration of the island.
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Vietlinh N.
Groups
United States of America,
June 16, 2013
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Very disappointing - not as advertised
Good breakfast, beachfront
5.7
We were a large group of students traveling to Malapascua. We chose this resort based on the description and pictures provided on this website as well as a few others. To begin with - this is not a 3 star hotel. We spent very little time in the rooms, so it was not a big issue, but they are very minimal - more like a dorm room. Note, no toiletries are provided. The dining service was extremely slow - we had breakfast there daily, and the breakfast is very good - but again, very slow. I would avoid coming here for lunch or dinner - maybe it was because there was one cook, but they brought out the meals one by one - with 10-15 minutes in between each dish. It was a bit painstaking. Also, wi-fi does not work well, and certainly does not reach the rooms. We are students and had to check our emails. We had a bad incident that happened, where one of the waitresses knocked a glass of orange juice onto one of my classmates' laptops. She and the owner refused to take any ownership or even to apologize. The hotel owner was extremely rude and kept pointing out that we were in a thirld-world country and we couldn't have these expectations. My group has been traveling all over the world, in "third world countries", and I've never experienced such poor service. There are plenty of nice hotels on Malapascua for cheap - I would not recommend staying here.
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Sabarinath M.
Groups
India,
May 26, 2013
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Nice, but could be a lot better
We stayed here because we could not get Ocean Vida. The hotel was nice enough, but the rooms could be a lot better and the food and drink options could also be improved
6.7
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Ng C.
Groups
Singapore,
May 17, 2013
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Just like any stay in a hotel.
6
As mentioned above just like any ordinary stay in a hotel. No internet services is something u need to look into. Not very accessible to the management(owner) even we came to know they were around.Reason for us to access them was to ask for help to access a computer to book hotel in Bantayan island our next stop. I managed to get help.some of the food(very simple food) in the menu were not available.The flight of steps to my room were high and far apart. Very dangerous.
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Johnny F.
Groups
Sweden,
May 5, 2013
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It served the purpose
Location, nice breakfast included, a lot of the owners dogs around to pet
6
It was nice, quiet, cosy and comfortable. Only thing is that it take a very long time to get the food served, even for the breakfast we sometimes had to wait for up to an hour.
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Sarah W.
Groups
United Kingdom,
April 20, 2013
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Great location on beach front
Inclusive breakfast, clean room, decent air con
6
Great location on the beach and near to some nice bars. Breakfast basic but nice. Whilst owner was friendly enough on our arrival, the majority of the staff were surly and appeared unwilling.
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Hong W.
Groups
China,
April 5, 2013
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Convenient location and reasonable price
Nice staff, convenient location
8
Easy access and nice location right on the beach.
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Jouni P.
Groups
Finland,
April 1, 2013
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Diving and beach holiday
On the beach, diving nearby
7.3
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Sylvie B.
Groups
France,
February 28, 2013
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Nice hotel on the beach
Big rooms, very clean, good service, good location
8.3
Very nice hotel on the beach, good service, big and very clean rooms, BUT very noisy: construction work starting at 7 every morning, waking us up... No chance to have a long morning sleep.
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Angela D.
Groups
United Kingdom,
October 28, 2012
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Lovely staff, good service, nice room no hot water
Location, BBQ on the beach
8.7
Hippocampus has a great location nestled in amongst other hotels right on the beach. We had a garden room off the beach front which was quiet and a 2 min walk to the beach. The standard room with fan was clean and comfortable and the towels, sheets were changed daily. There was no hot water from the shower which was not a problem but would have been preferred. Breakfast was included in the room price and was served upstairs in the restaurant which had a lovely view and the selection was good - continental, american, local dishes. What really made this an enjoyable stay were the staff - friendly, chatty and helpful.
Nightlife Tip:
Check out the local disco on Saturday night behind Legends resort - this was amazing. It's where all the locals go to let their hair down and they were super friendly to us as we were the only tourists who had ventured there to join them. Decent Rum was about 150 pesos for the whole bottle.
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