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Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua
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7.7

Very good

68 reviews

68 reviews

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7.8

Very good

Location rating score

Very good location - 260 meters to the beach
Parking
Available
Popular landmarks
Tops Lookout 110.0 km
Taoist Temple 113.5 km
Ayala Center 114.8 km
Temple of Leah 115.4 km
Casa Gorordo Museum 116.8 km
Yap Sandiego Ancestral House 116.9 km
Colon Street 117.3 km
Basilica De Sto. Nino 117.5 km
Fort San Pedro 117.5 km
Magellan's Cross 117.6 km
Nearby landmarks
Bounty Beach 260 m
Tepanee gym 480 m
Evolution Diving 530 m
Dakit-Dakit 1.1 km
Dakit-Dakit Coral Reef 1.1 km
Dakit-Dakit Island 1.1 km
Evo House Reef 1.1 km
Bool Beach 1.5 km
Lighthouse 1.6 km
Japanese Ship Wreck 1.6 km

Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua

Malapascua Island, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines, 6013 - See map

Get your trip off to a great start with a stay at this property, which offers free Wi-Fi in all rooms. Conveniently situated in the Malapascua Island part of Cebu, this property puts you close to attractions and interesting dining options. Don't leave before paying a visit to the famous Basilica De Sto. Nino. This 3-star property features restaurant to make your stay more indulgent and memorable.

Highlights

260 meters to the beach

Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!

Daily housekeeping

Garden

Fishing

Facilities

Car park

Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!

Luggage storage

Restaurants

Wi-Fi in public areas

Smoking area

Shared kitchen

Daily housekeeping

Your dates are popular among travelersPopular destination! Properties in Cebu are being booked every minute!
Value for money8.0
Location rating7.8
Nearest airportOrmoc Airport (OMC)
Distance to airport57.8 km

Rooms available at Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua

Private room for 2 Persons
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  • Room size: 15 m²/161 ft²
  • Garden view
  • 1 double bed
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1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
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  • Room size: 20 m²/215 ft²
  • Garden view
  • 1 bunk bed
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Frequently asked questions

What kind of water sports activities are readily available at Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua?

Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua features a wide array of water sport activities such as diving, fishing, and snorkeling for you to enjoy .

What interesting attractions are near by Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua that are in walking range?

While lodging at Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua, kick start your trip by checking out the nearest attractions that are within walking distance to the property which include Bounty Beach and Evolution Diving.

What are the property's policies for children's bedding at Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua?

Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua's policy relating to children's bedding considers guests age 13 years and older as adults, and therefore requires an extra bed which will incur an additional charge. You can find additional information about specific child policy and age range for this property, by checking the "Property policies" section located in the property page for more details.

What do past guests like most about Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua?

Verified guests that stayed at Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua have given this property a rating of 8.06 for its outstanding service as the major highlight for their stay.

What is the verified guest review consensus about Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua's Wi-Fi?

100.0% of our verified guest ratings have given an optimistic review and comments about this property's Wi-Fi. You can look up on more detailed customer reviews, and comments for Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua down in the review section.

What is the average rating that verified Solo travelers' have given to Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua?

Verified solo travelers that have stayed at this property have given Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua an average rating of 7.9. You can look up more detailed customer reviews and remarks by filtering for a specific type of verified travelers down in the review section.

What is the average rating that past Couples' have given to Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua?

Past couple travelers that have stayed at this property have given Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua an average rating of 7.3. You can look up on more descriptive customer assessments, and remarks by filtering for a specific type of verified guest travelers down in the review section.

What is the average rating that past Group travelers have given to Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua?

Verified group travelers that have stayed at this property have given Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua an average rating of 7.5. You can check out more precise customer reviews and comments by filtering for a specific type of verified travelers down in the review section.

What is the closest train, metro, or bus station to Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua?

The nearest train, metro, or bus station is Cebu North Bus Terminal, 114360.57 m away from Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua.

What time is check-in and check-out at Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua?

Check-in is from 02:00 PM, and check-out is until 12:00 PM. You may inquire about early check-in or late check-out during booking, subject to availability. Visitors checking in or out before or after the specified periods may be charged an additional fee.

What is the closest airport to Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua?

The nearest airport to Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua is Mactan-Cebu International Airport, 114.0 km away.

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What people love about Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua

  • 8.8

    Excellent
    Cleanliness

    "Good strong AC, Clean place to crash."

    RENEL

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    November 23, 2019

  • 8.8

    Excellent
    Location

    "Handy location near the market and not too far from Bounty Beach."

    Carly

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    November 25, 2019

  • 10

    Exceptional
    Bathroom

    "The first night I had whole dorm to myself :) The dorm is spacious, has bathroom attached with hot shower."

    Agnieszka

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    July 8, 2019

Property ranking|Compared to 2,470 Cebu properties
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Room size
18 sqm.
Value for money score
8/10
Service score
8.1/10
Cleanliness score
7.7/10
Bigger than
88
%
of Cebu properties
Better than
85
%
of Cebu properties
Better than
83
%
of Cebu properties
Better than
83
%
of Cebu properties
Overall rating:

7.7

Very good
68 reviews
Cleanliness
7.7
Facilities
7.0
Location
7.8
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More about Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua

More about Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua

Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua

Treat yourself to a relaxing stay and all that Cebu has to offer with a stay at Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua.
The superior services and facilities offered at Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua will make for a memorable stay. Stay connected throughout your stay with free internet access provided. Parking is provided for guests by the hostel. The hostel provides front desk services such as luggage storage for guests' convenience.
The hostel's daily housekeeping will make staying in a great choice. The hostel is entirely non-smoking. Smoking may only take place in restricted designated areas.
Guests are guaranteed a comfortable stay while at Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua. You can stay fresh and clean with a hair dryer provided in some guest bathrooms.


Dining and things to do

Throughout your stay, choose from a variety of delicious dining options at the hostel. The hostel even has in-house cooking amenities such as shared kitchen for its most selective guests.
Never let a day go wasted when you're at Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua with all the activities and facilities provided. Stay wet and wild with fun family water activities like fishing, snorkeling and diving.


Reasons to stay here

Verified reviews score this hostel higher than 84% of accommodations in the city on value for money.
Verified reviews for this hostel's food and dining options score it better than 88% of accommodations in the city.
This accommodation beats more than 88% of competition in the city on room comfort.

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Amenities and facilities

Good
Facilities

7

Most talked about facilities

Housekeeping

3 mentions

Beach

1 mention

Languages spoken
  • English
  • Filipino
Internet access
  • Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
  • Internet
  • Wi-Fi in public areas
Things to do, ways to relax
  • Diving
  • Fishing
  • Garden
  • Snorkeling
Dining, drinking, and snacking
  • Kitchen
  • Restaurants
  • Shared kitchen
Services and conveniences
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Elevator
  • Luggage storage
  • Smoke-free property
  • Smoking area
Access
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Pets allowed
Getting around
  • Car park [on-site]

Location

Malapascua Island, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines, 6013
Very good
Location

7.8

Airports
  • Ormoc Airport (OMC)
    57.8 km
  • Calbayog Airport (CYP)
    95.5 km
Hospital or clinic
  • Barangay Lanao Health Center
    13.3 km

What's nearby

Popular landmarks
  • Tops Lookout
    110.0 km
  • Taoist Temple
    113.5 km
  • Ayala Center
    114.8 km
  • Temple of Leah
    115.4 km
  • Casa Gorordo Museum
    116.8 km
  • Yap Sandiego Ancestral House
    116.9 km
  • Colon Street
    117.3 km
  • Basilica De Sto. Nino
    117.5 km
  • Fort San Pedro
    117.5 km
  • Magellan's Cross
    117.6 km
Nearby landmarks
  • Bounty Beach
    260 m
  • Tepanee gym
    480 m
  • Evolution Diving
    530 m
  • Dakit-Dakit
    1.1 km
  • Dakit-Dakit Coral Reef
    1.1 km
  • Dakit-Dakit Island
    1.1 km
  • Evo House Reef
    1.1 km
  • Bool Beach
    1.5 km
  • Lighthouse
    1.6 km
  • Japanese Ship Wreck
    1.6 km
Distances shown are straight-line distances on the map. Actual travel distances may vary.

Property policies

Children and extra beds

Extra beds are dependent on the room you choose. Please check the individual room capacity for more details.

All children are welcome.

Children 0-12 year(s)
Must use an extra bed
If you need an extra bed, it will incur an additional charge.
Guests 13 years and older are considered as adults
Must use an extra bed which will incur an additional charge.
Others
  • When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Some helpful facts

Check-in/Check-out
  • Check-in from14:00
  • Check-out until12:00
The property
  • Number of rooms 4

Reviews of Lionfish Backpackers Malapascua from real guests

Provided by verified guests of Agoda
7.7
/
10
Cleanliness7.7
Facilities7.0
Location7.8
Service8.1
Value for money8.0
High score for Cebu
Rating
9+ Exceptional (11)
8-9 Excellent (8)
7-8 Very Good (6)
6-7 Good (4)
<6 Below Expectation (10)
Time of the year
Mar - May (14)
Jun - Aug (7)
Sep - Nov (5)
Dec - Feb (13)

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10.0
Exceptional
Danielle from Australia
Solo traveler
1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
Stayed 1 night in March 2019

Best place ever”

I had an incredibly memorable stay here on Malapascua while solo travelling. The girls here managed to get all the guests to become friends straight away, by inviting us to the beach on the north side of the island- and then later on we played drinking jenga (hilarious, you have to try it) with jugs of rum and coke and went out together and kept exploring the island together over the next few days. We went to the disco and to karaoke, and they showed us all around the island. Definitely the cheapest hostel on the island, but excellently located, just next to the marker which had good, cheap food. Hostel had a stove, sink and kettle + cooking utensils & pots, and loads of cups, plates and cutlery so easy to make/heat your own food too. Such a good place, I would come back to Malapascua just to visit this hostel again and see my friends! Nilma & Divina are hilarious, and the absolute best hosts! Cheers guys!

Reviewed April 22, 2019

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10.0
Exceptional
Dominick from Morocco
Solo traveler
Private room for 2 Persons
Stayed 1 night in December 2018

Exceptional”

Its was a nice place, whit small room on bamboo, or dormotory, but all its very clean, and the hotes, are very friendly, and they put us very confortable, for everything. For backpackers or in couple whit the small house/room, its very nice, i recommand. Tks

Reviewed December 08, 2018

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6.4
Good
Miller from United States
Solo traveler
Private room for 2 Persons
Stayed 1 night in February 2019

Ok overpriced island”

Noisy, dirty bathroom, no toilet paper when you really need it. Instead of cleaning the one and only bathroom and keepung it sticked with paper staff is on cell phones doing whatever.power went out, no water for shower or toilet half a day.not acceptable.i guess on an overpriced island like malapascua its ok, but id spend a little more and get something else.

Reviewed February 24, 2019

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7.2
Very good
Emily from Philippines
Solo traveler
Private room for 2 Persons
Stayed 2 nights in August 2019

Clean and affordable”

For backpackers that searching for low price accomdation,quite place,but need to walk going to beach, food is not available on the place,but you can cook, have free water and coffee. Need a little improvement as i noticed the door in restroom in shower room is ruined..

Reviewed August 30, 2019

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10.0
Exceptional
Agnieszka from United Kingdom
Solo traveler
1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
Stayed 2 nights in July 2019

Perfect place to stay, very clean ”

I booked for 2 nights and then extended it for another 3. The first night I had whole dorm to myself :) The dorm is spacious, has bathroom attached with hot shower. Lockers in the room, you just need your own padlock. WiFi works very well. Common area very nice, there are even hammocks. The girl from the reception, Nilma, is very friendly and helpful. She will assist you with anything you need. She even helped me to get some books from another place, when I wanted to read :) She takes care of the place so it's very clean and tidy. I will definitely recommend this place for travellers!!

Reviewed July 08, 2019

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7.2
Very good
Sarah from United Kingdom
Solo traveler
1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
Stayed 1 night in April 2019

Nice stay but broken aircon leading to unfortunate event”

I had such a nice stay at the hostel. Warm shower & good WiFi but unfortunately the aircon wasn’t working and it was too hot to sleep without the door open. My dorm had become comfortable with the island & each other. The hostel had provided lockers ... but no locks. Just some advice ... don’t become comfortable and keep your things in lockers & lock the doors. The incident that happened I felt wasn’t dealt with very well, I had messaged for information but I didn’t receive a reply on the last one. These things happen, it was such a shame that it did

Reviewed April 09, 2019

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8.4
Excellent
Fran from Chile
Solo traveler
1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
Stayed 4 nights in January 2019

New hostel very clean and quiet”

Due is a New hostel they are still constucting some rooms or improving the kitchen. So maybe you won't be a le to use the kitchen or the common bathroom (in case of the bungalows). I stayed in a bunk bed. The room was very pretty. The toilet has a separated shower which was good. And cleaner than Other hostel I stayed the first night (romántic place, very dirty and disgusting toilet). Its going to be very beautifull when completely finished.

Reviewed January 19, 2019

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8.4
Excellent
ELDEE from Philippines
Solo traveler
1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
Stayed 2 nights in April 2019

Excellent”

The airconditioning unit wasn't working. During my stay, though it's clearly understandable on how understaffed they were, there were cases of theft in the room where I stayed alongside other guests. But the value for money is really a good catch still because they had everything in their mini kitchen. The staff were courteously great and warm.

Reviewed January 05, 2020

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3.6
Chong from Malaysia
Solo traveler
1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

Not worth for what you pay. ”

it's on one ceiling fan & 1 standing in the dorm room. the bed was not nicely clean it after check out by other traveler. That's still plenty of nice backpacker hub in Malapascua within this price range. Hence, I wouldn't recognize this hostel.

Reviewed May 11, 2019

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10.0
Exceptional
Raphaele from Switzerland
Solo traveler
1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
Stayed 3 nights in June 2019

Excellent place”

This place was so nice to stay in. It's very new so extremely functional and clean facilities, but not very social. Actually there was only one other guest there at the same time as me. I really do recommend this place though as the host is very welcoming and kind, and the place is just in great condition. There's a common area outside too with hammocks. The place has great potential, just needs more guests ;)

Reviewed July 27, 2019

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8.8
Excellent
Carly from Australia
Solo traveler
1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
Stayed 3 nights in November 2019

Comfortable spacious aircon dorm”

Nice big room with good aircon and bathroom inside. Handy location near the market and not too far from Bounty Beach. Staff very friendly. Basic kitchen available.

Reviewed November 26, 2019

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6.4
Good
nicol from Italy
Solo traveler
1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

No communication”

I didn't end up staying at this guesthouse cause I didn't make it to the island in that night, however, when I tried to contact the guesthouse to see if anything could be done about it it was impossible to reach them. I'd recommend updating the phone number or something..

Reviewed May 07, 2019

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7.6
Very good
Angela from Philippines
Couple
1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
Stayed 2 nights in March 2020

Homey but needs more care”

Place was homey. I felt comfortable. Common area was laid back and chill to hang out. The shared room bathroom door's lock is damaged. Bed too shaky. Better to add curtains in low bunk beds to give a bit of privacy 😁

Reviewed June 09, 2020

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9.2
Exceptional
Carlos from Norway
Couple
Private room for 2 Persons
Stayed 3 nights in December 2018

Cosy place”

Very helpful and friendly staff.

Reviewed December 30, 2018

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10.0
Exceptional
Dominick from Morocco
Solo traveler
Private room for 2 Persons
Stayed 1 night in December 2018

Exceptional”

They are very friendly, they want to be sure you are ok for all, they tried to make the better service we need. So i recommand for backpakers, its very quiet. Tks

Reviewed December 08, 2018

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8.8
Excellent
RENEL from Philippines
Solo traveler
1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
Stayed 1 night in November 2019

Solid Budget pick”

Good strong AC, Clean place to crash. Strong Wifi and fast enough internet. Kinda hard to find, but would totally recommend to people on a budget. Beds were sturdy and comfortable

Reviewed November 23, 2019

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7.6
Very good
Clare from Canada
Couple
Private room for 2 Persons
Stayed 4 nights in March 2019

Nice vibe”

Our hut was very clean and mattress and mosquito net seemed brand new. Great pillows!

Reviewed March 24, 2019

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10.0
Exceptional
Daisy from Philippines
Solo traveler
1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
Stayed 2 nights in November 2019

Good for Backpackers”

It’s an Air-conditioned hostel with basic amenities, you can use their kitchen too. Overall very good sya sakin

Reviewed November 22, 2019

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6.8
Good
Kynnah from Philippines
Solo traveler
1 Person in 6-Bed Dormitory - Mixed
Stayed 1 night in June 2019

Great for budget traveller”

Near market. Water went out during my stay.

Reviewed June 28, 2019

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4.8
Miller from United States
Solo traveler
Private room for 2 Persons
Stayed 1 night in February 2019

Not so geeat”

Noisy, dirty toilets. Staff disappears.nice enough.just not as good as reviews, or even close.granted ,cheap for this overpriced island.

Reviewed February 22, 2019

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