8/10 Good
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Travelled with family
2 Jan 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Orange Pearl Resort
We landed into Puerto Princessa Airport where hotel staff made arrangements for a driver to pick us up. Took my wife and three girls so it costed me $700 pesos each.
What they didn't tell us was the van we chartered was a ride sharing van. That meant we had to share the 11-passenger van with 15 other people.
I didn't mind at first but the driver stopped several times to pick up and drop other people off along the way. They squeezed in people even though there were no more seat belts. Our 5-hour trip to El Nido took us 6 hours. It included one rest stop for lunch and a restroom break.
We arrived at Vanilla Beach where the Orange Pearl Resort was located. We contacted the front desk where they sent two porters (hotel staff) to carry our luggage to the beach. It was about a 10 minute walk. The porters were very hard workers carrying our heavy luggage so make sure you tip them well.
There's no Wi-Fi in the rooms but the Wi-Fi in the lobby was strong.
They had free breakfast every morning. Typical Filipino dishes. Unfortunately they ran out a lot of the food items on their dinner menu.
It was a blessing in disguise because the best food was in downtown El Nido Beach. Just rent a tricycle driver (average 150 pesos) and tell them to take you into town. It was a 10 minute bumpy ride but was part of the adventure.
I'd definitely stay here again where the beach was only a few feet from the resort. It's also the best location for the sunsets.
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Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023