La Vida Hostel

A very pleasant place to stay with nice breakfast and, if you order, excellent dinner choices that makes you discover local pinoy dishes. The staff makes you feel at home and take good care of you. Also to help the environment i noticed they avoid using plastics. The hostel is close to the sea. We had an excellent time, good memories and i hope to come back!

I must say this place is underrated. There is so much more to it than what photos and videos online can show. Exceptional service. Very welcoming people, and even the owner, Sir Ninio, makes you feel right at home with his warm greetings and beautiful creations. The hostel itself gives you that sense of comfort. Every corner is an art. The quiet afternoons, peaceful evenings, and the sound of birds in the morning are the best. I personally felt what “slow living” truly means during our stay here. Again, no amount of photos/clips can justify the feeling.. you have to experience it yourself. Already having “sepanx”. Babalikan ka, La Vida. ♥️

Everything is at a satisfactory level. There were minor imperfections like the leak from the shower head (Guyabano A room), kept dripping slightly even when not in use, but honestly, we were not that bothered by it for some reason. I don’t know Sir Ninio personally but looking at his paintings and the way the place is built, I felt like it quietly teaches you that there is beauty in imperfections. I mean, if everything were perfect, would we still have reasons to create more, improve, and keep going? Maybe that’s the real charm to it.

The hall is a great art space decorated with lots of cool stuff that the owner bought from everywhere, along with the artworks he created himself. Every breakfast is added with mangos from their tree, some of them tasted like honey. Staff are nice and helpful - everything made it feel like home. Oh, one more huge strength is the owner is all about environment protection. None of the products they use is from plastic. Perfect!

Superbe décoration et personnel au petit soin. 2 jolies expo pendant notre passage. Un accompagnement sur les visites bienvenu. Le pain perdu est une tuerie !! J'en ai pris tous les matins !!

La chambre sentait un peu l'humidité mais nous avons eu une plus grande chambre que prévu !!

Place

Low AC temperature

The room was very spacious, and the beds were comfortable. The staff were very kind and thoughtful, and caring.

There were some ants on the table in the room, but they were cleared quickly. The water pressure in the bathroom was low.

Svært hyggelig og imøtekommende betjening

Mr. Niño and all the staff are very nice people, the atmosphere is great, very natural with all those trees and plants around

They need to take into account the food and drink orders on the premises because I had a problem at checkout. I had canceled all the orders at reception after I had finished eating, so they didn't return my deposit, thinking I hadn't paid. I think it was a lack of coordination with the reception staff who collect the payment.