Puerto Galera Hostel

The room was big enough for us.

Not really clean.

Friendly staff. Perfect location. Couldn't wish for anything better.

We really enjoy the atmosphere in the hostel, it was so quiet. Also the food for the night had a good taste.

The mosquitos.

Super friendly staff and safe environment to relax soul and body. The food is very good, too. Anything you need, will be taken care of!

The only thing I liked about our accommodation is how close it was to the Mangyan Village and Talipanan Falls. I also like how the restaurant area was set up. Other than that, it's really difficult for me to find pleasant things about this resort. I know the property could be beautiful. In fact, we've heard from some of the locals that it used to be a nice place. It just seems like the owners did not care about the property anymore (or at least the Garden area) considering the amount of neglect that's immediately noticeable.

I will try my best to provide an honest review of this place. But keep in mind that each traveler has their own preferences, and this is simply my opinion about what I expected checking in to this place. If you have been to the resort's website, you cannot base your decision solely on the photos and price posted. You may get the rooms cheap, but there is a reason for that. I booked 3 rooms via Booking.com. My decision to book was based on the price posted, photos, and descriptions from the resort's website and Booking.com. I have stayed in smaller and nipa hut-type resorts over the years, even one with an exposed pipe as a shower. So I can be considerate of the conditions of certain accommodations and services. What disappointed me the most about this resort was the misleading information they posted to attract potential guests. The location - The rooms in the garden area are located outside of the resort vicinity. So you have to walk back out to the main road and cross the street. The hotel provided tricycle service for our luggage and it was a short walk, so it was no big deal. But you will for sure feel so isolated from the main resort. We did not know that this would be the setup. But regardless, we picked these rooms because they were one of the very few air-conditioned rooms at this resort. With all the mosquitoes around, you'd want your room to be as sealed as possible. The rooms - I think the hotel owners focused too much on making the restaurant area "nice", that they forgot they also have the Garden Area to maintain. One of the room's window-type AC did not have a cover, and the unit was just exposed. You can see all the dirt that's built up on the filter. The room also felt muggy, so that means the rooms have not been opened for maintenance for a long time. My husband took it upon himself to clean the AC cover. Otherwise, we'd all be breathing in all that stuff being blown out of the AC.