Sampaguita Villas

Location is about a 10-12 minute walk to town with a lot to see along the way. Easy to get to. Hosts are very friendly, accommodating, and hospitable. They went to get us a couple meals and arranged for laundry services (70 pesos per kilo), tours and transportation. Overall you get what you pay for. I highly encourage travelers to seek outside quotes on tours (for 3 people, we paid P12,000 total for a private “combination tour A and B” package which was around 8-10 sites) and transportation (private transportation from Puerto Princesa was P6000 each way total) especially if you are a foreigner. Communication prior to arrival was spotty which left us a bit anxious. We went to Nacpan beach and paid 1200 pesos total round trip for tricycle. He even waited for us there which was comforting.

We thought we could use the pool and other “common” areas. The stove had no propane to use it, the toaster did not work. No way to heat food without these things (no microwave either, but that’s ok!) There is no privacy in the bottom villa. Only laced curtains so it is easy to see in and out of the villa. Don’t walk around naked in your private space basically because anyone can come around to your deck. AC in the bottom room started making a clicking noise throughout the night so we had to turn it off and use the fan which left us hot. I recommend renting a scooter or motorbike to explore the island. Significantly more affordable.

Very very heavenly. The rooms are awesome, modern and clean. The localization is a bit tough but you'll feel very intimate as no one really lives around. Had Marco taking care of us for any needs, very unique!

The villa and the view are amazing: very clean, the pool is delighting in front of a magnificent view ! Marco is very kind and helping for everything in the villa, for visits, laundry, tips… . Our stay in El nido was a dream and this pool villa is wonderful ! We definitely will back again!

Actually, its more a tip than what i didnt like…: the way to access to the villa is not simple and when we arrived to the corner , our driver couldn’t enter to the little tunnel, we had to walk about 5-7mn to the villa and we needed to pay for a tuktuk to take our luggages - we are a family of 7..! I think that it would be appropriate and more appreciate to offer the tuk tuk on the first and last days as a welcome gesture… During the stay , you can go by foot , motorbike, tricycle …the area is safe and the Center is about 5-7 mn by foot with about 1-2 mn on by the beach with a beautiful view..

Overall is good, room/villa is well maintained, staff are friendly.

Location is not ideal, far from beach but there are stores around walking distance be prepared for bug spray/repellent.

Everything is good.

However, finding this place was a little difficult.