Big Paul Hostel

Social hostel! Chilled atmosphere. Organised tour c for me and loved it! Free drinks were great🐓👍🏼

I got bitten in the bed and they quickly changed the bed sheets but it happened again. They need to inspect the room I was in thoroughly! My room also smelt very bad like sewage but they did give me air freshener

Free breakfast & free alcohol for 4 hours in the evening - what’s not to love? The rooms were clean, comfortable with reading lights and personal safes.

Potentially could do with a few more showers and toilets, but apart from that it was fine. It’s about a 10 minute taxi into the centre.

Good place with a vibe on its own..you'll feel it when you step in. Very helpful front office guys.

not enough place to dry clothes. a bit far away so need to hire a bike or tri-cycle every time.

Nothing

It's so dirty and gross! The bathrooms are absolutely filthy. there is no space in the room to store bags. Bad location, it's on a main road with no beach access from the hostel, no view! It's not even social

Stayed 1N in the private room- affordable and decent compared to other hotels in El nido. Its a social hostel, very laid back and easy to meet people, free evening drinks, breakfast was simple but ok. cold ac, easy access to the beach

Not the property's fault but I do not recommend their van operator (el nido- puerto princesa) Our van broke down 2 hours into a 5 hour ride. We were stranded for 2 hours and had no choice but to pay someone to take us to city for another (Php 700-800 per person). So paid 2x this could have been avoided if their vans are well-maintained. -- low water pressure

The place is exactly as seen in the photos. The staff is very friendly, and while it's not a luxurious hostel, it has everything you need for a good night's stay.

The only thing I didn't like was that upstairs in the hostel, they offer free drinks every night and it's very nice. However, even though smoking is prohibited, some people smoked without being told anything.

The beds are quite uncomfortable and they do not have a real duvet for the beds - only a thin blanket. The curtains around the beds are completely see-through so they’re like pointless. There is no where to put your luggage so the floor is just covered in 8 people’s worth of luggage because they decided to fit an extra 2 beds into every room instead of somewhere to store your belongings. The prices are quite high considering the rooms and bathrooms and beds. Also, the wifi is absolutely awful!!! However, when my friend got sick with food poisoning the staff was really nice and helpful. The free breakfast is decent and the free drinks from 7-11pm was quite nice.

Good breakfast. Great coffee. Attentive staff. Clean bathrooms. Large common area. 30 walking to the center. The ac in the room was too strong. The bed curtains were see through.

- Air conditioning good - Toilet paper available - Bed comfortable - apart from the toilets clean - free alcohol - free breakfast - Staff nice - Laundry service good - free drinking water to refill - Card payment partly possible for the room - Bed comfortable (and there is no (wooden/metal) grid/frame at the "bottom" of the bed, which allows taller people to lie more comfortably and not bump their feet...

- safe could be bigger, so that you can at least stow your daypack there safely - a few mosquitoes - My bed was already made by the staff before the official checkout time, although I wasn't even ready yet - Toilets not good - Shower jet could be stronger - Bed curtain is too short, it should be longer for some privacy - Wifi - No shampoo/shower gel available - Towel had stains