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Reviews of Miniloc Island Resort

3.5 out of 5
Miniloc Island Resort
Miniloc Island, El Nido, Palawan

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 84 out of 123 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 123 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 123 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 123 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 123 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

GABRIEL

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Food, Majestic scenery!.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Betsy Jo

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

HANH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything here was wonderful Would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from CC on Mar 1, 2024
Dear Hanh,We are delighted to hear that you had a wonderful experience! We look forward to welcoming you back again in the future.Miniloc Island

10/10 Excellent

mark, san francisco

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I cant say enough. the staff, the location is amazing. you have the island for yourself. the coral at the resort is pristine and safe to snorkel. you can also kayak to big and small lagoon. I highly recommend
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

LEYETTE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chrysanthos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent, highly recommended!!!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jocelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing trip
First rate food, service, view, activities. Would go back tomorrow.
View from our room
Kayaking the big lagoon
More Kayaking
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marcela

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything in the Ayala El Nido Resorts is always impecable. Service is outstanding. Food is excellent and the views are to die for.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet hotel, it offers excellent tours to nearby islands, good filipino food
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a great place to spend the night and be the first to see the Secret Lagoon in private and avoid the crowd. There are lots of activities and everything is included except alcohol and spa services. It's pretty quiet at night with no transport to or from the resort after 2pm and El Nido is about 45mins away by boat. All meals are served buffet style. Staff is extremely helpful and grounds are well maintained.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Donna.e, Pearland Texas

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They all about getting your money and when you ask them something they act like they don’t understand English. We were told that transports to and from the island was free but charged us for going back 200 US dollars because we left 10 min early because we had a flight to catch ....
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Decent stay
The hotel had great tasting food but it was all buffer style for breafast, lunch and dinner. Views from the pool / beach was beautiful and the resort is great for families that wish to do activities like visiting the big / small lagoon etc. One thing that we disliked was that the beach did not have chairs for us to lay by the beach and we had to lay by the pool only.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

CP, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff at the resort made us feel welcomed and comfortable. Special shout outs to Captain Ernie, Meiko, Andy, Jon, and the bartender. Also the rest of the restaurant staff who took the time to make special dinner arrangements for our party. The resort has a great ambiance and our family made great memories there. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

veronica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning island
Beautiful island staff very helpful especially those on the boats doing tours and waitresses. Bathroom had an issue with sewage smell but room was very pleasant.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing. Couldn't have asked for a cleaner and more pristine place and nicer people.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

YIP, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything is perfect. Highly recommend for everyone that loves sunshine, islands, nature, and want to relax!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

amandine, australia NSW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Remote paradise resort
Best staff ever - lots to do - beautiful scenery - little paradise
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Wei-Yang

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Oren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect vacation
We really enjoyed the Minilock Hotel. The staff is lovely. Thidy the manager, Angel the charming, and the other staff very nice. The location of the hotel is perfect and there are many free attractions, kayaks and more. In addition to all this good, there is a very long tradition of years in which the hotel staff welcome guests with singing, dancing, and smiles. As the guests leave the hotel staff escorts them to the quay and waves goodbye until the boat is gone. it's very exciting.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017
Thank you so much for choosing to stay with us and for taking the time and effort to express your appreciation in Expedia. Guest feedback such as yours has immeasurable value to us. We are so pleased to know you enjoyed your visit and that you were impressed with our resort and your experience here. We will surely pass along your nice words and commendations to the team. I’m sure this will spur them to further surpass already the great work they are doing. We do look forward to welcoming you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Honeyvi

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
During our arrival some stuff were not prepared. We have to phone the staff inorder we can have it to use. Noisy outside while we were sleeping.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome resort !Highly recommended ,don't miss it. Do snorkeling around the resort ,especially in the morning , that's super.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
It's a nice cozy hotel locate at a nice island, landscape is the selling point. The daily activities organized by the hotel is a must try. The hotel itself it's a little tired. Buffet food ok, although some are not supposed to be left in the air for long before being made, watch out if you do not have the strongest stomach.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2017

8/10 Good

MARCO

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Gal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceptional Resort
Awesome place. Highly recommended!

10/10 Excellent

julie ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hands down to this resort and the staff.Their staff did everything possible to make our stay memorable. Never a dull moment..already planning to comeback with the kids this summer. Thank you Miniloc for making our mini vacay utterly Epic! We hope to return real soon.
Response from General Manager on Oct 6, 2016
Thank you so much for choosing to stay with us and for taking the time and effort to express your appreciation in Expedia. Guest feedback such as yours has immeasurable value to us. We are so pleased to know you enjoyed your visit and that you were impressed with our resort and your experience here. We will surely pass along your nice words and commendations to the team. I’m sure this will spur them to further surpass. already great work they are doing. We do look forward to welcoming you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was great. We were met and accompanied with songs. My wife and I will remember it for a long time.
Response from BigMac on Oct 6, 2016
Thank you so much for choosing to stay with us and for taking the time and effort to express your appreciation in Expedia. Guest feedback such as yours has immeasurable value to us. We are so pleased to know you enjoyed your visit and that you were impressed with our resort and your experience here. We will surely pass along your nice words and commendations to the team. I’m sure this will spur them to further surpass. already great work they are doing. We do look forward to welcoming you again soon!

8/10 Good

Amelia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Alice G

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent experience
Response from General Manager on Oct 6, 2016
Thank you so much for choosing to stay with us and for taking the time and effort to express your appreciation in Expedia. Guest feedback such as yours has immeasurable value to us. We are so pleased to know you enjoyed your visit and that you were impressed with our resort and your experience here. We will surely pass along your nice words and commendations to the team. I’m sure this will spur them to further surpass. already great work they are doing. We do look forward to welcoming you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Lorenzo, Abu Dhabi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place with some possible improvements...
A/C machines noise was definitely too loud. Food choice and quality is much lower than expected.
Response from General Manager on Oct 6, 2016
Thank you so much for choosing to stay with us and for taking the time and effort to express your appreciation in Expedia. Guest feedback such as yours has immeasurable value to us. We are so pleased to know you enjoyed your visit and that you were impressed with our resort and your experience here. We will surely pass along your nice words and commendations to the team. I’m sure this will spur them to further surpass. already great work they are doing. We do look forward to welcoming you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent, I'll visit again.

10/10 Excellent

Sze Tung, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
Everything was great, staffs are friendly and helpful! Nice environment and atmosphere. The resort also offer a range of activities, they will even sschedule it for you! highly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

Globetrotter , CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise on earth
Super service and scenic nature amongst the best in the world.

10/10 Excellent

Ave, Azusa, Califonia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing resort !!
This resort was home away from home. The staff was amazing, the ambiance is romantic & serene. The sea water temperature was suitable for any water activities.

8/10 Good

mick, kununurra australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location good meals lots of free activities
Beautiful snorkelling all around resort, we kayaked to deserted white sandy beaches not far from resort when all the day trippers had left or early mornings when they hadn't arrived. Free access to 2 lovely beach clubs within 30mins from resort. Very laid back atmosphere for a great relaxing vacation.

2/10 Terrible

Herb, Atlanta

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't go here
3 Star rated resort with no beach & no swimming pool. OMG what are you thinking????????

10/10 Excellent

Lylanie, Dubai, UAE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Paradise!
The resort is exceptional, relaxing and stunning. The foods are superb. The staffs are excellent. We really enjoyed our stay and we probably will come back in this paradise.

6/10 Okay

Someone, Israel

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are not clean, poor service
Palawan is a beautiful place, and my review regards to the hotel only. The rooms are not clean and the service is poor.

8/10 Good

jose, sacramento

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Private beach
Very relaxing, they have friendly staff. Room are just ok, but the rooms are just there for sleeping. Food is ok too. There's a lot of things to do. Overall experience is very good!!!

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful resort with lots of activities
Stayed June 12-15, rainy first day but still went snorkeling and kayaking at Big Lagoon and Small Lagoon, saw lots of fish, coral, even a sting ray! Island hopping in the afternoon, explored cave, snake island and Entalula beach. Next day went to Lagen resort for breakfast and swimming at pool there, kids enjoyed game room with air hockey, foosball, pool table and ping pong. Snorkeling at Lagen was okay, lots of coral but more fish at Miniloc. Don't miss feeding the "jacks" in the morning! Huge fish about 3 feet long! Can snorkel with them too!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise Vacation
This was a fantastic vacation! All activities were included and the staff made sure we always had something to do -- when we wanted it. The food was excellent! A great combination of activity, laying around, great food and great service.

10/10 Excellent

Jack, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise
We had three nights/four days at Miniloc Island and loved every second. Yes its expensive, but everything is included and there is heaps to do. There is the sense of exclusivity which is nice. The staff will do anything for you and always have a smile. The activities are all well organised and organising a private lunch or dinner is a must.

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing experience
This Hotel can only be described as a slice of Paradise. The rooms were large, clean and comfortable. We did have one issue with our air-con not working one night, but they changed us to another room the next day and were very apologetic. The service was great, all the staff said hello everyday and did everything they could to make your stay that extra special. We were welcomed a song from all the staff and left in the same manor, with them waving us off the island until they couldn't see us any more. A good 10 minutes of singing and waving, a lovely touch! The location was magical and worth the 45 minute trip from the edge of the airport by boat. There were some other lovely touches too, like letting us have day trips to the other hotels in their chain, and supplying picnic lunches on small beach islands, all adding to an unforgeable experience. Yes it is expensive, but then like they say, You defiantly get what you pay for.. We really hope to go again in the future! Thank you for making our Honeymoon extra special.....

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I'm deeply impressed by Miniloc and El Nido Island. Hightly recommand to everyone

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Way Overpriced
Outrageously overpriced given the numerous comparable options at 30-50% throughout SE Asia.

8/10 Good

Lynnae, New Jersey, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Truly Island Paradise... Relaxation at its best!
My boyfriend and I stayed for three nights (two days) after a five day island hopping excursion with Tao Philippines. It was a perfect way to end our very busy week with Tao. We were greeted by song and a refreshing tropical drink (guava juice and coconut milk, I believe). The food was very good although pricey. After reading many reviews, we went with the a la carte option for every meal, which saved us a lot of money. The buffet was about 750 pesos for breakfast, 900 pesos for lunch, and 1100 pesos for dinner (per person). We found that we were able to spend the same amount as one buffet meal for both of our a la carte options. During our two days, we took part in the island hopping tour (which included Snake Island, Cathedral Cave, and another cave) as well as the sunrise kayaking tour. Both were extremely well organized, and surprisingly very relaxed. The tour guides are very knowledgeable of the area, and were able to relay that knowledge to all of us. We especially enjoyed spotting eagle rays and black tip reef sharks on the sunrise kayaking tour! The house reef was exceptional as well--lots of coral and marine life including the gigantic Jack fish that come for feeding every morning. (And I'm saying this after snorkeling in very remote locations with Tao.) The only downfall that I have for the resort is that there really wasn't much to do at night. However, I was perfectly content to read under the cabanas and enjoy the view!

10/10 Excellent

Sean, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice ; Value: rather expensive; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Immaculate;

10/10 Excellent

Lita, Brookline, MA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Truely Paradise on Earth!! <3
This place is a dream come true or heaven on Earth! I LOVE this resort! A little on the pricey side, but every penny spent was well worth it! The resort was BEAUTIFUL, the staff were super friendly, food was good although a bit pricey. To save money and our bellies from bloating we ordered a la cart everyday, instead of paying for the buffets. The resorts planned plenty of activities for us and our 4 night stay was just a perfect amount of time. Can't complain much except for the nauseating plane ride to El Nido airport. The small 18-seater unpressurized ride made me nauseous all throughout the flight, but the destination was well worth the pain. Oh and watch out for the puffer fish swimming around the Lagen Island, no one warned us, but those things are poisonous!