air con was hit and miss, the room was very small (bunk beds for a twin room), the pool is a lot smaller than it looks in photos. no social vibe really.

lovely host, cheaper than other hostels, far enough away from the loud 'strip', great cheap food and drink right beside the property, free coffee and water.

Stayed in May 2024

Nothing

Staff were amazing (a young boy & girl), helped us with anything that we needed. Really good location (1 min walk to a big food mall). They had free coffee and water, which was amazing and a lovely pool out front.

Stayed in May 2024

2nd floor double room at the end was pretty small, super hot, although the aircon was good and worked well. The floor seems like its going to godown every time you walk there.

We liked the area which was very near to the Mercado and basketball court, you can find very good restaurants around. The receptionist was very nice and was ready to help everyday!

Stayed in March 2024

convenient location, not the nearest but one of the cheapest option we've seen when we book.

Stayed in March 2024

The toilet were cleaned daily but the "pipes were very delicate" so they were clogged quite often. The room itself was smaller than expected and seemed a bit unstable since you could see trough cracks in the floor and the ceiling. The 2 shared toilets and showers are on the lower floor, be aware that the stairs are really steep!

The staff was very friendly and helpful. There's free coffee and water. Overall the vibe was really nice, so considering the low price we can recommend to stay here.

Stayed in March 2024

Super noisy. I couldn't sleep at all

Very nice and helpful staff

Stayed in February 2024

The toilets sometimes didn’t flush but this seems to be quite common in Asia

We arrived late at night and Babu responded to my message very quickly and was very accommodating of our late arrival, ensuring we got into our room. Great value for money and very close to Moalboal beach and all the restaurants.

Stayed in February 2024

We purposely booked somewhere with a pool however it was unusable, it was never cleaned the whole time we were there and we never saw anyone else use it either. With it being right next to the road, the pool was very dirty. One morning we also woke up to use the communal showers to find that a stray dog must have gone through the bins and garbage was all over the floor.

The girl behind the desk was super helpful and lovely. The location is great, only a short walk to the bustle of bars and restaurants as well as the beach. Free coffee and water was a massive bonus!

Stayed in February 2024

Very clean & lovely sitting area for few drinks at night. The rooms are basic but have everything you need really, the shared bathrooms are very clean also. Hot water didn’t work in the showers but not too big of a deal considering how hot the Philippines is. Air con in the room was great also. Great value for money ! We got a private triple room for £15 last minute

Stayed in January 2024

Location

Stayed in December 2023

The room we had was a bit small for 2 of us, there wasn't anywhere to put clothes.

The staff were such helpful and lovely people! There was quite a few chill out places in the hostel which was really nice and also nice bars around, only a 10 minute walk to the beach.

Stayed in December 2023

The rooms need painting or updating All beds should be done .. ready for next customer or to make it look good No curtains

Location not to far from where everything happens but far enough away to chill Staff were amazing specially Ja M. Lovely smile .. made me feel welcome and on top of everything and she is only 18 Omg

Stayed in December 2023

Lack of water supply when many are using water.

Stayed in November 2023

bathroom & showers were pretty much outside and quite far away from our room and no hot water, the pool was not very clean, air con was old

good location about 10 mins walk to beach & main area, bed was comfortable, free coffee, staff were nice

Stayed in November 2023

There was very limited space for the luggage in the twin room with bunk bed.

Great staff, free instant coffee throughout the day! The location is super nice: close to the beach and all the shops but just far enough to wind down and relax.

Stayed in October 2023

We had the private room with private bathroom. Actually we did not use the shower because its super small and in the toilet room. You could not close the door properly. Another thing was the noises. We were lucky to bring our earplugs because the sounds from the street and the AC + our veeery squeaky doublebed were a lot… We paid double the price from the Double room with shared shower which is not reasonable..

Very nice Location in a nice part of Moalboalx Very chilled and quiet Hostel. Very nice and helpful staff, always welcomes you with a smile.

Stayed in October 2023

The location is good and the staff are very nice and accomodating. If you're travelling for work, the internet connection is very good.

Stayed in September 2023

The room is too small compared from the photo and I was scratching the entire time

I’d like that it’s near to restaurant and coffee shops and the staff are very accommodating.

Stayed in August 2023

The location was perfect, on the street you can find many good restaurants and you’re very close to the beach. The room are quite small but okay for a couple. The first day our AC was working well and the staff was very kind to change our room.

Stayed in August 2023

Could have hot water

Stayed in August 2023

No bathroom in the private room - they are currently working on this so every bedroom will have a bathroom!

Babu & Johanna are super lovely - very friendly and helpful! Very clean bathrooms and bedrooms. Our private room was very small, but when they had space they very kindly moved us over to the larger room. Great location!

Stayed in July 2023

The staff was friendly and helpful. But as we were there just old philippino men were staying in the room. The bed were just next to each other with not very much private space or separetion cause the mattress were literally just next to each other. The room was to cold and we had to start a big argument with the filipino roomate. Shower was cold. The dorm door is just outside near the street and you can not lock the doors. We knew we were just 3 in the room and then in the middle of the night a group of 2 men came in with a guy from the staff. I was scared as hell and you don’t feel safe.

Friendly and helpful staff

Stayed in May 2024

Don't stay here and keep your sanity" Where to begin: on day two, the water in our room, private AC double with en suite shower, just weakened and trickled to a steady child's door #1. That means forgettaboutit of taking normal showers and we did jungle style by pouring buckets of water slowly and strategically over our bodies for 4 days. On day 5th, our final full day, water shut off was complete. NO WATER! Not even tiny drips. For good part of a day. To be fair, I did address it to Catherine, the agreeable lady manager, who was quite professional and courteous and suggested that we shower in a dorm room where water pressure was normal, which we did. But we didn't paid for a shared bath room. Just our sh***y luck that no water is pumped into our room with en suite bathroom. The big irony is that there's a kiddie pool, about 8x8, just half-a-step outside our room! Question is why bother with a small kiddie pool when spectacular P.B. is 10 mins walk away? Deal with the structural water pipes and pressure in restrooms for the guests 1st and avoid complaints and comments like this coming from guests! Noise pollution: our so-called private nice room, the last of room addition I suspect, is built inches away from the main thoroughfare - the Pagnasana Beach Blvd - (meandering its way to dusty, scrappy Pagnasana Beach for awesome sardine runs) that plagued us in our room with a rousing symphony and chaotic cacophony of occasional large trucks with "Egyptian Brakes" speeding thru, plentiful motorcycles on suicide missions, sputtering clankering trikes on their last wheels, chorus of noisy roosters in the neighborhood crowing early morning, and nightly wannabe hip disco dumps and shaggy bars just stone's throws away from Babu Backpacker's Inn just BASS-THUMPING away til very late, all assaulted us with noise pollutions no different from some dark alley in Manila and max decibels like some Swifties concerts on steroid!

Managment and staff were eager to help but the inn's water pipe and pressure needs serious upgrades. Also Coffee and free water.

Stayed in May 2024

Very difficult to get to sleep. The air con in the room was extremely old and very noisey, even ear plugs could not drown it out and the entire room seemed to vibrate all night. Pillows were very poor and the bed uncomfortable.

The location was close to the centre and beach. Staff were friendly and always happy to help.

Stayed in May 2024