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Reviews of BICE Camp Bucana Beach

Yukoton, Bucana Beach BICE CAMP, 5313 El Nido, Philippines

#92 of 150 hotels in El Nido

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Review score

Based on 36 hotel reviews

7.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.3

  • Comfort

    7.6

  • Location

    8.2

  • Facilities

    7.1

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free WiFi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: 23 April 2024

    9.0
    We really Enjoyed the stay 😎😍
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower outside should be fixed

    We really love the view from the Bamboo houses 😍 and people around are super cool 😎. Mr.President who works on the reception is really cool man who made our trip really perfect. Thank You very much for Your hospitality 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🍀👍🏽 coconut 🥥 is the best in the smoothie with coconut sugar 🥥👍🏽😍🤗🙋🏽‍♀️

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very nice place next to the beach with cute nippa Huts. Staff ist very friendly. Noy Noy and His wife are sweethearts;)

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony and Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit noisy in the evening

    Location location location

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2024

    8.0
    Relax relax
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony and Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Really nothing

    Slow vibe relax

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 February 2024

    8.0
    Private and quiet beach, great hosts, relaxing place to stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Loved BICE camp! Noy Noy and Priscilla were fabulous hosts of this guest house. Can highly recommend.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony and Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Tent was big and bed was comfortable. Authentic place to stay, right at the beach

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 February 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The scenery was amazing.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 January 2024

    9.0
    Had a lovely stay. Loved the beach, food and staff!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location is secluded and not much people at the beach. Tho its a bit far from the town, it is better to rent a motorbike or take their shared car. There’s also a long walk to the resort but the offer for someone to carry the baggage if needed. Food and staff are great!! Nice cozy resort.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 January 2024

    7.0
    Beautiful private beach but super remote and very basic
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    -Very basic standards (sometimes shower ran out of water unexpectedly) and compared to other similarly simple accommodations at the beach kinda pricey. -The location is super remote - Food and shakes are not great at all plus also comparatively expensive. We always ate at other restaurants along the beach and paid around 20% less and had much better food, also there is no free drinking water dispenser (only mountain water which is apparently not great for non-Filipino stomach) - Scooter renting is also rather expensive (700/day).

    Beautiful private beach and very friendly and sweet staff. The place is very remote, you can reach the nearby village from El Nido via 40min van drive / 1,5h Jeepney/ tricycle) PLUS a 15min foot-walk across a hanging bridge and along the beach. It seems like this beach is being developed very recently, not very touristy and mostly Filipinos living nearby. Make sure to bring enough cash as the only ATM around was not working. There are not a lot of people at the beach and there’s lots of space for kids to play (but watch the countless glass shards all over the beach), also much shades of the palm trees. We had a swim every morning! The bamboo houses are well ventilated and mosquitoe nets are working.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony and Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We spent incredible time BICE Camp. This is in a small village close to El Nido. This a place where you can deffinitly take a deep breath and just relax. No rush, no noise and air pollution. Just you and beautifill nature. Our menager of this camp was Xlonoy. This is fantastic and very kind person. Hi is opend mind person, talk with him was a nice conversation. Hi found time to describe us common and usefull words and he has translated it to english ✨🙏 Beautiful place and people. I can highly recommend this place.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2024

    10
    My favorite place in Palawan!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    There were some buried concrete items that are easy to stub a toe on.

    I actually extended my stay here to spend more time. Amazing, mostly deserted, beach. You just roll out of bed and you are there. The staff is amazing!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The kitchen was a bit limited, with only beer as alcoholic drinks and menu items often being out of stock. But there are also nice restaurants in walking distance.

    Beautiful, idyllic island setting. It's in a fishing village so feels really authentic (complete with roosters to wake you up). The staff are warm and lovely and made us feel at home right from the start. It's especially great if you want a few days of relaxation, but there are also lots of beaches to visit if you want more adventure. We also appreciated how clean and nice the wshrooms were kept.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This place is just perfect, the staff are so kind and helpful and the location is beautiful. It feels like you have the whole beach to yourself. A great place to relax !

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 March 2024

    2.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony and Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The staff was unhelpful and unprofessional. They spent more time on their phones playing music (loudly) and making videos than assisting guests. We had pre-ordered breakfast for the day we were leaving, since it was early. However, there was no staff present to serve us or check us out. Additionally, the hotel promised to arrange a pick-up service for us, but it never showed up.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 March 2024

    1.0
    remote, ill-equipped, overprized, hard to communicate, tourist bait, potentially dangerous
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    I usually do not write bad reviews but I feel obliged to warn others that what they expect in this property will be very different, in fact much worse. At first it is very hard to arrive at the location, you will have to connect to the owner and pay an extra hefty amount for transport there. (In comparison: for a one way trip to the camp you will be able to travel nearly the whole island by bus.) When you arrive you will realize that there is no infrastructure around the property, and you will depend on the property itself for food and supplies. The prices are much higher then in the rest of the area too. When you proceed to your accomodation you will find that the houses have no bed(s), just a mattresses, are open, so that anybody can look inside, the public showers are not closed and basically on the way and there are dogs, even sick ones, roaming the camp. In case you brought luggage you can be happy if it even fits inside the hut, but it does not feel safe due to the house being of thin wood, and the very unsecure little bicycle lock at the door. Communication with the staff that is not possible in English, and the owner, did react angry when we asked for even just a small percentage as refund, because we did not want to stay after the first impression. Considering that the accomodation is among the more expensive ones, yet providing none of the services or even basic features, it feels simply like a tourist bait, because I can hardly believe that many people would really like to stay there. I can only warn that especially when travelling with children, or as a couple this is not the place to go. Even when you travel by yourself you can find better equipped, cheaper, easier accessible and friendlier places, where you do not have to struggle, be alarmed by sick dogs, let people watch you sleep, or rip you off. The proximity to the beach is not worth it. There are so many beaches in the area, and this one is neither special, nor are there activities to do.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 March 2024

    10
    Go for it that is such a good place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing everything was good

    The location was excellent, staff very kind. Thanks to nonoy:)

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 March 2024

    10
    Picture perfect
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 5 nights

    You have to be careful - there are some cement structures partially buried in the sand that are easy to crack your foot on. Prices are more expensive than town prices, though quite cheap by western standards.

    Loved, loved, loved this place! Probably the most relaxing place I've ever stayed. Falling asleep to the sound of the waves is unmatched. You can walk into town, about 10 minutes away and visit the locals. The hosts were incredibly warm and welcoming - couldn't ask for anyone better. It's well away from the tourism of El Nido and a perfect place to mix with the locals and detox. The bay is shockingly empty of people and the camp location makes this even more isolated.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A perfect place to stay, definitely better than el Nido . The owner is really kind and their squid calamary plate is soooo good ! The road to reach this guesthouse is lil bit bumpy but don't be afraid, you won't regret it ! Thank you so much for everything and enjoy your stay !

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 March 2024

    5.0
    Shallow water for swimming and not very clear
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very small and close together nipa huts Not great food

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 February 2024

    10
    Just try it yourself 😊 if you want to relax 100%
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony and Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The place is remote and relaxed in a beautiful surrounding. There is plenty of space in the camp with hammocks and tables. But it is not packed and it is made with a lot off love.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nnoy nnoy’s vibe and welcoming of the rest of the team

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 February 2024

    10
    Heavenly
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Balcony and Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The drive there!

    This place is wonderful, don't plan to stay here for just 1 day because you literally won't want to leave ever :-) This is the best place I have stayed so far, the managers are funny and nice, they help you with everything, the village people are really kind, it is safe and really relaxing. You can walk up to Duli beach to surf and try that beach too with a short trek. Home away from home with only nice people. I can't recommend it enough!!!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 January 2024

    10
    The family working there are so kind and accommodating. I really enjoyed my stay here.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Tent
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I got bitten several times by sand flies but this cannot be helped - bring bug spray!

    It was very peaceful and tranquil.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 January 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Experience a slice of heaven at Bice Camp Bucana Beach! With breathtaking seaviews, well-ventilated rooms, and minimalist facilities, this beach camp provides a serene escape. Enjoy 24/7 beach access, basic yet pleasurable amenities, and a perfect blend of relaxation and adventure for an unforgettable stay.

    Stayed in January 2024

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