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Reviews of El Nido Resorts Miniloc Island This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services offered. It is based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

Miniloc Island, Palawan, 5313 El Nido, Philippines

#25 of 147 hotels in El Nido

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 29 hotel reviews

9.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.5

  • Comfort

    9.6

  • Location

    9.6

  • Facilities

    9.2

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: 11 April 2024

    8.0
    Happy to go back again- great service- clean comfortable, great location-great reefs and marine life on property. The fo
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Too many people

    Beautiful location - great snorkelling- great reefs and marine life on property

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 February 2024

    10
    Beautiful location for a tropical stay, fun snorkeling and kayaking.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Garden Cottage
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Food on the buffet wasn’t always hot.

    Location was beautiful. Great snorkeling right off the dock!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 February 2024

    10
    it should be at least 5 stars
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Best resort in Phillipiness

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 January 2024

    10
    Paradise Found!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Resort is dated and needs a remodel.

    Paradise found, book today. We stayed at El Nido Miniloc Resort during Christmas 2023 for 4 nights. What an amazing memory. We truly LOVED our trip. We are a family of four: mom, dad and two teenage girls (17 & 15). We were picked up at the El Nido airport by the hotel team in a luxury van. They handled all of our luggages and delivered them to our room flawlessly. After a short ride to the pier and getting refreshing drinks and snacks at the lounge, you get on a boat for a 45-minute boat ride with incredible views of so many beautiful islands. The resort itself is DATED and is in need of a complete remodel but what makes this into a paradise is the ENTIRE STAFF, the location itself and the all the attractions around the islands. We did ALL the excursions including kayaking at the Big Lagoon at sunrise, small lagoon, snorkeling, and a full private day boat excursion to see pristine untouched beaches with an incredible lunch, made just for our family. Amongst ALL of the staff (and I really mean ALL were wonderful), the one who truly made our holiday from great to OUTSTANDING was Mr. Benji. WOW! This guy is all about taking care of his guests. We requested BENJI since the day he picked us at the airport. He took us to the sunrise tours, snorkeling, remote place, full day excursion with lunch at a secluded beach and he showed us so many things that we could have never seen just by ourselves, and he knew all the amazing locations for taking that special photo. He also takes care of everyone to make sure they are safe whether snorkeling/swimming or walking on rocks. He even paid the coconut guys at the beach since I forgot my money at the room (of course we reimbursed him later). He is actually quite an amazing photographer, and he took so many photos of our family that deserves a photographic award. We requested him to take us back to the airport and he changed his schedule so he could be with our family. THANK YOU VERY MUCH BENJI.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 July 2023

    10
    Awesome place, a must visit
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Garden Cottage
    • Stayed 4 nights

    This place gives you an awesome experience, the location could not be any better, you are just next to the top attractions of el nido, but at the same time, you are on a very private place. The hotel includes complementary tours that cover most of what you would do on El Nido, and they are very easy to be arranged and mixed with the other plans you might have. The hotel is very well maintained, clean, the stuff is very friendly. The buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner is very good, you get different type of foods every day, if you like seafood there will always be a lot of it fresh seafood too. The drinks are very good, and reasonable price. The snorkeling is a great experience, the snorkel kit they provide is good and you can spend many hours swimming around the hotel and finding great and unique fishes. It was a bit hard to plan my arrival, I suggest you contact the hotel at least 2-3 days before you arrive so they can pick you up, for the check out I was allowed to stay a bit more around the hotel and have lunch before going to the airport, unfortunately we had some problems with our flight but the hotel called me to help me and they were very helpful on that. Overall, a great experience for our honeymoon.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 June 2023

    10
    Worth it!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Awesome service, hospitality, good food and the activities. We will definitely go back to this resort.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Garden Cottage
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The one weakness is the drinks on property could have been better, fortunately they are not overpriced. Also, labeling common allergens on the food would be very welcome and avoid asking the staff repeatablely (who are very helpful)

    Truly one of the best places you can stay in the world. Could not have asked for more.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2023

    10
    Would definitely come back!
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing!

    Had an amazing stay at Miniloc. Beautiful resort with lovely, warm and helpful staff. Best thing are the activities and proximity to the best sites in El Nido.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2023

    10
    Great stay in Bacuit
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The food could probably be improved and the gym was a bit outdated.

    Amazing service. We missed our first night due to international flights issue and the hotel was extremely helpful. The hotel also offers a lot of complimentary excursions / activities and they are all worth it! The rooms are nice as well. The location could not be more perfect as it is right next to the big lagoon! and you can kayak there for sunrise and literally be on your own!

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2023

    9.0
    fantastic!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    not really the property but the booking. experience such as talking to whoever responds to the inquiries takes a long timeto respond so i was a little stressed when tryi ng to coordinate the trip. the only reason im giving this a 9 instead of perfect 10… ***not really a dsilike but just for full transparency the toilent flush are recycled water from sewage so the toilet kind of stink. maybe the management can have some sort of bathroom diffuser of some sort to minimize that…

    everything! from the warm welcome of the people to the jetty port, the tour guides, all the resort staff in miniloc! big shout out to Anj our tour coordinator and to the onsite manager for making sure that my husband get to have a wonderful birthday celebration even though we need to checkout the day earlier. the food selection were great! i love the fact that they serve traditional pinoy food too which makes my coming home to the phils more memorable. the maruya they served reminded me of my younger summer days I spent with my grandparents in the province… all the tocino and crabs and fresh fish they served not only filled my belly but soul! brings so much memories of me growing up in the phils. thank you to whoever our chef is! also to dang(?) one of the tour guides for making sure i survive the rocky path to secret lagoon and the huge waves of ahimizu island! 3 days is not enough at all! i’ll definitely stay for a week next time… also dont miss the happy hour, if you really want to get a buzz! the bartenders dont skimp on the alcohol 😉 i love their tequila sunrise!

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 March 2023

    10
    Beautiful island
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Amazing location, very beautiful island and relaxing atmosphere. The food was delicious and varied and the staff very friendly and helpful. We loved that they provided tours to Big lagoon and small lagoon during the times when no other tours are there.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 March 2023

    9.0
    Small piece of paradise
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The beach rooms are just ok. the bed was not as comfortable as we expected. Still with an excellent view. I recommend staying at a water bungalow instead. Still worth the stay

    location is excellent, staff was incredibly helpful and friendly. Great for snorkeling, and boat trips around the island. We really enjoyed the bar and Pool vibe.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2023

    10
    I wish we were able to book for more days.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    The location is close to all the sites like the big & small lagoon.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 February 2023

    10
    food was excellent!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    peaceful

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 January 2023

    10
    From the beginning to the end our whole stay was superb! We cannot fault the place or staff at all. You’re welcomed and
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    The package has so many inclusions! We could not fault the place and the staff- everything ran smoothly because of an awesome management team.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 December 2022

    10
    We had a wonderful and memorable stay. Kudos to every staff and crew, headed by Ms. Daisy!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful scenery

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 December 2022

    10
    best ever
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    perfection! )the gym needs a remodelling )

    everything spectacular excellent food activities staff

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 February 2023

    5.0
    not worth it
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the breakfast is terrible, very few options few western food options for lunch and dinner too you should provide a raincoat for the guests using the speed boat. we can’t get wet going to the airport

    location Activities the staff

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 January 2023

    6.0
    Gluten free options available upon request to the chef. Opciones sin gluten bajo petición al chef.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Garden Cottage
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Transfer time from the airport was way too long. Overpriced.

    Good package of activities. Chef James del Rosario was excellent, accommodating our Gluten Free requirements. Thank you!

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

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

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Garden Cottage
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beachside Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in April 2023

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