Golden Monkey Cottages Reviews

Our stay was great. The rooms were spacious and we stayed in one on the seafront so had a lovely view. The food was also very good however they could add a few non pasta based options. The staff were very helpful and organised transfers, trips and laundry for us. The drains in the bathroom did smell a lot of the time however we are aware this may be common in the phillipines. The towels were clean however they left residue on your skin as though they were shedding. Overall would recommend a stay here

Got “upgraded” because they doubled booked with someome else so last 2 days were booked at a nearby hotel. It was a massive downgrade, checked prices, much lower than what we spent per night, room was 2/3rds smaller, smelled like mildew, dirty, air conditioner louder than a full washing machine full of trash. Dusty as all hell, no shampoo or soap, overall trash experience. This was booked 3 months prior to leaving and then we were notified to move less than 2 weeks prior to arriving. No reimbursement, and no notice of actual new hotel until literally the day of transfer, they couldnt provide the name because they probably didnt want us to see the massive downgrade to their sister company. Terrible experience, regardless if the first hotel room wasnt half bad. Terrible managing of our stay, no thanks

Some of the reviews were very dramatic, and frankly not a reflection of the experience I had at Golden Monkey. I loved the rooms, decor, bar (albeit intermittently attended), hammock and quick access to the beach. I would recommend taking a separate tricycles if you have anymore than two people and bags, otherwise your third will have to jump off during the narrow streets to the hotel! Also loved the cats Frida and Melon, their very own in house Golden Monkey!

We are very happy with our stay, the view was unbelievable! win win! Free breakfast was also a plus, basic Filipino Breakfast and they do serve European Breakfast. Walking distance to the town square, and we walk along the beach to get to the town square. However, the sign on the street is so small that the tricycle driver have to ask me several times the name of the hotel which increases my suspicion if there is such a hotel or not. :) The road going to this hotel is so narrow that no car can fit, but only tricycle or motorcycle.

Bad experience! Couldn t sleep, insects biting us while in bed, didn t know what it was, we were constantly using mosquito cream.before going to.sleep but no effect... Then, the third day we woke up at 6 50 am, with the bed full of ANTS, big ones, on our head , hands, body, didn t stop coming, horrific experience to wake up like this!! The stuff super unhelpful, they offer just to change the sheets😅, because the cause of the ants is natural, the rain is coming,maybe🤣🤣. Also, refused to.pay us back for the next night that was paid already, but we checked out anyway and addressed the problem to booking! Avoid this hotel.at all costs!

This property is such a gem! I love how secluded and peaceful it is, away from all the noise of the town. It's also beachfront, so you can go for a dip whenever you want on the clear waters of Palawan. Since it's secluded, it's a little far from the town proper, probably a 15-20 minute walk or a 5 minute tricycle ride which they offer for free, just message them whenever you need a ride. Our room was at the 3rd floor which was so spacious, we had our own balcony with a hammock and the best view of the waters. Staff is amazing too, July at the front desk helped us out with everything, from van transfers to booking a massage, she was so nice and truly the highlight of our stay here. The other staff at the restaurant (breakfast and evening), and the kuyas who drove us with the tricycle are all so nice and warm andbalways very accommodating. It's free breakfast too! Only wish is for them to have more breakfast options but otherwise everything was so great. I'll stay here again in a heartbeat when I go back.

NEVER BOOK THIS HOTEL, IT IS SCAM. This hotel has been the WORST EXPERIENCE of my life. Upon arrival, we found out that THERE WAS NO HOT WATER, the shower drain didn’t work, there were hundreds of ANTS, COCKROACHES and the staff is the rudest thing ever. We were able to spend half an hour in the room because we couldn't even take a shower after a long flight, much less sleep there surrounded by bugs. I've been in much better hostels than this supposed 3-star hotel, which isn't even super cheap. We had to book another hotel and Golden Monkey Beach Hotel did not want to give us a refund. The staff is rude, threatening and we were honestly scared of staying in a place like that. In addition, there is no security at all, it is very noisy and it is far from the beach and the downtown. ————- NO RESERVÉIS NUNCA EN ESTE HOTEL, ES UNA ESTAFA. Este hotel ha sido la PEOR EXPERIENCIA de mi vida. Al llegar, nos encontramos con que NO HAY AGUA CALIENTE, el desagüe de la ducha no traga, hay cientos de HORMIGAS, CUCARACHAS y el personal es lo más maleducado que existe. Pudimos estar media hora en la habitación porque no podíamos darnos ni una ducha después de un vuelo largo y mucho menos dormir ahí rodeados de bichos. He estado en hostels mucho mejores que este supuesto hotel de 3 estrellas, que ni siquiera es que sea súper barato. Tuvimos que reservar otro hotel para pasar nuestra estancia y Golden Monkey Beach Hotel no nos quiso devolver el dinero. El personal ha sido maleducado, amenazante y sinceramente da miedo estar en un lugar así. Además, no hay nada de seguridad, es muy ruidoso y está alejado de la playa y del centro.

Bathroom was very old, needs a remodel, towels were old and floor matt was a rag

This is a fabulous place with sublime sunsets and the beach on the doorstep. Wonderful accommodation, walking distance to El Nido. The only problem is needing a scooter into town but it's not really a problem and the hotel accommodates so well and the tuk tuks are free. Staff couldn't do enough to help us, a really wonderful experience, book here for your perfect stay in El Nido !

Very relaxing place, clean and good staff. Keep it up. God bless

Nice little cottage away from all the city noise. Right on beach. Wake up in the mornings and simply take a few steps to the water

Friendly and helpful staff, good breakfast options and in generell good food, close enough to all the bars and restaurants directly El Nido, amazing view and not many people but still close to everything

Our trip started with waiting 45 minutes to be picked up from the airport which perfectly summarises our experience at golden monkey. Btw, it costs 400p and you need their scooter if you have bags because the normal population of scooter drivers can’t fit down the narrow alley which leads onto the main beach. If you just have a small bag, consider taking a scooter from the airport and walking the 15 minutes to golden monkey. The staff tries hard and there was always hot water + aircon in the room. However, this location requires a ride to town which was often 15-45 minutes after the requested time making it difficult to meet for tours/dives which require a fixed meet-up (usually 8 or 9am). This is further complicated by the mad rush for breakfast when it opens at 7am and a 30 minute wait for (instant) coffee being the norm and another 15+ for food. The other major consideration about whether you’d be happy with this hotel is the noise from dogs barking (and reproducing) is 24/7 and roosters start crowing from 545am onwards making it very difficult to get a good nights sleep.

What a disaster…the internet sometimes works sometimes don’t. The breakfast is really low quality, the third night my new towel was smelling fish, I have no clue what they did with it before but I couldn’t even touch it. The glass in the bathroom for your toothbrush was disgusting with yellow moisture marks at the bottom, other (funny thing) one of the two glasses in the bedroom had lipstick mark on it … should I ask that they closed the whole restaurant/internet section for a whole day so that the owner could have a private Christmas party…what you need to know also is that you are 15 minutes walk from the town, after 10 pm you’ll have to walk in the dark, in the mud and even have water up to your knees to cross the sea( yes you read this write: given the high tide at night this is the only path to come back at night from the town)….