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SGMT’s Best Puerto Princesa Hotels for Families

Image by RioHondo [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons
Image by RioHondo [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons
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Whether you’re in Puerto Princesa for a few days or merely as a stopover to El Nido, you’ll need a decent place to stay for the night, especially if you’re traveling with family. Here are some of the best accommodations for families — or other groups — in the city:

To be included in this list, each hotel/B&B must have:

  • Rooms that can accommodate 3 or more persons
  • A rating of 8/10 or more in Booking.com
  • A rating of 4/5 or more in TripAdvisor

 


Best Puerto Princesa hotels for families/groups: Budget options

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Puerto Apartments

Hands down, the cheapest among the best is Puerto Apartments, which has an Economy Quadruple Room (1 double bed and 2 bunk beds) for only PHP 875/night — and the price sometimes goes down to PHP 850 at Booking.com. Other room options include a Studio Apartment (4 bunk beds) for PHP 1,050/night and a Two-Bedroom Apartment (4 bunk beds, 1 single bed, and 1 double bed) for PHP 1,650/night. Previous guests love Puerto Apartments: it has a Booking.com score of 8.5 and a 4.5 TripAdvisor rating.

Other well-loved properties that can accommodate groups of travelers for under PHP 2,000 a night include:
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EJ Pension House

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EJ Pension House

  • Booking.com score: 9.0
  • TripAdvisor rating: 5
  • Room options:
    • Family room (4 single beds -OR- 2 single bed and 1 double bed) – PHP 1,560

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By the Bay Jacana Bed and Breakfast

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By the Bay Jacana Bed and Breakfast

  • Booking.com score: 8.4
  • TripAdvisor rating: 5
  • Room options:
    • Triple room (1 single bed and 1 extra-large double bed) – PHP 1,600 – Price sometimes goes down to PHP 1,440 at Booking.com
  • Free airport shuttle

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Belinda's Guesthouse

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Belinda’s Guesthouse

  • Booking.com score: 9.4
  • TripAdvisor rating: 5
  • Room options:
    • Family room with balcony – PHP 1,650 for 3 persons – additional PHP 300 per additional guest, up to a maximum of 7 persons per room (PHP 2,850)
  • Free breakfast
  • Free airport shuttle

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Mid-range options

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Greenspace Palawan

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Greenspace Palawan
is my sister’s personal recommendation — she has tried staying here and loved it. Other former guests agree: Greenspace is in the Top 10 B&Bs in Puerto Princesa, with a TripAdvisor rating of 4.5 and a Booking.com score of 8.7. A triple room costs PHP 2,030 — that already includes free breakfast and free airport shuttle.

Other properties with great reviews in the PHP 2,000+ range:
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Uyang Bed and Breakfast

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Uyang Bed and Breakfast

  • Booking.com score: 8.4
  • TripAdvisor rating: 4.5
  • Room options:
    • Standard triple room (3 single beds) – PHP 2,100
    • Standard family room (1 single bed and 2 double beds) – PHP 2,200
    • Quadruple room (2 single beds, 1 double bed) – P2,800
  • Top 5 B&B in Puerto Princesa

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Cleon Villas Pension

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Cleon Villas Pension

  • Booking.com score: 9.1
  • TripAdvisor rating: 5
  • Room options:
    • Triple room with balcony – PHP 2,150 – Price sometimes goes down to PHP 1,850 at Booking.com
    • Quadruple room – P2,500 – Price sometimes goes down to PHP 2,200 at Booking.com

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Worth the price

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I was going to say “splurge on” but these hotels aren’t even that expensive, when you consider that they accommodate 4 or more people per room and offer a host of amenities. In fact, all three of them have a pool, which is bound to delight those traveling with water-loving kids.
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Paboreal Boutique Hotel

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Paboreal Boutique Hotel

  • Booking.com score: 9.2
  • TripAdvisor rating: 5
  • Room options:
    • Deluxe family room with garden view (2 double beds) – PHP 3,705
    • Deluxe family room with partial sea view (2 double beds) – PHP 3,705
  • Top 2 hotel in Puerto Princesa
  • Free breakfast
  • Free airport shuttle

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Ponce de Leon Garden Resort

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Ponce de Leon Garden Resort

  • Booking.com score: 9.1
  • TripAdvisor rating: 4
  • Room options:
    • Deluxe quadruple room (4 single beds and 1 large double bed) – PHP 3,800
    • Family suite (1 XL double bed and 2 large double beds) – PHP 4,750
    • Large family room (8 single beds) – PHP 7,800
  • Free breakfast
  • Free airport shuttle

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Dolce Vita

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Dolce Vita

  • Booking.com score: 8.6
  • TripAdvisor rating: 4.5
  • Room options:
    • Family room for 4 adults (2 single beds and 1 bunk bed) – PHP 4,000
    • Family room for 6 adults (2 single beds and 2 bunk beds) – PHP 6,000
  • Top 6 hotel in Puerto Princesa

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Other places worth checking out

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If for some reason you’re unable to book rooms in the hotels/B&Bs listed above, the following properties are also good options. Clicking on the names will take you to their respective booking pages. I’ve listed them according to price and their Booking.com/TripAdvisor ratings are in the parentheses next to their names.

  • Jungle Flower Guest House (8.9 / 4.5)
    – family rooms from PHP 1,150
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  • Mariafe Inn (8.9 / 4)
    – family rooms from PHP 1,500
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  • Marie Ville Bed and Breakfast (8.7 / 4.5)
    – family rooms from PHP 1,800
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  • Sunflower Royal Pensionne (8.6 / 4.5)
    – family rooms from PHP 1,800
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  • Villa de Sierra Vista B&B (8.6 / 5)
    – family rooms from PHP 1,899
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  • Islands Stay Hotels Puerto Princesa (8.5 / 4)
    – family rooms from PHP 1,948
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  • Casañas Suites (8.6 / 4.5)
    – family rooms from PHP 2,000
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  • Michelle Pension (8.3 / 5)
    – family rooms from PHP 2,300
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  • Baranda’s Place (9.0 / 5)
    – family rooms from PHP 2,400
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  • El Taraw Bed & Breakfast (9.1 / 4.5)
    – family rooms from PHP 2,500
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  • Kambakambak Doss Haus (8.6 / 5)
    – family rooms from PHP 3,060
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  • Balay Tuko Garden Inn (8.8 / 4.5)
    – family rooms from PHP 5,000

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Happy travels!

 


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