El Nido Reef Strand Resort

3.0 star property

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Outdoor pool, pool loungers
On the beach, sun-loungers, beach towels, snorkelling
Deluxe Room | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi
On the beach, sun-loungers, beach towels, snorkelling
Deluxe Room | Balcony

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
    Hot tub
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Sitio Caalan, Brgy. Masagana, El Nido, Palawan, 5313
  • Bacuit Bay
    1 min walk
  • Caalan Beach
    3 min walk
  • El Nido Main Beach
    13 min walk
  • El Nido (ENI)
    17 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Room

  • 23 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

El Nido Reef Strand Resort

Sun and fun on the beach, near El Nido Main Beach
At El Nido Reef Strand Resort, relax by an outdoor pool or hit the beach where you can enjoy snorkelling.
El Nido Reef Strand Resort offers 8 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and free toiletries. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include a shower with a hydromassage showerhead. This El Nido hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and in-room massages can be requested.

An outdoor pool and Access to hot tub are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at El Nido Reef Strand Resort. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Bacuit Bay. Free WiFi in public areas, a free area shuttle and an outdoor pool are available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy local and international cuisine and a beachfront location while dining at Reef Strand
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool or soak in the hot tub
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
  • On-site recreation includes kayaking
  • Steps from Bacuit Bay and Caalan Beach
  • Free local-area shuttle service
There's a restaurant on site. WiFi is free in public spaces. El Nido Reef Strand Resort offers its guests an outdoor pool and Access to hot tub. A free area shuttle within 3 km is available. El Nido Reef Strand Resort also features tour/ticket assistance, a garden, and dry cleaning/laundry services.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star El Nido hotel.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 7 AM to 9 AM.
Reef Strand – This beachfront restaurant specialises in local and international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy al fresco dining (weather permitting).
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, German

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Free area shuttle up to 3 km
  • Area shuttle

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7 AM to 9 AM for a fee: PHP 200 per person
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Reef Strand

Family friendly

  • Free area shuttle
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Pool loungers

Spa

  • In-room massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift (single-level property)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hydromassage showerhead
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 10 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at El Nido Reef Strand Resort

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Cash deposit: PHP 1000.00 per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: from approximately PHP 200 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
The front desk at this property is open daily from 7 AM - 10 PM.
To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property at least 72 hours prior to arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests arriving after 10 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Reef Strand Resort
El Nido Reef Strand
Reef Strand
El Nido Reef Strand Palawan
El Nido Reef Strand Resort Hotel
El Nido Reef Strand Resort El Nido
El Nido Reef Strand Resort Hotel El Nido
El Nido Reef Strand Resort Palawan Island

El Nido Reef Strand Resort Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 155 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 37 out of 155 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 155 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 155 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 155 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely staff. Couldn’t do enough to help. What a view you get over the pool looking at the ocean and the islands.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet, ocean front, simple, but perfect.
Although an older hotel, its location is quiet and it has the best pool overlooking the ocean. The staff are really lovely and it was a wonderful stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Antigone

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Location was great but hotel could use upgrading
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Maria

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Where do I start? First, the place is not the same as in the pictures.The owner of the place is so rude! Where my sibling stayed, they all got a lot of bites! Not sure if they were bed bugs or what, but something bit them. The room had lot of ants and the tv and bathroom were not working - clogged toilet that wouldn't flush. When we asked for the room to be cleaned, the cups dirty and the dirty towels not replace! We had to pay going in and out of this place, Don't be fooled by the website this place is out of nowhere you could stay somewhere where is cheapear and convenient to you...
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Francis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Martin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The property is hard to get to. The showers use salt Walter. The view is magnificent The staff is outstanding.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Orlando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Joselito

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pictures are very deceiving. Pool is dirty,never seen the filter on, the whole time we were there. It shows that the maintenance of the property is very minimal. The only thing great about the resort are the staffs. I wouldn't recommend the property to anyone. It was very disappointing.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Ward

Liked: Staff & service
Nice view of water and mountains.
Staff were friendly. Food was average not much imagination. Rooms could be a bit cleaner. Overall pleasant stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

daniela, riverside

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
We enjoy the view by the pool and there food is good. The staff and owner give you a great costumer service. Great communication, tks
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
I had a wonderful first visit and look forward to coming back again. The owner Mr. Uli, went out of his way to make sure I was comfortable, and get me to my island hopping cruise on time! Warm and friendly staff. Very helpful. Beautiful location on the beach. シ
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Andrew, Madison

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Dennis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Truthful review. The only two pleasing things at this hotel was we had a beautiful view ocean view from our balcony and the staff were excellent and so friendly. The hotel itself needs a complete renovation. There was a lot of rust and rotted wood around the exterior of the building. The owner was alway in the lounge area which is ok, but we always struggled to get change. He had to pull money out of his pocket. Very shabby business practices here. For my room, the sliding door was the only door to the room. The lock did not work so they had to replace it but he told me the people that checked out that morning had no issues. Complete lie because when their maintenance guy tried, he couldn’t get it to work either. Had loose tiles on the floor. No water pressure in the shower. When I opened the bathroom door from the inside, the door knob came off. The air conditioner could not keep the room cool enough during the day but night was ok. The reviews were good that is why we got a room here, but I wouldn’t recommend staying here. Also, it is about 15 minutes from a road to get to a tricycle or taxi because of a very narrow way to the hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

ZSUZSANNA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view from the rooms and the pool is exactly like you see on the pictures. It is spectacular. The staff is super friendly and very attentive. Lot of times they serve you the things you might need without asking. For example towels for your excursions.. You can conveniently book excursions with them and they provide free transportation or rent a scooter from them. Meals and cocktails available as well. We had a fantastic time.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Lois Anne

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall, good experience and beautiful view. Limited transportation when it's high tide in the area and it was very dark in the evening when walking back to the hotel without any transportation access.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patryk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exactly what you need
Very nice, very surprising and awesome staff
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Mirna

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location! The hotel is on the beach side so you’re able to catch amazing sunrise/sunset views. The staff was very nice and super helpful in accommodating our needs and coordinating breakfast each morning as well as the island hopping tours. The breakfast was good..The rooms were good..a little rundown but for the price, it’s worth it! Overall, we were all satisfied with our stay and would recommend. They also provide roundtrip transportation from the airport.

4/10 Poor

Nina, Queens Village

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view is great but the rooms, stairs, bathrooms and pool are so dirty, everything is broken and not working. You will only pay for the view that’s what it is. You need to put money out every time. You borrow an umbrella you have to give a deposit the moment you walked in you have to put a deposit. Terrible! The owner is always on top of his staff and making the so uncomfortable in front of the guests. Scolding them in front of us. Staying here was a waste.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were a little worried about coming here due to some of the bad reviews that have been left but after visiting I genuinely don't know what the issue was for these guests. Yes it's a little weathered but that's the nature of this kind of environment and the property having zero income/funding for about two years during the pandemic. We didn't see any evidence of bed bugs and no ants were in the room. The owner is a very friendly chap and the staff are always willing to assist when you need something. They also provide a free shuttle service to the town during the day (small surcharge of 150 pesos after 7pm, 900 pesos for an airport transfer). The breakfast did the job for me and they serve food throughout the day and have good variety on the menu, the pizza was wonderful and I was genuinely surprised to see they had their own home made dough in the fridge! Overall for the price I had no issues with this property and recommend anyone booking to go there with an open mind.

10/10 Excellent

Bienvenido, Jacksonville

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The view from the room is amazing, after a day of island hopping you come back to a place very relaxing. The staff are so friendly, courteous and very accommodating. We had a very relaxing stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

ERIC

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The pool is fantastic. The view is amazing. The staff is friendly, helpful, and eager to please their guest. You have to get to know the Owner "Olly" - him and his wife Rose are super cool host.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Where do I begin? Arriving at the “resort” was quite the experience. My girlfriend and I arrive at the El Nido airport and take a motorcycle trike to El Nido. In the town of El Nido the driver tells us he cannot take us all the way to the hotel and to call and they will pick us up. We call and then someone shows up and tells us we have to walk to his trike, we walk through a small alley and onto the beach at high tide and have to take off our shoes and run across the beach area bounded by a wall and terrace while carrying luggage. Upon arrival at the hotel and getting to our room it was quite a disappointment, it smelled, had mold in a corner of the ceiling, this was not a water stain as I verified this by standing on a chair and rubbed some off with my finger. It looks nothing even close to the pictures on Expedia as the Expedia pictures are skillfully taken to avoid anything that looks bad. This place is in need of serious maintenance. On the second day we requested our room to be cleaned which was not done as promised. On the second night the owner stayed up drinking after midnight at the bar all while talking loudly and laughing with complete disregard for guests trying to sleep. Along with this we paid $32 for 2 small bags for laundry service only to get it after asking for the second time the next day at 6 PM, about 34 hours after leaving our clothes. Dirty pool, no water in the jacuzzi, smell of sewer from the shower drain at times. A run down and dirty place.