Name: Bulul Garden Hotel
Address: Rizal Street, Brgy Maligaya, Palawan, Palawan, Palawan, 5313, Philippines
Rating: 7

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El Nido

Cesar Lim Rodriguez Airport

Bulul Garden Hotel

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We flew to Lido El Nido from Cebu in the early afternoon and got a tuk tuk into town. My travel companion had stayed at Bulul Gardens on a previous trip before the pandemic but he wasn't sure if they were still in operation. Luckily for us, we were greeted by the lovely Ms. Bella, who told us that they were making preparations to reopen in a few days but had a double room available which we were happy to share for the first night then additional things became available the following day.
 The air-conditioned room, although small was bright and clean with large glass sliding doors and tasteful decor which made it feel spacious and relaxing.
 The bathroom was very neat and clean and the hot water works brilliantly.
 Each of the 4 rooms opens to a small covered patio which is nice for morning coffee and has a drying rack for your wet swimwear.
 The grounds provides a small but cosy pool for chilling out and a cute cafe at front for great brewed coffee and both local and international cuisine prepared by Shaar and Ann who are very entertaining and hospitable.
 The most delightful feature of our stay was the kind and helpful presence of Ms. Bella, her daughters "Ice" and Tina who went the extra mile to help make our stay enjoyable and problem free.
 They helped us with many things including booking day trips, having rental scooters brought directly to us at the hotel, assisting with flight arrangements and even booking me a therapeutic masseuse when I accidentally twisted my ankle on a hike!
We felt totally at home and were treated like family.
I can't wait to go back again

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Absolutely overpriced for what it is. It’s a $15 a night place not a $40aud place. (55 for tonight I dont know who they are kidding)
No wifi, no breakfast, toilet water leaking all over the bathroom, Dan literally exploded with sparks coming down from the ceiling on top of the bed.
No shower water pressure & sometimes not even enough for a drip out of the shower and you have to keep asking for the pump to be turned on. It’s been 4 days and I’ve had 1 shower as such the room is full of sand.
We’ve been the only people staying here and for half of the Stay they have been renovating and making so much noise from 8am. It’s actually been a joke. To feel like you are bothering people to ask for a pump to be turned on so you can wash sand off your feet. Over it!!!
Would not recommend giving these people any money

Stay away

Upon check in at Bulul we encountered minor confusion due to only reserving 2 rooms for 4 people, and showing up with 5. We assumed it wouldn’t be a problem as the pictures advertise there is two beds in each room, however, that was not the case. The security who was working at the front desk when we arrived late at night was able to call an English speaking worker by the name of Grace who was able to come to the hotel and set up an extra bed for our 5th guest. Grace is by far the kindest woman I’ve ever met and went above and beyond to ensure we were satisfied. The resort itself is very small and modest with only four rooms, but was exceptionally clean and well groomed. Each room has their own front porch with a table. There is also a small communal area at the back of the resort that was nice to relax at with a few beers from down the road. The AC worked great, however, they do turn it off when guests leave the hotel which resulted in returning to a hot room. There was little to no water pressure which resulted in needing to take longer showers to attempt to take out all the shampoo/conditioner. The hotel also does not clean the rooms unless you ask them. Aside from those few minor issues, our party of five really enjoyed our experience at Bulul. We paid about 80CAD a night which is definitely overpriced, however that is to be expected in El Nido. The hotel also has 24/7 security guard at the front desk. 
Across the street from the hotel there is a motorbike rental shop which we HIGHLY recommend. The staff at this establishment are so genuinely friendly and seek to ensure their guests have a great time in El Nido. We rented 5 motorbikes from them (500pesos a day +gas), and one tour guide (300 pesos) who drove one of the bikes with my mother. Our guide Kenneth took us to all the amazing beaches surrounding El Nido. He proceeded to give us recommendations the following days and even connected us with a tattoo artist. 
Overall, I would recommend Bulul to anyone looking for a well-located, modest hotel in El Nido.

average hotel, prime location

Stayed 3 nights, the price was fairly low so we weren't expecting a 5 star hotel. 

The room is big enough,  a double bed, bathroom fairly large, clean, aircon and fan worked well. 

There is a little individual porch where  you can relax and there a room to hang your wet clothes. 

The location is on Rizal St and is walking distance to the beach. 

The workers are friendly and helpful. We left them a nice tip. 

Yes we would stay again. 

nice little hotel

Nice, clean and modern room with A/C. Shower has hot water and there is intermittent wifi (good by Palawan standards!). Little noise from the street. The hotel can arrange tours and transport and for an extra 200 pesos you can order breakfast which will be served outside your room - but we found better breakfasts elsewhere. Friendly service. It is no more than ten minutes' walk from the seafront but the road is dirty and full of tricycles and motorbikes.

Nice room near centre of El Nido

I don't understand how anyone can give a positive review about this place. We have booked a 7 night stay, only to check out 2 hours after arriving. The place is horrific. I walked into a room slightly bigger than a bathroom, with two beds taking up an entire room. There's about a foot of space between the beds and around each bed, not enough space to walk freely, yet alone unpack your luggage. The beds were hard, basic, and yellow stains on the bedsheets. The bathroom shower was yellow and a toilet had a bucket of water next to it, I'm assuming for flushing. The whole place is extremely outdated and not suitable to accommodate a human being. We were told the Wifi is "cut off" and no other explanation was given. We checked out two hours later, losing our money (at that point it didn't even matter), we had to get out of there. The owner, Lorna, is the most uncivilized person I have ever met. She made sure she shouted "no refund" as we were leaving. Please, do yourself a favor and pick another place. If possible, wait until you arrive to El Nido and check out the room before paying for It.

Stay Away!

I came here in a group of 3 and stayed for 2 nights.
The receptionist said they have wifi but it did not work? I thought all the area would not have wifi because Elnido is quite remote. 
But when I asked the hotel beside (I booked ticket there) about their WIFI and it worked really well. 
The room is small and quite damp, the water tank does not have hot water. However, the surrounding is ok with lots of trees (that's why I give it a star or else no star will be given).
Staffs are not helpful and very silent also. Doors are hard to lock. No breakfast. No room made (only towels changed).
The price is quite cheap compared to others in the area but no other services except from the room itself is given.
Will not comeback here the next time.

Plus: Don't eat seafood in the restaurants near the beach. We 3 got diarrhea after eating there. I guess it was because the seafood was not fresh.

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