Coron Homestays

Casa Montemar is a terrific choice to spend a few days in Coron (Busuanga, Palawan). The rooms are comfortable and clean, with great views over the town and the islands in front of it. CM team took great care of us, from arranging our tours to recommending restaurants nearby and assisting with any logistical need we had. Moreover, CM is within walking distance of the best bars and restaurants in town, while at the same time located in an area far away from the main street, which is always busy and loud. Choose Casa Montemar and you won't regret it!

If you're looking for a great Coron Palawan hostel experience, you've come to the right place. This hostel offers comfortable and clean accommodations with a friendly staff always willing to help. Shout out to Ellen for being so welcoming. The rooms are well-equipped with air conditioning, and comfortable beds. I love the blanket so much, I wanted to take it home with me. The hostel also offers a variety of nighttime activities such as the alcohol Olympics, and The Treasure hunt and they also provide assistance in booking island tours and diving activities. The common areas are spacious and inviting, making it easy to socialize with other guests. The location is also great, close to many attractions and activities. Overall, I highly recommend this hostel for an enjoyable stay in Coron Palawan.

This hostel is clean and modern. The beds are clean and come with curtains. You get a large locker but need to bring your own lock. There is hot water in the showers. There was also shampoo and bath gel. The bathrooms were clean. The ac was strong. The breakfast is free. There is free breakfast everyday on the rooftop bar and restaurant. They also serve dinner and the prices are very reasonable (around 200 php per dish and 50 php for beers). The hostel provides airport pickup and drop off at 150 php each way. Tons of solo travelers here. This isn’t a party hostel but you can usually find people to have a few beers with. Lots of people come for the diving and the island tours. WiFi isn’t great, but it’s not great anywhere on this island. I would definitely stay here again.

The girl at the front desk is beautiful and the service is warm and thoughtful, the room is clean and tidy, the air conditioner is no noise, and the surrounding business is bustling.

1. The hotel is located on the busiest street. But my room was overlooking the courtyard, the pool, so it was quiet. 2. The air conditioner was very noisy, it was hard to sleep. 3. The room was on the fourth floor, there is no elevator in the hotel, in the heat of 35 ° C it is a special pleasure to go up 4. I ordered a honeymoon suite, it does not match what is in the photos. The room is much smaller, about 14m2, tiny balcony. 5. From the hotel you can order all excursions to the islands at the same prices as in the city. 6. The hotel will help you rent a scooter at the same prices as in the city.

The room is very clean, the water heater is not very good, the temperature is not well controlled, the air in the mountain is relatively fresh and quiet, but it is not convenient to eat by boat, etc., there is a house decoration next to the day, a bit noisy

I really enjoyed my stay here. Nice comfy room with great Aircon and a really nice breakfast in the morning. The pancakes were delicious. All the staff were very friendly and had great English! Especially the security guard Arthur. He made us feel very safe and was very friendly and welcoming.

The location is quite good, quiet place, there are small shops before and after, it is quite convenient to buy some snacks and drinks. The breakfast provided by the hotel is very good. The staff of the hotel has a great attitude, and they can get feedback and help in time if they need them. A day trip to the sea scheduled at the front desk is also very cost-effective. The bed is very soft. Those who like to sleep on soft beds should like it.

I always stay here whenever I would come to Coron alone and always request room 121. If you are a type of person or want to have an own space during your stay in Coron, this is a good option. This property is what I always recommend to friends and my coworkers who visited Coron in the past who wants to have the things I have mentioned. Also, the owner Ms. Leah has always been accommodating whenever I have questions. Sadly, the old staff is no longer working there but the new ones are very helpful. PROS: - Free breakfast - Helpful staff and accommodating owner - Clean room and toilet - Affordable rate for a solo room with ac, fan and own toilet and shower + a tv. - Few minutes’ walk to restaurants, port, and other spots. - Hotel is closer to Sharkey 2-5 min walk. THINGS TO CONSIDER - Menu for bfast is the same, if you are staying longer at the property you might want to look for something else - Solo room is small, if you are tall or bit extra it might not work for you. - Room 121 no longer have the view of the bay. A new building is blocking the view now.

Accommodations are basic — you get a small room with a double bed (we were assigned to room 10), AC, a private bathroom, an office table, and a tiny mirror. I’d like to stress though that apart from the bed, which gave us a rather comfortable sleep, everything else needed a lot of work in terms of design, especially how it affects the functionality of the room: We didn’t like the placement of the shower, which was directly in front of a large window, so this meant whoever was in the lot outside could see you showering. What we did was we removed the curtain from the inner window and placed it on the bathroom window (with difficulty, as there was no curtain rod on the bathroom window). There were also at least two signs in the bathroom saying we shouldn’t flush toilet paper into the toilet bowl, but the lone trash can in the room was placed in the bedroom so we had to transfer that beside the toilet too. Water pressure on the tap was strong, but really weak on the shower. Also, we would have appreciated basic provision for hanging wet clothes on (there was absolutely nothing!!). We had to hang our wet stuff on weird places, including the headboard and on doorknobs. Seeing as most tourists do island hopping in Coron and come home with wet clothes, placing hanging racks should have been a no-brainer. They can also replace the office table (which is frankly such a weird choice of furniture) with maybe an open (wall-mount) closet design where we can hang clothes, and maybe a smaller (wall-mount) surface for placing stuff on so the rest of the room’s bottom space can be used for bags (we only brought carry-on bags, but we barely had space with that humongous table hogging what remained of the floor area). They also serve breakfast rather strictly from 7:30 am to 9 am (if you’re going on a tour that departs early, forget about requesting to have breakfast earlier because the guy manning the reception in the evenings to early mornings, Bobby, seems to have a real issue with it). He vehemently explains that their cook doesn’t come in until 7:30 so. you. cannot. have. your. breakfast. earlier. Also, serving time is very slow. Of the four days we were there, we were only able to have breakfast there twice. There is wifi in the room, although it is (expectedly for Coron) slow. I will not stay here again, although their saving grace would be they had the nicest boatmen who took really good care of us during our two-day island hopping trip. They do have their private boat and we opted for a private tour, and everything in that respect went smoothly.