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Reviews of Darayonan Lodge

3 out of 5
Darayonan Lodge
132 National Highway, Bgy. Poblacion 1, Coron, Palawan

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 82 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 32 out of 82 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 82 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 82 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 82 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Aimee

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant and friendly accommodation with nice pool
A small and pleasant accommodation with rooms arranged around the central pool, bar & restaurant. The cheaper rooms are near the road and are very noisy all night. The deluxe rooms are quieter and right next to the pool. All rooms have wet room style bathroom with shower / toilet. Good size pool and selection of breakfast options. Sometimes they asked us to select breakfast the night before and sometimes it was a buffet (we stayed over Christmas so maybe they were not fully staffed). Breakfasts were basic, sometimes served cold, only instant coffee. Staff were very helpful and booked trips, a driver and even masseuses for us.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Harrison

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel!
Great hotel! Staff were friendly, room was comfortable and was in a fantastic location. The only thing that needs improving is the shower. The shower in the room we were in didn't give much water. Other than that, I can't fault the place.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Value
Went to Coron for snorkelling Hotel was central and easy to walk to the harbour Beer cheap at the bar
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Lucena, Nueva Ecija, Phils.

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel location is great but hotel facilities is so disappointing
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Marianne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
it was very pleasant. staff were accomodating and helpful. great customer service. front desk verified my transportation going tomy tour. at the end the packed sandwich was forgotten other than that all is well.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location is good just next to anything you’ll need.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Rachel

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Kariz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
For family/group stays, yes! Generator, yes!
Nothing much to complain about, other than the tired looking facilities. An upgrade of some appliances would be a great help in reviving the hotel. However, for the price point, this is one if your best bets. (1) there is a pool, which is a key requirement for my daughter who seems ti be part mermaid (lol). (2) there is a backup generator in case of power failures- which is a CONSTANT PROBLEM townwide. Lights, outlets and ceiling fan kick in, so youve got your basic comforts. (3) the staff are attentive. (4) food is affordable and yum. If you want fine dining, go out (sheesh). (5) Bathroom and bedroom is not cramped. The location is spot on- no noise at night, but also just a few shakes from town center. The staff can help you work out your itinerary, and assist un airport transfers. The pool is CLEAN. The bathroom could be (much) better, but this isn't the Two Seasons, deal with it. For the price, I believe it's the best option for you. Family or group stays are ideal.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Matt, San Jose, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I would definitely check in again here. The staff were great and able to get you arranged trip to island hop.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Good location, even though it a bit noisy by the road. Nice pool. If look for cheap, basic accommodation then this is a good option. Buffet breakfast was terrible, however when a la carter it was slightly better
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Mazen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
it was fine
Only had an over night stay and had to leave the next morning. Place had many unique art displays.. did not try their pool though. bu ambiance was nice..
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Dorothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place with very caring staff
Staff are awesome and all go the extra mile. Eggs and toast made to order for me at a special setting as they realised I wasn’t really interested in the Filipino breakfast. Lady in dining room so kind and attentive. Unfortunately I left my booking too late and they could not accommodate me for 4nights so I had to move to another lodge across the road. The lovely lady at reception checked with my forwarding hotel to see when my room was ready and then had someone take my luggage over to by next Lodge. Not only that they allowed me to come over and use the pool for the rest of my stay. Absolutely lovely staff - every single one ! Amazing service. I would definitely stay here again. I would give 5stars but there is an ant problem which is a bit annoying. I’m just not sure there is a solution in a wooden building.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Chin on 12 Oct 2018
Thank you for your feedback! Glad that you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great experience with improvement
The experience was great. So Accommodating. The only comment is as regards the building, being an old one, there are insects that should be dealt with properly. Overall, good job
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Chin on 16 Jul 2018
Thank you for your feedback! Glad that you enjoyed your stay! Rest assured that we will do our best to improve our facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff were helpful and friendly. Facilities are good however there were times that no water in the faucet. Location is very good.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from Chin on 16 Jul 2018
Thank you for your feedback! Glad that you enjoyed your stay. Rest assured that we will do something with our water system.

8/10 Good

Karen, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Firstly, it was great to be picked up at the airport as it's quite a long drive into Coron. Daryonan is a welcoming place and the staff were very helpful. Book your tours through them as we found them cheaper than the tour places out on the street and our tours were great. We also booked massages in our room and the ladies not only did a fabulous job... they were friendly and funny. The hotel was very central and we could easily walk around the streets and down to the port. The downside was the food. While it was probably good for Filipinos, there was nothing appealing for foreign tourists either for breakfast or the evening meal. There is a restobar along the street called Buzzexpress which was better as well as some other small diners which we enjoyed.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Francesca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Budget Hotel with Pool
Perfect for those on a budget who want to stay in a nice location within the city.
Response from Chin Fernandez on 1 May 2018
Thank you for your feedback Francesca.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, accessible to the main city
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Chin Fernandez on 23 Jan 2018
Thank you for your feedback sir/maam. Glad that you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Ernesto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Chin Fernandez on 23 Jan 2018
Thank you for your feedback sir! Glad that you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden Gem
Had another wonderful stay.. even though the rooms may be a little outdated.. this place has offered us the best time in Coron!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Chin Fernandez on 9 Jan 2018
Dear Michael, Thank you for your review. I am glad that you enjoyed your stay (inspite of our old rooms). Rest assured we are doing our best to renovate them. Very truly yours, Chin Fernandez

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Chin Fernandez on 9 Jan 2018
Thank you for posting a review!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Value for money
Nice place. Value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Thank you for the feedback! Glad that you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

TDLC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff and Location
Good staff and location..the breakfast is plated but enough for a start up and the staff are accommodating locations is Good and within the town walking distance to almost everything
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Chin on 12 Dec 2017
Thank you for your feedback Sir/Maám. Glad you enjoyed your stay.

4/10 Poor

Aaron

Disliked: Staff & service
Very dissatisfied
The hotel offers airport shuttle but never arranged it- we contacted them three times and only once did they respond asking for our booking reference number then never responded or arranged the pickup. Our connection flight was canceled and we were unable to make it to the hotel the day of the reservation- since the policy says no refund, they kept our money and did not allow us to use it toward a vacant room the next day when we were able to arrive. I won’t do business with these kinds of people.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Dear Aaron, I am sorry to hear that you were not happy with our service. Rest assured that I will call the attention of the concerned staff. Very truly yours, Chin Fernandez

6/10 Okay

Lester, seattle

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Pretty basic but...
When I first saw the place I was truly disppointed, the bathroom is in serious need of repair. There is not enough water pressure for shower thus I had to fill my pale from the faucet. If I want warm water I had to patiently collect it using a small bucket and dump it into the pale to mix with the faucet water in the pale. What an ardous task to shower, but this is the indigenous people's way of life. They dont have alot in the way of western people's hospitality life. My aircon kept leaking water. Having said all these, I must give them credit for making up what they lack in material. The staff are well inculturated in wanting to make visitors like me welcome in their humble place.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Chin on 12 Dec 2017
Thank you for your feedback sir. Your comments are noted. Rest assured that we will address these issues. Again, thank you.

8/10 Good

Micheal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place but aweful WiFi and none in room
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017
Thank you for your feedback Michael. We too are not happy with the wi-fi in Coron and wish for a better service. We have a pending application with the telecom companies but at the moment, they cannot give anything better. Again, thank you for your feedback.

8/10 Good

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant surroundings...
Nice location along main road but traffic noise and roosters caused us to rise early! Nice, clean pool ( one of only 4 in Coron). Good breakfast included...
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017
Thank you for your feedback maám! Glad that you enjoyed your stay.

6/10 Okay

Joey, Philippines

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lodge
A lot of mosquetoes,the shower holder is broken everytime i used its always falling down,the toilet donot flush and in my 4days no staff changing towel ,putting tissue ,soap and shampoo. The bed is okay and the comforter..expedia just request in your affilliatted hotels that in your bookings give us a good services because i already experienced someone told me that online booking like your site and etc..are cheap..so we need to book directly to there site so that it cannot be a cheap booking as per to her,so proved it to us that it is not true..and me i request expedia to be honest with your post because you posted a very clean hotel rooms but if we already there on that hotel the class of hotel rooms you've been posted is already different from you site. I hope you improve your hotel coordenation so that we,as your client the hotel management can give us excellent accomodation thru from the rooms we booked from your site..thank you
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Service was excellent. Good food! Nice pool. Clean restaurant and nice lobby.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Chin on 29 Aug 2017
Thank you for your feed back sir/maam. Rest assured we shall be upgrading our facilities.

6/10 Okay

Christian

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Coron Palawan trip
Place is crawling with ants. Water shuts off at times and when it comes back on, it is with dead insects. However, place is convenient and staff were all friendly and helpful. They will surely attend to your needs with smile on their face. They serve cooked to order breakfast and at least whay I had were good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Thank you for your feed back Christian. Will look into your concern.

8/10 Good

James, Seattle, WA, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, nice facilities
Darayonan is located within an easy walk of the waterfront and "main" part of town, and the rooms are just far enough away from the road that they're nice and quiet. Of course you'll hear roosters in the morning, but that's nothing new in the Philippines! The hotel grounds are really nice, with a great refreshing pool, nice bar, and a good breakfast at the restaurant. The balcony from our room got nice morning sun, and the room was comfortable and clean. We had plenty of space to spread out all our wet swimwear and snorkel gear. My only real complaint about this place was that they offered bird watching tours, which we were excited about and we'd brought binoculars and a big camera lens just for, but when I tried to actually book it they told me it was "exclusive" and asked if I was a professional photographer, and when I said no, I was not allowed to go on the tour. I never fully understood the reason for this (I think some was lost in translation), but it was disappointing, and I lugged a lot of heavy gear for nothing. So, if you stay here and they mention bird watching, just know that you DO need to confirm in advance that you want to go; don't assume you can book it when you get there. This could have been made more clear.

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay in darayonan Lodge
Friendly people/staff. Excellent stay. The room needs a little revamping but otherwise serves its function. The patio and the poolside are awesome places to chill. Poor wifi connection in common areas. Shuttle service is on time. Good breakfast menu selection.
Thank you for your feedback Ms. Nicole. We are renovating our rooms one by one. And we apologize for the wi-fi. At the moment that is the best the telecom company can provide. Chin Fernandez

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Swimming pool was nice.
We had good time with our friends in the swimming pool.
Response from Chin Fernandez on 17 Mar 2017
Thank you for your feedback. Glad that you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Jocelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hostel close to town
3 girls semibackpacking. Close enough to main part of town to walk. Organised a great tour (the first one on the list). We're accommodating and helpful when illness and injury occurred. Aircon and fan in room. Shower with hot water. Free breakfast was standard for Philippines. Great stay.
Response from Chin Fernandez on 17 Mar 2017
Thank you for your feedback Ms. Jocelyn. Glad that you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great backpackers hotel
My stay was fine. The room was basic but a very good price for someone on a budget
Thank you for your feedback. Chin Fernandez

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel
Nice and accommodating staff!

6/10 Okay

josepito a., US

Liked: Staff & service
perfect for the price

6/10 Okay

Regina

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
central, loud & In need of upgrade
We stayed for one night only. Pool area is very nice, breakfast is good and staff lovely. However, until the rooms have had an upgrade it's not worth the money. room was really run down, ants everywhere, aircon barely cold, shower just few drops of water. The worst was though that the windows are so old that you feel the motorcycles are driving next to your bed. Sleep was nearly impossible.

4/10 Poor

Vicky, Los Angeles, California

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A decent place but could be better
The room has weak shower and no water heater. We had to scoop the water from a pail when we took a shower. Street noise continuous all night. Had to pay for beach towel!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Andrew, Uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pleasant stay,staff were great.only complaint hotel is next to a chicken breeders so noisy from 4 am onwards

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Impossible de dormir
Beaucoup trop bruyant impossible de dormir durant toute la nuit ! Des cafards dans la chambre.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

ivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019