Abueg Road, Barangay Bancao Bancao, Puerto Princesa, Palawan
Reviews
9.6
Exceptional
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Munting Paraiso is a lovely property with warm, friendly staff. The grounds are attractive, well groomed and clean. This is a different type of atmosphere than the cookie-cutter resorts. Each of the rooms are in their own separate building giving you a very private feeling. There are several very large very old trees on the grounds that add to the beautiful atmosphere. The pool is nice and clean. The staff is very attentive and courteous. The food at the restaurant is tasty. I give a 4-star rating to this superb property.
Francis
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
6/10 Okay
Alexandra
Travelled with partner
15 Nov 2023
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
It was a nice quant little hotel. The service was great! A short 10-12 minute walk from other food places. It was very nice and quiet. We were only here for a day and a half. The room was a bit outdated and shower needed updating because it was getting rusty already. They were low on a lot of food items at their restaurant so we opted to not order from them. Pool is nice, and they have a small but workable gym. Front desk was very nice and polite. Not too much privacy as our window over looks other people’s balcony. But overall if you are looking for a cute short stay hotel, it’s definitely a great value! Will stay here again!
Alexandra
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from niza on 25 Nov 2023
Thank you for your review! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed our quaint hotel, friendly service, and convenient location. We appreciate your feedback on the room and shower, and we'll address those concerns promptly. Your input about the restaurant and privacy is noted, and we're working to make improvements.We're glad you found value in your stay and look forward to welcoming you back!
10/10 Excellent
Armando
15 Oct 2023
Liked: Amenities
I stayed on this property for 5 nights. It's a property of 12 bungalows that have a kitchenette big room with the terrace with table, hameck you could seat outside enjoy the weather. The staff are very polite.The service they provide was out of this world. This place was very private and quiet. I'm definitely coming back again.
Armando
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023
Response from niza on 17 Oct 2023
Thank you for your glowing review! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your 5-night stay at our property. It's wonderful to know that you found our bungalows, staff, and service exceptional. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future
It’s a lovely quite place but still close to every thing
Christopher
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from niza on 24 Apr 2023
Thank you so much for taking your time to review our place. We are glad that you enjoyed staying with us and hope we can welcome you again in the future.
I appreciated that it was a bungalow and had a good amount of space. The pool was lovely and I enjoyed having the hammock. The restaurant was convenient, and overall it is a lovely place to stay. We were only there for a night in transit back from El Nido.
Kurt
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Munting Paraiso Team on 10 Apr 2023
We loved to hear that your stay with us gives you a memorable stay here in Palawan. Our team was thrilled to know that you've experience best service that we want you to experience here on our place. We look forward on your next stay with us. Thank you
It was almost like that small town feeling. Service was right on the place was spotless. The owner and his daughter were always right there so if there ever was problem it would be immediately taken care of but there never was a problem. The rooms were big with full kitchen where I could cook if I want to . Security was great. The restaurant is never packed so no waiting for your food. The amenities were great a lot of tour options. Massage, and transportation. I will definitively be back to this property my next vacation because I am going back to Palawan and will start here.
James
Response from Niza on 16 Dec 2022
We're really grateful and appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us and we are very happy to hear that you will be back with us in your next palawan visit. Hope to see you soon
Above all the positives was the hospitality of the staff. Communication was efficient and everyone was friendly and welcoming from the moment we were timely met at the airport to until we were well beyond the property. Everyone is smiling and approachable and ready to help out, from if you need anything to just a conversation.
The stay is perfect. It had everything we needed for a comfortable stay, and the surrounding was so relaxing we even decided to stay in one evening, enjoying the surrounds instead of exploring the city.
When we return to Puerto Princesa, we hope that Munting Paraiso will have a room for us again.
Charles Winston
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from niza on 8 Nov 2022
Thank you so much for your review, we are glad to hear that you loved staying with us and definitely will be very happy to have you as our guests again.
10/10 Excellent
Antonio, Houston, TX
Travelled with partner
12 Nov 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
A hidden gem! Will definitely return!! The staff is very helpful to meet all your needs. The place is secured and very safe! It's an amazing experience.
Antonio
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Niza Butikofer on 26 Nov 2019
Thank you so much for your review,
we are so glad and very happy that you enjoyed staying with us. :)
Small quaint resort, 12 bungalows. Nice pool and stay is friendly. More laid back not run like a professional resort, had an excursion at 7am went to the restaurant at 6am (posted opening time) and nobody around until 6:20... Many things on the menu were not available. Nothing within walking distance...
Verified traveller
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019
Response from niza on 28 Oct 2019
Good day,
Thank you for your review.
We apologies for the incident that none of our kitchen staff was around.
Usually what we do, if we don't have that many of guests we inform them that and ask what time they would want to have breakfast. So we can adjust with the time. But here for we are really sorry that our kitchen staff were late. We hope besides that incident that you could still enjoy staying with us.
Amazing stay, nothing to fault. Would come and stay again.
Verified traveller
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Niza on 20 Aug 2019
Thank you so much for your review,
we are glad and very happy that you enjoyed staying with us and hope that we can welcome you again in our little paradise.
Enjoyed our stay with the lovely natural setting, awesome pool and great service. We could check in early as not so busy, which was great. Very helpful stsff.
Rowan
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Niza on 11 Jul 2019
Thank you so much for you review,
we are so glad that you enjoyed staying with us and hope that we can welcome you again in our little paradise in the city.
Staff is friendly and ready to accommodate your needs. The rooms are clean and beautiful. The menu at the restaurant is not only delicious but health conscious. I’d definitely return.
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Niza on 17 May 2019
Thank you so much for your review,
we are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope we can welcome you again.
overall, it is good place to stay with the family.
everything was nice including the location, we like the peaceful ambiance and the privacy of our area. One thing, it was a little far from everything like shopping and beaches.
Robert
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Niza on 11 Jan 2019
Thank you so much for taking time to review our place,
we are glad that you enjoyed your stay.
:)
We loved the privacy of the units and the outdoor patio area. Staff were friendly and helpful.
The only minor downfall was having to catch a tricycle every time you wished to go somewhere, but not a major problem. All in all a great time and loved the place
PS Don't do the fire fly trip, waste of money, as there weren't any.
Ian
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Niza on 1 Nov 2018
Good day,
thank you so much for taking time to review our place.
We are glad that you enjoyed your stay. For the transportation with the trycicle, our Front Desk are always happy to help you to call one.
10/10 Excellent
Jennifer, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
19 Jun 2018
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
I will definitely come back here. The staff was friendly and catered to our every need. We were able to experience moonlight massages by the pool and enjoy delicious mango shakes. I'm so glad we chose to stay here. Beautiful place to unwind. Very reasonable prices as well.
Jennifer
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from Niza on 21 Jun 2018
Dear ma'am Jennifer. Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our hotel to other travelers. I'm sure our entire hotel staff enjoyed catering to your needs as much as you enjoyed your stay. Looking forward to seeing you again.
Picturesque, blends in with the surroundings. Very clean,all staff speaks english. Rooms are clean. Munting Paraiso surely is paradise in the city. We enjoyed our stay. Thank you.
Verified traveller
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Niza on 28 Apr 2018
Thank you so much for your positive review,
we are happy that you enjoyed your stay in our little paradise.
A relaxing place to stay, that’s tucked away in a little corner of Puerto Princessa. Staff were very warm, welcoming and helpful. They arranged excursions, dinner reservations, lifts into town and in-room massages for us. I’d definitely love to go back for a visit.
Rich
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Niza on 28 Feb 2018
Thank yous so much for your positive feedback,
we are glad that you enjoyed your stay.
We hope we can welcome you again in our little paradise.
This place is great for anyone who wants to get away from the hustle & bustle of a busy life. I had a great quality time bonding with my family especially with my kids! The staff were very friendly, accommodating, and helpful with all our needs. The place was very clean. And the owners who we met were very humble and grateful for us visiting their paradise. So far, this is my number one place in my list that I will definitely go back!
Arcee
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017
Response from Niza on 10 Nov 2017
Dear Happy Guest. Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our hotel to other travelers. I'm sure our entire hotel staff enjoyed catering to your needs as much as you enjoyed your stay. Looking forward having you again as a guest in our little paradise.
Great place. Couldn't fault it. As someone who believes in sustainability, this hotel ticks a lot of boxes. Mr Heinz, the should give himself a pat on the shoulders. Only a year old, he has built the 12 units of accomodation around existing century year old trees. Solar lighting and underground water are some of the features used in this built. The staff are all friendly and helpful. The pool is amazing. If I have to nick pick, I would suggest the coffee house need to have more variety. That is not an issue as a P50-100 tricycle ride would get you to town where more restaurants are available. Definitely great for couple or families. Will stay here again if ever back to P.P. Highly recommended.
david
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017
Dear sir David. Thank you for your positive comments. I am so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us! I'm sure our entire hotel staff enjoyed catering to your needs as much as you enjoyed your stay. Looking forward to seeing you again soon.
Amazing place great staff beautiful resort and the bungalows are great. We will definitely come to stay here again. The name translates to little Paradise and that exactly what it is. The staff were amazing and always so helpful and friendly. We can't wait to go back.
Dave
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017
Response from Niza on 20 Oct 2017
Good day,
thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us. I am very pleased to hear that our staff made your stay pleasant. Looking forward to seeing you again soon.
Our experience in this hotel is very good. Staff are very friendly. Place is very clean. The only only thing we didnt like is the food that we had during dinner. But their breakfast is good though. But besides that everything is great.
Jeff
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Niza on 29 Aug 2017
Dear Sir Jeff. Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us. I am very pleased to hear that our staff made your stay pleasant. Do checkout our Facebook and Twitter pages for promos that you might be interested in. Looking forward to seeing you again soon. And we hope to improve our food in the Resto. Thank's again.
We came across Munting Paraiso by chance since our flight was delayed and we needed to stay a night in PP. We loved it. It is truly a little paradise with beautiful grounds and kind staff helping you in any way they can. We decided to delay our trip to El Nido and stay one more night doing an underground river tour.
Thank you Munting Paraiso
Sylwia
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Dear Guest. Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our hotel to other travelers. I'm sure our entire hotel staff enjoyed catering to your needs as much as you enjoyed your stay.
Thank you again and we hope to have you again on your next stay in Palawan.
We chose to stay here due to there being nothing but amazing reviews online and it did not disappoint!!
The bungalows are exactly as described and seen online – spacious and clean and everything is just right. The outside varanda/lounge area makes all the difference as the entire resort has beautiful landscaping and sits beneath the most magnificent massive trees that together make for the most tranquil and chilled environment.
The food is good and so reasonable so you literally do not have to move if you don’t want to, but otherwise just a great place to come back to after a day out exploring. What is not mentioned online is that there is great fiber internet here which is rare in the Phillipines and such a bonus when away from home, and the aircon is super strong!!
I must also make mention of the amazing staff here who are totally helpful and nothing is too much, there is a sizeable staff compliment and I am not great with names but I do remember Marvin being one of the many who were consistently happy to go the xtra mile helping with anything – this is also a huge plus when arranging tours and your further….the owners are totally hands on and available to help with any recommendations you may need and such lovely and chilled people – this all contributed to an environment of complete relaxation (BTW – suggested by them Kalui restaurant is by far the best restaurant in town and must do!!!!)
I can highly recommend this resort - it has made our trip!!
Alessio
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
thank you so much for taking your time to write such a great review, and for appreciating our little Paradise. we do hope to welcome you again in your next trip to Palawan.
Recommend this resort for couples want to spend time together relaxing and enjoying the ambiance.
Modern units, beautiful landscaped gardens, peaceful atmosphere.
Michael
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2017
Response from Niza on 30 Jun 2017
Thank you very much for your positive review and we're glad that you enjoyed your stay in our little paradise.
Hope to see you again on your next stay here in Palawan.
Incredibly friendly room and restaurant staff.
Nothing was too much trouble. WiFi was awful though. Kept losing connection for sustained periods so if you need to work or like to read online then think again.
Carl
Good day sir Carl,
thank you for your review and that you appreciate our rooms and staff here in our little paradise.
We apologize for the bad WiFi connection, but we want to inform you that we made a upgrade regarding that and we do now have a good connection.
Hope if ever your coming back to Palawan again that we could warmly welcome you.
This hotel gives you a resort feel with the layout and amenities. The pool was very refreshing at the end of the day and the tours/transportation was easily booked through the staff. Marvin was a superstar in helping us arrange transport to El Nido and other tours such as the firefly and underground river tour. I truly wish we had another day there because each room had an outdoor deck/lounge to hang out and relax in! Loved this place!
This small resort is amazing! It's new and once the word gets around more, it will be booked solid. Our villa was very private and each one has it's own patio with nice furniture. It was beautiful to sit outside on the patio at night. The villa's are sparsely furnished but nice and modern. The bathroom is modern with a rain shower head. There is a small fridge as well as a safe in the room. The pool is gorgeous as are the grounds. Nicely landscaped.
There is one restaurant/bar. It is spacious and they have an upstairs bean bag lounge that is funky. The service is exemplary, from the free airport shuttle to the reception, to the pool side delivery. Ask for a drink and they will serve it to you wherever you would like.
The only downfall, would be the location. It is a bit far from the hub of things but this was o.k. for us as we were there to relax. Would definitely recommend!
Gwen
Response from Niza Butikofer on 24 Mar 2017
Dear Guest:
Thank you for taking time to review our property, we are so glad that you like our resort and the service of the staff.
we appreciate your comment in our restaurant and comfort rooms, rest assure that we will improve our service and amenities to give our valued guest like you the comfort you deserve.
thank you and hope to serve you again on your next visit.
Beautiful well looked after resort. Wonderful staff that do there very best to accommodate your needs. There is a restaurant onsite (breakfast is not included in room cost), we had one meal here but sadly I would not recommend. There is not much to see around the area but hotel will call a taxi or trike to take you into town, restaurants etc. Room is large opening onto terrace area, bathroom okay but a bit smelly at times.
Roslyn
Dear Guest:
Thank you for taking time to review our property, we are so glad that you like our resort and the service of the staff.
we appreciate your comment in our restaurant and we try to improve our meals and services. so that we can give our valued guest like you the comfort you deserve.
thank you and hope to serve you again on your next visit.
Great Hotel at a great price. The restaurant has a gourmet chef at great prices. Not 1 complaint about this hotel and we will go back to it if we return to PP. The staff is very friendly and helpful
Bill
Response from Niza Butikofer on 24 Mar 2017
Dear Guest:
Thank you for taking time to review our property, we are so glad that you like our resort and the service of the staff.
we appreciate your comment in our restaurant
thank you and hope to serve you again on your next visit.
Munting Paraiso is nestled in the canopy of hundred year old acacia trees. It offers stylish modern facilities in a leafy and serene back drop.
The front desk is very attentive and they will help arrange a taxi to town, a tour around the city, or even a dive trip!
We had an absolutely amazing time staying here. We cannot thank the staff enough for making our trip so enjoyable and memorable.
분위기 좋고 조용히 쉬기 좋아요 하지만 요청을 해야만 청소를 해주는지 4박 동안 청소 한번 안했어요
식당은 가격대비 별로여서 몇번 먹고 외부로 나가서 먹었어요
SM몰은 나갈땐 50페소 돌아올땐 80페소(4인탑승) 들었구요
여행업체 통해서 투어신청했는데 픽업왔어요
숙소 밖에 소파 테이블 있고 해먹도 있는데 모기가 너무 많아서 힘들어요 선풍기라도 있으면 좋았을텐데요
수영장은 생각보다 깊고 작아요
Mr
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from niza on 13 Aug 2019
Thank you for taking time to give us a review.
We apologize for any inconvenience with the room cleaning, We will definitely check on our housekeeping and will inform them that something like this will not happen again.
For the mosquito's it is really hard not to have them in the rainy season. we are trying our best that we can prevent to have mosquito's around.
Le Munting Paraiso est un hôtel parfait pour votre séjour à Puerto Princesa.
A l’écart de la ville (une dizaine de minutes en tricycle), chaque chambre, très spacieuses, ont leur propre terrasse.
Un séjour idéal.
Merci à toute l’équipe de l’hôtel, vous êtes formidables, souriants et à l’écoute de chaque attente.
Verified traveller
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Niza on 21 Nov 2018
Thank you so much for taking your time to review our Munting Paraiso.
We are glad that you enjoyed your stay in our little paradise.
Thank you again and we hope we can welcome you again in your next Palawan travel.
휴식에 너무나 최적화된 리조트 입니다. 친절한 직원들과 12개의 객실로 인한 북적이지 않는 제한된 인원. 특히나 한국인들이 많이 찾지 않고 전세계 외국인들이 찾는 곳이라 더더욱 휴식하기에 편합니다. 전에 이용후기 중에 음식이 별로다 수영장 수질관리가 별로다 라는 후기가 있었는데 전혀 다르던데요. 개인적으로 너무 마음에 들었습니다.
kyoungtae
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Niza on 13 Aug 2018
Thank you so much for taking time to review our place.
we are glad that you enjoyed your stay. Thank you for inform us about the pool. We will take actions for that.
Thank you again.
Tropical depression during our 8 nights stay in Puerto Princesa. Cloudy and rainy. Without great base would have lost our minds. Good restaurants very near, by Tricykle few minutes away. Cost 1 USD for two.
Internet working good. Air con, shower etc. working perfect. Personnel very helpful and nice.
Would recommend!
Tuomo
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Niza on 19 Jan 2018
Thank you for taking time to give us a positive feedback, we are glad you enjoyed your stay even though of the rainy weather.
We hope we can welcome you again on your next stay in Puerto Princesa.