St. John Island View Pensionne

Breakfast is good

Breakfast was varied; the room was spacious enough for my wife and 2 kids; aircon wasn't that cold enough but thanks there was also a ceiling fan, pool and restroom and the restaurant are clean.

Jacuzzi part of the swimming pool was only turned on during the 2nd day of our stay. Would have been better if it was consistently turned on since the kids loved it.

Friendly and Helpful Staff. Feels home away from home.

Wifi connections was poor in our rooms. But outside was fine. Make sure to bring water. although they provide water if you are sensitive you have to prepare stomach flu meds to be sure.

The pool was refreshing and clean, probably the only accommodation at this price point with a pool. Our deluxe family room had a newish split system AC so it worked well. The young lady working on reception was so lovely and accommodating.

Unfortunately our ‘deluxe’ family room was anything but deluxe. The room was tiny, it’s supposed to be good for 7 pax however it was too small for our family of 5. There isn’t really anywhere to store bags except for one old wooden cupboard that barely opened. We ‘upgraded’ from a family room, the AC in that room was an older style one and didn’t really cool the room and was very noisy. The wifi is weak and 50% of the time didn’t work at all. The steel frame bunk bed was so incredibly unsupportive, it was like sleeping in a hammock. We ended up just putting the mattress on the ground to sleep - it was that bad! The breakfast food quality was appalling, it was barely edible. One morning it took over an hour to receive toast and butter. The location is not great, located close to Corong Corong beach, however it’s not a nice looking beach and not for swimming. It’s about 10 mins into El Nido Proper by tricycle. Not a lot of decent food choices walking distance.