El Nido Resorts Miniloc Island

Paradise found, book today. We stayed at El Nido Miniloc Resort during Christmas 2023 for 4 nights. What an amazing memory. We truly LOVED our trip. We are a family of four: mom, dad and two teenage girls (17 & 15). We were picked up at the El Nido airport by the hotel team in a luxury van. They handled all of our luggages and delivered them to our room flawlessly. After a short ride to the pier and getting refreshing drinks and snacks at the lounge, you get on a boat for a 45-minute boat ride with incredible views of so many beautiful islands. The resort itself is DATED and is in need of a complete remodel but what makes this into a paradise is the ENTIRE STAFF, the location itself and the all the attractions around the islands. We did ALL the excursions including kayaking at the Big Lagoon at sunrise, small lagoon, snorkeling, and a full private day boat excursion to see pristine untouched beaches with an incredible lunch, made just for our family. Amongst ALL of the staff (and I really mean ALL were wonderful), the one who truly made our holiday from great to OUTSTANDING was Mr. Benji. WOW! This guy is all about taking care of his guests. We requested BENJI since the day he picked us at the airport. He took us to the sunrise tours, snorkeling, remote place, full day excursion with lunch at a secluded beach and he showed us so many things that we could have never seen just by ourselves, and he knew all the amazing locations for taking that special photo. He also takes care of everyone to make sure they are safe whether snorkeling/swimming or walking on rocks. He even paid the coconut guys at the beach since I forgot my money at the room (of course we reimbursed him later). He is actually quite an amazing photographer, and he took so many photos of our family that deserves a photographic award. We requested him to take us back to the airport and he changed his schedule so he could be with our family. THANK YOU VERY MUCH BENJI.

Resort is dated and needs a remodel.

The package has so many inclusions! We could not fault the place and the staff- everything ran smoothly because of an awesome management team.

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This place gives you an awesome experience, the location could not be any better, you are just next to the top attractions of el nido, but at the same time, you are on a very private place. The hotel includes complementary tours that cover most of what you would do on El Nido, and they are very easy to be arranged and mixed with the other plans you might have. The hotel is very well maintained, clean, the stuff is very friendly. The buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner is very good, you get different type of foods every day, if you like seafood there will always be a lot of it fresh seafood too. The drinks are very good, and reasonable price. The snorkeling is a great experience, the snorkel kit they provide is good and you can spend many hours swimming around the hotel and finding great and unique fishes. It was a bit hard to plan my arrival, I suggest you contact the hotel at least 2-3 days before you arrive so they can pick you up, for the check out I was allowed to stay a bit more around the hotel and have lunch before going to the airport, unfortunately we had some problems with our flight but the hotel called me to help me and they were very helpful on that. Overall, a great experience for our honeymoon.

everything! from the warm welcome of the people to the jetty port, the tour guides, all the resort staff in miniloc! big shout out to Anj our tour coordinator and to the onsite manager for making sure that my husband get to have a wonderful birthday celebration even though we need to checkout the day earlier. the food selection were great! i love the fact that they serve traditional pinoy food too which makes my coming home to the phils more memorable. the maruya they served reminded me of my younger summer days I spent with my grandparents in the province… all the tocino and crabs and fresh fish they served not only filled my belly but soul! brings so much memories of me growing up in the phils. thank you to whoever our chef is! also to dang(?) one of the tour guides for making sure i survive the rocky path to secret lagoon and the huge waves of ahimizu island! 3 days is not enough at all! i’ll definitely stay for a week next time… also dont miss the happy hour, if you really want to get a buzz! the bartenders dont skimp on the alcohol 😉 i love their tequila sunrise!

not really the property but the booking. experience such as talking to whoever responds to the inquiries takes a long timeto respond so i was a little stressed when tryi ng to coordinate the trip. the only reason im giving this a 9 instead of perfect 10… ***not really a dsilike but just for full transparency the toilent flush are recycled water from sewage so the toilet kind of stink. maybe the management can have some sort of bathroom diffuser of some sort to minimize that…

Amazing service. We missed our first night due to international flights issue and the hotel was extremely helpful. The hotel also offers a lot of complimentary excursions / activities and they are all worth it! The rooms are nice as well. The location could not be more perfect as it is right next to the big lagoon! and you can kayak there for sunrise and literally be on your own!

The food could probably be improved and the gym was a bit outdated.

Truly one of the best places you can stay in the world. Could not have asked for more.

The one weakness is the drinks on property could have been better, fortunately they are not overpriced. Also, labeling common allergens on the food would be very welcome and avoid asking the staff repeatablely (who are very helpful)

location is excellent, staff was incredibly helpful and friendly. Great for snorkeling, and boat trips around the island. We really enjoyed the bar and Pool vibe.

The beach rooms are just ok. the bed was not as comfortable as we expected. Still with an excellent view. I recommend staying at a water bungalow instead. Still worth the stay

Amazing location, very beautiful island and relaxing atmosphere. The food was delicious and varied and the staff very friendly and helpful. We loved that they provided tours to Big lagoon and small lagoon during the times when no other tours are there.

Awesome service, hospitality, good food and the activities. We will definitely go back to this resort.

Had an amazing stay at Miniloc. Beautiful resort with lovely, warm and helpful staff. Best thing are the activities and proximity to the best sites in El Nido.

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