Name: Chariz Inn
Address: Amboy Street Barangay Maligaya,Amboy Street, Palawan, Palawan, Palawan, 5313, Philippines
Rating: 7

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El Nido

Cesar Lim Rodriguez Airport

Chariz Inn

Palawan

Good:
1. Located centrally in town, but not on a busy street. Easy to get a tricycle and easy to navigate thru walking.
2. They have an outdoor hanging area for wet clothes from your island-hopping.
3. We had a proper safe in our room for our valuables.

However:
1. There was a lot of spiders and cockroaches during our stay. (Maybe it was the heavy rain hence insects opted to stay indoors as well). 😬
2. There were power interruptions during our 2-night stay.
3. I wish they had shower heaters in the rooms, especially during the rainy season where it gets a little colder

Basic Accommodation

My family and I stayed at this place for three days and two nights. It a walking distance from the beach and other places such as the food court, stores, and restaurants. 

My family and I occupied two rooms of the place. They had 6 hotel Rome in total I believe. Had Wi-Fi which worked good at times and worked alright at times. 

The AC in both of our rooms were old. When the power went out they would not turn on since they are connected to the generator which was connected to the lights. We ate breakfast in the morning before going onto our tour, small simple breakfast eggs, Filipino hotdogs, corn beef, rice. Water and coffee is free but had to pay at one point for it. 

The bed consisted of two single beds pushed together. And there was another single bed on the floor next to it. Four of us slept on the bed but woke up in the middle of the night since the two single beds seperared and we weren’t laying down on the mattresses anymore. One of my family members  had to get up and push in the beds together a few times in the night. Water tasted and smelled a little funny but I think the water there is just like that. 

They kicked out my family in the other room and told them to stay with us in our room. We asked for the reason and they said “oh this is not allowed” or some weird excuse they came up with and they made us move our stuff into one room and shared one bathroom!  Check out time is 3 pm and we got back before that and we still don’t understand why we got kicked out. 

Staff is okay. Some were very nice.

Overall they need to improve the place such as the beds and the AC. Staff shouldn’t be kicking us out of the room and transferring us into one room since we occupied two of the rooms. Got very upset due to the that. They also should would on communicating since we got a tour package and the van that we got into was not the one we were suppose to be one, making us a pay a fee we thought we already paid. When we got our right van we had to transfer our stuff into the other van, it was late at night already and we’re super tired and exhausted. It was very disorganized going back to puerto princessa. 

The hotel should know if we have a tour package or not and should stay connected with other places since most people staying at that place are there for a tour package or on some type of schedule or itinerary.

Hotel is Close to places, (walking distance) but Needs Improvement

Our room had a broken doorknob, it took us at least 3-5 minutes to remove the key from the doorknob. 
In case of brownout, they have a generator for lights which is good, but not for the aircon which made the room stifling during brownout because there was no other source of air/cool air in the room, no electric fan. We hope they had electric fans.
Also, when one of us needed to use the comfort room at dawn, we discovered there was no water. Good thing we had a bunch of bottled water. We don't know if they turn off the water source every dawn and turn it on again in the morning or if this was an isolated case.
They don't provide much in terms of toiletries. Took a long time for the hot shower to get hot. Shower has no visible heater but the left knob does produce hot water.
 Also, their queen bed was composed of 2 single beds aligned together which was uncomfortable. It awoke us at dawn because part of our back was not in the mattress anymore as one of the single beds got separated from the other. We had to move the bed side by side on and off as it kept getting separated while we slept. 

The staff were very friendly and accommodating. Although we had to remind them of our floor mat and soap. When I asked if I can borrow a broom to sweep our room, they said they'll sweep it for us. Location is OK, walking distance to the beach which can be fun if you like walking around exploring. Room was clean. Room size is OK for 2 people, any more and it'll be crowded. Their hallway is always clean. Unlimited coffee and emergency lights during brown out are a plus. :) Breakfast is OK too. 

Regarding the water, yes it has a funny taste. But we're not sure if it's because of the water source of the whole town or only theirs since we did not check-in in any other hostel/inn. We would like to give them the benefit of the doubt and say it's because the water source of the town is in the mountains.

Friendly staff, good location, overall OK place but needs improvement

We checked into this hotel at 2pm and left swiftly at 3pm. The room was clean and the staff were nice but it was very basic. The reason we left was because the shower water smelt like sewage. The staff were apologetic and I don’t think it’s solely their issue, I think it may be an issue with some hotels in the town. 

Quick exit 

Smelly smell in the room, dubious litter where insects have chosen a home, suffocating and gloomy room, very noisy, very cold home, the weather was disastrous, with a very strong smell, all for 23€, I strongly discourage unless you, like me, have no choice.

Avoid It

Stayed for 4 days here. Good location for port for island hopping tours and for bars and restaurants near beachfront area. Good service here rooms cleaned everyday. Staff friendly and helpful. Room nice size with ensuite. Hot water no problem. Complimentary coffee and cold water available. Comfortable bed. Good tv.  Recommended.

Good location in el nido

The rooms are simple but clean and equipped with air conditioning and TVs. Unfortunately, the Wi-Fi does not work. The staff is super friendly and helpful. We were only there for two nights and were always supportive of many things. For backpacker, of course, it's expensive compared to the prices generally in El Nido but perfectly fine.

Very good.

Small hotel in El Nido quite spacious but clean and efficient. Positive notes: the hotel is a little out of the center so in a calmer and far from noises area but still two steps from the busiest areas (if so you can say) of El Nido.

Small hotel in El Nido

We (my colleague and I) stayed in this hotel for six months for our internship in El Nido. The team was top-of-the-line, very friendly and always at our least. The rooms are very well maintained, with everything necessary (morning coffee, wifi, air conditioning, hot water). There is even a generator that allows you to have electricity when there are power cuts in the city. I recommend this hotel, quiet, very well located, 5 minutes from the beach, from the city center.

Long-term stays (6 months)

The rooms at the Hotel Chariz Inn are very simple, but equipped with the necessary things, a bed of sufficient size, a shower with toilet, air conditioning, and a ventilator is provided to the room if desired. Filipino Breakfast is not mine, so I booked a Pandesal in the nearby bakery. The road to the beach is about 10 minutes through the usual busy streets here in the Philippines! Very good that there is a 24-hour opportunity at the entrance to get cold and hot water!

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