Name: Jungle Beach Resort
Address: Km 73 North, Binduyan, Palawan, Palawan, Palawan, 5300, Philippines
Rating: 9

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Puerto Princesa International Airport

Jungle Beach Resort

Palawan

It's a good opportunity to get some rest. That food is very delicious, the dogs are very fond of it. The rooms for the night are fine. With water shoes you can get into the sea as soon as the flood comes. Snorkeling is good. To stay here for a few days, very nice. But it's also a good and welcome opportunity for the crossing.

Quiet Place

1.5 hours away from the airport. Do not pay more than 2000 pesos, no matter what the vultures at the airport try to tell you. 

Nearest convenience store is a shack two kilometers down the road. 

No AC hut is elevated with a cool bamboo floor but if walking across wobbly bamboo makes you nervous you may want to get the bungalow. If you get the hut, turn on the fan to keep the mosquitos away and you’ll be good. 

Showers have very low water pressure. There’s a button for “heating” but there’s no hot water. 

Breakfast is at 8-9, lunch at 12-2, and dinner at 7pm. No menu. You eat what Desiree makes. No food available at other times. Breakfast and lunch 250 per person. Dinner (which is a buffet) 450 per person. Nearest restaurant is 3km down the road. Once the gas in the kitchen ran out and they had to cook on the wooden oven. It didn’t delay dinner time.

There’s a bunch of alcohol. You mix your own drink with Coke or Sprite that’s in the fridge. They can give you ice if you need it. 

You log your food and drinks by yourself in a notebook and settle when you check out. Cash only. 

Beach is rocky but nice. No one else there. Whole place holds max 15 people. 

Some small details needed fixing, which the owner took care of right away: no lightbulb on the bungalow patio, broken shower head holder. The sliding closet doors did not open unless you lifted the door so you can slide it. 

Place itself is a few bungalows and the elevated no AC huts connected by short pebble paths. 

No WiFi in the bungalows. You can get WiFi in the dining area, which is the main place to hang out. 800 megabytes a day to be shared by all guests. If you have a prepaid SIM card be wary of watching videos or movies as the data gets eaten up a little too quickly in the Philippines for my liking (used up 20gigs on a Globe prepaid card in less than two weeks...without watching movies or long videos). 

LTE works fine at the dining area. It’s iffy in the rooms but generally works. 

They will send a guy to the convenience store up the street to grab small things you may beee. But you may still want to stock up on snacks, your favorite cigarette brand, and any other sundries you may need throughout your stay. 

There’s a waterfall close by but didn’t get a chance to visit. 

Overall, a good place for budget travelers that prefer a quiet beach and isolation as opposed to your typical resort experience with a restaurant, cocktails, or other amenities within walking distance. I’d only recommend the owner keep up on the small repairs mentioned above and maintain it better. 

I am very sorry to give this a two but if three stars is “average,” Jungle Beach is below it. For a few pesos more you can go to a nice, well maintained place where you can eat whenever you like and have real drinks, then retire to a room that won’t depress you. 

The owner is a very nice guy but seems to be out of touch with what he needs to do to provide a quality stay, even by budget resort standards. 

The funny thing is if you book this based on the low price, you may think you’re saving money until you realize that, with 950 a day minimum for food (250 for breakfast, 250 for lunch, 450 for dinner), you’re spending more on food than you would had you taken that extra 950 ($18.71 USD at the time of writing), gone to a better resort, and spent 150-300 on dinner from a menu where you have actual options.

That said, we did meet someone there who was on his third stay there. And, as you can see from other reviews, many love it here. It all depends what you’re looking for, so I hope this review adds some balance for other travelers and helps adjust expectations if staying here. 


Good for the no-frills traveler 

My family and I loved our stay at Jungle Beach.  The view is fantastic, the staff is friendly, the snorkeling is great and the animals are great with kids.  Jungle beach is quiet and the food is excellent.  The rooms were simple but tidy.  A great find!

A Blast

We had a great time with George and the ladies. . We could borrow the scooter when we wanted, were taken on an adventure on a boat (rum coco included), had to release turtles and were having fun at the beach (home made jacuzzi included) throwing stones for the dogs. The cooking was awesome, so were the lovely ladies who were taking care of us. LOTS OF LOVE FROM THE 12 DUTCH GIRLS

THE BEST

The delight is in the detail. Turning off the road and through old wooden gates it doesn't look much ... then you walk through reception and to your beach lodge house. Opening the door the main room and the bathroom are beautiful and spacious, but it is the outside shower the impressed me - a torch for the evening walk on charge from solar energy and outside to a balcony wiith a very comfortable sofa to lay and read on and table and chairs. When we ventured through along the tree lined path we found ourselves right on the beach.  At the bottome of the steps the lodge house has a large stone bowl with water and a coconut ladle so you could wash the sand from your feet. Apart from this the food is a delight and service attentive

Beach treat

quiet and private, altho conveniently located on the main road. was here for a quick overnight and was unable to stay longer as much as we would have liked. we were off to the waterpark down the road for my 6-yr old....and i was able to quickly flag down a van upon leaving the resort. 

the staff was very accommodating and friendly. the owner was also very understanding. we arrived late in the evening coming from el nido. the driver of the van was new, so he was unfamiliar with the location and resort. we had a bit of trouble finding the place.

my little girl enjoyed watching all the farm pets also staying at the compound, the dogs, cats, ducks, chickens and turkeys!

amazing staff and interesting animals!

This beach front resort has a small menu but it is cooked while you wait. You have to defend a slope with steps and is not wheel chair accessible. They have the resto right on the beach and it has a good view of the sea.

Food and beach

Jungle pure. Quiet and relaxed. Beautiful hiking trail through the jungle to the once refreshing waterfall bath. Beautiful simple and clean bungalows. Food and drinks were enough and good.

Jungle, beach and waterfall

When we arrived, we quickly realized that the former glory had vanished. It turned out that the only Swiss owners had leased the property. Unfortunately, the generous garden estate is no longer in use, the bungalows are left to their own fate and are therefore now shady, repairs are urgently needed (cabinet broken, lamps broken, hole in the roof, etc.). The sandy beach is no longer maintained, the beach volley field is overgrown with rubble and the network is broken. The pool in the sea is filled with plentiful water. Basically, only the prices of the accommodation would be in order. However, we give only 2 stars, not very low prices, because the dining area is not in the immediate vicinity of the hotel, and because the restaurant is not very close to the centre of Puerto Princesa, etc.

It was once, it's not anymore.

The place is just magical! Its beautiful reef, its beautiful and spacious territory. Everything is made with the soul, the houses are very clean and comfortable. The hosts are very hospitable. There was no feeling at all that you were in the hotel. Rather in the guests' room) The most delicious breakfast in Palawan! And the food in general was excellent. First we arrived for three days. Then we went to El Nido and returned to this resort for another week. We rested and relaxed under the sounds of the forest and the sea. The place is very secluded and quiet. You can go on a tour of the waterfalls and the foothills. I highly recommend both) Thank you for the wonderful walks!

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