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Reviews of Rovic's Tourist Hotel

2.5 out of 5
Rovic's Tourist Hotel
Beach Front, Hama St. Brgy. Masagana, El Nido, Palawan

Reviews

5.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 73 reviews" "

5.6/10

Cleanliness

5.4/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Orlando, Vancouver

Close to the beach
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wayne, Millsboro

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, quiet and peaceful…not on the beach but the beach is behind the buildings across the street from this hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Akinyola

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The front desk person wouldn’t check us in because the room was for five people and they wanted to put 3 more people in our room which was not what I originally booked. Also, the power went out in the middle of the night making our room very hot. I would definitely like a refund!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Santiago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient location next to dock for taking tours. Breakfast is served under surcharge and there are not multiple options to be chosen. Overall good experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

francesco

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
broken air-condition all rooms
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Euben

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I suggest find another place.
The front lobby, no air-conditioning at all. In most times I passed in or out, no person at the counter most of the times. By the way, no security. Mismanaged hotel.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

ioannis

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
village center good for 1-2 nights
we stayed there for 3 nights ... for Philippines standarts the hotel mis ok..... in the center of the village . Near the beach and all the shops and restaurants. we had a room on the back side so wasn't so noisy. The rooms are very small and in a bad condition. not any chairs or a little table at the balcony. The bathroom very dirty and the last day we had a nice cockroach in the room. The money i think is to much what for what they offer. Internet connection nothing
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room is as basic as you can get. We got a hard bed but we managed. The bathroom smelled like rotten eggs and the entire bathroom was soaked. The shower floor is not level so stagnant smelly water remains there. I gagged everytime I went in there. The AC wouldn’t stay on. Without it you are in a hot box. The last night I hard to turn on the AC every 20 min so I barely slept. Then at 6am the hotel cuts the power. So now I’m sweating in a rotten egg smelling hot box. I went downstairs to the front desk asking if my power can be turned on since the whole hotel had power. A young man followed me up to my room and gingled some things around on the wall only to tell me since I am checking out anyway that there is no point to restart the power in my room. I left immediately and I will never come back to this disappointing hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worse hotel that I had stayed in!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

Roman, Czech

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is in a good location, but that’s it. Room was in a quite bad condition, especialy a bathroom. Spider webs hanging from a ceiling, taps were rusty and water smelled really bad. No way worth the price.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Jay, Las Vegas

Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Eric

AC was noisy and not very cold, but otherwise a decent hotel
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible for the Price
I understand that in El Nido you can’t expect a luxury hotel. But for the price I paid I would have expected a working sink, shower water that didn’t smell noxious and an AC that didn’t shut off randomly. This place would be fine at a big discount to student backpackers, but anything above $30/night is a rip off.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2018

2/10 Terrible

Arnold

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
THEIF, SMELLY TOILET, OVERALL VERY BAD HOTEL
1st day of our family tour waited 2 hours. Receptionist told us to get prepared by 8:30 and by 9am the tour starts. Started the tour @10am. 2nd tour same. Waited again for another 1and half hour. The hotel doesn’t have any aircon in the lobby. We also have kids with us. 1 yr old 4 yrs old 5 yrs old 6 yrs old. We also lost ipad in that hotel. House keeper says didn’t find anything ‘What a Theif’ dont ever turn that wifi ‘on’ once i found that to my find my iPhone i will sue this hotel.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Larry, oregon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Central location to downtown El Nido.
A fine hotel by Phillipine standards. You can’t come to a small island like this and expect to compare to American hotels. Location was great and hotel was clean with good A/C and a fine shower. Back up generator provided power during brown out. I would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

2/10 Terrible

Ricardo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst hotel
The worst hotel that I have ever stayed at. The staff was not very helpful. Woke up on our last morning of stay and our our room was flooded. Called the front desk and they were not very helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

4/10 Poor

Cris, Milan

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Position is the only thing
Position is very central... even if El Nido is not big. General condition of the hotel are just ok, rooms are clean, but small and with no facilities at all. Wi-fi is just in reception area, but it doesn't work most of the times. Considering all the above, price for this structure is really expensive.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

stephen, san francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Much better than most on the strip
We stayed at 3 different hotels on this strip in el nido and id say this was the nicest. El Nido is pretty basic accommodations so finding a comfy room with a good a/c and decent bathroom is a nice find. It’s literally right in the middle of the main strip so access to everywhere is easy. Our room was quiet. good stay good location.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Stanley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Great location!
Great location! Walkable distance near all the restaurants & local shops. Busy street very alive during the day and night. Bathroom needs a fix up but overall good place.

4/10 Poor

Roman, Toronto

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not worth the money
Good location, externally looks good but internally the room we stayed in was a terribe experience. The room was dark, tiny with no sunlight, a bad odor, an AC which was installed at ground level pointing directly at the head of the bed, and a large cockroach inside waiting for us. To top it off you have to pay additional for breakfast. 100% not worth the money as you can find a place which would be larger and provide breakfast.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Overpriced
Decent hotel but way Overpriced for the area! Walked around and found a nicer place for half the price with an ocean view!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Ok Hotel
The location is great, just off the main street. However if in El Nido, i would recommend not to stay in town but rather in Corong Corong (5 minutes by tricycle) or at northern outskirt of town. it's much quiter and nicer than staying in the noisy and crowded city center

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location, nice hotel for the price
Just going to start off with a disclaimer that if you're visiting a third world country, don't expect too much especially in a city where they just started using electricity & run on generators. If you're from a first world country and expect first world quality and amenities, expect to pay a first world price. Rovic's Tourist Hotel was a great hotel since it was close to everything. Literally was just there to sleep and shower during my whole stay in El Nido. Great price, they had hot water & the AC was working. And that's all I could really ask for lol. They tell you to leave your key at the front desk before leaving the hotel for the day but I only have done it once out of the 3 nights we stayed & they lost it, so just keep your room key.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Very centrally located. The rooms are very plain, just expect a place to sleep, not much more. Price is kinda expensive for what you get, but thats in general for hole El Nido Hotels.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good location. the cleaning standard is very poor no mattress and pillow protector (moldy pillow)

4/10 Poor

Jen, W

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overpriced clean hotel that's very central
Front desk people were rude and didn't care about your stay at all. Took 30 mins to check in because they didn't have my reservation. Then charged us an extra 300 pesos each for bedding. No wifi. Don't stay here if you think you're staying at a nice normal hotel. You can find other comparable rooms in El Nido for half the price.

2/10 Terrible

Joe

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Way overpriced for what it is.
Bed is like tile floor. No elevator so depending on what floor you get, stairs every day.

8/10 Good

Kris

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel and location
Was a great hotel. Would recommend anyone to stay here. The tour companies that the hotel referred were great because they were smaller groups so wasn't as intense as other tour groups. In a good central location to everything in El Nido

2/10 Terrible

Asak, Morton Grove, IL

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rovic's Disgusting Dungeon
If you like a non air conditioned lobby where the employees work 7 days a week for 9 hour shifts, feces in the toilet and bodily fluid stains all over the bed sheets when you arrive, this place is for you. I've added a photo from the balcony. You can see the garbage that gets thrown over the ledge, which is actually attached to your room and electric wires, which are seriously probably live.
Balcony view

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tacky hotel
The hotel is located in the heart of town across the street from the main beach to go on island hopping tours. There are no elevators in this 4 story hotel; therefore, had to climb up and down 4 long flight of stairs every time between the main lobby and hotel room. There is no real ocean view, which is blocked by beachfront buildings across the street. The hotel is not clean; there was a dead medium sized cockroach on the staircase that was not cleaned. Also, hotel room was not cleaned initially; and after requesting that it be cleaned, the housekeeper still did not make up the bed, and emptied only one of two wastebaskets. The shower water is lukewarm, and there was temporary electricity outage on two occasions. The room's air conditioning worked very well. The hotel offers island hopping tours, which is convenient.

10/10 Excellent

RABIA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Michael, Sydney

Disliked: Room comfort
Good Location during the day, Not Ideal at Night
Staff were very laid back and slow. Don't expect to get any sleep as this hotel is located very close to all the shops and stalls. Throughout 11pm - 6am it was like a party was going on throughout the whole night constantly being woken to loud conversations and music

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overpriced
This hotel is overpriced because of the location. Sheets weren't clean but the rest was ok, just ok.

8/10 Good

Eugene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Diane, Hong kong

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
If you're on a budget and want somewhere decent
It was ok. Wifi doesn't work and the girl at the front desk doesn't care just says "sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't" .. U pay for what you get... Service is pretty bad with an attitude but hey you're in the Philippines... Good for budget backpackers..

6/10 Okay

Dr. Hala, Orlando, FL

Good place to sleep. Less than 2 min of walking from the beach. Don't expect more.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
The best thing were the comfortable beds and AC. I booked a tour through the receptionist at the front desk. He charged an extra 200P for snorkel gear that's included in all of the trips. We switched hotels after 1 night and went to the Ipil Suites. It's was a nice stay there considering there aren't any resort style hotels in El Nido.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Ok for a clean room.
Wifi didn't work once. Desk staff were pretty useless.

8/10 Good

Heikki, Helsinki

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice but overpriced
It's a nice hotel on El Nido scale, but somewhat overpriced for not being a beachfront place. There's other equally comfortable hotels at half the price.

6/10 Okay

avi, haifa

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was very disappointed
Small rooms but clean.No minibar in the room.They do not give towels for the beach. Staff were very nice.The hotel is in a great location.But no way justifies the price.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I dont recommend this one
There was a school behind, kids started shouting at 6am. The loft we got was dirty, full of mosquitos in the bathroom and cockroches were running around. Rooms are overpriced and standard low.

10/10 Excellent

Apollo, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay in Rovic's
Excellent Hotel, courteous and accommodating. Clean spacious rooms, great food specially during dinner.

8/10 Good

ari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very nice, no wifi in room. no american express
very nice, no wifi in room. no american express, we were told that we could pay with American express, in the end we were not able to. also the is 6 percent charge for credit card that is not told at the beginning. the rooms were good though.

4/10 Poor

Motohiro, FUKUOKA

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
トイレの洗浄水が溜まらず、流せませんでした！ お湯もなかなか出が悪く水回りは最悪です。
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Yasuhiro

Travelled with group
エルニード空港から車で10分程度でしょうかとても近いです。ただ､空港送迎ありと記載がありましたが､エルニード空港の往復が5000ペソととても高価｡もう一つのプエルト・プリンセッサ空港は700ペソですが､片道5時間だったので､結局他のところを探しました。 部屋は広かったのですが、エアコンが壊れていて､冷蔵庫もありませんでした。バスタオル､足拭きマット､シャンプー､石鹸､歯ブラシは付いていました｡朝食は予約すると有料で､食べることができるようですが､私は予約しなかったので､値段は分かりません。貴重品はセイフティーボックスがあるので､ホテルのフロントで預かってくれます。ホテルの周りにはコンビニだけでなく､店がたくさんありますが､朝の6時ごろは何処も空いていません。24時間対応と書いてありましたが､1/1の7時にチェックアウトしようとしたら､フロントには誰もいませんでした。1泊7000円でしたが､とても高いと思います。

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastiskt läge. Rummet var helt okej, hade bara önskat en safetybox.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Marion

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 13 nights in Jun 2018