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Reviews of Cauayan Island Resort and Spa This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services offered. It is based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

Cauayan Island, Bacuit Bay, Palawan, 5313 El Nido, Philippines

#15 of 203 hotels in El Nido

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 262 hotel reviews

9.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.5

  • Comfort

    9.5

  • Location

    9.6

  • Facilities

    9.4

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    8.4

  • Free WiFi

    8.0

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  • Reviewed: 30 August 2025

    10
    Relaxing. Top experience
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Beach Front Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful island, amazing stay, staff were exceptional.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2025

    10
    You have to stay here if in El Nido
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beach View Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No fault in this place . Excellency in every way

    Everything!!!!!!

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 July 2025

    10
    AMAZING
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Beach Front Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Could add more activities for the people who come there

    The landscape is amazing and living an island life

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 July 2025

    10
    Paradise on earth with people that genuinely care for you
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beach View Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 5 nights

    The food prices are relatively high, but make sense as they need to import everything onto the island. However, the food does taste really great.

    From the moment your driver picks you up at the airport, to when you step the island and into paradise, you already feel the luxury and comfort. Each and every staff member makes you feel at home, at takes great care of you, remembering names, preferences and checks in regularly. The resort is magnificent, hidden in a secluded bay on a private island, and lives up to its 5-star fame. The restaurant with great menu, the edgeless pool with ocean view, the bar with breathtaking views, they bay to snorkel in, everything adds up to a great stay. The beach view villa is large, with a great kind bed, and direct views on the beach, and has its own indoor and outdoor bathroom area, with a large rain shower. There is a safe, a TV with apps like Netflix etc, and an airconditioning that works great to cool things down for a proper night sleep. While there is no cell reception on the island, they do have fast and good internet via Starlink. From every villa, or resort area you can access the wifi and be connected, if needed. Power is steady as they have their own generators and large solar farm up the mountain. Everything is taken care of: from carying your suitcases from the dock to the villa, the turndown service at sunset, the extra towels at the pool and bay area, a water hose at your front steps to shower off the sand from your slippers, etc. Definitely a 5-start paradise!

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 July 2025

    9.0
    Left the world behind and enjoyed it totally!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Lagoon Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our toilet pipe leaked at 3am but the engineers were there in 5min and fixed it. Excellent service

    Lovely decor, helpful staff and so relaxing

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 July 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beach Front Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    None

    Amazing staff, they all exceeded all expectations!

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 June 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beach View Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location was spectacular, as were the facilities and the accommodation. The experience of being taken to a remote island by boat and being accommodated in such a special place was truly exceptional.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 June 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Beach Front Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Quiet, private, nature

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 June 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Lagoon Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Absolutely nothing. Cannot fault it at all.

    Just perfection in every way. A real 5 star experience and one of the best I’ve experienced

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 June 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Beach Front Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Restaurant prices are expensive.

    Very nice location, friendly staff.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 June 2025

    10
    Beautiful resort
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beach Front Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The food was very nice but was a bit overpriced for what was offered

    An exceptional location & beautiful resort. It was very peaceful & relaxing place to stay. The staff were friendly and very helpful. The water in the bay was crystal clear and fantastic for swimming & snorkeling.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 June 2025

    10
    This resort is a beautiful, peaceful, and picture-perfect place with excellent food.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Water Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There’s not much to complain about. Some activities were a bit pricey, but that’s expected in a private island resort.

    Honestly, this place is just on another level. The whole resort is beautiful — from the white sand beach, the relaxing villas, the view of the mountains, and all that nature around you. Everywhere you look, it just feels peaceful and private. The staff was accommodating and easy to approach. And I have to mention the food — everything we tried was delicious. It really exceeded our expectations. Honestly, every corner of this resort is picture-perfect. Now I understand why everyone calls this a 5-star experience. Would 100% love to come back again!

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2025

    8.0
    Amazing location and amazing service
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beach View Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Needed more to do, in terms of activities, bigger gym, and more adventure

    Amazing location, amazing staff and great food

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2025

    9.0
    Simply serene, sublime and sensational stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beach Front Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 3 nights

    TV audio needs a look....something off with the speaker. Not really an issue for the few minutes it was on to pass the time while the rain subsided...

    The beach front villa was outstanding. Loved the shower and bath indoor and the outside one to clean off the ocean.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2025

    9.0
    A dream come true, until you discover the hidden costs
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beach Front Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Upon check-out we discovered that the amount given by Booking did not include VAT (12%), city tax (2.4%) and WORST service charges (whatever that means) of 10%! Which means that the total price was 24.4% higher than initially mentioned, while the confirmation recevied from the hotel said that all taxes and fees were included in the given (already expensive) price. We tried to solve that issue with the hotel and booking, but without any success. Such a shame to end up like that an amazing stay in paradise.

    Unique hotel on a private island, in beautiful Philippines. Beach Villa is amazing, couldn't be better. The beach and sea is splendid. The food is excellent and worth the (high) price. And above all, the staff is super professional and also friendly.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2025

    10
    Perfect destination for relaxing after visiting a number of other islands
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beach Front Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Stunning property - a real place to relax - all staff go above and beyond, food and drinks options are all lovely.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2025

    10
    Dream location with luxurious villas on the beach, great snorkelling and diving, 5 star service
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Beach View Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Stunning location, private and incredible staff from airport pickup to everybody we met

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 April 2025

    10
    Truly a getaway
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Lagoon Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some places smelled like fresh paint or lacquer.

    Staff was excellent and attentive. Amazing location. Private island hopping excursion was the highlight of the trip.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Premium Bay View Cauayan Pool Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit overpriced

    The place is magical. They have an infinity salty pool. The food is fresh and delicious. Good variety of alcohol beverages. They have amazing trekking to see sunset. There are things to do with kids on the beach (some games and beach equipment can be used by all guests). They have nice SPA.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2025

    10
    אתם תתאהבו באי
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Lagoon Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Simply fall in love. A charming hotel on a secluded and quiet island that maintains the environment at a high level. Starting with the rooms. Spacious, cozy, air-conditioned, equipped with everything you need for a vacation. A saltwater pool and a lovely beach with coconut trees, sun beds and chairs. An activity center for guests with diving, kayaking, climbing, and more. Excellent cuisine with fresh and good food. A charming bar with lots of types of alcohol and most importantly??? An amazing team of empathetic, kind, courteous employees, an extremely high level of service. I would especially like to mention Mark, who welcomed us with great love, and Lala from the reception desk, who did us a lot of good. We were lucky and during our stay, sea turtle eggs hatched and we watched the whole amazing process.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2025

    10
    One word AMAZING
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Beach View Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This place is just amazing. Staff are out extremely polite and helpful. Too bad it was short.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 March 2025

    10
    Paradise and seclusion in a beautiful part of the Philippines, where you will feel most welcome.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Lagoon Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not really a negative, but worth noting that it can be difficult to get on to the island in bad weather, but don't let it put you off...my 88 year old mother managed!

    Everything! The food was excellent and the villa extremely comfortable. Everyone was very welcoming and friendly. The place is paradise and really peaceful.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 March 2025

    10
    Fantastic location and staff!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Resort View Cauayan Pool Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Needed more lounge chairs at the beach. Not enough for the number of guests.

    Beautiful location on a private island. We traveled as a family of four but it would be ideal for couples. Staff was fantastic and the accommodations (we had a 2 bedroom villa) were very clean.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2025

    10
    Once in a lifetime experience
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Beach Front Villa with Free Roundtrip Lio Airport Transfers
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Literally everything ❤️. The place is unique, located in an incredible island, 20 min boat ride from El Nido Port. First, the way from the airport from the hotel was great, super easy and comfortable. Then, we really loved the food they served in the restaurant (different options and all were great). Then, if you are looking for island hoping or scuba diving , you can already book the tours directly in the hotel. Finally, staff was the best. Always trying to help, assist you or making a recommendation. Special thanks to Pirlyn that was always there to help us with our tours and also to Remar, our tour guide for island hoping looking up for new places regardless of the weather. Once in a lifetime experience for us

    Stayed in February 2025

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