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Reviews of Mad Monkey Hostel Nacpan Beach 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!

Nacpan Beach, Palawan, 5313 El Nido, Philippines

#115 of 203 hotels in El Nido

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 359 hostel reviews

7.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.8

  • Comfort

    7.7

  • Location

    8.4

  • Facilities

    7.6

  • Staff

    8.5

  • Value for money

    7.6

  • Free WiFi

    8.8

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  • Reviewed: 5 June 2025

    8.0
    It is a very good place if you want to just be at the beach and relax, cut off from the world.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Staff was friendly, food was good. There was a lot of fun activities in the evening. Location is superb, Nacpan beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in el nido if not the top 1.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 May 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Sand flies, lack of power which made the fans not be as efficient (it was very hot and difficult to sleep)

    Beautiful view, not very commercialized beach

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2025

    8.0
    Perfect location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The community washrooms could be more modern. Didn’t feel as clean as in other places I have been to.

    Perfect location right on the beach. Very relaxed people. There is always something going on. Bar games, special nights etc.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 April 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Loft
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice accommodation, accommodating staff. I had a great time during my vacation. Entertaining bar with games.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 April 2025

    8.0
    Best location ever
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    In my opinion the great value of this hostel is the location, Nacpan beach is a dream and the place is basically on the beach! You can enjoy the hostel's sunbeds, the cafe is very nice as well, I really liked the food. They organize party and events during the evenings, very cool.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff really friendly and helpful (Kyra and Leonard were always ready for all my questions and supported me with all the activities that I asked for and offered me even more options). The locations is just amazing.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 April 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hostel is quite far out but that means you get more involved in the activities going on at the hostel. It’s really social and I’d recommend as a solo traveller. The rooms / showers are very basic but if you have a few drinks, you’ll soon forget about that! There’s also a fab long stretch of beach to walk down and it’s quiet which I loved

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2025

    8.0
    It was good/bad
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was a scarcity of water and the bathrooms are pretty average…………… although the location was stunning

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2025

    9.0
    Perfect people, far from el nido town
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Amazing people!! Far away from el nido town but amazing to chill and party

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2025

    7.0
    Great location, great people, hot, loud, and watch the meals
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is no ac and it was HOT. The bathrooms were okay, but lowkey a bit scary. The food portions were very small and lowkey made me a little sick for two days…

    Good hostel to meet people, great location, lots to do.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 March 2025

    7.0
    Good if you're looking for party and like to drink
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I understand it's a party hostel and people want to party all night long but the music keeps on playing very loudly until 2 AM even if nobody is dancing anymore. I think the volume of the music could adapt better to the general mood of the crowd. There's no point of loud music when everyone went to bed already. There's no AC in the room which makes it a bit harder. Make sure to drink enough alcohol so this won't be a problem when you just pass out in your bed. While I'm hesitant with accusing an accommodation of having bed bugs, as it harms their reputation, this hostel repeatedly seems to have issues with them as i read in the reviews. We were also affected and believe we got them here but not 100% sure. We had a double room. It was hard to find as there is no signage and it'a not accessible by a road, only by the beach. Had to find this out the hard way when arriving by scooter. It was a bit pricey for what it offers.

    The location on the beach is lovely and the hostel has some good vibes. The big beach in front is gorgeous. It's very social and always something going on. Mostly quiet during the day as people are just hanging around being hung over. In the evening it gets louder. The food there is ok and it is convenient to eat and drink there as there aren't many options outside. There is free drinking water.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2025

    6.0
    Overall the stay was satisfactory except for the insect bites that we experienced
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We got lots of bites, don’t know if it’s the sandflies. There was a sign warning about Sandflies, but I was not informed before booking the property.

    Beach Front, staff were nice. Lots of restaurants along the beach. The beach sand was so fine but waves was too strong (not for people who are afraid of strong waves)

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2025

    8.0
    Lovely location and facilities, mattresses are gross
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The mattresses are quite frankly gross. Stains and marks all over them and the sheet comes off really easily so you can see them all. Very unhygienic

    We had the loft room which had amazing views of beach. Facilities were good. Knew there was no air con but fans were ok although very loud.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 February 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was so hot in the room. An air conditioner would be great.

    The vibe and that it is beachfront.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 February 2025

    6.0
    Never again
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The way to get to the hostel is literally awful! My tuktuk driver left me to struggle in the dark and in the sand with my luggage... My cousin at least got some help from hers. A random person helped me out, eventually. When I got to reception the person 'welcoming' me was not friendly at all! In fact; they were very rude to me. They kept insisting on the payment to be done while I still had some questions. The worst part of it is that my cousin did get a greeting from them and they were nice to her... luckily Hannah was nice to us when we checked out. The room was a literal sauna! The heat was unbearable! No AC, just 2 fans that were pretty much useless... The shared bathrooms are downstairs while our room was upstairs. So each time we dragged sand with us into the room. The tap to wash your feet is installed right before another patch of sand and the stairs going up. Not logical at all. The bathrooms were very basic, not really clean and had barely any hot water. The people working the bar overall ignored me, except for 1 or 2 people. Forget about sleeping at night especially if they're doing karaoke. The DJ on our last night was pretty good, didn't mind him. There are very limited free beach beds. The others are paying (or at least we had to pay for them). The people running that business were also not accomodating at all! Rude and negligent. Limited food options in the area and everything closes at about 8pm. We found this place nearby called Sunmai that luckily serves food until 9pm. Ps bring cash with you as there are no ATMs. The hostel allows you to pay by card, so does Sunmai but overall having cash on you is a good idea. The tuktuk drivers only take cash and it's 1200 pesos (one way) to get to back into town.

    The location is perfect, literally by the water. Nacpan beach is gorgeous! Their breakfast is affordable and pretty decent. They have a water fountain to refill your bottle.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 February 2025

    9.0
    Awesome staff, great parties, delicious restaurants near by, and did I see nice beach. lol
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing really

    Loved the beach!

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 January 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great for solo travelers but not ideal for couples. Double rooms are in a noisy area, and staff strictly follow company policies. We couldn’t use our free welcome drink, and no alternative, like a morning cappuccino, was offered.

    Clean and good location

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 January 2025

    7.0
    Good for a short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Loft
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The conditions are quite basic like no hot water in the shower (which is expected for a hostel so ok) but well, the price is quite high for the Philippines.

    The staff is really welcoming and lovely! The location is nice, a beautiful beach as and we’ve enjoyed the food choice.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 December 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hostel is in a remote & secluded location, about 40mins away from El Nido city centre. Make sure to barter the initial price given by the trike driver. For reference the hostel offers a round-trip van service for 700 PHP for a day trip and single trip for 400 PHP (prices as at Dec 2024).

    The beach is the selling point of this hostel. Beach is absolutely stunning and worth the visit

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 December 2024

    8.0
    Leuk voor de afwisseling.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms have to AC and the fans are quite loud.

    Super social hostel and friendly staff.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 November 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Loft
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms are a bit hot and a rat ate my Malaria pills. and could be better at refilling the water container.

    One of my favorite hostels ever. Great vibe, got to befriend a lot a new people, loads of options for food. Rent a bike and go to Duli beach to surf!

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 October 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    music is unnecessarily loud at he bar in the evening, even If people are just having dinner and chatting. yes, it's a party hostel but still

    location is great, you're right there at the beach. pleasent surprise , facilities re better than expected. wide bed, with own light, charger and fan. food is ok. friendly staff, helpful and sweet, everyone seemed happy to be there

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 October 2024

    9.0
    I had a great time special thanks to the friendly stuff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No air conditioning

    The room with the ocean view and the bar , walking distance to the beach.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 October 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Loft
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location

    Stayed in September 2024

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