Reviews of Way Shack Hostel
Natalio Bacalso Avenue Brgy Tan-Awan, 6025 Oslob, Philippines
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Reviewed: 22 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe location is 50m away from the whaleshark departing point.The place could be a much greater venue as it has great potential.
That a lot of the previous facilities on the premises has been closed and are falling in disrepair
Reviewed: 22 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 18 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewGood location for the whale shark watching. Ken was the man to talk to regarding all the activities. Well worth paying the small amount extra.
Reviewed: 7 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewJust the location, very close proximity to the whale shark experience
Not all rooms have shampoo and soap. The photos does not match the actual rooms.
Reviewed: 14 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewWe stayed there because of the proximity to the whale shark dive site and it couldn't be any closer.
Reviewed: 5 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 25 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewThe only real reason to book this place is the location. It's just a 2-minute walk to the whale shark spot, but even so, we still had to wake up at 3 a.m. to line up and register for the activity. Honestly, it might be better to stay in Moalboal or Cebu City; since you'll be waking up early either way, you'd at least get a better rest in the car than sleeping here.
We booked a private room with a private bathroom, but honestly, it felt no better than a shared-room hostel, if not worse. The place seemed outdated and dirty, with a rundown atmosphere. The construction around the building added to the unpleasantness, and there weren't many dining options nearby. It almost looked like a haunted house.
Reviewed: 13 May 2024 · Stayed in May 2024
Verified reviewSpacious room, modern, friendly staff, very convenient location to the whale shark
The drainage couldn’t cope after two consecutive showers, went down after a while
Reviewed: 30 April 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewVery close to whale sharkk
Room is on the road, Noisy all the night. There were also constructor working all the night long. Not able to sleep all night long I also ask a refound and moved second night to other place. Refound was denied
Reviewed: 14 April 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewStaffs were helpful. The room colors are cute and close to whale sharl area so if u have to go the next early morning to see whale sharks its good for one night. Pancake stand next to the hostel was very good too. Theres water cooler for guests and wifi works ok
The room on 1st floor is directly by the carpark and cars dont stop the engine while awaiting ppl from whale shark area..we cab smell the engine..lots of dust in the room due to location. Luckily we were able to move to the 2nd floor after the 1st night. Sink doesnt work and amennities like closet needs repair.
Reviewed: 24 March 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewThe location for whale shark swimming. We did it with a help of Ken, our host. He was so nice and helpful ❤️ he also booked us tickets for fair and made sure we make it to the port to catch it in time, as the schedule is fluid.
The bathroom was questionable. It was full of mold and there was no soap. Water pressure wasn’t a problem for us but the overall look of it wasn’t so great.
Reviewed: 5 March 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewIt was right across the street from whale shark assembly point , so it was very convenient for 3am wake up . The guy who works at reception was amazing. He was helping us to queue for whale shark watching at night and was very nice talking to him overall , made our stay there pleasant
Room in reality is worse than on the pictures (we had private room) , quite old and there is no territory around the hostel (looks like construction site) but in this village overall there is nothing to do around and it’s alive only in the morning when tourists come to see whale sharks . So if you staying purely for 1 night , it’s probably a good option because of its convenient location
Reviewed: 4 March 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 28 October 2023 · Stayed in October 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 26 June 2023 · Stayed in June 2023
Verified reviewThe butler is very friendly and always attends to our inquiries. They also provide us with recommendations for tourist attractions. The location is only a minute away from the shark-watching spot. Btw Wi-Fi is very fast.
The water pressure is insufficient, and the room is prone to ants. The mattress is not very comfortable.
Reviewed: 5 May 2023 · Stayed in May 2023
Verified reviewbasic room but great value for money. nice quirky 1 night stay for the whale sharks. whale shark place is a 1 minute walk away from the hostel. Ken who works at the Hostel is so good. so friendly and so happy to help you get to and from places.
Reviewed: 5 April 2023 · Stayed in March 2023
Verified reviewThe availability and friendliness of the staff were very good. We only had one night to swim with the whale sharks, the staff organized the whole tour and even offered a discount. The starting point for the whale shark visit is a minute's walk from the hostel
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Reviewed: 18 February 2023 · Stayed in January 2023
Verified reviewclose to the whale shark watching
everything: smelly room, dirty bathroom, not working amenities…
Reviewed: 1 January 2023 · Stayed in December 2022
Verified reviewvery good host. helped to us a lot! he helped us with tickets for swimming with sharks, found us a ferry to panglao. very close to place with shark
shower not so good.