Princesa Garden Island Resort and Spa

Overall the hotel is nice but not a 4 star accommodation. Needs lots of maintenance. Work was ongoing. Hopefully when finished the resort will be modern and nicer. Paid $5 per night for an extra blanket in our room for our son. Very excessive. Limited dinning options and selection for international travelers. Pool area was nice, sandbar area not so much. Courteous staff overall. Hot water was inoperative for 2 nights of our 4 night stay. If we travel to Palawan again we will try another area. Puerto Princessa is not a travel destination for beach or relaxation.

Overall the resort is nice. It needs maintenance. Maintenance was ongoing in one of the bldgs. Ours had no hot water for 2 days. They also charged $5 daily for an extra blanket.

Great stay. Looking forward to our next visit.

Overall the hotel is great. Our suite was very nice and big. Pool is huge! Was able to swim laps with no problems. Spa was very nice, massages were got were so good we tried to do a round 3 but didn't have enough time. The Japanese restaurant on the roof top was very good! However make sure you are not starving when you head there, slow service when busy, took about 30 minutes to get sashimi. Would eat there more if we had more than the 3 days we were there. The Itilian restaurant by the pool is SO SO SO slow!!!! We had 2 hours before a massage and after an hour and a half we still haven't gotten our food. There was 1 other table other than our 4 people table and we could not get fed. After 3 asks of when our food is coming and we have a 2pm massage I finally told them to cancel all food that wasn't served and we'll just pay for what we had. The server even forgot I asked for ice and I had to go to the bar to get it myself after 5 minutes of waiting as my drink got warm. If you are hungry avoid eating at either the Japanese or Italian restaurants on site, have a snack with you or plan your food times. Overall, would definitely stay there again, the swim up rooms are much quieter than any other swim up rooms I've seen, my fear of screaming children is why we didn't get the swim up room and opted for the suite which is quite a bit more spacious than the swim up rooms. Clean rooms and welcoming staff were all very nice.

Started with Bait and Switch by Expedia promoting something but failed to honor it!

Amazing vacation with my family. The staff was super friendly and accommodating. Thank you all for everything!

I recently stayed at Garden Island Resort in Palawan for a short two-night visit. While I truly appreciated the kindness and helpfulness of the staff — they were consistently warm and accommodating — unfortunately, the overall condition of the resort left a lot to be desired. The grounds were noticeably unkempt, with many areas appearing neglected and dilapidated. While there were some spots that seemed to receive attention, large portions of the resort were in disrepair. The most glaring example was the area near the sandbar and pier. Though highlighted on the resort’s map, in reality, it was far from a picturesque spot — rotten wood, crumbling structures, and debris scattered around made it feel more abandoned than inviting. The food was mediocre at best, with limited variety and only a few restaurant options available. This added to the overall feeling that the resort lacked the level of care and quality one would expect from a vacation destination. While I’m grateful for the excellent service provided by the staff, the condition of the resort itself unfortunately overshadowed their efforts. Based on this experience, I wouldn’t recommend Garden Island Resort to others looking for a well-maintained and enjoyable getaway.

Our honeymoon experience: DISASTEROUS 1) Air port pick up that I pre-arranged did not pick us up when we late into the evening. We stood at the airport shuttle area for over 40 mins waiting. Tried to contact the resort while we waited, no answer. Luckily I found a local travel agent who helped us contact a shuttle driver to take us to Princesa Gardens. 2) Checking in = disaster. It took over 1.5hrs for my family to get to the front of the line?!? The main lobby is open to outdoors so it was unpleasant in 36+ degrees which then turned into a rain down-pour 3) Was told our room was "upgraded" for our Honeymoon. Happy with our beautiful view so we were willing to forget crummy beginning of the trip 4) It got VERY LOUD early next morning. Our building was being renovated but this was never advertised while we researched properties nor upon check-in. It was so uncomfortable after 2 days of banging/drilling. Glad I packed extra Advil for our headaches. Though we were booked for 10 days at this place, we decided to switch hotels and leave for El Nido instead 5) The staff at the front desk aren't very friendly/welcoming. The rest of the staff were kind though. There was a divide amongst the workers vs management. So much so that by the end of our stay, there was a huge turn-over in staff. Disappointing as we splurged for our Honeymoon on this hotel. Won't be returning to this resort and will share with our tourism groups of our horrible experience.

Nice

The property really had everything you need. The gym had everything you need for any compound lifts and dumbells. Decent Japanese restaurant on site.

This was my second stay at Princesa Gardens. Previously, I got a water villa, but this room was insanely better! Don’t waste your money on the top room, when you can have a pool villa for a quarter of the price and it will be everything you need!

Stafff are very nice

I particularly liked the Crepe lady, her service, she pays attentions to details of crepe, she makes. The breakfast and the way access to the pool from rooms was the highlights. I would definitely recommend others to this property. Just like my friend recommended me.

Beautiful property, right on the ocean. New high-rise rooms, nice Japanese restaurant on the top of the high-rise hotel section of the property.

Very nice hotel , very nice breakfast buffet

They advertised a private beach that wasn’t available at the time we stayed. The patio chaise didn’t look clean. The AC unit had dust build up on the vent area and it looked like there may have been water damage in different spots on the ceiling. We checked out the next morning.

Property is extremely outdated. The pool had missing tiles and the entrance of the pool was slippery probably due to Algae growing on the surface (extremely dangerous & potential hazard for a fall). The room bed bases are broken, the corner of the bed cut out legs on several occasions. The windows in the bathroom were old and cracked (the window had silver reflective stickers placed over them to conceal the old mirrors. The sink in the bathroom had all black stains when we arrived and was conveniently covered with a bath towel to hide the stains by staff. The toilet in the bathroom clogged up every time we used it. Last but not least the Food!! Where do I begin… Ordering food was a nightmare, every time we sat down there were no staff to provide us with a menu or any service. I had to go up to the bar Several times. Secondly, the staff need much more training in customer service & English. Thirdly, the food took over an hour to come out and I had to constantly walk over to them to check how long the food would take (every single time). Buffet breakfast was good. This resort could be so much better if management invested resources to fix the whole resort (including staff training/ customer service).

We got the double pool room and so glad we did! We loved having a private pool entrance and being on the ground floor right next to the restaurant. The resort itself is about 10 minutes drive from the main part of town but it was easy to grab a tuk tuk from the front gate any time we wanted to go in to town. Having the resort out of the town gave way for a super peaceful and quiet getaway and the whole place is so beautiful. Staff is polite and helpful and we will definitely be back!

Enjoyed the pool access rooms loved it

Unexpectedly this resort was by far one of the most awesome resorts I have ever stayed. I travel a lot and I am shocked at how incredibly amazing this place. The vast variety of super cool things to see and do literally was over the top. Who ever designed this place and built it I wish I could shake their hand. I can’t even believe this place exists at puerto princess’s