When I called the Manila office on May 2007 to inquire if they have a room for 9 pax (Me, my better-half & 7 of our friends), the staff told me that they are fully booked on my preffered dates, so I looked for other resorts and unfortunately I can't find a resort that can accomodate all of us, in great location & with affordable rates. So by September 2007, I called the Manila office of Red Coconut again and Ms. Vilma told me that their cottage # 1 (w/ 2 rooms at the 2nd floor & 1 room at the 1st floor w/ 2 lavatories) in the garden view part of the resort can accomodate 9-10 pax is available but on a package basis, meaning it includes breakfast for our whole stay, transfers back & forth Kalibo airport & welcome drinks, & surprisingly on an affordable rates so I immediately told Ms. Vilma to blocked the cottage under my name. When we arrived at the Kalibo airport by 4:15 pm, we saw a porter holding a board with my name on it. Ms. Jevy then approached us and direct us to the van to Caticlan (2 hrs. road trip). Upon arrival to Caticlan port, Ms. Jevy told us that we have to pay 52.00 pesos for the environmental fee (not included in the transfers package) before we can ride the boat (5-10 mins boat ride) then we have to take a 20-30 mins road trip via multi cab to the Red Coconut Hotel. The driver dropped us off the "Budget Mart" at "D Mall" and a staff help us with our luggages. From Budget Mart to the hotel is about 20 mins. walk. Upon arrival at the front of the hotel, we have to walk on the small street to the garden view part of Red Coconut where our cottage is located. When we got there around 7:00 pm, the staffs welcomed us with drinks. As we enter the cottage, we were amazed to see that the cottage was clean and big that can accomodate 12-14 pax. We were not expecting that coz, we don't have any idea how the cottage looks inside coz, the website only posted 1 picture (outside view). There is a refrigerator (not so cold), & cable television. The lavatory are ok except for the one in the room at the ground floor wherein the drainage clogged coz of sands. There is hot & cold shower. The aircon of the rooms were quite well. There are numbers of hangers in the cabinets. The staff changes towels everyday and they have sufficient supply of beach towel, shampoo, tissue & soap. We even ask the staffs to clean our cottage when we go on island hopping and when we got back, the sands on the floor were gone, the bedsheets were cleaned, the lavatories were cleaned as well. None of our things was lost meaning, the staffs are trustworthy. The buffet breakfast table is located at the main hotel near the pool and is serving breakfast from 7:00 am to 10:00 am only so we have to wake up around 8:30 am. The food were great! The location was great coz it's walking distance to "D' mall" where restaurants & shops are located. They even let us use the party area and offer hot water & mugs for our coffee with no extra charge. The staffs are nice, friendly & very helpful. If we will go back to boracay, we will surely stay at Red Coconut again!! Thanks to the staffs!!
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Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Great pool scene, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Outdoor / Adventure, Great food / Wine, Shopping