Balay Tuko Garden Inn

We had a fantastic stay in this resort. The environment (garden) is beautiful. The staff and owners are super friendly. The rooms are large, very clean and comfortable, with a very good shower (rare in Puerto Princesa), smart tv and noiseless airco. There is large pool (half indoors). The breakfast is delicious, good toasted bread, organic eggs, big portion of bacon, real coffee... All that for a very reasonable price. Additionally, you can order a shuttle to the busstation or airport. They also have motorbike rental service with the bike brought to the hotel. It's locate in a quite neighbourhood, close to the Robinsons Place mall. Balay Tuko Garden Inn is the perfect place to start your Palawan trip.

Big surprise, we expected just another Airport Hotel but this place is a cut above; Beautiful peaceful gardens, waking to birdsong and green nature. Hot shower, good air con, AND fan. Comfy beds and pillows. Decent wifie and tv if needed for later evening viewing. Large covered swimming pool is amazing to freshen up. Breakfast is decent and all in a peaceful country feel place. We are going back for sure and I'd recommend this place not just for a one night airport stop but as a decent base to see the area and retreat to seclusion in the evenings. They have an array of animals including two super cool.little.dogs, cats and birds. Take the recommendation of 'ka Joel's' restaurants, you won't be disappointed, exceptional eating experience. Must forget to mention the super efficient, friendly and kind staff, who ensure the wheels stay well oiled. Exceptional. My daughter and I were very comfortable here. Thnx. UPDATE: After what was, in reality, a truly dis-appointing five day trip to 'hell-nido', we have returned to Balay Tuko Garden Inn and are currently enjoying an extended stay, a 'home from home'. Replenishing. Question is, will we ever leave?!!

Room was clean with nice shower and comfortable beds. Quiet and away from main street (20 minutes walk) - overall, we had a good nights rest here. WARNING 1: be wary of booking onward transport through this hotel. We had to share one seat between two adults for 600PHP each in a van to Port Barton (~3 hours). I would recommend the hotel looks elsewhere for more appropriate travel arrangements. We arranged transport for 9am but it arrived at about 9:40. This seemed like usual practice and we could have made other arrangements if communication had been better from the hotel staff. WARNING 2: do not book this hotel if you have cat/animal allergies. The hotel cat, whilst very sweet, did run into our room when we first arrived. This did not seem unusual. We also had the pleasure of seeing one of the hotel dogs defacate on the lawn we had just walked through.

After a busy two and a half weeks traveling around the Philippines, we decided to book this accommodation and were really pleasantly surprised. This came as Central Park in New York, a small green peaceful oasis in the middle of a crazy city, just what we needed to recharge our batteries before returning home. Friendly hosts, a beautiful garden with animals, excellent wifi, great breakfast options, guards at the entrance, simply everything. Thanks for the nice experience, I definitely recommend this accommodation!

It was indeed a peaceful place. A place within the city but still you can feel the presence of tranquility. If you are looking for a private place where there is a big garden that would soothe the stresses in your mind and soul, book now in BALAY TUKO INN. I really commend the place since the room is so big with a big toilet for a budget friendly price. Also, I was so amazed because we were warmly welcomed and entertained by I thought their staff but already the humble owner of such beautiful place. They also have pool and other instagramable spots in their area. If you are a dog lover, you will meet there their friendly shihtzu named “boss”. They have a lot of food varieties if you opt to choose room with breakfast. Lastly, they have connections for van drivers and tuktok if you want to explore other parts of Palawan.