My fiancé and I planned to visit Palawan on a pleasure / business trip. I really had no idea on where to stay until a business colleague in Los Angeles, (California) suggested Crystal Paradise. Best trip advise I ever took. We had originally planned one night but wound up staying four nights due to the comfort, cleanliness, superior staff professionalism, extremely delicious food.........but most importantly the warmth of every staff member. You couldn't pay a five star resort to get the honest service you will feel at Crystal Paradise Resort. Maybe this ambience is what led my fiancé and I to finally take the next step because we married one day after we left Crystal Paradise. I don't know if this was the reason..........but this place MOST CERTAINLY DESERVES 6 out of 5 stars in my heart. THANK YOU CRYSTAL PARADISE RESORT.…
My family and I went to Crystal Paradise to celebrate my birthday but I was very very disappointed with the service. We ate at the restaurant and the table wasn’t clean; dust and small insects. We haven’t look at the menu yet, but she kept on encouraging us to try her new menu which was not on the menu list. Wasn’t able to finished my food because I don’t like the taste and one of my family members saw a dog’s hair on the salad that they prepared.They charged us for the entrance and the pool but the place and the pool wasn’t maintained well.LOTS OF INSECTS AND MOSQUITOS. We didn’t last for an hour at the pool. We just swim there because we paid for it. This resort is not worth any penny. I won’t recommend this. The service is not good but they charged 5x of it. VERY EXPENSIVE BUT THE QUALITY AND SERVICE IS NOT GOOD!…
We were there over the holidays ~ and the staff was wonderful. They went above and beyond for our family. The place however is a bit run down ~ but you don’t have that many places to choose from this area. There is AC / daily room cleaning and fridge in rooms. You are on a nice quiet beach and there is a clean pool. Food is decent and you are only a 15-20 min trike ride into town. Level set your expectations - this is not a true ‘resort’ and you will have a great time.
A small pool to yourself if you rent a villa. Perfect for couples. The villa and pool overlooks the beach which is perfect. The hotel offers most of what you need but if you intend to walk around to see the sights, it is far from town and about 1.5 hours from Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan.
This place seems to think it is a lot more than it is in reality. The price of a villa with a pool was £147 per night. Yes it includes a very skimpy breakfast. It has got to be the only hotel in the world which offers 2 eggs any style, but dose not know what a poached egg is. The whole place is shabby and run down, the bed is like a slab of concrete. The pool and pool area in the villa is excellent, but this will not justify the lunacy price that they charge. All in all a rundown property at the end (1.5km ) of a dirt track. I would like to say that the staff were very helpful and courteous and a total pleasure. This must be said for all the hotels we have stayed in in the Philippines.
This is a lovely quiet resort on a long stretch of unspoilt beach fringed with palm trees. It has friendly staff, beautiful gardens, comfortable rooms, a good pool, excellent food, a charming spa and limited internet connection to really help you relax. We stayed for 5 nights and wish we could have stayed longer. The day trips to Arena (Turtle) island and Estrella waterfalls were well worth it. On the way to Arena island we saw a whale shark from the boat. While snorkelling at the island we saw a lot of fish, coral, clams and a large turtle.
When we discussed our trip with someone living in Manila and mentioned the Crystal Paradise in Narra- he said it was the most untouristy trip he had ever heard of. Yes the hotel is far from the maddening crowd- about 2 hrs south from Puerto Princesa, Palawan. If you are looking for wild parties, bars, "the strip" this place isnt for you. If you are looking for a way to reconnect with yourself and or loved ones then this might be the place to do it. The hotel is off the road about 10 minutes by tricycle, on the beach. It is spread over a large area including outdoor pool and jacussi, spa. The beach is black sand and goes on and on with coconut palms. We had breakfast (included) and dinner (a la carte) - well worth while. Food was great, the staff helpful. You can take trips into Narra (about 15 by tricycle) and see the real Philipines. Hint if the villas are available, they are worth the extra expense (my wife wanted to wrap one up and take it home).…
This is really a place for getaway vacation. Good place to unwind and very relaxing place. You can walk beside the beach every morning and watch the sunrise. Staffs are very accommodating and friendly. Foods are really good and delicious. Don't forget to taste their own wine product since you can't buy it from the market.
Finally getting that needed break from metro stress and all. Staying felt like rekindling that sense of lost bond with nature, hearing that melody of silence played by nature and becoming one with self, rethinking, rearing to be renewed, revitalized, recharged. Thank you Staff for being gracious and very accomodating. We would've stayed a little longer had we had a choice. But we'll be back for sure.
A group of 3 of us shared a room here for 4 nights which we really enjoyed. The staff here are all just so delightful, very friendly, smiley and all go out of there way to help. Everyone from the front desk to the restaurant and from the spa to the gardeners are all just so lovely, they're all a real credit to the resort and helped make our stay really enjoyable. In particularly we felt that the food and the spa were both superb. Ey (not sure of the spelling) gave one of the best massages I've ever had and my wife also really enjoyed hers. The only reason I've not given 5 stars is because I felt the rooms were a little dated and the beach isn't up to much.
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