Paboreal Boutique Hotel
Paboreal Boutique Hotel
Blessed Rd - Abueg Rd Brgy. Bancao Bancao, Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island 5300 Philippines
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Nestled in a peaceful location; a 5 minute drive from PPS international Airport. Paboreal Boutique Hotel is the ideal holiday retreat in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Experience a reassuring sense of privacy, the superb hospitality provided by our attentive and a discreet staff in a totally "SMOKE FREE PROPERTY." Here, you will find an intimate and pleasing experience home away from home where excellence is both a vocation and a promise to those who share an appreciation for a different way of life. Each room has its own spacious private veranda, stunning and vibrant bathroom, with second floor accommodations providing infinite ocean view. Restaurant open for lunch and dinner. Paboreal Boutique Hotel, where the dreams of luxury become reality.
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Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Restaurant
Airport transportation
Massage
Baggage storage
Concierge
Parking
Wifi
Outdoor pool
Breakfast available
Shuttle bus service
Taxi service
Gift shop
Non-smoking hotel
Shops
Laundry service
Room features
Air conditioning
Desk
Housekeeping
Private balcony
Refrigerator
Flatscreen TV
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Complimentary toiletries
Room service
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Non-smoking rooms
Family rooms
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HOTEL STYLE
Boutique
Residential Neighborhood
Languages Spoken
English, French, Filipino, Italian
Location
Blessed Rd - Abueg Rd Brgy. Bancao Bancao, Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island 5300 Philippines
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Car recommended
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Stayed one week at Paboreal. Found it impossible to fault any aspect of the stay. All staff are very proffesional and go above and beyond to help in any way. The hotel is impressively well maintained and spotlessly clean. Food is of a high standard and reasonably priced. Rooms are very spacious and well furnished with very comfortable beds and each having a large private balcony. Lovely clean swimming pool and sunbathing area. This hotel comfortably meets any European standard of a 4 star hotel at a price which is very very reasonable. I wouldnt hesitate to stay here whenever lm in Puerto Princesa.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Pabo R, Owner at Paboreal Boutique Hotel
Responded Feb 12, 2020
Dear Racconio Thank you very much for your kind words and positive review on T.A. Very much appreciated. I have shared your comments with our entire staff and on behalf of everyone I thank you . It is indeed very important to rise to the higher standard possible when it comes to giving and receiving in the hospitality business, your words will resonate daily during our duties. Hopefully your travel routes will bring you back one day to our beloved Palawan and we shall meet again. Until then take good care . Best and warm wishes from the entire PBH family.
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We visited Puerto Princesa exactly a year ago and stayed on this beautiful place. We cannot fault anything on this place, the staff were very helpful and hospitable they go above and beyond to help. The place is very clean and the room that we stayed in for a week was well furnished and very spacious. Stayed on this place with my husband and two teenage children, the boy particularly is very hard to pleased but all I heard from him was praises to this place. According to them this place is underrated, they haven’t been to any place with such friendly staff. The breakfast is simple but my boy said it was insanely good. And to top it up, the owner was very accommodating and advised us where’s the best places to buy pasalubong.
If we plan to go back to Palawan, we would definitely choose to stay in Paboreal again.
If we plan to go back to Palawan, we would definitely choose to stay in Paboreal again.
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Date of stay: August 2019Trip type: Traveled with family
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Warmed welcome makes us feel at home. Spacious room, clean, comfy bed with a pool . Delicious breakfast, Kudos to all Staffs and Enrico are always responding to cues showing their passionate on what they doing specially in service . They are all awesome!. Would highly recommended if you want to visit in Puerto Princesa ,Palawan. We really enjoyed our entire stay in this hotel .
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Pabo R, Owner at Paboreal Boutique Hotel
Responded Feb 3, 2020
Dear 822merylem Thank you so much for your positive review very much appreciated. It was a pleasure to have your entire family among us. especially the little one. So delightful. Take good care and hopefully you will return to our beautiful island and visit us again. Best and warm wishes to all from all of at Paboreal Boutique Hotel.
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We travel by ear, which means last minute decisions where to go, to eat and where to sleep. The day before arriving in Puerto Princessa we checked the internet for hotels. Paboreal Boutique Hotel looked very appealing so we decided to book a few nights. We wanted a quiet location not so far from the beach.
They were at the airport to welcome us in a warm and friedly way. At the hotel we got a welcome drink and met the other staffmembers and the co- owner. The staff is very friendly and eager to assist us in any way.
The hotel is beautiful and very clean, the swimmingpool is gorgeous and very relaxing after traveling or a day out. The rooms are very spacious and the internet is very fast which was much appreciated by us.
We wanted to travel to El Nido for some days and the owner helped us with information, suggestions and arranged the journey for us. We were picked up at the hotel and delivered at the hotel. Best hotel to hotel service ever. Thanks again Coco.
We were able to store one suitcase at Paboreal Boutique Hotel which was convenient. When we came back a very nice surprise was waiting, on top of the warm welcoming and the welcome drink, the room was ready, our suitcase in the room and a very very beautiful welcome card, thank you again Ika!
Everything must come to an end so also our stay in Paboreal Boutique Hotel. We came as guests but said goodbye as friends. Many thanks to Coco, Lito, Ika and staff, you made our stay wonderful.
They were at the airport to welcome us in a warm and friedly way. At the hotel we got a welcome drink and met the other staffmembers and the co- owner. The staff is very friendly and eager to assist us in any way.
The hotel is beautiful and very clean, the swimmingpool is gorgeous and very relaxing after traveling or a day out. The rooms are very spacious and the internet is very fast which was much appreciated by us.
We wanted to travel to El Nido for some days and the owner helped us with information, suggestions and arranged the journey for us. We were picked up at the hotel and delivered at the hotel. Best hotel to hotel service ever. Thanks again Coco.
We were able to store one suitcase at Paboreal Boutique Hotel which was convenient. When we came back a very nice surprise was waiting, on top of the warm welcoming and the welcome drink, the room was ready, our suitcase in the room and a very very beautiful welcome card, thank you again Ika!
Everything must come to an end so also our stay in Paboreal Boutique Hotel. We came as guests but said goodbye as friends. Many thanks to Coco, Lito, Ika and staff, you made our stay wonderful.
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Date of stay: July 2015Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from evr c, Owner at Paboreal Boutique Hotel
Responded Aug 8, 2015
Dear Maria and Julius! Thank you for your kind words very much appreciated. It was our pleasure to help you and our staff have been notified of your positive feedback. Once again thank you. Best regards. PBH Management.
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Paboreal is an oasis from the hustle and bustle of Puerto Princesa. Whether you are in Puerto Princesa for a night (heading to El Nido) or for a few days (Honda Bay and Underground river) make Paboreal your base.
Searching through TripAdvisor don’t be tempted by the photos of the bigger hotels/“resorts” because they can be deceiving. Paboreal’s photos may not be impressive, but I really think one should give this gem of a hotel a try.
Number 1: impressed by the courteous staff and attentive owner. It was super difficult to find non dairy milk in the city, but the owner went to the market to buy us soy milk! The smiles of everyone also added to a lovely experience.
Number 2: cleanliness
Number 3: simply quiet from the chaos of the centre.
If you are wanting some city action, Paboreal is less than 10 minutes away by tricycle.
Searching through TripAdvisor don’t be tempted by the photos of the bigger hotels/“resorts” because they can be deceiving. Paboreal’s photos may not be impressive, but I really think one should give this gem of a hotel a try.
Number 1: impressed by the courteous staff and attentive owner. It was super difficult to find non dairy milk in the city, but the owner went to the market to buy us soy milk! The smiles of everyone also added to a lovely experience.
Number 2: cleanliness
Number 3: simply quiet from the chaos of the centre.
If you are wanting some city action, Paboreal is less than 10 minutes away by tricycle.
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Date of stay: March 2019Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Response from evr c, Owner at Paboreal Boutique Hotel
Responded Mar 27, 2019
Dear zpaksux Thank you so much for your beautiful review very much appreciated. we are delighted that you had a wonderful stay among us. it was indeed a pleasure to have you at Paboreal . we have shared your kind words with our entire staff and on behalf of everyone i thank you. Best and warm wishes. Enrico
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Wow I can't say enough about this little gem. The super friendly staff are incredible and totally devoted to your needs. The facility is absolutely spotless and sparkling clean. The rooms are big, the beds are comfortable and the air-conditioning is quiet and cold. The swimming pool is shaped like a grand piano and is also spotlessly clean. Close to the airport yet quiet and a shuttle service to and from airport. This little boutique hotel has it all.
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Date of stay: January 2016Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Response from evr c, Owner at Paboreal Boutique Hotel
Responded Apr 3, 2016
Thank you so much for your positive feedback very much appreciated. it was really our pleasure to help you during your stay. Your kind words have been shared with our entire staff. Best regards. PBH Management.
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We wanted to check out from the hotel that we had originally booked and were looking for a new room almost in the middle of the night. Just before midnight we arrived in Paboreal and we were actually allowed to see the room before we decided to stay, as our experience from the original hotel was not so good.
We were so happy that we chose Paboreal; the room was nicely decorated and very clean, also the air-conditioning was working perfectly. We were also satisfied with the quite small breakfast that the hotel is offering. In addition, the pool area and the whole garden is beautiful and very well taken care of. What I liked the most, is however the superfriendly staff and the owners of Paboreal.
We were so happy that we chose Paboreal; the room was nicely decorated and very clean, also the air-conditioning was working perfectly. We were also satisfied with the quite small breakfast that the hotel is offering. In addition, the pool area and the whole garden is beautiful and very well taken care of. What I liked the most, is however the superfriendly staff and the owners of Paboreal.
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Date of stay: January 2016Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from evr c, Owner at Paboreal Boutique Hotel
Responded Apr 3, 2016
Thank you for your positive comments. we are glad that we were able to help you and provide you with the comfort that you needed. Best regards. PBH Management.
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We loved staying at Paboreal - the reception staff were all super helpful and assisted us getting into town and sorting out tours as well as transfers to El Nido! Breakfast was good and the rooms are very big and comfortable! Great place to stay in Puerto Princesa
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Date of stay: December 2018Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from evr c, Owner at Paboreal Boutique Hotel
Responded Jan 9, 2019
Dear Elle4155 Thank you very much for your kind review very much appreciated. on behalf of everyone at PBH, wishing you a Happy New Year 2019 Enrico
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OK to begin with, Puerto Princesa is no a tourism destination. Explored it quite thoroughly and won't be back. But if going there, Paboreal Boutique Hotel gets 2 thumbs up just as a fun friendly place. Not as a fancy place, just comfortable and memorably charming for some tastes. Everyone is friendly enough and really have no complaints.
Just one white tourist over breakfast being shamelessly sexual with his same-sex lover was a truly over the top gross yet no one objected on staff. Not the owner either. Regardless of one's orientation, groping and feeling sexually in the dining area with zero regard for other diners is just horrid behaviour and spoils the stay. This specific white guy was evidently friends with the owner as well as with his thoroughly groped local lover -- it was a serious annoying embarrassment. If it were man-woman I'd have the precise same complaint. Gross is gross. I only mention it because the shameless white guy is evidently friends with the owner who perhaps considered it OK? He's simply wrong, it's not OK in any culture in the world. Its not a reason to stay away, it's hopefully a freak event but the permission to do it is of concern. Trust me: I'm no prude either!
The owner is a sweet friendly French-American ex-pianist who is charming and welcoming. Ex-pianist due a medical issue but his hotel has a piano themed swimming pool (more a dipping pool, not big enough for serious laps) and piano-themed stairs ... which is perhaps a bit tacky but its fun, so why not?
The room is fine, not 'major hotel chain fancy' by any stretch but clean, functional and everything works. Bring your own soap (we did fortunately), the teensy bars they provide and just silly bordering on uselessly small. The shower is fine. Bed is comfortable. It all works and I'd definitely go back if Puerto Princesa were on the itinerary,
Breakfast is excellent, specially-made eggs, ham, toast, juice and superb coffee. Hey he's French! They don't do lunch but you can buy those noodle cups and snacks and do your own thing. Dinner is just OK, passable. Not recommended dining unless its too much trouble to go out.
Going out involves calling a motorised trike or taxi or car rental. I had a car rental and was glad. Rentals online are reasonably priced.
There is a superb seafood place maybe 2 km away -- the name escapes me right now but it's evidently famous in town and THAT is where to eat! Really excellent waterfront seafood and hugely popular. We went there times and loved it.
We used Paboreal for a few days as a base and rented a car to drive the Palawan island north & south. Glad we did. Once. Not twice. South just forget it, nothing there to see. North was actually a fun 2-day trip, 6 hours each way to El Nido. If you like 2nd-world driving, which I do being an old hand ...
I recommend most people should fly straight to El Nido -- EL NIDO IS DEFINITELY A WORLD CLASS DESTINATION! There are direct flights from Manila that are way more expensive but worth it and better than 5 hours drive from Puerto Princessa. See my separate review of The Last Frontier resort its a totally different matter!
Just one white tourist over breakfast being shamelessly sexual with his same-sex lover was a truly over the top gross yet no one objected on staff. Not the owner either. Regardless of one's orientation, groping and feeling sexually in the dining area with zero regard for other diners is just horrid behaviour and spoils the stay. This specific white guy was evidently friends with the owner as well as with his thoroughly groped local lover -- it was a serious annoying embarrassment. If it were man-woman I'd have the precise same complaint. Gross is gross. I only mention it because the shameless white guy is evidently friends with the owner who perhaps considered it OK? He's simply wrong, it's not OK in any culture in the world. Its not a reason to stay away, it's hopefully a freak event but the permission to do it is of concern. Trust me: I'm no prude either!
The owner is a sweet friendly French-American ex-pianist who is charming and welcoming. Ex-pianist due a medical issue but his hotel has a piano themed swimming pool (more a dipping pool, not big enough for serious laps) and piano-themed stairs ... which is perhaps a bit tacky but its fun, so why not?
The room is fine, not 'major hotel chain fancy' by any stretch but clean, functional and everything works. Bring your own soap (we did fortunately), the teensy bars they provide and just silly bordering on uselessly small. The shower is fine. Bed is comfortable. It all works and I'd definitely go back if Puerto Princesa were on the itinerary,
Breakfast is excellent, specially-made eggs, ham, toast, juice and superb coffee. Hey he's French! They don't do lunch but you can buy those noodle cups and snacks and do your own thing. Dinner is just OK, passable. Not recommended dining unless its too much trouble to go out.
Going out involves calling a motorised trike or taxi or car rental. I had a car rental and was glad. Rentals online are reasonably priced.
There is a superb seafood place maybe 2 km away -- the name escapes me right now but it's evidently famous in town and THAT is where to eat! Really excellent waterfront seafood and hugely popular. We went there times and loved it.
We used Paboreal for a few days as a base and rented a car to drive the Palawan island north & south. Glad we did. Once. Not twice. South just forget it, nothing there to see. North was actually a fun 2-day trip, 6 hours each way to El Nido. If you like 2nd-world driving, which I do being an old hand ...
I recommend most people should fly straight to El Nido -- EL NIDO IS DEFINITELY A WORLD CLASS DESTINATION! There are direct flights from Manila that are way more expensive but worth it and better than 5 hours drive from Puerto Princessa. See my separate review of The Last Frontier resort its a totally different matter!
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Date of stay: August 2018
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Response from evr c, Owner at Paboreal Boutique Hotel
Responded Jan 9, 2019
Happy New Year 2019 from all of us at PBH. Thank you.
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This was a pleasant surprise considering the affordable price. Enrico, the owner, was superb -- very gracious, welcoming, offering suggestions on the local tours, and even serving some guests their breakfasts. Service was great, and they go out of their way to make your stay pleasant. They provide free water and beach towels if you go on tours. Being served cold water while swimming at the pool (without us asking for it) was an added touch. Rooms are spacious, with comfortable beds, clean, modern, with a view of the pool and the lovely garden. The trees in the horizon (from the second floor) are a welcome respite. It's away from hustle and bustle of the city center, but near the airport. They don't serve lunch, but only a few 10 minutes away from the nearest mall and restaurants. The artwork in the hotel and its eco-friendly practices are also noteworthy. Enrico and the staff make you feel at home. Definitely a fantastic stay.
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Date of stay: May 2018Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Room Tip: Rooms in the ground floor if you want quick access to the pool
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Response from evr c, Owner at Paboreal Boutique Hotel
Responded Jun 5, 2018
Dear Lyza 25 thank you for your positive review and kind words, very much appreciated. it was a pleasure meeting you . it is always extremely gratifying to be able to please our guests to the fullest. hopefully your travel route will bring you back to Palawan and to our little Hotel. meanwhile take good care. Best and warm wishes. Enrico
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There is a beach about ten minute walk from hotel
On their website there is a contact us button to send an inquiry.
Bonsoir, merci pour vore question
Notre hotel est 10 minutes du centre ville et des restaurants. en voiture ou tricycle.
notre hotel Paboreal est situe dans un quartier residentiel au calme entoure de vegetation et d'une piscine en forme de grand piano exclusif aux clients de l'hotel. Bien a vous cordialement.
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"Rooms on the ground floor are good for elderly people like me. Those on the second offer a good view of the ocean."Read full review
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NUMBER OF ROOMS
14
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Frequently Asked Questions about Paboreal Boutique Hotel
Which popular attractions are close to Paboreal Boutique Hotel?
Nearby attractions include Pristine Beach (0.6 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Paboreal Boutique Hotel?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, a pool, and an on-site restaurant.
Which room amenities are available at Paboreal Boutique Hotel?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and a refrigerator.
What food & drink options are available at Paboreal Boutique Hotel?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant and breakfast during their stay.
Is parking available at Paboreal Boutique Hotel?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Paboreal Boutique Hotel?
Conveniently located restaurants include Hibiscus Restaurant And Bar, CAPTAIN RIBS, and GUNI GUNI Restobar.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Paboreal Boutique Hotel?
Yes, guests have access to a pool during their stay.
Does Paboreal Boutique Hotel have airport transportation?
Yes, Paboreal Boutique Hotel offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Paboreal Boutique Hotel?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, French, Italian, and Filipino.
Are there any historical sites close to Paboreal Boutique Hotel?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Plaza Cuartel (3.4 km).
Is Paboreal Boutique Hotel accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access and reduced mobility rooms. For specific inquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.