Hippocampus Beach Resort
Bounty Beach, 6013 Philippines
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#6 of 18 hotels in Malapascua Island
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Hippocampus Beach Resort is centrally located on the main beach of Malapascua Island, Bounty Beach. Totaling 18 rooms with three different categories, including basic fan standard room, superior air conditioning rooms, and deluxe beachfront air conditioned rooms. It has a beachfront bar and restaurant with beer garden, tables on the beach, and bean bags for sunset happy hour. In house scuba diving school, Devocean Divers, and in house Kitesurfing school, Malapascua Kitesurfing.
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Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
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Free breakfast
Beach
Diving
Pets Allowed ( Dog / Pet Friendly )
Airport transportation
Massage
Public wifi
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Coffee shop
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Breakfast in the room
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Shared lounge / TV area
Sun loungers / beach chairs
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Soundproof rooms
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Private balcony
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Mid-range
Family Resort
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English, Filipino, German
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Grade: 86 out of 100
14Restaurantswithin 0.5 km
2Attractionswithin 0.5 km
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After meeting the dashingly handsome Canadian owner and manager I had to stay for his charming personality and militant Acouting. The cocktails were delicious with the best happy hour on the island using premium import alcohol instead of the local poison the other places seemed to all be using. The menu was great but the specials they offered were on another level. Who ever the chef was behind those specials was a culinary master of the highest regard. I hope the owners pay him well because that’s one asset you don’t want to loose. Just to die for! The accommodation was beautiful and clean. Right on the beach with air con and hot showers. Looks like the place had just been overhauled and everything looked so new and shiny. What a great price for such high end…
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Date of stay: November 2018
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Response from hipporesort, Manager at Hippocampus Beach Resort
Responded Dec 4, 2018
Thanks Roberto for your excellent review - and thanks for your binge drinking in our bar. I think you hold the record for highest tab ever accumulated! We never went through more Jagermeister than when you were here - you must be a hunter? Yes, our food specials are outrageously good and the good news is that they will be hitting the regular menu soon! See you next time, gangster!
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My girlfriend and I stayed here in October. It is located right next to a beach, and has loungers for bathing. The room was comfortable and spacious. The food is good, and to top it off you get free breakfast
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Date of stay: October 2018
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Response from hipporesort, Manager at Hippocampus Beach Resort
Responded Dec 4, 2018
Hey there! Thanks for the kind words, we are glad you enjoyed your stay! See you next time!
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This is where we stay for 2 days and room is clean, location is great, ambiance is peaceful because of near in bounty beach but all in all experience is great. They have mini bar and restaurant,you dont need to go anywhere. Just a little bit pricey on their drinks and food.
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Date of stay: July 2018
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Response from hipporesort, Manager at Hippocampus Beach Resort
Responded Oct 18, 2018
Hi there! Thanks for the great review about our rooms, location, ambiance, and the beach! We are sad to hear that you viewed our menu as too expensive - if you will compare us to other restaurants in the same location and same quality/service level, you will see we offer the same prices, but even better quality food and service :) We are actually one of (maybe the only) restaurants in the island who serve romaine lettuce, and not old iceburg lettuce. Our kitchen was overhauled in the last two years including a new menu from a very experienced chef and training our kitchen staff on different cooking methods. Our food is in the upper level of price on the island sure, but it's also in the upper level of quality and taste. We also offer buy one get one free cocktails using premium alcohol and ingredients from 4-7pm everyday which is unworldly prices for what you get. I know I would pay 15$ for a Mojito like that at home! ;) Anyhow, It's your preference where you choose to eat, we are glad you enjoyed your stay. Thanks and we hope to see you again!
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This a a very peacful and quiet resort for those travellers enjoy a relaxing holiday. Room is clean and tidy with balcony, however you need to prepare your toiletries as they provide soap only. It can be understandable for environmental protection and I support this. Food is nice and they can arrange airport pick up for you, cost around 5000 peso including car and boat. It took around 3 hours from Cebu airport to the pier and around 1 hour boat trip to the resort. So be prepared for this. Everything will be well organized for you if you make prior arrangement with the resort.
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Date of stay: September 2018
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Response from hipporesort, Manager at Hippocampus Beach Resort
Responded Oct 18, 2018
Thank you so much George! We are happy you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you back! Hippo Team
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A group of 7 of us stayed here for 4 nights on a short scuba diving trip. We booked through Devocean Divers. The rooms are basic and clean. The air-conditioning and fan are a bit noisy, but you'll probably need these to sleep. The bathroom was clean and functional (the electric shower worked well enough). Staff were very friendly and service level was great. On Saturday night they had excellent live music. Prices for the food and beverages were extremely reasonable. The pork chop was especially good. I'd be happy to stay at this place again given the same price point. Don't expect luxury, but for a dive this this was great. The staff were all very nice too.
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Date of stay: September 2018
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Response from hipporesort, Manager at Hippocampus Beach Resort
Responded Oct 18, 2018
Hi there! Thanks for the lovely words! We are happy you enjoyed the live music and the food and beverages! From your description, it sounds like you were in one of our Standard AC rooms... these rooms feature window type AC and wall fans. These are our most basic rooms, but we actually have two other categories above these rooms with silent AC! Maybe you can try one next time! Thanks and best regards, Hippo Team
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Great place to enjoy Malapascua! Rooms are spacious and clean, upstairs you get also a big balcony! AC is good and quiet. Shower with enough space to shower (if you have been to Philippines you know what I mean). Staff is friendly and available. You get a Welcome drink when you arrive. If you ask they will place beach chairs for you. The in-house dive shop (Devocean) is competent, efficient and friendly! However be careful to the slight higher prices compared to the neighbours (they price matched when I asked!). The restaurant is also very good with nice food and cocktails: at the happy hour (4pm to 7pm) you get 2 for 1. They are somewhat overpriced, so only at the happy hour you get a fair price. Do check also for neighbours bars and compare. Location of the restaurant is…
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Date of stay: July 2018
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Response from hipporesort, Manager at Hippocampus Beach Resort
Responded Aug 27, 2018
Hi there! Thanks for your review - we are very happy you enjoyed your stay! Our bar and restaurant is definitely the mid-high range in the island, but that is for a reason... you get a beachfront location and view, you get great service, and we use quality ingredients and of course we make a mean cocktail! Same goes for our food! We are happy you enjoyed, none-the-less. Our service can sometimes be slow, yes, but that also goes back to the fact that everything is made fresh and with no short cuts... when you get your drink or your food, you see that it is really worth the extra couple mins wait :) Music nights are every Wednesday and Saturday, yes! It can be sometimes loud but we usually try to finish up around 11PM. We apologize if this was a disturbance to you! We are happy for the 5 Star review and the kind words and we hope to see you again next time! Best, Hippo Team
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The name and the logo they use to represent their resort definitely does not match. However, I have to tell that I had the best time in that resort and no trivial things like this bothered me. This resort is right in front of the bounty beach and one can just relax on the hammocks and have the best view. Well the thing that bothered me a lot were the boats but I know one can’t help it as there is a row of dive shops and they have all their small boats parked right in front of the resort. Hippocampus has a dive shop run by Luke, a person from UK, under the name of Devocean. They are professional and their local dive guides are amazing bunch of people. Well we all know that Filipinos are known for their hospitality. The island’s best bartender is also found in Hippocampus and…
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Date of stay: June 2018
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Response from hipporesort, Manager at Hippocampus Beach Resort
Responded Jun 13, 2018
Hey Sassy! Thank you so much for your feedback and your time to write such a long and detailed review - this will help us a lot to improve. A small excurs about the history of our logo: The name "Hippocampus" comes from the ancient greek. Hippos means "Horse" and Kampos "Seamonster. A part of the brain is also called Hippocampus in medical terminology as it has the shape of a seahorse. Our Logo is a seahorse formed with bubbles, as it is based on a island famous for diving. We think that sounds round enough. :) Yes, Malapascua got famous for the Tresher Sharks and that is why there are also a lot of dive shops and boats here around. :) But, we are glad you still enjoyed the view. We hope you had also the chance to see Bjorn, our bartender, dancing. He is definitely also the best dancer on the island! I am sorry to hear about ants in your room. We normally don't experience any ants in our room. I hope our housekeeping was finally able to manage it. The toilets in a small island like Malapascua have probably not the same quality as in Singapore. They are plenty of things that might be different. Starting from water pressure, over the size of the pipes you can install here, to the pressure the pipes can handle and so on. In the end, the toilets are definitely good enough to handle normal operations. It can always happen that something gets stuck - that is a small island problem :) A lot of flies are normally just around when it is quite hot and there is no wind. The wind just changed, so, everything safe and sound here. :) Thank you again for all your feedback and we hope to see you again! Cheers and sunny greetings from Malapascua, Stefan
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Why people has given negative reviews don't know. But after reading negative reviews I had very low hopes with my stay. But it turned out to be outstanding stay. Rooms were average but nice and clean, wifi was weak this is a problem in a Malapascua that's okay. We booked a Aircon room and it turned out to be exceeding expectations. We were offered welcome drinks on arrival. Hotel has a live music on select days, nice bar to meet new people, nice restaurant with amazing beach view.
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Date of stay: May 2018
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Response from hipporesort, Manager at Hippocampus Beach Resort
Responded Jul 29, 2018
Thanks for the kind words! We hope to see you again!
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This was my third trip to Malapascau and every time I have stayed and Hippocampus. Hippocampus is centrally located in the middle of Bounty Beach. The rooms are clean and spacious with comfortable beds, which are thoroughly cleaned on a daily basis. Breakfast is included and with several choices on the menu there is something for everyone. The Hippocampus bar is another great feature of this place as it boast (and rightly so) the best cocktails on the island! Add in live music twice a week and you have an amazing place to stay and relax at. All the staff do an amazing job to make you feel welcome and they cannot do enough for you. I highly recomend staying here as it just keeps getting better and better! I will be back for sure!
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Date of stay: March 2018
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Response from hipporesort, Manager at Hippocampus Beach Resort
Responded May 5, 2018
Marcus! Thanks again! It was great to have you back... we look forward to the next time we see you. Take care, Hippocampus Team
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"Hippo" as the resort is a affectionately know give bounty beach a soul. Caz when the Hippo is a rocking the people come flocking!!! The unplugged open mike music sessions are a highlight on the island. In addition, the food and drink (try a "Divers Spritz" and the "Bangers and Mash" dish) is top notch combined with the friendly staff and in touch management any visit is refreshing and revitalizing. Their professional in-house dive shop Devocean also offers quality diving courses and sub aqua adventures that are not to be missed!!!!
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Date of stay: April 2018
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PRICE RANGE
$25 - $35 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
hippocampus beach hotel malapascua island
LOCATION
PhilippinesVisayasCebu IslandMalapascua Island
NUMBER OF ROOMS
18
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