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Coming to Moalboal? Come to Chief Mau! The leading social hostel and chillest place in town! We're conveniently located just a minute walking distance to the beach where you can find the famous Sardine Run. With a bar, restaurant and reception we're ready to serve your every need. We also have a dedicated social area where friendships become easily established! Our place has a terrace, garden area and hammocks too for that ultimate chill experience. You may choose to stay in the Backpackers Dormitory, Private Fan Room with shared bathroom or a Private Aircon Room with your own toilet and shower. We also organize the ultimate Canyoneering trip with our crazy fun professional guides. Island Hopping and Oslob Whale Shark trips are organized here as well. Come stay with us for a fun and memorable stay! See you here soon my friend!
Panagsama Beach, Basdiot, Moalboal 6032 Philippines
Chief Mau Moalboal Cebu
65 reviews
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Great for walkers
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I spent 4 nights here, and loved the mattresses and waterfall showers! love love love a good concrete hostel (2 rear dorms only at the moment). Keeps the place cool & it's easy to clean. The beds were thick & comfy, each with its own light & power point, plus lots of shelves to store your belongings. Full menu @ restaurant, plus full bar, lots of places to chill (chairs, tables, hammocks, bean bags), canyoneering & whale watching tours available almost daily. ATM right on property is money! haha Super close to everything in town, literally.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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Room Tip:the dorms in the back are the nice, remodeled concrete ones with waterfall showers!
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Location is perfect, right in the heart of the small town. Staff were very friendly and helpful with all queries and issues. The Dorms are excellent, large, spacious and with A/C that still runs during the day. Each bed has its own curtain and charging point, mattresses sit on concrete slabs which make it very comfortable. Shared toilets and showers are well ventilated and cleaned well. All in all, excellent value for money. The hostel is great for solo travellers, and manages to avoid being one of those that have large groups of backpackers so I'd recommend it for solo travellers who are looking to socialise and have a quiet beer or two. Organised trip to Kawasan Falls is slightly more expensive than outside tours, but would still recommend it based on the guides that come with you.
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Date of stay: January 2024
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Trip type: Traveled solo
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What a lovely hostel. I love the lounge area. Nice to meet people if you are solo. I love the dorms. They are big. Nice big shower. Clean. Comfy bed. Not the average bed you get by hostels. They have a little stairs in the middle easier to get to the upper bed. So practical. I have been to other hostels there. This is the best. Smooth cafe is dirty and not nice. Good to grab food or drinks but not to sleep. Pig dive hostel super tiny rooms feels like prison and not a place to meet people if you are solo. Definitely going back to Chief Mau ❤️
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Date of stay: December 2019Trip type: Traveled solo
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Stayed here for 4 nights with my partner in a mixed bed dorm. There were many positives including food, location, canyoneering, reliable wifi (for the Phils) and social vibes. My favourite was the large amount of space for lounging and relaxing in the down time. The facilities are moderately clean.. could be better however not unacceptable. Food is quite good and is fair priced considering the surrounding restaurants. Would definitely stay again.,
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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This place definitely benefits from the best located hostel in the whole of moalboal, its seconds from the beach where you can snorkel, and seconds the other way to bars and restaraunts. The staff were very friendly, and offer daily tours, and there is a really nice social vibe here. Now the negatives, dont opt for a private room with no air con- it is absolutely stifling and a very unpleasant experience! I also found the shared spaces here a little grubby, but i guess thats just hostels. Overall, if your looking for budget friendly accommodation and looking to meet new people then this is definitely the place
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Date of stay: January 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:Dont go for a room with no air con
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If you’re looking for accommodation in Moalboal this is it. The staff here are very friendly, the rooms are kept clean and the restaurant has some amazing food. They have organized activities for guests like beer pong and yoga. The location can’t be beat right near the beach. No complaints.
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Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Stayed here in one of the dorms, unique and comfy beds, clean, a good amount of space for bags and small locker for valuables. Staff were so nice and friendly, Dom helped us with any questions we had about things to do and places to go. Good shower and toilet area and a chill out area upstairs with pool table. Only serve breakfast since the last Typhoon had damaged the kitchen but lots of good places to eat close by. A bonus there’s some really cute dogs there.
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Can’t ask for much more especially for the amount you pay. Great community led by great staff. Great location with a short walk away from anything. The rooms aren’t luxurious but it’s got everything you need.
Cheapest stay we’ve had thus far in the Philippines too. Highly recommend!
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Traveled with friends
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The place is cozy and very great for friends going out for a vacation. Very friendly staff as well. It's located in the busiest place in Panagsama, unfortunately during our visit - CoVID was still present. But still, overall the place is relaxing.
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Date of stay: October 2020Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Arrived after a 3 hour disgusting bus journey and a couple of tuk tuk bikes and was exhausted. Needed a clean room and nice shower but unfortunately was not presented with either
- dirty - bathrooms were disgusting - staff uninterested
Pros - air con room - okay lounge area
Booked for two nights but only stayed one
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Date of stay: May 2019
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PRICE RANGE
₱1,250 - ₱4,317 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Chief Mau Station
LOCATION
PhilippinesVisayasCebu IslandMoalboal
NUMBER OF ROOMS
7
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