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My friends and I (there were three of us) rented room 6 during our stay at this wonderful place for 4D/3N and we thoroughly enjoyed every second of our stay there! We were surrounded by beautiful islands, blue waters and best of all, the best service from the most hospitable people ever! Read more below; this review is very long and that is because I just want to share our lovely Caramoan experience we've had because of this place!
At first glance, CK Inn may not appear as nice as the other inns in the island (looks can be deceiving after all), but I'm telling you that it offers the best tours and services in Caramoan for a very affordable price! After 13+hours of grueling travel, we arrived at Guijalo Port at around 10:00am. Kuya Harvey, our guide was already there 1 hour before we even got down from the lantsa. He was very attentive to our needs and didn't even want us to walk too much! As soon as we got down from the lantsa (from Sabang Port), we rode another smaller boat for around 5 minutes in order to reach CK-Inn.
CK- Inn is the only accommodation at Caramoan near Guijalo Port. All of the other inns (well, as far as I've seen during our stay there) are at least 40 more minutes away by tricycle from Guijalo Port since most inns are nearer to the town proper and/or Bikal Port. What I love about CK Inn is that it is a very private place. We were lucky because during our stay, our group was the only renting a place at CK Inn! Anyway, here are some descriptions:
ROOMS: Our room is room 6, which is located in the building nearest to the beach. It has two beds; one single bed and one queen-sized bed, which is enough to fit us all three. The room itself is very spartan. There's only the 2 beds, a chair, a table and the aircon. There's no cabinet/closet and mirror, but it is very clean and comfortable! The washroom isn't inside the room, but it is near the eating area. Outside of the bedroom, there is a common area where there's cable TV and the room next to that one is the dining room.
FOOD: all of our meals were prepared by CK- Inn and they offer generous servings of very delicious meals. We were able to eat Lapu- Lapu, Maya- Maya, Alimango (seasonal), binagoongan, daing, fried chicken, porkchop, etc. If you are allergic to any type of food, it is wise to advise your guide as soon as possible. After all, there are no stores near CK-Inn; you'll have to ride a boat then a tricycle to reach the town proper!
TOURS: Kuya Harvey arranged our itinerary and we were very happy with his arrangements! He always makes sure that we stay at an island where we are the only ones who are there-- for instance, if he sees that there are already boats in the islands, he will suggest another place for us to go to. Kuya Harvey pampered us in every way! He always assisted us in riding the boat, in taking care of our things (yes, he is very trustworthy), in preparing a rest area, in fixing our lunch and in taking our photos (he is a really good photographer!) Best of all, I think that the best feature of CK-INN are their Kayaks as hinted by their name! As far as I know, they are the only inn who rents out kayaks. Other tourists were so envious of us when they saw that we had kayaks!
SERVICE: No doubt, CK-Inn has really good service 100%. From the moment that we wake up until we sleep, they continually pampered us. Imagine, Kuya Harvey & co. even allowed us to use their knees as foothold when we went snorkeling and we had a hard time getting back on the boat! Also, they always set up a campfire and the Survivor- like torches at night near the beach so that we can do stargazing. They are simply the best!
In short, if you want to have a great time at Caramoan, stay here! Imagine, we only payed 6,150.00 per person (without fares) for 4D/3N and we had the time of our lives! But, do remember to give tips to the boatmen and to your friendly tour guide also! =)
Here are just some things that you might want to take note of: No mirror, no closet/ cabinet, far from town proper and at night (around 7PM), sometimes the power fluctuates.
We WILL definitely come back!
Date of stay: May 2013
Trip type: Traveled with friends
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We rented kayaks for a 3/2 trip. Got picked up at the port at time, when we arrived the kayaks was ready, we had a good lunch, and a brief about the island, and off we went! Good quality of kayaks, tents, sleeping bags.
Highly recommendable. Good job CK Inn
Date of stay: February 2013
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I visited Caramoan with my family weeks ago and stayed here in CK-Inn. The inn offers a decent and comfortable place to stay, they offer food that showcases what the place has to offer (instead of fancy, so-metro meals) and in HUGE serving quantities! Dining was the next big thing next the tour itself. Kayaks were also brought during our tour so that's kayak-all-you-can with no extra charge.
The inn staff are courteous and hospitable, the owners (Arild & Gigi), who happened to be there for a short vacation since both are based in Sweden, are very hands-on. Their place has plenty of room for improvements. Currently, they just have the 2-storey building where the rooms are and the native hut as dining area. Some houses are also in the area which I guess are used by the staff and relatives of the owners (it's a sort of family-run business). Don't expect (yet) a resort-type of environment, just imagine you're staying on someone's remote beach-side home. According to the owners, they are planning to build new structures (ie rooms, bar, dining area) late 2012 to continuously improve their service. I am definitely looking forward to this!
Visiting Caramoan through CK-Inn is all worth it!
Date of stay: July 2012
Trip type: Traveled with family
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Caramoanon, Owner at CK - Inn, responded to this reviewResponded September 12, 2012
Thanks for your review we always work our hardest to make our guests happy at the ck-inn and in mid-November we will have some more rooms ready for our future gests and we hope to see you back at the Ck-inn.
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Arild & Gigi.
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Stayed in room1, bed was comfortable so as the imported pillows! AC with cable TV, toilet is seperate from shower(shared with room2), both are very clean and overall; acommodation was great. In the evening though, always make sure to leave the door closed, as the rooms provide an attraction for stinking insects from the surrounding bushes and expect power outages as this is usual in Caramoan. Tasty food will be served, an assortment of usual Filipino lunch, breakfast and dinner. Tour guide (Kuya Rene) pursued us to take time for every activity, and also was very kind to take care of your needs specially when going around town and buying things for you, as the Inn is located near the beach about 15 mins from the town proper. As from all the packages that I've seen they're the only ones who offer Kayaking(so don't be surprised when other tourists ask you for renting the kayaks), so while being not the cheapest you may find, its really worth it, plus the gears you will be using are not really cheap(specifically the life vests unlike with other offerings).
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BIG BANGS for your bucks! Really recommended. Looking forward to staying here again. :)
Room tip: Choose Room1 when travelling alone or as a couple, otherwise for traveling as a group is Room3 on the first floor.
Date of stay: April 2012
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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the travel we had was too long and we have no expectation whatsoever in our minds, but to be honest the experience was all worth it...the place as i thought at first was directly nearby the shore, but was not..it was not a typical place we used to stay in our provinces so to speak..CK Inn is one of a kind and isolated unique ambiance where sorroundings are very normal basic..very natural! The Island hopping we had for the last 2 days was SUPERB...we wowed the natures secret places..TINAGO Beach is very SOLEMN..so CALM and QUITE...it's like you are the only people living that place..Truly Refreshing! GOTA Island was amazing place, very beautiful...really WOW!!! to sum up all..quality time spend at CARAMOAN - CK Inn with my family is WORTWHILE!!! thanks to the hospitality extended by Mr. Rey and Mr. Arild..God Bless You!!!
Date of stay: December 2011
Trip type: Traveled with family
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At first I thought it was one of those "just a vacation" type of thing that after the vacation trip, you'll feel tired and drained out but I was wrong! This vacation was one of a kind and it turned out to be one of my best vacation with my family.
I fell in love with Caramoan - all those beautiful islands, beaches plus the VIP treatment that me and my family experienced while staying at The CK-Inn was really unforgettable, very satisfying, really your money's worth and not tiring coz you'll want to see more or come back to visit those beautiful places that the province can offer.
I guess me and my family got the best of the best when we stayed at The CK-Inn coz they have everything a vacation should have - island hopping with kayak and snorkeling, great accommodating, knowledgeable staff, their tour guide was really friendly and gave in to all our requests... and oh, their life vest is not those cheap ones like what others use.
Over all, the place is highly recommended =)
Date of stay: October 2011
Trip type: Traveled with family
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