I really do not agree with the positive feedbacks which made me decide to stay 3 nights at Banaue Evergreen Hostel. What a bad choice. First I thought it was due to bad circumstances, that the next day will be better, but it got worse. So, if you want to have a bad sleep on a kid's bed in a 8 m² cell like freezing igloo. If you want to rely on earplugs and even though be disturbed from 6:30am until night by noisem from the nearby busy road coming in from trucks, tricycles, jeepneys, cars, bus, lorries, and so on. If you want to smell right in your nostrils the exhaust pipes of the previous, right in the corridors, in the dining room and eventually in your room, due to the tenants weird behaviours to open all doorways and windows from 6:30 am, whether you are sleeping or cannot, whether you tell them not to do so because it is noisy and smelling gasoline or ask them to explain you the secret of enjoying traffic noise and pollution. If you want to be left stranded without any wifi signal while it is clearly meant to be available and that you've also paid for it, that technical options exist apart from a prepaid small pocket WiFi not meant to deal with a full house, especially if you do not load it. If you want to be kicked out of the...I really do not agree with the positive feedbacks which made me decide to stay 3 nights at Banaue Evergreen Hostel. What a bad choice. First I thought it was due to bad circumstances, that the next day will be better, but it got worse.
So, if you want to have a bad sleep on a kid's bed in a 8 m² cell like freezing igloo.
If you want to rely on earplugs and even though be disturbed from 6:30am until night by noisem from the nearby busy road coming in from trucks, tricycles, jeepneys, cars, bus, lorries, and so on.
If you want to smell right in your nostrils the exhaust pipes of the previous, right in the corridors, in the dining room and eventually in your room, due to the tenants weird behaviours to open all doorways and windows from 6:30 am, whether you are sleeping or cannot, whether you tell them not to do so because it is noisy and smelling gasoline or ask them to explain you the secret of enjoying traffic noise and pollution.
If you want to be left stranded without any wifi signal while it is clearly meant to be available and that you've also paid for it, that technical options exist apart from a prepaid small pocket WiFi not meant to deal with a full house, especially if you do not load it.
If you want to be kicked out of the place at 8:30 am because Evergreen Hostel proudly holds the title of the world earliest checkout time.
If you do not want to be considered as a paying guest and enjoy being told : " That's Philippines ", " You have better things to do than going on internet ", " Sleep early then you will wake up early ", " Do you wear a mask against exhaust pipe smoke when walking outside " instead of : " We are sorry. We understand and will find a solution like opening doors later. "
If you want to do whatever is possible during daytime to spend as few time as possible in this place because of all of the above, then go to Banaue Evergreen Hostel. Otherwise, don't go there.
By the way, I have been travelling around the world and across oceans for the last 35 years. I'm used to uncomfort, crashpads and unusual behaviours, but it was a treat to face such illogical weirdos managers who enjoy welcoming noise and pollution in their homestay all day long, leaving aside their duties to look after their paying guests. I made it clear with them during my stay with no result. I tried to advise them upon leaving with no result. So I do advise all travellers to make sure they know where they are heading.More