Moalboal Backpacker Lodge

A great spot to base yourself in the Moalboal area to explore the highlights!. Beach for sardines is literally across the street, snorkels can be rented from the lodge for a fair price. Hosts very accommodating and always answered our many questions. Double room bungalows was cool, spread across two floors, the Indoor hammock was a nice touch. Bed could be improved. Would stay here again! No scooter rental available here, we went up the road 🙂

The beds were extremely soft! This was the best part of the hostel. The pool in the photo is FALSE. The staff was nice enough, but NOT friendly. I was charging my phone in the conman area and a staff member seemed perturbed I asked to plug in. The room I stayed in had terrible circulation. The air outside was cool but not in the room. The location is great! Restaurants everywhere and the beach is a 3-5 minute walk.

This place is close to every activity on the island. With accommodating host, 6 of my friends enjoyed our stay. The balcony is so relaxing and peaceful. We will definitely be back.

Had a great stay here. even added another night to fit in more adventures. Friendly staff and great rooms. Lack of A/C did not matter much as the fans in the room were great. Front desk has all the information about where to go and what to do locally. I recommend renting a snorkel and hitting the beach which is full of corals, fish and turtles. Backpackers lodge is a 1 min walk to the beach.

***Bring very very good ear plugs*** -Very loud roosters that started at 2am till 10am every night for 9 nights. -Loud kids inside the hostel that start playing and yelling 7:30. None of the staff seem to care. -Dogs and cats fighting early moring, but normally drown out by the roosters. We stayed in the privet ensuite and the room itself was great. Lots of room and a nice little balcony. Overall amazing price for what we got. The other people we met did not seem to enjoy the dorms as much.

We speak to the host by email, and explain that we were going to flight at 4pm to cebu after catch a taxi to moalboal. They say it was ok to stay there that we just needed to call because they hadn’t reception opened. When we arrive and get the taxi i called them and they said there wasn’t possible…. They send me to sleep somewhere else… Very um friendly. I even try for them to let the key with a local cafe since we would arrive around 10pm but they didn’t help us…

The location is great, and the place is clean. It's a bit crammed and you have no privacy as there are only sheet bug nets on your bed. There isn't a big common space for the guests to socially and the space that there is, is usually occupied by the ones that work there. The staff is very helpful, friendly and nice.

We had a private room. The bed was nicely covered by a mosquito net and we had no trouble with it. Fans in the room made it fairly pleasant at night, though if you're a couple it will probably be uncomfortable. The private bathroom was clean when we arrived but the room could have used a more thorough sweeping. The Wi-Fi is almost useless, and the public bathrooms and dorms looked miserable - dirty and dingy. There is also nowhere to hang clothes to dry. The staff were friendly and helpful every time we interacted with them. We didn't spend any time hanging out here, just sleeping.