The Henry Resort Qi El Nido

Our vacation in Qi Palawan was in April 2017. It was our best relaxing vacation ever. I was living a dream. Never knew nature could be so beautiful. You feel one with nature in the resort and at the same time you get al the sophisticated luxury you need. Beautiful lodges, great food. Nice massages ! We enjoyed the excursions by boat.

The resort is located about an hour drive from El Nido with little around but what it has to offer on site. Situated at a shallow bay on a part of the island with a frequent high velocity on shore wind, it was established as a kite surfing destination. Since then, owners have changed and the resort currently doubles a a dive resort. ||||If you re not into either of these two disciplines you may seek it out for its remoteness or friendly staff. It should be noted that the beach is not great for swimming as it is very shallow, at low tide you can walk out more than 150 meters and there s no on site snorkeling. ||||Excursions to beaches and islands are arranged via the resort and always incl about 45min - 1hr drive each way.||||Bungalows are clean and simple with nice shower facilities. We never had an power issues or no hot water. Beds come with mosquito netting so comfortable nights should be available also in the wet season. ||||Foods not bad and better than the other places we tried but Philippines is unlikely to be anyone s foodie destination.||||As anywhere on Palawan, the beach and resort area is ripe with sandflies, courtesy not least by the many more or less domesticated dogs. Be careful to apply plenty of repellent, courtesy of the resort. The sand fly bites can seriously affect your stay in the itchiest way possible.||||Overall , we recommend the resort and its friendly staff but visitors should be mindful of where it is and what it is specialized in. We could wish for healthier options for breakfast (just bran cereals or similar) and a better coffee. A board for sharing guest plans in the reception area would also be helpful in coordination between guests for rides and activities.

We chose this hotel because it was far away from the crowded, noisy and dirty El Nido and because it had free yoga classes every morning. |The hotel is 1 hour drive from El Nido but the transfer from and back to El Nido is for free.|The houses were all made from bamboo and the bathroom is outside so you feel as if you were taking a shower in the middle of the jungle. |The main philosophy of the buildings and the hotel itself is to stay as close to the nature as possible- so while practicing yoga you can admire birds, squirrels and other animals that are observing you. A really nice feeling. |I can’t agree with some opinions I read that the food was not good - I personally find that for the Philippines the food was really great (of course it’s not Thailand but you can find some Spanish flavors in the menu). |The real gem is actually the service- nice and friendly but not interfering with your privacy. ||I had 2 great massages in the middle of the jungle. ||The hotel was indeed built 8 years ago but I think that the furnishing is still good and does not need replacing.|Apparently it’s Great place for kite surfing- but we are not kiteboarding so cannot confirm this. ||The stay is a little bit pricy though, if you count in all additional food (there’s nothing around so there’s not much of a choice). |The beach is private so there is no one and definitely no crowds you’d see in el Nido. |Great starry sky at nights. ||2 disadvantages: |- for 2 nights some guests were playing loud techno music at 2 am and with other guests we were trying to figure out who it was - but in all honesty- if you wanna party at 2 am go and stay in El Nido;|- the private island hopping tour (lagoons) organized through the hotel (but not by the hotel) turned out to be a disaster - they forgot we were coming, didn’t have the shoes for snorkeling not fins, they were late with the departure 1,5 hours and forgot to buy food for us. We paid for it 15.000 pesos (!) (normally on a regular boat you pay 1200/ person) and it was definitely not worth it. We paid so much because we wanted to avoid the crowds at the hotspots as we’ll as we wanted to have an individual experience). However, at this moment I have to mention that once we’ve told this to the manager - his reaction was appropriate: I hope the hotel will never work with these travel agency crooks again. |All in all, we had a great stay.|

Three times our flight to Palawan was canceled as a result of the Tall volcano and we were unable to take up our booking. Matt kindly agreed to let us rebook without charge and his gesture was much appreciated. The hotel is in a remote location, natural and unspoilt. The bamboo casitas are large with a good sized bathroom and separate toilet. They have their own individual patios with chairs, table,sunbed and look straight on to the ocean. We enjoyed the food which was delicious and very well priced. Portions were generous. Unfortunatel we were not lucky with the weather but we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Such a beautiful place, with amazing staff. So tranquil and peaceful. Obviously still recovering from covid shutdowns which forced most resorts to close for 2 years or more, so you can’t expect the full range of facilities but we will definitely return either way! Staff are so kind and warm, the yoga study is the most beautiful space I’ve ever been lucky enough to practice. I hope you will get a yoga teacher back in 2023! Already planning on returning to this spot, have never felt so calm and relaxed. Rooms are just incredible and the bathrooms are next level. Loved it!

travelling during the Pandemic: getting in to elnido from manila is now a bit different, you would need to have the ff: Negative Rt-PCR swab test taken 48hours before the flight(only LIO airport is open), confirmed hotel booking, travel itinerary and upload all of them in the elnido tourism website and wait for QR codes.||||Qi was just the perfect place to unwind and relax after being locked down for a year and a half for us, we stayed for 8nights and loved every minute of it, the place was beautiful, quiet, and new for us as we have never been to that side of Elnido before, our room was nice and big, bed was comfy, outdoor shower was great, the pool was nice, the food was great! big menu selection, the staff were all very nice, polite, and professional, the boat tour from Qi going to darocotan island was definitely one of the highlights of our trip, the boat tour with their partner in town was also great! the land tour to Duli beach was one for the books, the wifi reception is fast! even on the beach area.||||We had such a great time here and would love to come back just for some peace and quiet.

This hotel was a perfect stay to finish off my trip. Rooms are maintained to a high standard and cleaned twice daily. All food is cooked perfectly this includes breakfast and the dinner. Location is perfect and recommend the island hopping snorkelling trip for a private trip is 5500 php and is well worth it as you get a lovely cooked meal too. If you decide to stay here I'm sure you will really enjoy it. Also the id a beautiful friendly playful Labrador owned by the owners who is always playing in the sea or in the grounds.

We stayed at Qi for three nights at the end of a Philippine holiday. We wanted it to be a restful few days and it hit the right spot. ||On arrival we were welcomed by Matt and given a full lowdown. Our first impressions were great. ||The beach houses were private and well sized. If I was to say anything negative it would be they were quite dark and had little draw storage. ||We had booked two private island hopping tours through our in country agent. At dinner on the first evening Matt advised us they had been cancelled but he could arrange replacements. A quick WhatsApp conversation with the travel agent proved that to be false so not sure what happened there. ||The restaurant was nice with a small but varied menu and was similar prices to other hotel restaurants we ate in. ||The beach was amazing. Over a mile of nearly pristine sand. On our last morning Matt took out some staff on a rubbish pick which we thought was great and would have helped had we known. The water was very shallow but I borrowed one of the hotel canoes and went for a nice paddle. ||Local staff were all friendly and very helpful. ||All in all a great quiet, out of the way, place to stay. ||