Comments on: Banol Beach, Coron Island

By: Merrian

Merrian — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:28:15 +0000

We were in Coron in Dec. 2008. I find it ridiculous to pay P100 each island. I guess it it double (P200) if you are a foreigner. It is a scam! We stayed at Busuanga island paradise. I had 6 bed mites! And insects and tuko inside our room all the time. Not mention that this place is pricey! So whatever you do, do not stay at this resort!

By: Caesar

Caesar — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:25:36 +0000

Frankly, I have a problem with you remark about the “fee” for the right to use the beach. These are Tagbanua ancestral lands that the government and other bad people have taken away from.

By: oakL3Y_21

oakL3Y_21 — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:13:12 +0000

Marketman, the last time i visited coron, was in 1998. I stayed for 3 days in banol island. Im happy to see it now in your website. I miss coron so much, thank you for letting me me my one piece of paradise..

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:26:22 +0000

Rita, check the archives and look up April 2007, and KEEP scrolling down, even more through previous posts. The period from end March to about April17 covers dozens of posts from the trip to Coron, including the Inn we stayed at and the guy who was our boatman… enjoy your trip!

By: Rita Chan

Rita Chan — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:53:23 +0000

Hello MarketMan,
I am planning to go to Coron island in Christmas, can you please let me know the info of accommodation and boat that you stayed and used as I can’t find them on this website.

Many thanks!

By: wonderling

wonderling — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:44:19 +0000

Hi Marketman,

Last Christmas I was at the same beach you pictured here, and it definitely was a breathtaking sight. About the fee, I think that it’s ostensibly for the Tagbanuas but it’s probably going to the pockets of the islands’ owners (i.e., NOT the Tagbanuas). We didn’t pay the full fee when we were on that island because the “owners” were there, and they asked the Tagbanua caretakers to give us a 50% discount. Generous, but pretty amusing in retrospect. Either way, that trip was definitely worth it. We stayed at the cheapo rooms in Kokosnuss, dined at the yummy French bistro downtown, and visited all the major sites by boat, all for $100/person for three days. Anyone who’s interested in visiting that area should really go.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:02:10 +0000

Allan, details of the accomodations and boat we used will be coming up in the posts ahead…stay tuned. Thanks.

By: Allan Autahay

Allan Autahay — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:11:43 +0000

Is there a nearby resort that I can stay with my family with aircon & TV? How much per day at the resort?

Regards,
Allan

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:33:10 +0000

Isabelle, I flew to Palawan with a native of the Coron and surrounding islands so I didn’t use an agent…more on my accommodations and local transportation in the days ahead… Thanks everyone on those thoughts for pakyaw…now I realize it has several meanings depending on context…

By: Isabelle

Isabelle — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:42:10 +0000

Hi Marketman! Your pictures of Palawan are beautiful. I want to go there next time I go home to the Philippines. Did you have a travel agent to arrange your trip or did you just fly to Coron and made arrangements from there?