Comments on: The Village Lodge, Coron, Palawan

By: Irene

Irene — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:36:00 +0000

thank you ate edna for the info’s ill consider the scope of your tour for ill just stay there for 4 days thanks for the great help.

Irene

By: marvz

marvz — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:47:19 +0000

hello grace,i think its 3500 for malcapuya island and banana island(banca rent),actually banca rent will depend on the numbers of pasenger,the more, the bigger boat you need, of course the higher the rent.but if you really in a tight budget contact len dela cruz 09209253115,she can help customize your tour according to your preferences and budget.we’re party of ten and it only cost us 3500/head for 3D 2N inclusive of,accomodation(aircon rooms),full meals,banca for our 2 days island hopping(coron island tour and malcapuya island,banana,ditaytayan and cheron islands.and a tourist guide,and also the entrance fees.

By: grace

grace — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:14:39 +0000

Hi everyone,

Is anybody here can post how much the rate for Coron Island Tour (siete pecados, cayangan lake, twin lagoon, banol beach, shipwreck, barracuda lake)& For Calumbuyan Island, Coral Garden, Lusong Wreck, Gunboat. As prior to Rachelle blog it costs 1500 for coron island tour and 2800 for Calumbuyan Island, Coral Garden, Lusong Wreck, Gunboat. What about Banana Island or Malcapuya Island? as well as Calauit Safari? can you give me the rate as well? we are going to coron this coming october and we are planning to get the hotel from village lodge and rent a boat o banca to make our budget less. Thanks

By: marvz

marvz — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:28:38 +0000

hi ! market man, i just wanna ask if you’ve to culion(40 min banca ride from coron) palawan,if not, i suggest you try to visit sometime,it’s such a historical and beautiful place to visit!if ever,just contact me and i ‘m sure i can be of big help to you!!

By: girlie abad

girlie abad — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:25:53 +0000

Hi! My husband and I took off for 4d/3n and stayed at the Coron Village Lodge. Your initial post was a big factor in helping me decide on our accommodations and, if I may say so, we were not disappointed. (My daughter had gone to Coron earlier in June with her friends and I had encouraged them to stay at Village Lodge. They, too, enjoyed their stay and were happy and at home with the place. Wilot even went the distance, and served as their “guide” in their island hopping trip to the farther islands)
The accommodations were simple yet comfortable and clean, and the food was delectable. The staff was most helpful and courteous. During the first two days, my husband and i just walked around town due to prevailing bad weather. We discovered the public market on the 2nd day and bought ourselves a kilo of crabs (P180) which we handed over to the Lodge’s staff for cooking. They prepared “chili crabs” (P150 cooking charge) and we had the most satisfying dinner…It was so tasty! In fact we enjoyed it so much, we did the same thing for dinner the following day!
I read in one of your earlier posts about not being able to think of desserts, well, i tried the buco pandan at the lodge and it was good – confusing though it may be ’cause it was color red :). We also liked going to the nearby convenience store (about 12 meters down the road)to buy ice cream.
The weather was not so great when we were there (it was mostly gray and overcast with some rainshowers), but the charm and peacefulness of the entire place more than made up for it. We did enjoy a trip to Maquinit hotsprings and when the weather cleared, we went to Cayangan Lake, Banol Beach and the Twin Lagoon. Not too many stops, yes, but swimming at the lake and lagoon was just too enchanting – we couldn’t get enough of it! We really took our sweet time at these places. Lunch was at Banol Beach – husband went to market early, purchased some fresh catch and our boatmen cooked them for us while we enjoyed the beach.
Our boatman was ricky. His wife, luvy (09282529862) arranges bookings for their boats (they have 3).
Some of our coron photos may be viewed at grillman.multiply.com

By: marvz

marvz — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:58:52 +0000

thank you very much marketman,i really appreciate it!

By: marvin sablada

marvin sablada — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:28:15 +0000

hi!i wanna be of help to anybody who wants to enjoy coron-culion palawan,one of the best kept secret of palawan.believe it or not you can enjoy coron-culion palawan’s sun,sand and scenic views without spending too much and getting what’s your money worth, for those who wants to experience palawan,you can email me at marvinsablada@yahoo.com .

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:15:26 +0000

Hope my comment is just in time. Have a safe trip! And if you’re going for the Coron Island Tour, don’t forget to bring bread — there a lots of hungry fish waiting to be fed.

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:13:06 +0000

hi desperate jack! We were also just 2 when we went to Coron. Our room costs P950/night (twin, airconditioned, hot and cold shower). The cost of the bangka really depends on your destination. Coron Island Tour (siete pecados, cayangan lake, twin lagoon, banol beach, shipwreck, barracuda lake)– costs P1,500. For Calumbuyan Island, Coral Garden, Lusong Wreck, Gunboat — since they are quite far, costs P2,800. You could refer to my previous comment for the number of our boatman/tourguide, James. He’s really nice.

By: desperatejack

desperatejack — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:53:50 +0000

honestly our budget is just approximately p5,000 pls.help us if anyone knows hiring a cheap banca pls. we beg you..we really want to go coron…god bless