OUR RATING: NOT WORTH IT

This is one place we would definitely not recommend to anyone traveling to the seaside village of Sabang. We called three weeks in advance to book a seaside bungalow. Upon arriving – on time I might add – we were told that our room had been given away.

They placed us in a filthy rundown family bungalow with no running water or electricity. The children’s beds had mosquito nets, the big double bed was stained and crawling with insects. There were no sheets. No towels.

The water from the sink ran directly onto the floor. It was just there for appearances. And we had to turn the light on by connected two wires together. They wanted $1500 Pesos for the bungalow. The view, however, is incredible, but the beach property was dirty and unkept.We dumped our stuff and went looking for other accommodations. Based on what we have paid elsewhere in Asia, this is a complete ripoff.

A word to the wise: Ellen’s Travel and Tours Palawan in Puerto Princesa offers a 2 night/3 day excursion to Sabang that includes roundtrip transportation by air con van, an underground river tour with lunch, and accommodations at either Robert’s Cottages or Taraw. The price of the tour is 6, 200 pesos. We didn’t get a chance to see Taraw Bungalows, but based on what we saw of Robert’s cottages, the tour is a complete rip off based on what we saw of Robert’s cottages.