This place is one of the most breath taking place I've been in the Philippines. Palawan is indeed and should be in the seven wonders of the world. El Rio's service is amazing. You are situated in an island and there's no way out. Our tour was profound & the staff were all accomodating. The peace & nature surrounding the... More

Stayed their during early December 2011. Nice hotel along the coast line with bungalows spread along the beach. Do not expect to have a 'beach' as there is only a small stripe during long tide. The house reef is correct but seen better. Nice small trecking on the top of the hill where you have a overview of the resort... More

Very nice resort, good food, excellent staff. Services are a bit pricey and not used that much probably because of the prohibitive cost. Why don't these places reduce the prices so that people actually use the facilities. They would make much more money that way. Massages start at 1500 PHP an hour compared with 250 PHP in Makati; diving was... More

We booked a cedar cabana for 3 nights and enjoyed full-board meals. The room is beautiful! Very clean, new and homey. Ideal for couples. The food is just amazing! My boyfriend is very picky when it comes to food but El Rio's dishes tastes really good. We were either served with four/five course meals or had buffet in the resort... More

Good resort with good facilities (even better than club paradise) Friendly staff. Exceptional view and beautiful surroundings. Good place with children. Food was good. A lot of excursion, the one to Coron is a must. A quiet place But a bit pricey... More

stayed here in jan 2011 after travelling around philippines for a month. it doesnt come cheap but having your own little paradise never will! the rooms were spacious, clean and the staff are amazing. on that point, the staff really do make your stay that much more special and couldn't recommend them enough. the food (we were all inclusive) was... More

We booked El Rio for our honeymoon, and to our pleasant surprise, we were the only guests during our first night. So it felt like we had the whole resort to ourselves. The rooms were average, but very well maintained. I am particular with bathrooms, and El Rio lived up to my expectations. The resort sits on its own island... More

Reasons why you shouldn't stay at this resort: 1.) They advertise regular boat trips to Club Paradise at 250/pax. - a big fat lie! Ask them... They cannot give you any schedule of the trip to their sister resort. 2.) You have to book instead a tiny speed boat at 2.5k. We tried to but the sea was quite rough... More

This used to be called Maricaban resort until it was bought by the owner of Club Paradise. Although improvements are made (such as the casa rooms), one gets very much the impression that it is lower on the owner's priority list than Club Paradise. We stayed here for 4D3N, I added a day to the offered package because I wanted... More