We stayed at Pinjalo from dec. 31th until 15th January 2008. By what i heared Pinjalo Resort was renovated not long ago.

First time on Boracay I regret the booking at the first moment, realizing Pinjalo is not a beach side hotel and located at a side road. But when I encounter later what happens at the beach / "White Beach Path" at night and how noisy it can be, especially at peak season, I was glad about that.

Its only a two minute walk from the resort to the beach / "White Beach Path", to the Sportsbar where your breakfast will be served and the associated Calypso Dive Center. If you have need for a safety box they will offer it free to you - those are located at the tourist center which is next to the restaurant.
Being here, almost in the middle of White Beach, its a good starting point for exploring beach life. Its a 10 to 15 mins walk to other restaurants, bars and the shopping center "D'Mall" to the right, as well to the quiter end of the beach, to the left.

The buildings / Villas are embedded in a beautiful and quiet garden with a small swimmingpool and gym.
Can't tell much about other rooms; but our standard room was very spacy and good for three, comfty and clean; with TV, minibar, Aircon and a huge balcony which is good for a small cocktail party. Bathroom was spacy and clean as well.
The staff is outstanding polite and helpfull even at night times.

They offer free sunbeds at the beach which are overlooked by an own guard, so in general its safe to bring stuff like cellphone, camera etc. with you.
The breakfast is good - nothing to complain about. Fresh bread, fruits and cereals, cheese, bacon, sausages, a toaster and the cook will prepare your eggs as you like.
There is a free and useable WLAN at Sportsbar and the resort - at least I had a reasonable connection at the room, but I guess it depends at which corner of the resort your room is located. So if you rely on an internet connection, make sure to ask for it in advance.

We had a great stay at Pinjalo with no problems at all and I can absolutely recommend it.

Its a nice hotel with beatiful garden and a little pool.It's very quiet at night(and day actually). I believe the hotel is new. Me and my husband had a deluxeroom. 2 kingsize bed, frigde, tv, big bath, aircon.Comfy beds too!! Big balcony. It was very clean-they clean the room twice a day!!! Put flowers on the bed every day. I can recomend deluxe room, than a ordinary double room. I saw the doubleroom and it was tiny, and very big different from the other. It's a 2 min walk to the beach and there is also breakfast at the Sportsbar incl the price. And there is free sunbeds at the beach that's for Pinjalo guests incl an own guard. And you can put all your meals that you buy at the Sportsbar(next to the sunbeds) on the room, so you don't have to bring alot money at the beach. Smart!!! You also gets beachtowels free from the hotel that you bring back in the end of the day. The staff was so nice and polite. No problem at all!!! I will absolutely recomend it! Good location!!

Pinjalo and Calypso Diving are actually 2 different properties that are affiliated. Pinjalo is about a 2 minute walk to the beach and is set among beautiful gardens. Calypso Diving also has some accommodations that are beach front beside their diving center. My husband and I stayed at the Calypso accommodations. The thing I likes the best was the location. Beach front and at Boat Station 2 which is a busier area with lots of bars and restaurants, It was quieter by Boat Stations 1 and 2. There is nothing overly special about the rooms. They were clean and spacious. There is only a shower. but it is large. The hot water only lasts for 5 minutes so shower quickly. The bed is a king and comfortable. There is a mini fridge, TV and aircon. I was disappointed that there were no safety boxes in the room. The property has a sports bar/restaurant that is beach front. The food is average and breakfast is included with the price of the room. The breakfast included yogurt, cereal, toast, pancakes, bacon, eggs, meat and cheese. Overall the property itself was average but the location was excellent! In boracay you spend such little time in your room so all you really need is a clean room anyways.