Lagen Island, El Nido hotel rooms at the Independent

"Fantastic stay. Noud, his wife and the entire staff at the hotel are wonderful and could not be more helpful. We stayed here for four nights and it was great. The hotel is immaculate and super clean. Breakfast is great each day with lots of choice and deliciously cooked. The location works really well as El Nido is a super noisy town. You are far enough away to dampen the noice but you can easily walk into town in around 6-7 minutes. Overall a great stay hosted by lovely people. "

"Beautiful hotel, food is amazing, views epic. Only negative is Lawin room, a beach front cottage backs on to a very noisy bar, the music should stop at 10pm, it didn’t one night and the hotel did respond and speak to the bar and they provide earplugs. But whilst having evening showers you do feel like you are at a youth hostel disco! With the base coming into the room. I would definitely stay at this hotel again but ask not to be near the bar. "

"Great place"

"The service, spa and room was all great and great location can walk to all sorts of restaurants. Food for lunch and dinner could be a little better. "

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"Nice hotel. Great staff. Excellent pool and sun deck. Good restaurants in the hotel. Wall to Coron is 15 min. Or $50-$100 tricycle ride. Walk to El Nido town is about 30 min, or $100-$150 tricycle ride. Lots of stuff around the hotel too for food. "

"The view is exceptional! The staff is amazing! Location is in the middle of everything and is walking distance! "

"The location was spectacular. The staff were very friendly and helpful, we were pleasantly surprised upon our arrival to get upgraded to a Sea/Mountain view villa, and the accommodations were very nice! This definitely enhanced our 7-day stay. Housekeeping were on top of things, and kept our room clean and tidy. Had one small issue with the hot water disappearing one day, but as soon as we notified staff they were on it and fixed it immediately. The only area in which our experience would have been enhanced is an expansion of the menu. All of the Filipino dishes were very good, but the menu was somewhat limited, particularly for breakfast. If your stay is only a couple of days this likely won’t be an issue, but for a week a bit more variety would be nice. However, this was not enough to take my rating down to a 4. There are too many other great things that make the Matinloc Island Resort well worth visiting. We would definitely return for a second visit. Will try to post a few pics if I can once posted to Expedia. Words alone don’t do the place justice."

"Perfect island getaway - can't recommend this property enough! We will be back!"