The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Palawan

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Palawan

Palawan, Philippines Palawan, Philippines

Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Palawan? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Palawan, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Palawan to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Palawan, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Palawan for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Palawan for first time visitors.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Atremaru Jungle Retreat

Puerto Princesa City, Philippines
4-star Resort with prices starting at $59 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

Located at Ntl Highwaybuena Vista ,Palawan 5300, Atremaru Jungle Retreat has great rooms from $59 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, snorkeling, and a bar. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 12.2 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love breakfast, hiking, child care, a free breakfast, and a spa and wellness center at this relaxing hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Daluyon Beach and Mountain Resort

Puerto Princesa City, Philippines
4-star Resort with prices starting at $103 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Palawan
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

A great place to stay is Daluyon Beach and Mountain Resort which has nice rooms starting at $103. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a bar, child care, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Sabang Beach. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers cooking classes, a spa and wellness center, a game room, a spa, and a child pool which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 27 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


One Manalo Place

Puerto Princesa City, Philippines
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $67 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

We found One Manalo Place to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $67. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Manalo Extension, Barangay Bancao-Bancao. You'll also find snorkeling, a bar, breakfast, child care, and laundry services which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 29.4 km from the center of town. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


El Nido Resorts Lagen Island

El Nido, Philippines
4-star Resort with prices starting at $744 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Palawan
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

With terrific rooms from $744, El Nido Resorts Lagen Island, at Lagen Island provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 9.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers breakfast, child care, laundry services, a free breakfast, and a game room. It's located just 140.3 km from the city center, too. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Refrigerator


Citystate Asturias Hotel Palawan

Puerto Princesa City, Philippines
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $33 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

Citystate Asturias Hotel Palawan has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. The great rooms here start at $33 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at South National Highway, Tiniguiban. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, parking, child care, laundry services, and a hot tub, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 26.1 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Child pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis


Astoria Palawan

Puerto Princesa City, Philippines
4-star Resort with prices starting at $66 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Palawan
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

The great guest rating of Astoria Palawan is 8.80 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and rooms with kitchens. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $66, and it's located at Km 62 North National Highway, Barangay San Rafael. We also love the rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a spa and wellness center, a game room, and a spa which are great for visitors. And since it's just 11.1 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Dolarog Beach Resort

El Nido, Philippines
3-star Resort with prices starting at $154 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Beach

A cool place is Dolarog Beach Resort because it has great rooms that start at $154. It has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and scuba diving, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at El Nido, Palawan 5313 , Philippines. Only 144.8 km from the city center, travelers will especially love snorkeling, a bar, breakfast, child care, and laundry services at this convenient hotel. The pool bar here is a fun spot to relax while you unwind on your trip.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Saltwater pool


Microtel by Wyndham Puerto Princesa

Puerto Princesa City, Philippines
3-star Resort with prices starting at $47 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach

Microtel by Wyndham Puerto Princesa offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $47 (before taxes). It's located at San Manuel and has earned a guest rating of 8.40/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and laundry facilities which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 23.4 km from the city center. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Hibiscus Garden Inn

Puerto Princesa City, Philippines
Inn with prices starting at $59 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Palawan
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

Located at Manalo Extension, Hibiscus Garden Inn has great rooms from $59 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and laundry services. It has a terrific 9.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find free parking, car rentals, laundry facilities, a free airport shuttle, and family rooms which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 29.5 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Puerto Pension Inn

Puerto Princesa City, Philippines
Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $28 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach

A great place to stay is Puerto Pension Inn which has nice rooms starting at $28. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 35 Malvar Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a free breakfast, free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms. It's located just 28.7 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


For more terrific hotel ideas in Palawan, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Palawan, Best Beach Hotels in Palawan, Best Luxury Hotels in Palawan, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Palawan, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Palawan, Best Hotels for One Week in Palawan, Best Hotels for One Night in Palawan, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Palawan, Best Hotels for Scuba Diving in Palawan, or Best Business Hotels in Palawan.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Palawan?

Palawan Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$56

Travelers to Palawan will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 53 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $56. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Palawan.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $219
  • 3-star hotels: $47
  • 2-star hotels: $29


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