El Rio y Mar Resort

Property class: 4

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Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
A marina, a coffee shop/cafe, and a library are just a few of the amenities provided at El Rio y Mar Resort. With a private beach, sun loungers, and water skiing, this resort is the perfect place to soak up some sun. Treat yourself to spa services, such as Ayurvedic treatments, a massage, or aromatherapy. The on-site restaurant, Al Fresco Restaurant, offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Enjoy onsite activities like sailing, kayaking, and beach volleyball. In addition to laundry facilities and a bar, guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.

Popular amenities

  • On private beach
  • Pool
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Business services
  • Bar

Room options

View all photos for Standard Native Cabana

A wooden cabin with a red roof by a lake, surrounded by trees and hills.

Standard Native Cabana

  • Bay view
  • 365 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Casa Room

A hotel room with a bed, bedside tables, a ceiling fan, and a painting on the wall.

Deluxe Casa Room

  • Bay view
  • 498 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Premier Cedar Cabana

A beachfront resort with wooden cabins, a sandy beach, and a mountain in the background.

Premier Cedar Cabana

  • Bay view
  • 569 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
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About the area

Located in Coron, El Rio y Mar Resort is in the mountains and on a private beach. Okikawa Maru Shipwreck and Irako Shipwreck are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Kingfisher Park and Dugong Watch. Visit our Coron travel guide
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Brgy. San Jose, Coron, Coron, Palawan, 5316

Restaurants

  • Firefish Restaurant
  • Sinag Restaurant at Discovery Coron
  • Cafe B.O.G
  • Bless - Travellers Coffee Lounge
  • Dugong Bar

About this property

El Rio y Mar Resort

  • Upscale family-friendly resort in the mountains
  • You can look forward to a marina, a coffee shop/cafe, and a library at El Rio y Mar Resort. With a private beach, sun loungers, and water skiing, this resort is the perfect place to soak up some sun. Treat yourself to spa services, such as Ayurvedic treatments, a massage, or aromatherapy. The on-site restaurant, Al Fresco Restaurant, offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Enjoy onsite activities like sailing, kayaking, and beach volleyball. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas, and guests can find other amenities such as laundry facilities and a bar.
  • You'll also find perks like:
    • An outdoor pool and a children's pool, along with a lazy river
    • A roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), babysitting (surcharge), and luggage storage
    • A front-desk safe, concierge services, and wedding services
    • A TV in the lobby, a billiards/pool table, and beach umbrellas
  • Room features
  • All guestrooms at El Rio y Mar Resort feature perks such as air conditioning and bathrobes, in addition to amenities like safes and minibars.
  • More conveniences in all rooms include:
    • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and bidets
    • Wardrobes/closets, balconies, and coffee/tea makers

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) from 5:00 AM to 6:00 PM on request

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Al Fresco Restaurant
  • Port Caltom's Reef Bar

Things to do

  • Beach volleyball
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Children's pool
  • Kayaking
  • Lazy river
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Sailing
  • TV in common areas
  • Water skiing
  • Windsurfing

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lazy river
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Beach umbrellas
  • In the mountains
  • Marina
  • On a private beach
  • On the bay

Spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Facials
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage
  • Spa treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 2 floors
  • Built in 1998
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Guests must transfer via boat and shuttle to the property; guests must contact the property at least 72 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 2 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for PHP 2880.0 per night

Property payment types

American ExpressDiners ClubJCB InternationalMastercardVisa

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: PHP 1500 per person (roundtrip)
  • Rollaway bed fee: PHP 2880.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Frequently asked questions

Does El Rio y Mar Resort have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Is El Rio y Mar Resort pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at El Rio y Mar Resort?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at El Rio y Mar Resort?

Check-out is at noon.

Does El Rio y Mar Resort provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs 5 AM–6 PM on request. A fee of PHP 1500 per person applies.

Where is El Rio y Mar Resort located?

Wake up to the ocean at your door at this resort, which is located near the bay and set on its own private sand beach. Regional attractions also include San Nicolas Barangay Hall and Kingfisher Park.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

El Rio y Mar Resort Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.0

Cleanliness

7.0

Location

9.2

Staff & service

8.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 82 out of 135 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 135 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 135 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 135 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 135 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Paradise in Coron

We stayed three nights are El Rio Y Mar Resort and wish we could have stayed a week. This resort is hands down the best resort we have stayed at in the Philippines. It's very secluded from the hustle and bustle of Coron yet close enough that you can still do the island hopping tours and excursions. The staff were exceptional from the time you arrive to the time you depart. The food at the ONLY restaurant was absolutely delicious. We were a bit nervous about there only being one restaurant however there were over 100 items on the menu and the chef and their team did an exceptional job of creating some truly wonderful dishes. They have a guitar duo serenading couples at dinner each night. Their collection of songs was outstanding as I did not see them miss one request. There is no shortage of activities on the resort. From hiking, to an array of water sports, to scuba diving and just lounging on the beach or by the infinity pool. This resort has it all. If you are looking to trying disconnect and relax this is the place for you. The rooms were nice but not over the top. Just what you need for a comfortable nights sleep. We will be back for sure!!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bel hôtel calme et atypique aux nombreuses activit

Hôtel calme et paisible. Idéal pr se reposer et être loin de la foule de touristes. De nombreuses activités proposées
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Eceptionnel

Un accueil en musique sur le reef bar. Un cadre idylique et de nombreux equipements. Parfait pour quelques jours de repos. Toute l equipe du resort est aux petits soins et très sympa. Experience exceptionnelle ! Sous le charme du debut a la fin.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place is beautiful and the food was really good. The staff was really friendly as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

多麼棒的渡假村

科隆旅行最棒的住宿體驗與最棒的Jack fish風暴 親切的服務人員與專業的客房經理令人驚艷 餐點的水準非常高，價格也親民，非常令人值得再去
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well maintained. Attentive personnel. No garbage laying around behind the premises. Impressive choice in food. Western as well as Philippine. Beautiful spot.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Outstanding stay!!!

We had a wonderful 3 days here. Having spent 3ish weeks in the Philippines staying at different hotels almost every 3 to 4 days, this resort tops it all. From the very beginning, the unique boat ride, the lovely warm welcome from the staff, the picturesque location, our beach front room, the food, the amenities and activities offered and did I say, the superb professionalism and friendliness of the staff again? It is just the whole package. You can easily spend a week here. We didnt want to leave! Keep it up!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastiskt

Kan inte ha varit bättre
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Secluded but there’s plenty to do in the resort. Food is good. Happy hour is fabulous with other guests.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
La gentillesse et serviabilité du personnel, chansons personnalisées au dîner, responsable toujours disponible et à l'ecoute, lieu au bout du monde et tellement romantique
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
La zona muy linda y tranquila pero un poco lejos de los paseos de Coron. El personal con muy buena disposición, el restaurante no era muy bueno.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
We stayed for 4 nights in the native cabin. I would have upgraded to another room if it was available. The room is hot, the air conditioning is loud. The hotel only gives you one free cold kettle of water for the room per day. We’ve been to other resorts where they gave you three. The food is okay but after four days it was boring. The breakfast buffet needs more options. The staff are friendly. Upon check-in they gave us the wrong room. We booked a king and gave us a queen. They said the other room was not ready and we had to wait until 2:30 to enter it meanwhile check-in time is 2:00. When we entered there were dirty and used towels hanging on the back of the door. The island trips are very expensive compared to other options but you have to go with them because the resort is so remote. We also had to pay P3,000 for transport to and from the hotel as there are no other options but for them to bring you to and from. Other tourists are very loud and inconsiderate of others there. The staff do not ask them to quiet down. Overall I would not recommend this hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

we will come again :)

we had a wonderful time there. staff was always pleasant and helpful. Very quite place and secluded without uncomfortable animation. beautiful house reef to snorkel or dive. notice: the best way to go there is a organized transfer from the hotel
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nos gustó la ubicación y el servicio, la comida no nos pareció muy buena, nuestra pieza tenía algunas fallas y no habían muchas actividades para hacer
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, surrounded by natural beauty and excellent service from the staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We did not go due to bad weather( typhoon Ursula) that hits Coron Palawan. This hotel refused our request for refund, awful.. I hope they will review their policy. It was our first time to booked but we were disappointed.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Far better than I expected

This was one of the most amazing experiences. You cannot imagine how good service and staff can be, before you went to El Rio! Miss Thet is the most warmhearted, smile-spreading and happy manager, I have ever met. The food is good, not amazing, but good! The Native Cabana we lived in, was more than we expected, and the feeling of waking up with the sea just outside your veranda is breathtaking.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing resort

Amazing resort. We wanted a place that has its own beach, and this was a perfect match. We stayed in one of the rooms on the sea, and the view was really great. They offer free snorkeling, paddle boards and kayaks, and the staff is always super friendly. There's a nice pool and beach, and everything is very clean. The only downside is that you're literally stuck there (boat transfer only), but we were there for 4 nights and didn't get tired of it for a second. We spent around $80 extra per day on food and drinks, and didn't take any extras like massages or tours. So take that into account.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
還不錯
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place to stay. This is the 3rd time my wife and have stayed here. Everything is just perfect. The staff is so nice and welcoming. The food is delicious. The location is paradise. Next stay we will bring the toddlers instead of leaving them behind in Manila. .
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed every minute of it!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Don't join their trip the day you check out

Restaurant waiters have to improve their service attitude, I ordered pizza, but there is an ant sticking to the cheese, telling the waiter but she just took a look and left, completely ignoring us. But then we responded to the restaurant supervisor and she apologized to us. We join their dugong diving trip the day we check out, the staffs from this Resort told us we can make the public shuttle bus in Coron airport to city, but later told us there is no more public shuttle bus in airport due to the last flight arrived 30 mins early. They told us we only can take resort's shuttle bus to city. (they charge us very high price to city and told us we gave you discount. Set the price high and then gave us a discount. We can only pay and take their shuttle bus to the city, because there is no other way to city.) The fact is that even if the last flight did not arrive early, we couldn't catch the shuttle bus, because our dugong trip returned three hours earlier, because other travelers in the dugong trip did not want to take third dive. we could not catch up with the shuttle bus if we arrived after on time, after 3 dive. The plane arrived half an hour earlier, but we returned to the resort three hours earlier. The stuffs from resort told us there is public shuttle bus in airport and driver from resort will help you to transfer it. Later just want us PAY to take their expensive shuttle.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
キレイなお部屋で、スタッフもフレンドリーで優しかったです。ハウスリーフは他の口コミにもあったように余り綺麗ではなく、私はシュノーケルしませんでしたが、シュノーケルした友人は魚がいっぱいで良かったといってました。朝イチがおすすめです。残念なのは、朝ごはんはついているのに、ツアーに持っていく朝ごはんパックに料金がかかりました。とはいうものの、総じてとても満足行くホテルでした。
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

별점5점

최고의 리조트입니다
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

差！非常差！

差！非常差！房屋老旧而且有老鼠，乱收费明明没有喝房间里的啤酒却强加于人！
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019