Babu Backpackers inn

El dueño es majete, la cama es cómoda, el aire acondicionado funciona bien y hay agua disponible para beber

No tenía agua caliente, la piscina estaba vacía, un poco de suciedad y bichitos

the accessibility since it is just around panagsama road, it's near on everything that you need. Plus the private room you will own if you book a room online like the good for 6 room and we only availed the 4 beds.

The cleanliness, there was trash left in our room, including a used cycling short, and the shower area was littered with shampoo and soap packaging from previous guests

Extremely disappointed with our stay. The room conditions were unacceptable, bugs climbing the walls, dirt all around the room and even up the walls, and the space itself was extremely small with two bunk beds crammed inside. The bathroom facilities were terrible and clearly not properly maintained. Even the pool was dirty and unusable. Also not proper lock on the door. We ended up leaving in the early hours because we did not feel comfortable or safe staying in those conditions any longer. We are still awaiting a refund, but unfortunately the property has not responded to any of our requests or communication. (Images I have a from videos I took of the property)

Equipements en très mauvais état. Sanitaires non fonctionnels donc pas d'évacuation des matières dans la w.c

The location. Very accessible

The restroom. Untidy.

Hygiène lamentable...

Había agua y café. Y lo único limpio eran las sábanas.

Las instalaciones están súper descuidadas. Los baños comunes no funcionaban, con lo que la caca de todos flotaba a sus anchas. Las duchas estaban súper sucias y había zonas que no habían visto una bayeta nunca. Y no es que sea barato, lo que no justificaría tampoco tanta dejadez y suciedad.

Location is very near to the beach.

Nice decor in main area, great location in relation to town and close to the beach. Low price which is always a positive! We were out and about so only really slept in the room and it worked for what we needed.

Bathrooms could use some cleaning, there was dirt water that stayed stagnant in the bathroom floor for multiple days, staff at front desk was a bit stand offish, lots of stains on sheets and could’ve just in general been cleaner. definitely a great price but could probably go somewhere else for greater value for money.

For the price it was very good,more a basic backpacking vibe showers toilet etc all good no hot water for showers though, nice communal vibe, water and coffee, sheets etc were clean , did find a cockroach under the mattress and old termite diggings, little walk into town but decant location, hosts are nice and friendly

steel Stairs sa 2nd floor

Only highlight are the staff members who are super nice & welcoming

Make yourself a favor and go as far as you can from this busy & loud road. You get what you pay for, smallest room i’ve ever seen, the toilet & shower would need a serious renovation. The whole place is super dusty because of the road. The swimming pool is right by the road = no privacy.

It is an advantage that it is affordable and located near the main street. There is a small pool in front of the Backpacks. The air conditioner and Wi-Fi worked very well.

It was difficult to sleep because the room size was small and it was not soundproof. Also, the toilets and showers were very small and the facilities were poor.

The common area was clean and comfy and looked nice

The bathrooms were absolutely disgusting. There was no toilet seat, you had to flush the toilet with a bucket and they were full of mosquitos and provided no hand soap. The bedroom was full of ants and the floor was very dirty. It was hard to get up and down the steps as they were oddly shaped.

localisation piscine personnel tres arrangeant

accessible location

pool was unavailable & quite messy since they were undergoing renovations

Good location, really good AC, free water and coffee, lovely hammocks to sit and read on

The staff we amazing!

Nothing.

No toilet paper, the attached toilet to the rooms didn’t even have a door. BED BUGS!!!! Loud all night. No locks on the doors. No curtains. Worst hostel I have EVER stayed in by a long shot

Air condition in the room. Good WIFI. Location- 7 minutes walking from the beach and near the food market. The receptionist was very nice. Drinking water and coffee - included. Positive atmosphere.

No hot water in the shower. The toilet was not well maintained. Very small room with thin walls. Room was upstairs so its difficult with the luggage. The pool is out of service and overall the place is a bit neglected.

It was safe and accessible, staff was friendly and helpful, wifi was working well

I booked it for the pool but it was not available at the time (December 2024).

It was cheap.

A friend and I recently stayed here and the experience wasn’t the best. The room was really damp, and things were dirty. The shower was also very dirty, full of mould and dusty. The pool was more like a pond.

We absolutely loved our stay with Babu! All of the staff were so friendly & nothing was too much to ask for. It was in a great location & comfortable clean rooms. Babu even came out for dinner with us one night, she is the best. Next time we are in the Philippines we will definitely be coming back to stay with Babu.

The location was good, in a walking distance to the shops and restaurants. The staff was helpful with any questions we had.

Unfortunately there were quite a lot of ants in the room.. and the shower and toilet were not in great shape.

1. Staff friendly. 2. Location very good. Top of the strip. 3. Bed was comfy. 4. Free drinking water and coffee.

1. Extremely small room with lots of ants and mosquitos. 2. Not very clean showers and toilets. 3. Shower water was freezing. 4. Everywhere was dusty due to the renovations. 5. Pool water merky.

Staff so friendly and outside is cute

Lots of mites/bugs in the rooms & crawled all over the beds

Close to town, walking distance to everything you need. Nice, cold AC. Wifi was good

Private rooms were tiny, literally just a bed in a room and no floor space at all. Facilities and common areas were very dusty and dirty. Showers and toilet doors didn’t lock or even close. Only one sink worked. The pool looked murky and gross when we arrived and didn’t improve the entire 3 day stay. There was vomit on the windowsill on day one and wasn’t cleaned our entire stay.

- Nice location. Located along the road to pinagsama beach, near food establishments - Very accommodating staff - Super appreciate that they support Moalboal Animal Welfare. They have a flyer up in their receptionist desk and you can ask how to go to the shelter

- No hot water for bathing

Close to the cafes and restaurants

I don’t think I’ve ever been at a worse place. For me, a place has to be moderately clean, that’s it. I have never booked something and left upon seeing it in real life but this was just ridiculous. Before arrival I asked online if there is any room left with a private bathroom so that I could potentially upgrade. I received no answer but when I arrived, the receptionist said that they have upgraded me, which I have to pay for, but he doesn’t know how much because the owner is in Sweden and she’s sleeping. When he lead me to the room, it was the noisiest room of my life. Right next to the road with a million tricycles, motorbikes and car passing every minute - but honestly, it’s what you can expect in the Philippines. The private bathroom - well, I wouldn’t say it’s a bathroom. It’s a less than 1m2 place where there’s a toilet with a broken flush and a shower handle. You can hardly make a turn in this place and we have established right away that we’re not showering there, rather in the common bathroom, because I think I’d have to sit on the toilet while showering 😂 the water from the sink is constantly running and can’t be turned off. When I approached the receptionist about that he said he knew but can’t do anything about it. The AC is the typical old school AC which is louder than a spaceship engine but that’s also something that’s a Filipino standard so I expected that. What I didn’t expect is that I’d have to pay extra for this ridiculous room. I asked the receptionist if we could see the room with communal bathroom (the one we originally booked) but he said it was already gone (we arrived literally 10 minutes earlier so he must have given it to anybody without actually confirming the upgrade or the price with me beforehand). The quality of everything there is just sad. One night I would have said okay but 4 nights … Moalboal is filled with places that cost literally $5 per night more and are of way better comfort.

The property was great we really enjoyed our time here. Our bed was so comfy we slept so well every night! The staff were so friendly and helpful.

Nothing!

The staff are very friendly

- The aircon was not that cold - The bathroom is far from our room because we stayed on the 2nd floor. -We was not able to use the pool since no water

It’s located in Panagsama which is very near where most restaurants and bars are. It’s not way too center but just enough to be a little away from the crowded area. The little place is clean! They accommodated our requests which we really appreciate much. PS limit your expectations because this isn’t a 5 star accommodation.

Nothing

Shabby and uncomfortable woodhouse with ZERO comfort and a messy pool where I wouldn't even let my dog bathe. Loud and supee small rooms. Dangerous staircase

The owner was friendly and the people there were nice always smiling and welcoming visitors the sea was close like about 14 min walking and there were activities like diving and snorkoling a lot u can do

Nothing

Small room but it has all the necessities.

Staircase is a bit tricky. Also a little inconvenient that the rooms are on the first floor and the facilities are on the ground floor.

Moalboal is a nice place

It was pretty nice for such a price and standard in the Philippines. Well decorated as tropical atmosphere. There is a free water/ hot water server. There are many small grocery stores which sell for a local price. The room was very comfortable with A.C. even with fans and table, though a bit smaller. The A.C. air was fresh as it was from the aisle. For renting a towel, a 100 PHP deposit And a padlock is needed for the door which they give. You can apply for a tour from there (or anywhere in Moalboal) to watch turtle and sardines. (or you can just swim near Chili bar) At night time, the illumination is beautiful near the pool area. Generally nice variant. Thank you

A bit far from the beach area. though acceptable.

The wifi

Not really

Really good location, exactly where you’d want to be staying right near lots of restaurants, cafes, and the beach. Also a food court nearby with many affordable vegetarian options. The room was clean and the shared facilities were okay.

The room was pretty small but this wasn’t an issue for us. The pool didn’t look clean enough to use but unsure if this was because of the rain.

Good location and provided water which is really good. They also waited up for us arriving at 1 from Cebu which was lovely

It rained a lot on one night and the roof leaked onto the bed. We also didn’t have a key to lock the room behind us

Friendly and helpful staff

The staff was friendly and helpful. But as we were there just old philippino men were staying in the room. The bed were just next to each other with not very much private space or separetion cause the mattress were literally just next to each other. The room was to cold and we had to start a big argument with the filipino roomate. Shower was cold. The dorm door is just outside near the street and you can not lock the doors. We knew we were just 3 in the room and then in the middle of the night a group of 2 men came in with a guy from the staff. I was scared as hell and you don’t feel safe.

lovely host, cheaper than other hostels, far enough away from the loud 'strip', great cheap food and drink right beside the property, free coffee and water.

air con was hit and miss, the room was very small (bunk beds for a twin room), the pool is a lot smaller than it looks in photos. no social vibe really.

Staff were amazing (a young boy & girl), helped us with anything that we needed. Really good location (1 min walk to a big food mall). They had free coffee and water, which was amazing and a lovely pool out front.

Nothing

Managment and staff were eager to help but the inn's water pipe and pressure needs serious upgrades. Also Coffee and free water.

Don't stay here and keep your sanity" Where to begin: on day two, the water in our room, private AC double with en suite shower, just weakened and trickled to a steady child's door #1. That means forgettaboutit of taking normal showers and we did jungle style by pouring buckets of water slowly and strategically over our bodies for 4 days. On day 5th, our final full day, water shut off was complete. NO WATER! Not even tiny drips. For good part of a day. To be fair, I did address it to Catherine, the agreeable lady manager, who was quite professional and courteous and suggested that we shower in a dorm room where water pressure was normal, which we did. But we didn't paid for a shared bath room. Just our sh***y luck that no water is pumped into our room with en suite bathroom. The big irony is that there's a kiddie pool, about 8x8, just half-a-step outside our room! Question is why bother with a small kiddie pool when spectacular P.B. is 10 mins walk away? Deal with the structural water pipes and pressure in restrooms for the guests 1st and avoid complaints and comments like this coming from guests! Noise pollution: our so-called private nice room, the last of room addition I suspect, is built inches away from the main thoroughfare - the Pagnasana Beach Blvd - (meandering its way to dusty, scrappy Pagnasana Beach for awesome sardine runs) that plagued us in our room with a rousing symphony and chaotic cacophony of occasional large trucks with "Egyptian Brakes" speeding thru, plentiful motorcycles on suicide missions, sputtering clankering trikes on their last wheels, chorus of noisy roosters in the neighborhood crowing early morning, and nightly wannabe hip disco dumps and shaggy bars just stone's throws away from Babu Backpacker's Inn just BASS-THUMPING away til very late, all assaulted us with noise pollutions no different from some dark alley in Manila and max decibels like some Swifties concerts on steroid!

The location was close to the centre and beach. Staff were friendly and always happy to help.

Very difficult to get to sleep. The air con in the room was extremely old and very noisey, even ear plugs could not drown it out and the entire room seemed to vibrate all night. Pillows were very poor and the bed uncomfortable.

The staff is kind, the location is good, near by there are restaurants (even vegetarian friendly ones) and to the "beach" is 10ish minutes on foot.

our stay was not too pleasant, the room is extremely small, with the bags in it, we were barely able to stand. The bathroom was not cleaned and the soap provided was 99% water. The AC worked but kept me up all night because it's as loud as an airplane engine.

In the main road, felt safe and clean.

The air con was the noisiest machine i have ever seen, the entire room was vibrating, even with air plugs, that thing was a monster. Really hard to sleep.

Shared bathrooms and showers were very clean. Location is good enough, 10 min walking distance to the beach and center.

The room is too small even for 1 person, and it was for 2 people. You cant even move around or pack your luggage.

We liked the area which was very near to the Mercado and basketball court, you can find very good restaurants around. The receptionist was very nice and was ready to help everyday!

2nd floor double room at the end was pretty small, super hot, although the aircon was good and worked well. The floor seems like its going to godown every time you walk there.

convenient location, not the nearest but one of the cheapest option we've seen when we book.

The staff was very friendly and helpful. There's free coffee and water. Overall the vibe was really nice, so considering the low price we can recommend to stay here.

The toilet were cleaned daily but the "pipes were very delicate" so they were clogged quite often. The room itself was smaller than expected and seemed a bit unstable since you could see trough cracks in the floor and the ceiling. The 2 shared toilets and showers are on the lower floor, be aware that the stairs are really steep!

Very nice and helpful staff

Super noisy. I couldn't sleep at all

Staff were super friendly, has a lovely outside area with seats in the shade and a swimming pool, and is a 10min walk to the beach and lots of restaurants

Good value for money, air con room

Slightly further out of town, very small damp room

We arrived late at night and Babu responded to my message very quickly and was very accommodating of our late arrival, ensuring we got into our room. Great value for money and very close to Moalboal beach and all the restaurants.

The toilets sometimes didn’t flush but this seems to be quite common in Asia

Babu and Johanna are just awesome. They help us a lot to organize our differents activities and give us relevant informations. The hotel has a little pool that allow us to cool down when the temperature is too hot. I like the situation. About 5mn by foot from the beach and a lot of offers to buy drinks and foods.

Everything has been perfect during our stay.

The girl behind the desk was super helpful and lovely. The location is great, only a short walk to the bustle of bars and restaurants as well as the beach. Free coffee and water was a massive bonus!

We purposely booked somewhere with a pool however it was unusable, it was never cleaned the whole time we were there and we never saw anyone else use it either. With it being right next to the road, the pool was very dirty. One morning we also woke up to use the communal showers to find that a stray dog must have gone through the bins and garbage was all over the floor.

I liked how the staff handled us and the place was nice and peaceful. Very affordable room and walking distance to many restos and bars around the area. Shower areas and comfort rooms are all clean.

Babu backpackers inn is located right where everything happens. Close to restaurants, the beach and somewhat close to the bus station as well. The rooms are good for the price and the beds are comfortable, but the main thing that makes this place worth is the staff that helps you anytime with anything!

The only thing that you should be aware of is that this is not a super social hostel. For us it was perfect, but don’t expect those kind of activities.

Very clean & lovely sitting area for few drinks at night. The rooms are basic but have everything you need really, the shared bathrooms are very clean also. Hot water didn’t work in the showers but not too big of a deal considering how hot the Philippines is. Air con in the room was great also. Great value for money ! We got a private triple room for £15 last minute

Loud street noise all night. Wi fi does not work in room- you have to go to the courtyard.

Location

The staff were such helpful and lovely people! There was quite a few chill out places in the hostel which was really nice and also nice bars around, only a 10 minute walk to the beach.

The room we had was a bit small for 2 of us, there wasn't anywhere to put clothes.

Great price, clean and very kind and helpfull staff!

Bed was very comfortable. Owner in Sweden is nice. With a fan on top of the air con the room is cool. Clean.

- Room did not appear on arrival as on booking.com. Photos included of the room were of other areas in the hotel. Number of items listed on booking were missing. - Aircon unit is mounted in front of the toilet behind a wall so doesn't reach the main part of the room. We asked for a fan and was told the room doesn't come with one and told there were no fans by staff. - Private shower could not be described as any more than a water closet. It is a toilet with effectively a bum gun over it with no space to shower and no holder. On attempting to use the shower there was no shower pressure, which on inspection we realised was due to the holes being clogged with mould/ algae. Only cold water not stayed on booking. At this point I went and spoke to the staff who connected me by phone to the owner in Sweden as there was no manager on site or any staff who could deal with the issues. She was extremely apologetic and reasonable to talk to. She arranged for staff to change the shower head and bring a fan. We explained we could not change hotel due to a full day scuba course daily and no available hotels nearby. She offered a refund by way of apology which we had a miscommunication with- I understood it as a partial refund for the room not being up to par. She understood it was for us to leave. This created a stressful time the following day when staff were asking us why we hadn't left yet. We left a day early and this was refunded but we had paid the full amount for the days we stayed. Other let downs - Room is very very very noisy. One wall is immediately on the main road with tuks honking from 5am to midnight. Other wall is backing onto an alleyway where local burn rubbish so always a thick plastic smoke smell in the room. Other wall is right by the communal area where everyone smokes at all hours- so a waft of smoke into the room also. - Pool is not at all as pictured. It has no inbuilt pump/ filter and did not smell chlorinated adequately.

Alongside the road, good location, has nearby cafe and restaurant, helpful staff, 5-8 minutes walk to the beach

Untidy room and bathroom, not safe in going upstairs (if your room is upstairs), untidy and smelly staff (sorry not sorry)