The Funny Lion - El Nido

Tout exceptionnel

Rien à dire tout était parfait

Nice oasis after a day out

Pool which I wish is warmer water

The staff were always presentable, energetic and welcoming. Upon arrival, they had offered a variety of treats including accessories and sweets and immediately made us feel so welcome and relaxed. The hotel atmosphere is young, fresh and chic. Due to poor weather we spent a lot of time in the bar and pool area chatting to staff and relaxing. Never felt bad about our tours being cancelled thanks to them! Loved the rooms and bed especially.

Nothing to note

Very good and warm service

Only thing is elevator

Offer Different selections and Several filipino breakfast.

The omelet I ordered was only scrambled eggs without vegetable.

staff

I had an amazing stay at Funny Lions! From the moment we arrived, the staff made us feel incredibly welcome with complimentary welcome gifts, which was such a thoughtful touch. The mini bar was generously stocked and added to the overall luxury experience. The pool was absolutely stunning—clean, relaxing, and perfect for unwinding after a day of exploring. What really stood out was the attention to detail and the surprises throughout our stay. We were delighted to receive lovely gifts before departure, making our experience even more memorable. The service was exceptional, the facilities were excellent, and every member of the team went above and beyond to make us feel special. I highly recommend Funny Lions to anyone visiting Coron and looking for a comfortable, welcoming, and unforgettable stay. I can't wait to come back!

Amazing staff

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The staff made the whole experience, everyone remembering us by name was so nice. And the little welcome treats were so nice to see. Thankfully a crib was provided so that was nice to have.

A sterilizer was advertised but wasn’t able to get one as they were out or unavailable.

Great location, short walk to el nido town with lots of restaurants. The staff were the nicest people ever, they knew our names and would greet us every morning and evening. The hotel was really well maintained and had some small luxurious touches that really made the difference.

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Amazing team, very professional and personal service Clean and well maintained

I believe that offering complimentary transportation service from/to airport and port is an extra step required as part of the hotel excellency

Excellent staff,clean tidy, pool great. Close to bars and 11 min walk to other end of El Nido beach. No views in back rooms only of pool.

The location is excellent and the staff give you an amazing informative check in.

The Rooster noise was a little annoying and barking dogs. There is not enough space in your room for luggage and hanging. The balcony had 1 chair for 2 people.

Nice boutique hotel

Wifi

Lo mejor es la amabilidad del personal, realmente cordiales y la ubicación excelente

La ubicación de la piscina, casi no le llega sol y el aire acondicionado de la pieza sonaba muy fuerte, aunque le bajara el ventilador

SUPER SØDE OG HJÆLPSOMME MEDARBEJDER. Flot og hyggeligt hotel godt placeret i El Nido Lækker og spændende morgenmadsbuffet. Har kun rosende ord at sige om dette fantastiske hotel. Kommer der gerne igen

INTET.

Had such a lovely stay at The Funny Lion. All of the staff were so friendly and beautiful, nearly always greeting us by our names. It was our honeymoon and our room had some Prosecco, cake and music playing when we checked into our room!

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Atendimento dos funcionários em especial a srta Kim (recepção) e a localização ótima

Café da manhã apesar de itens de qualidade a variedade é limitada considerando o padrão do hotel, o quarto é muito mal iluminado, falta armário ou gavetas, detalhe o bloco dos fundos não sofre com o barulho da rua que é bastante movimentada.

The staff were lovely and the pool and bar area were nice

The noise was awful. They left a note and earplugs next to the bed to try and cancel out the noise from Romeo the rooster. It did not work! The noise went on constantly!

Rewelacyjny wystrój wygodne łóżka przestronny pokój Lokalizacja pierwsza klasa

Niestety śniadania były bardzo monotonne na pół europejskie na pół lokalne Brak świeżych soków Basen jest, ale otoczony budynkiem, więc opalanie możliwe w ograniczonych godzinach

We love everything about this resort; from excellent customer service, great food and good location.

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員工十分友善

Exelente hotel, atención del personal e instalaciones.

Staff made this hotel. So friendly and do anything for you. Always a small on their faces. Especially Kim on reception who was excellent. Hotel's private beach was lovely, a little bit of paradise. However, it is not private to hotel guests as you get a steady visit if tourist boats dropping off tourists for up to an hour at a time.

Rooms weren't quiet. You had a choice of road facing rooms with associated road noise or rooms facing some local accommodation which housed about 4 cockerills which were very vocal and loud from 3am onwards.

The staff is excellent - they're all always here to help and always smiling, it's great! Thank YOU all! The hotel is well located - about a 2 mn walk to get to the main street. There are lots of tuktuks right in front of the hotel, lots of restaurants, a nice bakery... The "standard room" is of decent size. There's a balcony, which was really convenient. The pool area is great. Breakfast is nice - sweet & salty options, an egg station, coffee, tea, etc. Papaya Beach is GREAT, the hotel takes you there at 9am or 11am and you can come back at 2pm or 4pm. It's one of the prettiest beach in El Nido. They give you beach towels if needed.

We asked for a quiet room - which they gave us. Our room didn't face the very busy street but was still really noisy (there were dogs barking, people screaming, roosters crowing at all hours, loud music at 6am...) We didn't have ONE single night of good quiet sleep. The hotel gives your earplugs but it's not enough. On top of that, the hotel has very old AC units - We've NEVER had an AC as loud as this one. It is so bad, why not change them? Even on "sleep" or "energy saver" mode, it still is noisy. We turned it off for one night as the noise was really annoying and the room smelled really bad when we woke up (a strong humidity smell) so we never turned it off after that. The windows have blackout curtains but it's absolutely useless as they are so many lights in the room... You can see everything even when all the lights are off. Wifi is not really good.

Heel vriendelijk personeel die iedere gast bij zijn/ haar voornaam kende wat het persoonlijker maakte! Bij checking out krijg je een klein souveniertje en bananen brood om je reis verder te zetten.

Weinig opbergruimte voor kleren! Het ontbijt was lekker, maar we miste een plakje kaas of hesp.

The staff was awesome, the breakfast was great and the rooms were very well laid out and had a balcony. The pool area was very relaxing and it had a great restaurant bar right beside the pool. It was a perfect location, close to town but not in the middle of all the noise.

It was all great.

The stuff so nice and worm

The water in the bath no go down

Dos funcionários e da localização. Todos foram simpáticos e profissionais. Davam dicas e nos ajudavam com qualquer necessidade. Ah. Nos chamavam pelo nome.

Achei o quarto escuro demais.

Central town location. Everything was great - pool, attention to detail, food, staff to mention a few.

The room, the staff and the facilities were excellent

The rooster was so loud at all hours

Property is okay expecting to be ocean view. Good staff 🙂

It’s front of the Road lots of cars and tuktuk

Awesome hotel with great stuff and a private beach. Rooms and showers are large, bed comfortable, breakfast very good with plenty of options. Stuff was very good. Provided food and drinks were tasty. Recommendation!!

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Deutlich hervorzuheben ist das äußerst freundliche und stets hilfsbereite Personal, welches einem quasi die Wünsche von Augen abgelesen hat. Von der Security bis zum Roomservice haben alle Mitarbeiter das Attribut „Outstanding“ verdient. Vielen Dank!

Nicht gefallen kann man nicht sagen, aber als Verbesserung: - ein Schrank wäre ganz schön gewesen - vielleicht eine verbesserte Klimaanlage, da die vorhandene nicht in der Lage war, die Feuchtigkeit aus unseren Kleidungsstücken zu holen. - ein reduzierter Geräuschpegel der Klimaanlagen drinnen wie draußen wäre auch gut

EVERYTHING!!!!!!

Not a thing!

El personal atento, simpaticos y siempre dispuestos a ayudar con lo que necesites.

The hotel is just at the end of El Nido's busy main street very busy, so is very well positioned for all the restaurants, bars, etc. We had the usual smiley, friendly service as we arrived and checked in. This friendly service continued throughout our stay. The breakfast buffet had a good choice of options, but we didn't try the lunch or dinner. Overall it's a very nice hotel with extremely friendly and helpful staff. The rooms are just a bit small and noisy and so not dark at night.

Our room was on the 2nd floor on the roadside and the traffic noise was quite loud (there were earplugs in the room). The other side of the room, full ceiling to floor windows, faced the other wing of the hotel, which was quite close, so we all looked into each other's rooms. The room was fine, but quite compact, with almost nowhere to put our clothes and a tiny hanging space. All very clean and tidy but small. The aircon was incredibly noisy. There were also so many night lights and other lights (such as coming from behind the TV), that you couldn't turn off, it was impossible to get the room at all dark. Very annoying.

מיקום מרכזי וצוות מקסים

ארוחת בוקר דלה

Stylish, comfortable and excellent service. Top choice hotel for El Nido. Perhaps THE place to stay in El Nido. We LOVED the access to Papaya Beach. It is well worth a visit and sheltered from the hub hub of mass tourism on other beaches.

We liked everything about this hotel.

Sin palabras, para mi estadía en The Funny Lion, destaco al personal sobre toda las cosas, totalmente recomendable, la ubicación, la comida los trasporte el área de comida desayuno, pileta todo. Sin ninguna duda excelente hotel y atención en el nido. Volvería una y mil veces. Gracias a todos por la maravillosa atención,

Nada

Het was mooi ingericht en dichtbij stadje waar veel te doen is.

Geen lift Prijs was wel hoog vergeleken met veel andere hotels

Personalul și transferul zilnic inclus la Papaya Beach

Micul dejun, puține opțiuni pentru europeni

Every thing

The view

The staff are very well trained and go out of there way to make sure all guests are having a pleasant stay. The facilities are clean and the food available either at breakfast or in the hunt restaurant is of top quality.

I’m not recommending it.

no elevator… no shuttle going downtown… lots of mosquitoes in the coffee shop

Hotel moderno, se veía muy nuevo, cuidado y limpio. Personal amable y servicial.

Por la noche había bastante ruido en la habitación, además de los gallos de los alrededores. Por suerte te facilitaban tapones para los oídos.

Our stay at Funny Lion El Nido was absolutely outstanding from start to finish. The hotel is located right in the center of town, yet it feels surprisingly calm and well thought out. Considering the limited space in El Nido, the design is extremely smart—everything feels open, comfortable, and never cramped. What truly sets this hotel apart is the staff. Everyone is genuinely friendly, always smiling, and incredibly helpful. We were especially impressed by how they remembered guests’ names, even though the hotel was fully booked during our entire stay. That level of personal attention makes a real difference. A big highlight was access to their beach spot, Papaya Beach, which they take you to free of charge. The beach is beautiful, relaxed, and has very reasonable prices for food and drinks—an amazing bonus that really elevates the experience. The spa was excellent. We had massages there and they were truly outstanding—one of the best we’ve had on this trip. The rooms were spacious, very clean, and extremely comfortable. Food was also very good, and the laundry service was fast, affordable, and convenient. All in all, this was an exceptional experience. For the price you pay, it’s hard to imagine finding a better option in El Nido. We would absolutely stay here again and highly recommend it to anyone visiting the area

Perhaps the only thing is the company they booked for us for the transfer from Puerto Princesa to El Nido... They have to be more cautious about who they hire when they need to outsource some services.

Struttura dotata di ogni comfort (letto comodissimo), arredata con gusto, piscina molto bella e in posizione perfetta, a pochi minuti a piedi dal porto e in pieno centro. Staff gentilissimo e disponibile. Abbiamo deciso addirittura di prolungare il nostro soggiorno.

The service was amazing from the start, Val the supervisor was great and remembered our names from the time we entered the hotel. Every other staff of the hotel was attending to our needs fantastically. Hotel itself is beautiful and hotel beach is a must visit. Food was great and priced fair, I would definitely recommend and I would love to visit once again.

Room was nicely designed, efficient and spacious. Pillows and bedding were very comfortable. Hotel facilities such as the gym and pool were nice. While we didn’t get a chance to visit their private beach, we heard great things about it. Breakfast spread was awesome - slightly different every morning. The staff was absolutely amazing and made our experience in El Nido so much better, especially since it rained a lot during our stay. There were little nice touches such as offering cookies, popcorn, banana bread, etc.

Body wash, shampoo and conditioner was the same, not separate bottles.

Lo staff sopra ogni cosa è quello che rende l'esperienza al Funny Lion sicuramente tra le migliori mai avute a livello di ospitalità. Ci siamo ritrovati con un problema da gestire e sono stati eccezionali nell'aiutarci ben oltre il dovuto. Il cibo e i drink sono ottimi. La spiaggia privata che mettono a disposizione è sicuramente tra le più belle viste a el Nido, se non la più bella. Ci ritornerei senza pensarci.

Cleanness and breakfast, transfer and stay at the private beach, walking distance to restaurants and nightlife facilities, 5 min to the port and 15 min to the airport

The hotel is not located at the beach as the picture suggests; street is noisy.

Personnel accueillant . Literie impeccable et bon emplacement.

Sauber, modern und tolle New Year Party. Jedoch Preis Leistungsverhältnis unpassend.

- Poolbereich neben dem Restaurant kalt und ohne Privatsphäre - Frühstücksbuffet für diese Hotelkategorie zu wenig Auswahl - Das Personal könnte Hilfsbereiter sein zb bei Roller Anmietungen wurde uns einfach gesagt es sind alle ausgebucht keine weiter Hilfe.

Wspanialy hotel w El Nido. Doskonala lokalizacja, butikowy design, dobre jedzenie, duza dbalosc o szczegoly. Najwiekszym atutem hotelu jest personel, ktory jest po prostu cudowny!

Wszystko bylo ekstra

All the Funny Lion staff we encountered were very friendly and professional. The visual design of the hotel is sleek and contemporary (although with several practical shortcomings). The breakfast buffet was good, but not as good as Seda Lio in our opinion. Papaya Beach is a great inclusion and possibly the best beach alternative when staying in El Nido town. Operators of the trip to Papaya beach is great, we used for a private Tour B. They suggested tour B but still charged us for Tour C… a little minus, but they made up for it by being very flexible and helpful in every sense. Highly recommended.

The hotel has some major design flaws: Its placement along El Nido’s main highway with constant traffic 24/7 makes the architect’s choice to have open air loft corridors facing the highway seem almost comically clueless. I have seen very few worse site context sensitivity cases during 23+ years in commercial real estate. This combined with some kind of modular building system (which I guess might be a design/sustainable choice) with nonexistent sound proofing - gives the unlucky people on the street side of the hotel the surreal sound experience of having Tuc Tucs, cars and moped traveling right beside your bed (haha). Must be experienced to be understood. Luckily we got to trade rooms to the other side of the building, still nonexistent soundproofing but at least not the Tuc Tuc 3D sound experience, we were very happy with that. Other than that the rooms are really small, which drives price up for families. For 4 persons we had to take 2 rooms instead of 1 like we could have in Seda Lio or Zuri resort (Coron). The beds were really hard in my opinion, but my kids liked the beds. The bathroom has a strange design where the sink and mirror is in the bedroom and the toilet and shower in a separate room… Once again a highly questionable design choice to not have a shower cabin/partition so the water splurts out into the toilet area. Lastly we had a bug problem. Yes in the tropics bugs are everywhere, but we have not had ants, cockroaches or spiders in the other hotel’s we have stayed on in the Phillipines. Neither in the Maldives or Bali. Yeah, absolutely a few issues. But the full picture is Funny Lion is a good stay and the high quality staff makes up for the technical shortcomings.

Really enjoyed The Funny Lion. The staff (especially Val) were extremely nice and welcoming. Convenient location. Good food and happy hour. Nice facilities. Would stay again for sure.

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The food and drinks were good. The pool was nice. The room was comfortable.

The picture of hotel in their ad makes it look like there are ocean view rooms. Apparently there are not. There are no elevators and I was on the 3rd floor. When I walked out of my room, the view was of an ugly scene of burning trash, roosters crowing, dogs barking and general filth and trash. It was depressing and was a terrible way to start and end day. When I went to check out, I wanted to pay my food bill in cash but they didn’t have the change to do, so they had to run across the street to break my 1,000 peso note. This made me late to an excursion.

Great location, the service is outstanding , great pool bar and the pool is good and fun. Lots of restaurants and shops around. The private beach was excellent day out !

We had very limited toiletries and didn’t realise we needed shampoo and conditioner. After a day at the sea, you definitely need them. We only discovered this at night during our shower and now we’re on a mission to find a store. It’s not a big deal but knowing beforehand would have saved us time and hassle.

Location was great Short walk to town Could be a bit noisy at night with street traffic but bearable

The rooms facing the road were too noisy lots of motorbike noise

Mooie aangename kamer. Zeer hygiënisch. Taartje in kamer voor speciale verjaardag….. Twee soorten gratis sapjes in frigo Zeer mooi zwembad. Zeer vriendelijk personeel. Goed ontbijt.

Zeer luidruchtig door straatlawaai van auto’s en tuktuks. Beperkte keuze menu diner

Loved the Funny Lion, felt so welcome and couldn't do enough for us. We were celebrating my partners "Big Birthday" and they arranged a private dinner with a special menu. We loved the vibes of the place, the staff. I couldn't fault The Funny Lion

Nothing not to like.

Funcionários excelentes, extremadamente hospitaleiros e gentis.

The hotel has a modern, contemporary style and feels well designed throughout. The room was excellent, with an extremely comfortable bed that gave us a great night’s sleep. The staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful, and the location is very convenient, just a few minutes from El Nido town.

The pool is a nice feature but doesn’t get much direct sunlight as it sits between two buildings. The shower opens into the toilet area, which can leave the floor wet after use. Breakfast was good overall, but a wider selection of fresh fruit would have been appreciated.

Property is beautiful however for the cost it sadly didn’t meet my expectations. Loved the architecture, the location and the food was brilliant.

The service is pretty slow, the pool fairly unkept lots of leaves not any music or things going on during the day. It is not a bad property but for the price I was like underwhelmed (I maybe came into this with too high expectations) Great place but for the money not good enough.

Tout est top l’hôtel comme le personnel !

Tout était beau

Un peu de bruit la nuit provenant de la circulation mais pas très terrible

Location was excellent just a short walk from the city center. Spa was great, as well as the pool. Restaurant and breakfast were decent

Rooms are not sound isolated at all, they are super loud and with the hotel being right on the main road it was a big problem, even though earplugs were provided by the hotel. Rooms do look a bit aged

The customer service of the staff was excellent. The little extra touches were appreciated. The pool was excellent. The furnishings were good quality. The hotel was located within 100 metres of the new Town Square development, which has some nice bars, restaurants, gelato shop, etc.

The included breakfast was average. Housekeeping had to be reminded each day to clean our room. The room was quite noisy, especially in the mornings. The bar closed earlier than promised. The bed was a little bit hard.

Das Personal war sehr zuvorkommend und unglaublich freundlich. Sie haben sich immer sehr bemüht und stets gegrüsst. Die Nähe zu der Stadt ist super, nur wenige Schritte, dann ist man schon bei der Hauptstrasse für Shops und Restaurants.

Das Frühstück war eher mager, die Auswahl klein. Das Zimmer war ebenfalls zu klein und man hatte keine Möglichkeit die Kleidung zu verstauen. Die Koffer mussten somit mitten im Zimmer liegen und wir immer wieder rüberspringen. Aus dem Bad kam immer ein sehr penetranter Geruch nach Abfluss und die Klimaanlage roch ebenfalls stark. Die Bettwäsche roch demnach auch immer nach Feuchtigkeit. Der Strand in der Nähe (ca 300m) ist nicht zum schwimmen geeignet. Die nächsten Strände zum geniessen sind 15-20 min mit dem Tuktuk entfernt.

Breakfast was great. Location got to walk down the hill to the walking street and sea. Not far but got to walk abit down.

The price is over inflated.

Świetne położenie na uboczu, a jednak w centrum. Świetny basen i pokoje jak to w The Funny Lion. Piękne upominki torba, bransoletki, słodkości i klapki. Bardzo smaczne jedzenie. Obsługa baru i recepcji bardzo szybka i profesjonalna. Naszą ulubiona sieć hoteli na Filipinach. Bardzo przystępne ceny w barze i restauracji konkurencyjne do tych w El Nido na mieście. Warto również skorzystać z usługi prania za śmieszne pieniądze. Plaża hotelowa przepiękna - obiekt zapewnia transport busem, a następnie łodzią. Jedna z lepszych jakie widzieliśmy na Filipinach.

Nic

Staff giovane e sempre pronto a soddisfare qualsiasi richiesta. Posizione ottima. Spiaggia privata (papaya beach) eccezionale

Location was outstanding

Absolutely noting!