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AMENITIES
& SERVICES

use for free our kayaks to paddle to Twin Lagoons and a lot more!

guest kayaking
  • Exclusive Italo-Filipino Houseboat Restaurant in a separate private lagoon

  • Free use of kayaks, available exclusively 24 hours a day from the private deck of each room, as well as free masks and fins, also available 24 hours a day.

  • Free transfers to and from the airport by van (approximately 30 minutes between the airport and Coron Town) and speedboat (approximately 15 minutes between Coron Town and PaoLyn). The van may be shared with other PaoLyn guests and, occasionally, guests of other hotels. The speedboat may be shared with other PaoLyn guests. For an exclusive airport transfer, you can request either or both of the following: a private van for an additional Php 1,500 / approximately €20 each way, per vehicle—not per person (the usual private van rate is Php 2,000–2,500, depending on the operator and time), and a private speedboat for an additional Php 1,300 that cover ONLY the fuel cost.

  • Free transfers to and from any hotel in Coron Town proper by private van and speedboat. Both are reserved exclusively for PaoLyn guests, although you may share the transfer with other PaoLyn guests.

  • Free transfers to and from the fast ferry pier, including an approximately 15-minute private van ride and the speedboat transfer. Both are reserved exclusively for PaoLyn guests, although you may share the transfer with other PaoLyn guests.

  • Our standard check-in time is 2:00 PM, and check-out is 12:00 noon. However, for guests booking directly with us, we offer complimentary early pick-up and late drop-off, allowing you to enjoy PaoLyn for almost the entire first and last days of your stay.

  • Transfer times need to be coordinated with other PaoLyn guests travelling at similar times, with priority given to guests who need to reach the airport for a flight. Please let us know your preferred transfer time, or the earliest time you will be ready, and we will do our best to arrange your transfer as close as possible to your preference.

  • We organize several speedboat transfers throughout the day exclusively for our guests, so you can choose the most convenient available departure, subject to the coordination described above.

  • We always try to make your room available as early as possible. If it is ready before the standard check-in time, early check-in is complimentary. While waiting, you can enjoy our exclusive common areas, equipped with toilets, showers, sunbeds and sunshades. You can also go kayaking and snorkelling using our complimentary kayaks, masks and fins.

  • The same applies on your departure day. Whenever possible, depending on the arrival time of the next guests, we are happy to offer complimentary late check-out. After checking out, you can continue enjoying our common areas and amenities until your transfer, normally around 4:00 PM, or even later if you have booked an excursion that finishes later in the day. We can always organize a private private speedboat at any time for an additional Php 1,300 that cover ONLY the fuel cost.

  • Private outdoor areas for every room, including a floating deck with sunbeds, sunshade, and an open cottage where you can also enjoy your meals privately if desired.
  • Private speedboats available for rent, allowing you to personalize your island-hopping excursions according to your preferred destinations and schedule, with special prices reserved exclusively for guests staying overnight at PaoLyn.

  • Complimentary fresh coconut juice on arrival, or another complimentary drink if fresh coconuts are not available.

  • Complimentary unlimited drinking water.

  • Pet-friendly accommodation.

  • Freediving and scuba diving available on call.

  • In-room/room-service massages available on call.

  • *** Since the fast ferries from El Nido to Coron, which normally take approximately 4–6 hours, are sometimes cancelled due to technical problems or sea conditions — and the same may happen with local expedition boats — we suggest also checking the flight option with AirSWIFT, which may cost a similar amount and takes only approximately 35 minutes.

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  • Even in this case, we strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance for just a few additional dollars, as this can help cover the risk of transportation cancellations from El Nido, as well as other unexpected travel disruptions that could affect the rest of your trip and your other bookings.

Food in private platform
speedboat with guests

ALL OUR ROOMS ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF AIR CONDITIONING

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We charge a surcharge for air conditioning because, in order to operate the AC throughout the night, we need to run a generator, as the solar panels alone are not sufficient to power the air-conditioning units.

 

However, there is no generator noise inside the lagoon. Our generators are located on a separate dedicated houseboat outside each lagoon and are connected to the houseboats through several hundred meters of special submarine electrical cables.

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Being on the water, there is normally a pleasant natural breeze, and most of the year the rooms are very comfortable without air conditioning.

 

Only during the hotter months, particularly around June, can the nights sometimes feel a little warmer. All rooms are also equipped with several fans.

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The AC surcharge is (12% VAT included):

  • 1 AC unit: Php 2,500 for approximately 9 hours

  • 2 AC units: Php 3,500

  • 3 AC units: Php 4,000

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Some guests choose to use the AC for only half the night and therefore pay only half of the applicable surcharge.

 

These amounts are intended only to cover partially fuel cost. In fact, even our smaller generator consumes approximately 3.6 liters of fuel per hour, and fuel costs us more than Php 100 per liter.

When two or three AC units are required, we need to operate larger generators.

 

So, although of course the choice is entirely yours, we actually hope you may decide not to use the AC! 😊 Apart from the additional fuel consumption and pollution, being directly on the sea normally means there is always some natural breeze, and multiple fans are provided in the rooms.

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There is also no need to decide in advance. Guests can choose whether to use the AC after arriving in the room, or even later in the evening. For example, if at 9:00 PM you decide that you would like air conditioning, just let us know and we can normally have everything running within approximately 10 minutes. We have 16 staff members working during the night shift, so there is always someone available to assist you.

 

If you decide to switch off the AC during the night, or if there is any malfunction, please let our 24-hour team know immediately through our WhatsApp number, it would be quite funny — and also a waste of fuel — to run the generator all night and discover in the morning that perhaps the AC was not being used! 😊

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Some guests have suggested that we simply include the AC cost in the room rate to make things easier. However, many guests actually prefer to keep the doors and windows open and enjoy the natural sea breeze. For this reason, we feel it would be unfair to increase the room price for everyone when many guests do not use air conditioning at all!

Laknisan Lagoon, Coron Island,

Coron – Palawan – Philippines

WhatsApp (only messages): +63 954 394 9379

Phone calls  for emergencies 0951 853 7227 / 0906 957 3632

Email (slow reply): booking@paolynhouseboats.com

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