"Pros: Great hosts, always ready to help, and accommodate any reasonable request. Cons: The breakfast was the same every day, and while it was very tasty, by the last day of the stay, it got a bit boring." ~Alexandru-sebastian

"Pros: Beach people is a beautiful hostel with activities, such friendly staff, and anything you could want. I saw someone talk about the lack of social atmosphere here, which is initially one of the reasons why i didn’t book, but in the end I made a bunch of friends here, all within my own room. It depends on your luck. Coming from my last hostel, I was initially just hoping that this one was clean and free of mold, but it was way more than that. The rooms are beautiful, they have an anti-wet clothes-and-towels in the room policy and racks outside the rooms, there is good ventilation, the beds are so comfortable, and there are lockers WITH LOCKS! Some places do not provide locks. Towels, despite needing to be ‘rented’ are actually free, and so is a lovely breakfast (eggs, toast, sausage), lemon water, and cookies. The common areas are open air and there are beautiful plants all around the hostel, and cute dogs. A criticism I saw of this hostel was that it’s far from the main area, which I’d like to say is completely untrue, it’s not right next to the main area, sure, but it’s like a 10-or-so minute bicycle ride to town (100 PHP to rent), and then only a tiny bit from there to Kota beach, a beautiful beach, so I’d say this hostel’s location is actually pretty great, and I’m actually quite lazy, so if I can do it, it’s definitely manageable. If you’re even lazier than me and also don’t want to spend money on either a bike or taxi, then there’s a private beach at the hostel, the waves were fine when I was there. I came here after a nightmare experience at another hostel on the island that looks to be at a similar standard to this one but has a mold problem of a toxic level of severity. I won’t name names but stay away from THAT hostel and come here instead, please trust me and you won't regret it. Cons: The only real issue I faced was how long it took to get my laundry but it seemed to be completely out of their control (electricity cut off and my laundry got stuck), and I got my laundry in the end, so that is completely fine, just a warning for anyone to keep this in mind, this is an island, and sometimes the electricity goes off, so don’t depend on it, and don’t rely on it getting done within 24 hours. With that being said, though, I did specifically request only a tiny bit of fragrance on my laundry, and it came back as literally the strongest smelling laundry I’ve ever had, it smells lovely, but it’s just too much fragrance. I request this usually so that the clothes don't irritate my skin and body, so it would’ve been nice if there was less fragrance. For the future, I’d love if the hostel could provide a sheet of paper for those requesting laundry to note down any requests as well as denote how many items of each garment there are, I saw this at another hostel and thought it was a brilliant idea: 1. I ask to do laundry 2. Hostel provides a sheet of paper with all types clothing listed, then you write down how many numbers of each item you have (Shirts:6, pants:4, etc.), that way if you’re missing anything, you’ll know, the hostel will know, the laundromat will know 3. There’s also a section that asks for special requests where the guest can list any special request, in my case, I would write ‘no softener’ and ‘only a little bit of fragrance, etc. 4. That way, the hostel and the laundromat won’t forget considerations or mix up the clothes, it makes it easier for everybody and it’s super simple and cheap to do. :)" ~Anonymous