the yellow water from the sink, the blanket situation (i just hate sheet over duvet)

cute place, lovely restaurant with yummy food and cocktails. responsive staff, convenient scooter rental.

Stayed in September 2025

The room front lock was bit of an issue to open.

Extremely courteous staff providing detailed timely information to help tourist. El Nido is more than 5 hours from Puerto Princesa and anyone who wants to fully enjoy Puerto Princesa island needs to plan for atleast a week. This helps in enjoying the island completely as there are lot of attractions and long distance traveling. Bella Athena Garden is off Ca-Alan beach with a huge Bay area. It's about 1.5kms from El Nido town square and can be reached walking if less luggage. If with big luggage it's better to book tricycle which charges around Pesos100. The hotel provides pick up service before 6PM upon arrival. It's in a nice remote location with restaurant attached and bike rental services at P500 for 24 hours. The menu is well spread out and the rooms (more like cabins) extremely well furnished with private bathroom. There's laundry service couple of hotels away on the same road.

Stayed in August 2025

Spacious, clean, and comfortable rooms with a spotless bathroom. Friendly staff — special thanks to Pablo for all his help and arranging our tours. Well-maintained scooters for rent and an on-site restaurant serving delicious meals. Highly recommend this lovely place and its wonderful team!

Stayed in August 2025

Friendly helpful staff Delicious food Cuddly house dog Mr Bean

Stayed in July 2025

None really!

If your are looking to stay on the quieter side of ElNido without spending too much, then this is the best place. The room has good space for 2 with sitting patio. The comfort room is clean with hot and cold shower. The blower is a plus. They are very considerate for the King-size bed. Great wifi connection. The restaurant offers good food. The complimentary brewed coffee is also great. The owners are very welcoming and friendly, they would really make your stay comfortable. We would really book again and recommend this place to others. Thanks again and sea you soon!

Stayed in July 2025

The Bella Athena Gardens is a family owned hotel tucked away on a side street off the main coastal road running from the town center of El Nido. A private van takes you from the airport and you hop on the hotel's tricycle (tuktuk) to the hotel. The rooms are modern, clean and comfortable, with good AC and hot showers that wash away the sandy beach and salt water of the day's adventure. Island Tours and excursions can be arranged at the front desk, and the stay felt more like being over at a friend's house than at a corporate resort.

Stayed in June 2025

Air conditioning is LOUD very loud

Comfortable stay.

Stayed in June 2025

We can't think of any. Would recommend to everyone.

Bella Athena far exceeded our expectations. We had last minute booked (on an amazing last minute discount of 45% off!) and we were truly blown away by their thoughtful hospitality and lovely resort. It's located a 10 minute beach walk from town and the area is quiet and well lit. Upon arrival on a hot day we were instantly offered water and a seat. Scooter hiring and tour booking is available all through the resort. Our room had a huge kingsize bed, aircon, a big bathroom with the toilet and shower separated as well as a hairdryer. We stayed very comfortably for 12 days with no problems. Dinner is nice and drinks are chilled! Staff were outstanding... Thank you for your hospitality.

Stayed in May 2025

Everything. The location and the walk to the town were fun and full of scenic views. The owners and their associates are friendly and accommodating. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 The food!!! Everything we've ordered is delicious. A lot of people dine in at the restaurant and can tell they enjoyed the food. Overall- it was a great stay and fun! Thank you

Stayed in May 2025

Nothing to complain about — everything met or exceeded my expectations.

The stay was very cozy and comfortable. The staff was friendly, warm, and always attentive. They even recommended some great local restaurants, which turned out to be amazing experiences. The breakfast had a very homey and familiar feel, and overall, they made me feel very welcome.

Stayed in May 2025

Hotel charged for all activities instead of the operator and seems like there was sometimes a bit of miscommunication between hotel and operator, the food in the hotel Restaurant was a bit pricy compared to other restaurants in El Nido.

Beautiful view into the jungle, free pickup Service to/from town square, uncomplicated and friendly service by the staff with all sorts of requests

Stayed in May 2025

NA

The resort is run by a family. They treated us the entire time, like members of their family. Nellda, Bernard, Diane, Pablo, and the rest of the team were all amazing. The service was world-class, and the food from the restaurant, Alimos, was the best ever! The presentation, quality, and taste of breakfast and dinner felt like you were at a 5-star resort. Keep up the great work. You all were awesome! Thanks for a wonderful say at The Bella Athena Garden.

Stayed in April 2025

Nothing to report, if you want a budget friendly place, this was a good stay

Small hotel but well located with a 10minute walk to a small street with lots of restaurants and bars. It's great value for money with good shower, aircon, friendly staff.

Stayed in April 2025

Nice quirky little hotel with friendly staff.

Stayed in April 2025

Our room was the one that had received bad reviews from other guests as well. It is located right above the reception, and the noise from below (without soundproofing) is loud. The coffee machine or water dispenser beeps every minute at a high pitch and the roosters crow all night (a common noise in the area). However, we did not suggest changing rooms (hotel full?), because we had spread our luggage out in an already cramped room. No shelves, hooks or mirrors (there is a mirror in the toilet). The excursion booking made by the hotel (Rakki company) did not work very well for us. The food served stood on the beach sand without ice for 1-1.5 hours and the drink was 1.5 liters of warm orange lemonade for 4 people for 8 hours. In addition, the water provided was undrinkable. Be prepared to pay for everything on the beaches. In addition, the engine of our boat broke down twice and it was towed to the harbor, colliding with others.

The customer service was good and friendly. The food was good and it was easy to book a scooter directly from the hotel. The hotel has its own dog (Mr Bean) who was next to the reception in the mornings and evenings. You can also book island hopping tours directly from the hotel.The Hotel & Rakki company was willing to offer a new excursion the next day, but we couldn't take it due to fatigue, so they compensated part of it in another way.

Stayed in March 2025

Really needs some sort of privacy film on the windows as you are either in the dark or in full view of the restaurant.

Really nice place, comfortable, good-sized rooms. 15 min walk into town. Dont follow google if you have a bike, drive onto the beach, and go right.

Stayed in March 2025

everything was perfect

this place is very beautiful and we felt comfortable right away. our room was clean and looked exactly like in the pictures. breakfast is super delicious, with many different options for everybody. make sure to also enjoy dinner at the restaurant while your stay. we would like to thank the stuff for making my boyfriends birthday a special day by go beyond of what i asked them for. they organized a huge yummy cake and decorated our room with a happy birthday banner, ballons and flowers while we where gone. we where so happy to be there and would come back anytime!

Stayed in March 2025

Too few sockets to power devices in the room

Staff and nice people and island hopping organization

Stayed in March 2025

Great welcome and nice place

Stayed in January 2025

Everything is great! You do need a ride to get back if it’s after 10 pm or if high tide is going on you need to walk there but it’s not far from the center. About 10 minutes.

I absolutely loved everything about this place! The staff are the BEST! The food is delicious, and everyone is so kind and caring. The property is very clean and organized. I love that they give you teas and coffees and a free ride to town before 10 pm! The value was great too’ Salamat po! I look forward to seeing you all again! :)

Stayed in February 2025

The water.

Cleanliness, owners were friendly and treated us like a family, staff were excellent on their services. The chef, excellent on his food preparation, & the taste. Never it came to our mind to eat dinner out. We were looking forward to our dinner at Bella. At night, you can go to the restaurant for a complimentary coffee, and water. Pablo, one of the staff was always prepared to drive us around and polite.

Stayed in January 2025

Very lovely property. It’s off the beating path from El Nido, yet walkable to town. We loved staying here, and walking to the hotel. This a bed and breakfast run by the owners which is a lovely Philippines couple, very attentive and accommodating. The hotel has a restaurant serving breakfast all day and dinner. Everything we ate there was delicious, so highly recommend it. The rooms were comfortable, clean and with good amenities. I would stay here again without a doubt.

Stayed in January 2025

Super sweet room, enough space and clean. We really loved the staff , which helped and entertained us every day. Food was also excellent!

Stayed in January 2025

Nice clean rooms with good airconditioning. Breakfast was good and the staff was extremely helpful with booking our tours and transport. Short 15min walk from El Nido Town Square and therefore more quiet and relaxing.

Stayed in January 2025