El Nido Resorts Miniloc Island

Paradise found!!!!!!!!!!! We stayed at El Nido Miniloc Resort during Christmas 2023 for 4 nights. What an amazing memory. We truly LOVED our trip. We are a family of four: mom, dad and two teenage girls (17 & 15). We were picked up at the El Nido airport by the hotel team in a luxury van. They handled all of our luggages and delivered them to our room flawlessly. After a short ride to the pier and getting refreshing drinks and snacks at the lounge, you get on a boat for a 45-minute boat ride with incredible views of so many beautiful islands. The resort itself is DATED and is in need of a complete remodel but what makes this into a paradise is the ENTIRE STAFF, the location itself and the all the attractions around the islands. We did ALL the excursions including kayaking at the Big Lagoon at sunrise, small lagoon, snorkeling, and a full private day boat excursion to see pristine untouched beaches with an incredible lunch, made just for our family. What again truly makes this trip and resort INCREDIBLE (our family has been blessed with extremely luxurious trips all around the world like The Maldives, Tahiti, etc.) is the Filipino culture and hospitality. The ENTIRE staff is so welcoming and try their hardest to make sure all is great and try to go out of their way to provide amazing care and hospitality. Amongst ALL of the staff (and I really mean ALL were wonderful), the one who truly made our holiday from great to OUTSTANDING was Mr. Benji. WOW! This guy is all about taking care of his guests. We requested BENJI since the day he picked us at the airport. He took us to the sunrise tours, snorkeling, remote place, full day excursion with lunch at a secluded beach and he showed us so many things that we could have never seen just by ourselves, and he knew all the amazing locations for taking that special photo. He also takes care of everyone to make sure they are safe whether snorkeling/swimming or walking on rocks. He even paid the coconut guys at the beach since I forgot my money at the room (of course we reimbursed him later). He is actually quite an amazing photographer, and he took so many photos of our family that deserves a photographic award. We requested him to take us back to the airport and he changed his schedule so he could be with our family. THANK YOU VERY MUCH BENJI, you really made our trip from great to AMAZING. Also, the HEAD CHEF at the Restautant was INCREDIBLE. He always went out of his way to make sure our family has everything we need and several times, asked us if he can make anything special. He made us a stir-fried shrimp with garlic that we still talk about (DELICIUOS) and also brought to our table incredible Tuna Sashimi a few times. THANK YOU so much Chef and the entire hard-working restaurant and kitchen staff. We were blessed to be there for Christmas Eve festivities which were wonderful with a super special dinner buffet and an incredible group of musicians from Manila with beautiful voices. We dan

We had a wonderful time. From the time we arrived until we departed, so much care was given to us as a family. The rooms were clean and buffet also very good. Excellent place for kids to just be. Felt very safe and there's so much to do. Special shoutout to our Miniloc appointed guide Benjie who took us to all the different sites - the lagoons, snake island and other places. Highly recommend Benjie - he also took the best family photos and took care of my 70 year old parents so they were comfortable.