Since there are a lot of things you can do other than the famous Puerto Princesa Underground River in the town of Sabang, I highly recommend spending 2 or 3 days there.
So where should you stay in Sabang? Here’s the top 3 accomodations that I recommend when you stay in Sabang.
1. Tribal Beach Resort & Restaurant
Away from the crowd and has a beach front makes the Tribal Beach Resort the top of my list. Think of swimming when there is daylight, just sitback on the sand at night time and just go in to your room whenever you feel like it.
They also have a restaurant too where we ate good food.
Rates
| Price | No. of Pax | Others |
| 700 Pesos/night+150 for extra pax | 2 | Fan Room |
| 1,500 Pesos/night+150 for extra pax | 4-6 | 2 Double Bed Fan Room |
Contact Numbers
- 0946-238-4873 Jubelle Magbanwa
- 0917-645-8700 Edwin Magbanwa
Additional Notes
- Their restaurant is open from 7:30AM to 10PM
- Rates are negotiable especially during off-peak season
- A friend of mine stayed here by pitching their tent, they just paid the resort a minimal fee.
2. Sunbird Cottages & Blue Bamboo Restaurant
Or famously known in Sabang as Blue Bamboo. Though it only has a sea front and no beach, I highly recommend this place because it’s the cheapest of all the lodgings in Sabang. And since we are cheapo, this is the place where we stayed.
Rates
| Price | No. of Pax | Others |
| 350 Pesos/night | 2 | May or may not have a private CR. If it has a CR, it does not have a shower. |
| 500 Pesos/night | 2 | Private CR with shower. |
| 800 Pesos/night | 4 | Private CR with shower. |
Contact Numbers
- 0910-797-0038 Lorena
- 0920-692-0027 Maymay
The room/hut we got
Additional Notes
- Their restaurant is open from 6AM to 10PM
- Their rooms are actually huts
- Avoid getting room #2, because at the bottom that’s where they hang the bed sheets and the floor of the huts are strips of bamboo. You could easily get disturbed or worse be peeped on.
Room #2, the one you should avoid
- They have a CR and shower outside.
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3. Dabdab
This resort is famous with foreign backpackers and because it’s one of the cheapest I would also highly recommend it.
Rates
| Bungalow | 400 Pesos/night | 2 pax | Shared CR |
| Single Bungalow | 700 Pesos/night | 2 pax | Fan Private CR |
| Family Room | 1,500 Pesos/night | 4 pax | Private CR |
| Duplex | 1,600 Pesos/night | 4 pax | 2 rooms Fan Private CR |
Contact Numbers
- 0949-469-9421
- 0906-753-8440
Additional Notes
- It also does not have a beach in front but has a sea front.
- They also have a restaurant, but I forgot to ask what time they open.
Other Accommodations in Sabang, Puerto Princesa
Alpuerto Escapade Resort & Restaurant
Rates
| 500 Pesos/night | 2-4 pax | Common CR |
| 1,000 Pesos/night | 4 pax duplex | Private CRElectric fan |
| 2,500 Pesos/night | 10-15 pax |
Contact Number
- 0929-866-9838 Joseline Sarmiento
Additional Notes
- Also the registration area to Sabang Falls
- Sea front, not beach front
- Rates are negotiable
Dayunan Tourist Inn
Rates
| 2,200 Pesos/night | 2 pax | AirconHot & Cold Shower |
+ 400 additional beddings
Contact Number
- 0915-485-9158
Website: Dayunan.com
Additional Notes
- Located at Sabang Port
Balay-Balay Travel Lodge
Rates
| 1,200 Pesos/night | Fan Room |
| 2,000 Pesos/night | Aircon Room |
+200 Pesos/night for extra person
Contact Numbers
- 0920-628-9946
- 0905-255-9727
Additional Notes
- Located at Sabang Port
- Rates are negotiable
- Electricity from 6PM to 6AM
Penao Resort & Restaurant
Rates
| 800 Pesos/night | 2 pax | Private CR |
| 1,000 Pesos/night | 3-4 pax | Private CR |
Contact Numbers
- 0905-473-7866
- 0907-821-6959
Additional Notes
- Near the Sabang Port
- Restaurant is open from 6AM to 9PM
Robert’s Resort Inn & Jewel Restaurant
Rates
| 800 Pesos/night | 2 pax | Electric Fan |
| 1,500 Pesos/night | 5-6 pax | Electric Fan |
+150 for extra beddings
Contact Numbers
- 0926-829-3090
- 0999-198-2375
- 0948-942-7351
Additional Notes
- Restaurant is open from 7AM to 9PM
Sheridan Beach Resort & Spa
Rates
Website: SheridanBeachResort.com
Additional Notes
- Luxury Resort with good food
- Beach front
Green Verde Beach Inn & Restaurant
Unfortunately, there was no one there when we went, even the numbers that I got last October 2010 are not working. Here’s my previous post about Green Verde Beach Inn & Restaurant – lakas.com.ph/2010/10/sabang-lodging-green-verde-resort-inn-restaurant
Additional Notes
- They have a restaurant
- Beach front
Taraw Beach Cottages and Restaurant
Rates
| Triplex Cottage | 500 Pesos/room | 2 pax | Shared bathroom |
| Small Family Room | 800 Pesos/night | 5 pax; +200 Pesos for extra pax | Private bathroom |
| Honeymooner’s Cottage | 1,000 Pesos/night | 2 pax | Private bathroom |
| Duplex | 1,000 Pesos/night | 4 pax; +200 Pesos for extra pax | Private bathroom |
| Big Family Room (Fan Room) | 1,500 Pesos/night | 4 pax; +250 Pesos for extra pax | Private bathroom |
| Big Family Room (Aircon Room) | 3,000 Pesos/night | 4 pax; +500 Pesos for extra pax | Private bathroom |
Contact Numbers
- (048) 434-7481
- (048) 723-0545
- 0921-549-2156
- 0905-335-7235
- 0949-504-4318
- 0999-199-0707
E-mail: [email protected]
Additional Notes
- Their restaurant is open from 6AM to 9PM
- Beach Front
Daluyon Beach Mountain Resort
Rates
Website: DaluyonResort.com
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Michi Cottages
Rates
| 1,000 Pesos/night | 2 pax | Private CRElectric Fan |
Contact Numbers
- 0927-688-2530 (Globe)
- 0935-323-8397 (TouchMobile)
Additional Notes
- Located near the Mangrove Tour, Monkey trail and Sabang Zipline
- Restaurant is open from 6AM to 10PM, but guest can request if they want to be served earlier.
- Rates are negotiable for longer stay
Additional Notes when staying in Sabang
- All lodgings has a checkout time of 12 noon.
- Penao & Robert’s Resort gets crowded when the packaged day tour to the Subterranean River arrives.
- All lodgings except for the ones that offer aircon rooms only has electricity from 6-11PM
- Some of the rooms does not have any electric fans, kindly ask the lodgings when you contact them.
- Dabdab, Blue Bamboo and Alpuerto are located in the eastern side of Sabang Port. When you are in Sabang Port face the sea and go to your left. You’ll be passing by a community. My brother and I even had doubts that there are lodgings there but we kept on going by the road on the seaside and there were lodgings there. At night the road going there are really dark so don’t forget to bring a flashlight.
- Dayunan and Balay-Balay are located in Sabang Port.
- Other lodgings are located in the western side of the port.
- You can get massages in the lodgings, just inquire at their desk. The usual rates are
- There are sari-sari stores and souvenir shops in Sabang. They are open from 6AM to 7PM.
- There’s also a drinking water refilling station there.
- All rates may change without prior notice. Please contact the lodgings for their updated rates.
- The complete location of Sabang is Sabang, Cabayugan, Puerto Princesa City
- What I really like about Sabang, Puerto Princesa is how they built the lodgings a little far from the shore. There’s actually a line of vegetation between the shore and the resorts. Two thumbs up Sabang for doing this!
This post is part of my 12 for 2012 Travel Project which aims to document places in the Philippines to help travellers.
Follow my Puerto Princesa Series
- Cheaper Way to Tour Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Helpful)
- Environmental Enforcement Museum (Must Visit!)
- Iwahig Firefly Watching (Must Try!)
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- Kalui Restaurant (Food)
- Kinabuchs Grill and Bar (Food)
- Noki Nocs (Food)
- Puerto Princesa Do-It-Yourself 4D3N Budget and Itinerary (Helpful)
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Follow my Sabang Port, Puerto Princesa Series
- 9 Things to Do at Sabang in Puerto Princesa (Overview)
- Puerto Princesa Underground River Do-It-Yourself Travel Guide (Helpful)
- How to get an Entry Permit to the Underground River in Puerto Princesa (Helpful)
- How to get to Sabang, Puerto Princesa (Helpful)
- Lodgings in Sabang, Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Helpful)
- Sabang Waterfalls
- Mangrove Paddle Boat Tour
- Food Tripping in Sabang
- Ugong Rock Caving
wow nice compilation!
we stayed at tribal before and we were 15 in a group and took a hut for the bathroom, we pitched tents instead… they have a separate fee for tents 🙂
Wow! Ang dami niyo! ang saya niyan sigurado. galing ng technique niyo para makatipid. 🙂
very informative and helpful! 😛
Thanks Anne! I hope you get to visit Sabang, Puerto Princesa:)
thanks for this post.this will come in handy talaga pag nagala na ako sa palawan
You’re welcome Melvin! Masaya gumala dito. I’m sure mag-eenjoy ka. 🙂
thanks for all your posts Josiah! most helpful and informative guide to palawan I found online. laking tulong esp for me arranging everything long-distance. Good Luck on your project. I really appreciate what you’re doing here in your blog 🙂
You’re welcome Jen! I’m glad I’m helping you on your travel plans. Thanks! Enjoy your trip in Palawan soon! 🙂
the best blog re: sabang accommodations! Thanks a lot!
Thanks Jean! Keep on travelling! 😀
Josiah,
I really appreciate your website blogs. However, I may have missed a couple of steps and would love for you to email me with clarification. If I understand it all correctly, if I want the underground river tour and want to spend a couple of days in Palawan, I should:
1. Leave the airport and head for the PPUR Office at the City Coliseum. Get a permit for the day I want to tour the underground river.
2. Get transportation to Sabang and stay there. Is there a reason you are not recommending staying in Puerto Princesa? Where is Sabang in comparison to Puerto Princesa?
3. Make arrangements before arrival from the airport, to secure a seat on a van.
Does that sound close to what you are recommending?
Hi, Josiah, thank you for doing this 🙂 It’s indispensable,esp for people like us who bought plane tickets when they were on sale and promptly forgot 🙁 about them in the mad rush of daily living. We’ll be leaving in 3 days and we still don’t have anything planned or reserved. Your well-researched Palawan series is a great help, esp the contact details. Thank you very much. 😀
Thank you so much for this. It’s really informative and helpful at the same time. 😮
Disclaimer for TRIBAL beach resort… We had the worst experience under the person named “edwin magbanua” he asked for a deposit and wen we arrived at their place he said that he did not receive any. Moreover, their generator is so palpak to the point that while we’re taking showers the lights will shut down and it is total darkness
Hi Erin, sorry to hear about your bad experience about Tribal Beach Resort. I hope they would fix their facilities really soon.
Galing naman!!! ðŸ‘ðŸ‘ðŸ‘
Sir, flight ko sa april 2015. Ako lang po mag-isa. Gusto ko lang po talaga pumunta ng underground river, after nun gusto ko nalang mag-ikot sa Sabang. Ano po ung pwede kong puntahan pa na mga spots? At ilang oras po puerto to sabang and sabang to puerto? Marami pong salamat…
Hi Josiah, enjoyed your blog on Sabang. I’ve been there before and enjoyed it heaps.
I’m going back there in January ’15 for a mates wedding. I’m taking my 20+ something daughter with me. She’s a backpacker, I’m not. Have you any suggestions on suitable accomodation, I’m not rich. Would you have direct contact details of your suggestions.
Thanks Mate,
Paul
Can you recommend na matutuluyan sa sabang cheaper but a nice place. We are four all girls. We will be thier on feb. 22 – 26 sana matulungan mo kami. Thanks in advantage.
hmmm… nakasulat na po sa blog post yung recommendation ko po.