Discovery Island Resort

3.0 star property
Beachfront resort for sun and fun

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Exterior
Family Cottage, Ocean View | Free cribs/infant beds, bed sheets
Sundeck
Bar (on property)
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
Brgy 5, Dicanituan Island, Coron, Palawan, 5316
  • Coron Central Plaza
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Palawan State University - Coron
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Lualhati Park
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Busuanga (USU-Francisco Reyes)
    ‪31 min drive‬

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Room options

Cottage, Ocean View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 258 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Family Cottage, Ocean View

  • 377 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Airconditioned Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 334 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Coron

Discovery Island Resort places you within a mile (2 km) of Coron Central Plaza and Iglesia ni Cristo. This 15-room, 3-star resort welcomes guests with conveniences like a restaurant, concierge services, and a library.

What's nearby

  • Coron Central Plaza - 7 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Palawan State University - Coron - 8 min drive - 1.8 miles
  • Lualhati Park - 8 min drive - 1.8 miles
  • Mount Tapyas - 12 min drive - 2.2 miles
  • Kayangan Lake - 17 min drive - 6.8 miles

Getting around

  • Busuanga (USU-Francisco Reyes) - 42 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Lobster King Resto & Bar - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Levine's - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Tribu Kuridas Bar and Tattoo - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪NoName Bar - ‬18 min walk

About this property

Discovery Island Resort

Beachfront resort for sun and fun
Discovery Island Resort features free WiFi in public areas, meeting rooms, and a library. Airport transportation is made easy with an airport shuttle (available on request) for PHP 300.00 per person roundtrip. Front-desk staff can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this beach resort include a terrace, laundry facilities, and a garden.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Languages

English, Filipino, German

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) from 5:00 AM to 5:30 PM on request

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: PHP 300 for adults and PHP 300 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Boat tours
  • Kayaking
  • Library
  • Scuba diving

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Beach loungers
  • Free beach cabanas
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • In-room massages

More

  • Banquet hall

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Ceiling fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 10 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • This property doesn't allow pets or service animals

Children and extra beds

  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for PHP 600.00 per night
  • Free cribs/infant beds are available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

These fees and deposits will be charged at check-in, check-out, or the time of service.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately PHP 300 for adults and PHP 300 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: PHP 300.00 per person (roundtrip)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: PHP 300 (roundtrip), (up to 4 years old)
  • Rollaway bed fee: PHP 600.00 per night

This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits might not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
  • Check-in: 2:00 PM
  • Check-out: noon
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
The front desk is available during limited hours. For convenient arrivals and departures, you can take advantage of the airport shuttle (available during limited hours), which is offered for a fee.

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children. If you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • No parking is available onsite.
  • This property accepts credit cards. Cash is not accepted. 

Property is also known as

Discovery Island Resort Dive Center Coron
Discovery Island Resort Dive Center
Discovery Island Dive Center Coron
Discovery Island Dive Center
Discovery Island Resort Coron
Discovery Island Resort Resort
Discovery Island Resort Dive Center
Discovery Island Resort Resort Coron

Frequently asked questions

What can I see around Discovery Island Resort?

This resort is located in Coron within a short 19-minute walk of Coron Central Plaza. You'll also find Maquinit Hot Spring and Iglesia ni Cristo within a short drive.

Will I be able to park at Discovery Island Resort?

No, this resort doesn't offer parking.

Does Discovery Island Resort feature a casino at the property?

No, Discovery Island Resort doesn't have a casino.

Will I find an indoor pool at Discovery Island Resort?

No, there is no indoor pool at this resort.

Is Discovery Island Resort good for couples?

This beachfront resort offers many amenities for couples, including in-room massages as well as a bar and a restaurant.

Are there hot tubs at Discovery Island Resort?

No, this resort doesn't have a spa tub.

Does Discovery Island Resort have a restaurant with a breakfast menu?

Yes, Discovery Island Resort serves a cooked-to-order breakfast each morning for a surcharge from its restaurant.

Will Discovery Island Resort allow pets to stay free of charge?

No, pets and service animals aren't allowed at Discovery Island Resort.

Are there connecting rooms at Discovery Island Resort?

No, this resort doesn't feature connecting guestrooms.

How close is the airport from Discovery Island Resort?

The closest major airport to Discovery Island Resort is Busuanga (USU-Francisco Reyes), which is 21 mi away (42 minutes by car).

Are there rooms with balconies that I can book at Discovery Island Resort?

Yes, every guestroom at Discovery Island Resort comes with a balcony with some featuring ocean views.

Discovery Island Resort Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 35 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 35 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 35 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 35 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 35 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Emma

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location for a visit to Coron, we stayed for 7 days and enjoyed the whole stay. The staff and management are very friendly and helpful, I will stay here again when I return!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Purificacion

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the staff are so accommodating. they treated us like family. it was gone away from home. Rizza the host is so warm n attentive to our needs. having Rambo, i consider him the dog host, is very comforting for me. kayaking around the mangroves just by the property was one of the activities i truly enjoyed. will definitely stay there again in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Discovery island being away from the main town of Coron itself was unique. The staff are very helpful and friendly. There is a bookshelf where you can take a book and leave one (exchanging), if you are a reader on vacation. The Town might have some expensive resaurants depending on where you go. There is an infinity pool which is amazing. You can walk the whole island in under 30 minutes. The food is served fresh upon asking and delicious from the only island Resaurant and bar on land. Overall, if you like being private and secluded, this is the spot for you.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wouldn’t stay again, expensive and dirty!

Room we booked had no hot water, it didn’t say anywhere online that the room was cold water only. We wouldn’t of booked it if we knew we wouldn’t be able to have a hot shower for our whole stay. The price is too expensive for what it is, doesn’t include a hot shower or breakfast. There is a restaurant on site, food is nice but it’s expensive and the staff aren’t friendly and are so slow. Price of the room is way to high for what it is, old dated rooms that were dirty and full of bugs
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed the stay. Very friendly and helpful staff. Good food.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Personnel relatively indifferent, no cleaning

No room make up despite request. Personnel always late with appointments.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is very friendly, cheerful, and helpful. We commend them for their excellent service and pleasant disposition. We appreciated the boat rides and the crews that took us back and forth to Coron town. There is no air conditioning, no water pressure, and no hot water. The door locks need to be replaced. The toilet seat in our room C10 needs a screw. The metal shelves are rusting. The hotel is not recommended for handicapped people. The restaurant serves good food. Recommend complementary breakfasts every day.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The only disappointment we experienced was the room assign to us. We are senior and h as ve a back problem and the room assigned wS the highest cottage. Using stairs.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful and picturesque location, day tours were excellent!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

noemi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended if u want to stay away from the hussle & bustle of coron city,,,, relaxing & peaceful location
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Julia, TX, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very family friendly resort. They have a crib for my baby!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Great place to stay at

Island hopping tour from hotel isn't as cheap as those on the mainland. But the crew makes sure everyone is taken care off and having great fun
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Scuba, Michigan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible is an under statement. Staff was constantly lying. Told me their sim card burned up and that's why they failed to pick me and my fiancé up at the ferry. Went to their bar on coron proper, staff was clueless. After many many hours we got to the hotel...a total dump. Door handles were made from toilet paper holders, the steps had risers on them of about 18", I'm pretty fit and had trouble going up these steps. NO HOT WATER!!!!, It took the staff about 1 1/2 hours to get the water even running..."it's on" they kept telling me. Forget hot water you're not getting it. Lots of bugs inside the room, not just a few but many, many! Totally worn out beds, cupped in the middle. The fans were extremely noisy and were never cleaned, filled with dust and cobwebs. Filipinos are generally clean freaks and keep things tidy...this is run by some dude "Alan" and Englishman and it's dirty. He told me that they were the only dive center authorized to dive the wrecks...SERIOUSLY!!!!! I'm not kidding you. EXTREMELY OVERPRICED! This place might have had it's day in the sun but, now is run down and dilapidated. Even the landscaping was withering and dying. Oh, had some drunk dude try to get into the room at 3am, he stopped when I told him he had the wrong room and better move on. Another thing, you had to jimmy the doors to get them to shut and lock, I don't think anything was plumb or level in this dive. I didn't dive with them based upon the first night. Terrible place!!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2016

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very Good Quiet Location

The resort is very good yet could be better with additional activities to do aside from staying in the swimming pool and/or drinking. Additional activities can be introduced and scheduled for the week such as karaoke nights, cooking lessons of local foods, special presentations by the staff, zumba or other dancing exercises, games for the kids like crafts, tie die shirt painting, face painting, These will encourage the guests to stay in the resort and not cross to town. Also, other delicious food choices in the town can be found at lesser prices than the resort.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Location and Staff

The island itself is very enjoyable, including the rides to and from. The problems occurred when talking about the staff and the room though. Some of the staff seemed to not want to waste their time with your questions let alone help. The bed was about the same as the floor in terms of comfort. If you like a hard bed this is the place for you. The breakfast took 45 mins to make a ham and cheese panini.... 45 mins.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Daisy, Los Angeles , Ca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Calm and Relaxing Hotel

My sister and I checked in to the hotel with surprised because it is near to the beach . Discovery Divers Resort is the kind of hotel we were looking for , so relaxing and calm away from noise pollution , totally stress free . The staff are so friendly and deliver their services beyond their capacity. I will come back to this hotel and will recommend to friends and family.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Rdon, Manila, Philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Surprisingly good food!

My family and some friends booked this island hotel on our last night in Coron since all the other reputable hotels were fully booked. We enjoyed Discovery Island Resort and Dive Center since we needed a good rest and some capping activity before flying back home. There is no sandy beach, only mangroves around the island but the view was breathtaking at the third floor where aircon rooms are located, especially if you can get the corner room closest to the sea. The rooms are average but otherwise clean. The food was surprisingly good and the hotel staff were very warm and accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Chun Siong , Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Nice hotel away from town and offer hotel tour

We are pleased to stay at this hotel with my family with 4 kids. The nice thing about the hotel is it is away from the busy Coron town with 5 mins boat ride, quiet and feel exclusive. The hotel offer their own tour package for island hoping which depart from hotel makes it easier and convenient. The staffs are very friendly as well as the tour guides.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Aleli Zandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent

Place is quiet and on the separate island.which is good coz away from all the city noise.they have their own boat,so they can drop you off and pick you up anytime when you want to go the town.the staff are very friendly.service is great! They booked our tour,our scuba diving and even our trip to el nido!awesome!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Katherine, UB

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hidden paradise with 5 star view and service

We loved being on the island, only 15 min from town by boat but totally remote with great view, hospitality, and reasonably priced good food and drinks. MDI divers are there on site and Marcel and Christine can arrange fantastic dive trips. Reeza is a great hostess and can arrange all you need.

4/10 Poor

Hubert

Disliked: Room comfort

Très moyen

Les chambres sont assez vieillottes et ont sérieusement besoin d’être rénovées. Au niveau restauration juste moyen. En revanche ce qui est super c’est l’emplacement de l’hôtel qui est sur une petite île au large de Coron qui vous évite le bruit et l’agitation du centre-ville. Une petite navette organise tous les jours à la demande le transfert à Coron City. Attention pas d’eau chaude ni air conditionné.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Falsche Angaben!!

1. kein Dive Center - das Dive Center wurde vor ca. einem Jahr geschlossen. Da wir explizit zum Tauchen nach Coron gereist sind, war das sehr ärgerlich 2. kein Strand - der angegebene Strand ist nicht vorhanden. 3. kein Warmwasser - die Cottages haben keine Warmwasserversorgung. Angesichts der aufgerufenen Preise ist das wirklich eine Frechheit. 4. Schmutzig und in schlechtem Zustand. Der Pool ist nur ca 120cm tief, aber so trüb und schmutzig, das man die eigenen Füße nicht sehen kann. Die Sonnenliegen sind total verdreckt. Allgemein lässt sich sagen, dass wir auf keinen Fall nochmal in dieses Hotel fahren. Das Personal war zwar freundlich und bemüht, das konnte uns aber nicht über den schlechten Zustand und die irreführenden wenn nicht sogar betrügerischen Angaben auf den verschiedenen Buchungsplattformen hinwegtrösten.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019