Crown Hotel Palawan: Luxurious Stay in Puerto Princesa City

Whether you’re in Puerto Princesa for a layover or a short vacation to see the city and surrounding beaches, you’ll need a nice hotel resort to enjoy your time.

The Crown Hotel Palawan is one of the best hotels in Puerto Princesa City, especially for families and couples who want somewhere quiet and luxurious. It is located about 30 minutes from Puerto Princesa Airport — it is a bit far from the city proper, but in return you get to enjoy a peaceful vacation and also a short ride to Honda Bay for island hopping.

I stayed here for 2 nights on a media invitation for the opening of SotoGrande Palawan, its sister hotel. Between the two, I actually prefer the Crown Hotel Palawan since it has a more luxurious feel and more spacious rooms.

The Room

Crown Hotel Palawan features a total of 82 rooms and suites that are well appointed with contemporary furnishings and essential amenities.

I stayed in a Deluxe Room, which features two double beds, a writing desk and chair, flat-screen TV, mini refrigerator, safety deposit box, a bathroom with tub, and a veranda.

As you can probably guess, my favorite part about this room is the hot tub! The tub is higher than normal, but there are holds that can assist you in getting safely in and out. It also fills fairly fast, which is perfect when you’ve just gotten back from a day of touring in Puerto Princesa and wants a hot bath to relax.

I also like the room view, one of the pools.

For the two nights I spent there, I didn’t have any issue. Everything was well and the WIFI works inside the room. The internet is often an issue when I’m staying with hotels, so I’m glad that the connection here was stable.

Hotel Amenities

Crown Hotel Palawan has four swimming pools and a pool bar, as well as a jacuzzi (nonfunctional during our stay). I didn’t really have enough time to try out the pool, but we had dinner here outside and the ambiance was nice.

Speaking of food, the hotel has a small in-house restaurant that serves plated breakfast and ala carte Palaweno dishes. Because we were in a group, the breakfast was served family-style, and so I am unfamiliar with their typical breakfast plate.

The restaurant shares almost the same menu as SotoGrande Palawan. You can order Filipino favorites like sinigang, seafood cuisine such as Sweet and Sour Maya-Maya, Grilled Squid, and Garlic Butter Shrimp, and other items such as pizza.

In general, the food here is decent. As you’re staying in Palawan, I recommend getting the seafood dishes.

As there are no other close restaurants to the hotel, it’s a good idea to plan your dining. If you want to dine out, the closest one would be Viet Ville, about 10 minutes on foot. The city proper is 10-20 minutes away depending on where you want to go, and you’ll need to wait for a tricycle to pass by, which may take a while, or just pay for the hotel van. There are also limited options when it comes to online delivery.

Things to Do

Similar to SotoGrande Palawan, the Crown Hotel Palawan is a short drive to Honda Bay, where you can go island hopping on 3-4 islands depending on which tour you want to experience.

The hotel can also help you arrange tours to the Puerto Princesa Undeground River (travel time 1.5 hours) and the city (10-20 minutes). The easiest option to tour the city is to book through the hotel. They also facilitate transport to El Nido, about 4-5 hours away.

Although it is far from the city proper, the hotel tour services make it a decent base for exploring the area.

Overall

I enjoyed our stay at Crown Hotel Palawan. Normally it wouldn’t be my first choice if staying in Puerto Princesa since I like to be walking distance to everything, but it’s a nice option if you’re looking for a place that’s modern, comfortable, and quiet to spend a lot of time in.

Book your stay at Crown Hotel Palawan

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