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WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ATTRACTIONS OF CORON ISLAND
Jump from your room to snorkel in pristine water on amazing corals or use our free kayaks and SUPs
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COVID19 THEDAYAFTER: our Houseboats are also perfect for keeping physical distance from other guests
Each room now has its own private internal bathroom with shower, private dining area, private outdoor relaxing area (with private long chairs and sun - umbrella) with private ladder to enter the sea.
Further all our employees live in, so they do not have other ordinary contacts with the external world and most of them are from the Tagbanua tribe of Coron Island so their families live in Cabugao that is a remote tribe village in the middle of Coron Island where nobody is really allowed to go and most of the residents do not go anywhere except fishing.
Our tours are by private speedboats and they can go to the famous attractions early in the morning when no crowd so for example our guests already experienced Kayangan Lake and Barracuda Lake alone. Even in case some of our guests would like to eat in our private Italian Filipino restaurant instead in their private dining area, we have the possibility to guarantee a physical distance since we we have just ended building a new bigger private houseboat restaurant. Private means that nobody else of overnight Paolyn Houseboats guests can eat in it.
Our Houseboats and rooms
Entire Glass Houseboat
Entire Paolyn Houseboat
Entire Paolyn Houseboat
This is the last built Houseboat and it can be ENTIRELY private for a couple in honeymoon with an amazing view since the walls on three sides are entirely made in folding tempered glass panels (33!!) without any frame. This means stunning view over 180 degrees around in both cases when the glass walls are open (since they fold on the sides so the wall is all open!) or when they are closed (since no frame! so you have three glass walls!).
This houseboat can be also modular depending on the needs of the guests (two private bedrooms or one bedroom and one big living area. In both cases there is also the possibility to use the mezzanine/mansard with extrabeds).
Being all private it is ideal for one couple that really wants privacy (honeymoon and special occasions), for a small family or for a small group of friends (also ideal for two couples that are friends but want their own privacy).
It is now our top accommodation for one special couple or for a small family (4-6 people). Ground level 122 square meters plus 20 square meters mezzanine. This means not only no sharing areas with other guests but also no potential noises from other guests from neighboring rooms!).
It has two private bathrooms each one with two separate rooms. So each bathroom has one room with one sink and one glass shower and one room with the marine toilet and another sink.
It has two big private floating decks of 36 sqm eachone (6 meters by 6 meters) where guests can rest laying down on comfortable chairs with umbrellas, where they can sit and eat in the open cottages, from where they can enter the water from the ladder and where also they can use the external fresh water shower. Guests can eat in their private living/dining aerea in the shade in the living room on a 8 people crystal table with wood legs or in the private external open cottage. Of course guests can also eat in our private italian filipino restaurant and can enjoy any time all the common areas of it.
The setup for the two people is with one bedroom with one double bed and one saloon with table in crystal where to eat or to work at the computer comfortably sitting with an amazing view! It will be a super suite for a special couple! Ideal for an incredible Honeymoon!
In the option or more people, for example a family, the kids can sleep in 2 double beds (plus eventually one mattress on floor) that are located in the mezzanine/mansarde.
This would be perfect for kids not too small. they would love to go up and down to the mansard!
In this case the second room could be still the saloon/living area with the 8 people crystal table
So one bathroom would be private for one bedroom and the second bathroom will be used from the guests staying in the mezzanine (the stairs to go up to the mezzanin are inside the second room just at the entrance).
Eventually it would be also possible to remove the crystal table from the second room and add a double bed so the second room would become also a bedroom.
Entire Paolyn Houseboat
Entire Paolyn Houseboat
Entire Paolyn Houseboat
It can be ENTIRELY private. Perfect for a family (or a group of friend) of 6/10 people. It is all private that means not only no sharing areas with other guests but also no potential noises from other guests from neighboring rooms.This is the the first built houseboat and has three levels. It has 90 square meters at the ground floor (1 bathroom with shower for the guests and 1 separate bathroom with shower for the staff), three bedrooms (the Junior Suite, the Unicorn Room and the Nemo Room that is available only when this Houseboat is rented all private) at the first floor (3 bathrooms with shower) for a total of 60 square meters and a top roof terrace of 25 square meters. It has a dining area that can host privately a group of till 30/40 people. It also has a resting area in the front of the ground floor with two round sofas. Plus 36 square meters of floating decks where long chairs and sun-umbrellas are. So 211 square meters in total. When rented privately it gives full privacy.
Bamboo Houseboat Suite
Entire Paolyn Houseboat
Junior Napoleon Suite on Paolyn Houseboat
The Bamboo Suite (also called King Suite) is located on the Bamboo Houseboat. The Bamboo Houseboat has 4 suites, one on each private corner so the guests staying in one bamboo suite will not see the guests of the other bamboo suites from the room, from the bathroom and from the private connected deck. Each suite has a big private bathroom with two sinks, a marine toilet and a big separate shower.
Each room has two double beds and one single bed with the possibility to have a second single bed.
It also has external private areas. A nice connected platform/deck of 15 square meters where to rest laying down on comfortable chairs or where take a sunbath, with a private ladder to enter the sea; a private open cottage (patio) with private table and sitting area where you can decide even to have your meals (we do free food / drinks delivery) in case you prefer more privacy and not to eat in our private restaurant (that is opened only to guests sleeping in the houseboats, so it is never crowd). Recently we have added to each bamboo suite also an additional floating deck of 18 sqm where there is an umbrella and long chairs where to lay down! The Bamboo suite has also the airconditioning (with a surcharge of 2500 pesos per night).
When friends (for example two couples or big group) or a family (one couple with teenagers children) book two bamboo suites, we try to give the ones that are close each other (two bamboo suites are on one side of the bamboo houseboat and the two other bamboo suites are on the other side of the bamboo houseboat) so we can take off the separe' on the connected platform and the two bamboo suites can share a big private platform/deck of 24 square meters with two ladders to enter the sea and two open cottages (patio) with two tables and sitting area plus two floating decks for a total of 36 sqm with umbrellas. All private for them. But still with its own privacy inside each room that are separate one from the other and of course each room still has its own big private bathroom! Lately we have added further sound insulation foam in the walls of the Bamboo Houseboat.
Junior Napoleon Suite on Paolyn Houseboat
Junior Napoleon Suite on Paolyn Houseboat
Junior Napoleon Suite on Paolyn Houseboat
This is the biggest of the three rooms located in the Paolyn Houseboat all at the first floor. It has an internal private bathroom and has a private balcony. Amazing view from all sides.
Unicorn Room on Paolyn Houseboat
Junior Napoleon Suite on Paolyn Houseboat
Unicorn Room on Paolyn Houseboat
Internal private bathroom (from Sept 2019). One double bed and possibility to have two single bunk beds. Ideal for one couple eventually with one/two kids.
New Mini Houseboat
Junior Napoleon Suite on Paolyn Houseboat
Unicorn Room on Paolyn Houseboat
It has 4 small double rooms one in each corner of the houseboat and each with one small private internal bathroom with shower. Each room has also a small private floating deck of 18 sqm with two long chairs with umbrella and one open cottage where to eat privately. Now it is our cheapest accommodation but it still offer private spaces, internal and external, so more privacy and also no problem if social distance will be needed in the future because of the COVID 19 day after
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Adriano Collalti - ITALY/JAPAN- Bamboo Suite - April 30-May 3
This is the trip of a lifetime! I can easily say that this was one of the best trip I had in my life! Me and my wife truly had a wonderful time in Paolo’s Bamboo Houseboat and I can highly recommend this AirBnb experience to everyone!!! You will not find anything like this I can assure it!!! Here below all the highlights and some downside (very hard to find): 1. We stayed for 3 nights and now I regret that we should have stayed for at least 1 more night to have enough time to see all the places that Coron Island can offer. 2. Paolo and April are fantastic hosts, very helpful, welcoming, competent and fun to talk to. Paolo has been travelling with his sailboat around the world for 7 years and he just recently started this houseboat AirBnb business in Coron. 3. The Bamboo Houseboat is in the best location you will ever find in Coron Island! Right in the middle of this beautiful lagoon with crystal clear water and corals all around. The room was great, clean, with all the necessary facilities, a bathroom large enough, and an outside private patio with table for 6 and a wide platform. 4. You will be sleeping 1 meter from the sea, literally the bedroom is almost right on the water, in the morning you can just wake up and jump in the lagoon. 5. The restaurant in the main houseboat was very nice, especially considering where you are and how small is the kitchen. We had a nice pasta, nice barbecue fish, crabs, prawns, and other local dishes. The breakfast also is fantastic with lots of options available. 6. The houseboat allows you to go by kayak, pedal boat, Sup to any of the beautiful spots nearby, and everything is FREE. Paolo also has plants of snorkelling gears, also everything can be used for FREE all the time. 7. The lagoons and snorkelling spots are unbelievable! I highly recommend going for the TWIN PEAKS, KAYANGAN LAKE and BARRACUDA LAKE, it was a fantastic morning trip to this 3 beautiful spots. We were lucky enough to see also a sea turtle.... follows on airbnb!
Dome Paco - PHILIPPINES - Bamboo Suite - April 28-29
Wow , what an amazing experience . For me this is not just accommodation ; for me this place , the place in itself was the experience . Very hard to describe in words the feeling of waking up in this amazing lagoon and savouring a cup of coffee in the morning with THAT view . To be able to take a couple of steps and jump in the water , to have an amazing lunch cooked for you there , to get a kayak and wonder around and discover what's around the corner ... Yes , I stayed in many hotels but this is not just a place where you sleep ... this is ... AMAZING !
Carla Lavery - UK - Junior suite - April 28-30
Our stay at Paolyn Houseboat was definitely the highlight of our trip! The lagoon where the houseboat is located was incredible giving you uninterrupted views of the bluest water and beautiful landscape. Paolo and April were the perfect hosts and were on hand anytime that we needed them. The houseboat is a truly unique experience that sets itself apart from any other accommodation in Coron. We wouldn’t hesitate to stay at this Airbnb gem again!
Cyron Dalida -PHILIPPINES- Bamboo Suite - April 28 May 1
By far the best Airbnb I booked! The whole place is amazing! The bamboo houseboat is spacious and can comfortably fit 7 people with its 2 queen beds and 3 single beds. The food are all fresh and portions are big. Both Paolo, April and the whole staff have been helpful with everything we need. Kayak to the twin lagoon from the houseboat early in the morning and you’ll have the whole lagoon by yourself! The hidden lagoon is right next to it too! I would definitely recommend this place to everyone!
Julien Roux -FRANCE/CHINA- Bamboo Houseboat - May 2-3
These 2 houseboats located is in this unbelievable lagoon are just the best place you can imagine to stay once in your life... So amazing, beautiful and out of time!!!! Just go visit Paolo and his adorable and so welcoming crew!!!
Pey Hing Hoo - SINGAPORE - Nemo Room - April 26-27
This place is nice and secluded. You can have a nice connection with the nature. At night you can see the stargazing at the rooftop lying in hammock or beanbags. Or jump into the crystal clear water straight from the boathouse whenever u need a nice swimming. Definitely a valuable experience staying in Paolyn boathouse.
Piergiorgio Raponi -ITALY/USA- Nemo Room - May 9-12
Paolyn houseboat is a dream. You sleep in a secluded, marvellous lagoon, no noise, no crowd, just pure nature. Paolo, April, and all the family are amazing hosts. The place is really magical.
Frederick Strompen -GERMANY- Junior Suite - May 1-4
Our stay on the houseboat has been the highlight of our two weeks in the Philippines. Location: a quiet lagoon next to Coron island. You can jump in beautiful warm water after waking up. What more is there to say? Hosts: April, Paolo, George and the whole team were simply fantastic. Their natural hospitality made this stay unbelievably pleasant. They were super flexible regarding all our demands. They were always up for interesting discussions ans made the birthday dinner a truly special one (thank you so much guys). Paolo has a great attitude and mindset regarding the Philippines and the environment of the boat. Find out yourself. Activities: there are plenty of Kajaks and stand up paddling boards available so make sure you also just spend a day without activities further away. simply snorkeling around in the lagoon or kayak into the sunset were unbelievable experiences. But don’t miss the escape tour and snorkeling or diving at twin peaks! The team is doing everything they can to accommodate your needs. Accommodation: we stayed in the junior suite which is a bit more pricy but also pretty beautiful with an own bathroom. You can’t expect the comfort of a hotel room on a boat. It can get a bit noisy with the wind and you’re close to the other guests. But it didn’t at all bother us. The new houseboat (bamboo) gives a bite more privacy. We simply had an amazing time and will certainly come back.
Pawel Gruszka -POLAND-UK- Unicorn Room - June 28-29
It was last night our holiday at house boat with Paolo, and also it was our engagement night , Paolo manage to help me with this surprise even more I could expect. Private dinner on the roof of the house boat with candles around, millions stars above, underwater lights made this private lagoon more spectacular at night time than day time. This place is very UNIQUE but owner is UNIQUE also, i didn’t fill like a guest, my filling was more like a part of family who lives in this beautiful place.
Thank You Paolo for this special night!! “
Sophie Michaud - FRANCE- Bamboo Suite - May 9-11
Thank you for making this happen! Our stay in the Bamboo Houseboat was just amazing : the location is outstanding in a beautiful lagoon, the accomodation is spacious, clean and original as it's all made of bamboo, the food was fresh and delicious! Moreover, the staff was really kind and welcoming, and both April and Paolo were super nice with us to make our stay perfect. The tour was really nice as we left early so we were alone in the lakes, and that really makes the difference! It's also good to have all the things you need for free to enjoy the lagoon and the area : snorkelling stuff, paddle, kayak... When April asks you "are you ready to go?", you just want to answer "No, never!!"
David Vinyard -USA- Unicorn Room - May 9-10
Once in a lifetime experience truly love staying on the houseboat it was absolutely amazing and beautiful the water right there beside you and the staff and everyone there made you feel like family such amazing people would love to stay there again if you have an opportunity book it you definitely won't regret it you will love it
Devang Shah - INDIA/BELGIUM- Nemo Room and Bamboo Suite - May 1-4
When in Coron, stay here. Don’t look anywhere else. Its a beautiful experience to live on a houseboat in a serene lagoon. This experience is etched forever in our memories. Paolo, April and their team are wonderful hosts. They take care of every little thing and are prompt in answering the questions as well as fulfilling the requests. For instance, my wife’s mobile phone stopped charging when it got accidentally dipped in water. They went an extra mile to keep the phone in the rice bag, test it and even fix it. Stay is super comfortable in Bamboo Houseboat. Nemo room on Paolyn houseboat that we stayed in is quite small but perfect for a good night’s sleep. They organise trips to famous lagoons, coral gardens as well as far off beaches. Its worth every penny. Very good food and water quality. After coming from not-so-good food and water experience in El Nido, this was a welcome relief. Most importantly, Paolo has built a truly environmentally and socially responsible business. He is a very inspiring person and a great story teller. We loved everything about our stay here. Met super people and the sights are breathtaking. A super duper fantabulous complete experience it is. 😀
About Us
DINING
Paolyn Houseboat has also a PRIVATE restaurant and we cook instantly fresh food that we carefully choose daily from the fresh market of Coron Town. You can choose filipino and italian dishes. You can have fried calamares, Italian pasta carbonara or al nero di seppia, crabs or king prawns in coconut milk, crepes with Nutella and a lot more! Every table has free Italian extra vergine olive oil. We have a good selection of white and red wine (Italian, French, Spanish, Chilean). Of course cold beers and Cocktails! It looks easy but consider that all Coron Island doesn't have fresh water and electricity! We are totally off the grid and we produce our own electricity and water!
AMENITIES
You can use for free our kayaks, StandUpPaddleboards and snorkeling gears and go visiting Twin Lagoons, Hidden Lagoon and the other close lagoons and the many amazing coral reefs!
We have enough kayaks, paddleboards and snorkeling gears for all our guests!
We can also organize Dives. The dive boat will come to pick you up in our lagoon at 8 am to go to do two wreck dives (our lagoon is on the way from town to the dive sites so you will save a lot of time comparing to leave from town!). Back for a light lunch on the housboat (after a proper shower and a proper toilet!) and eventually back to do a third dive in an amazing coral garden.
You can also Freedive with our freediving partner. Look at http://freediving-coron.com/
RENT A PRIVATE SPEEDBOAT TO DISCOVER THE ATTRACTIONS OF CORON AND OF THE NEARBY ISLANDS
Several members of the Tagbanua Tribe proudly work on Paolyn Houseboats and will also be your personal tour guides when you will rent one of our private speedboats (from 30 hp to 115 hp) (half day from 1000 pesos per person or whole day from 1.700 pesos per person) to discover WITHOUT CROWD the famous fresh water lakes (Kayangan and Barracuda), to snorkel in the amazing Coral Gardens (Twin Peaks, Seven Picados, Smith, Malwaway, Secret Garden), to snorkel on the WWII Japanese shallow wrecks (Skeleton, Luson Gunboat and East Tangat), to enjoy beautiful white beaches (Atwayan, Banul, Smith, CYC, Malcapuya, Bulog Dos, Banana), to discover more remote islands (Ditaytayan, Pass, Pamalican, Malajon - known as Black Island - and a lot more), to feed the giraffes at the Calauit Safari and to visit the remote Tagbanua Village (Cultural Indigenous Tour).
Being on Paolyn Houseboats guests can enjoy the attractions of Coron Island before the tourists arrive and after they are gone.
About Us
OUR SPECIAL LOCATION
The only accommodation and restaurant in Coron Island
Paolyn Houseboats are located in the calm, pristine, clear and unpolluted water of Laknisan Lagoon (Unicorn Fish Lagoon in Tagbanua Tribe language) also known as Blue Lagoon, that is just 500 meters from the famous Twin Lagoons - 15 minutes by kayak or by paddleboard - and 100 meters from Hidden Lagoon - 5 minutes by swimming - on the NorthWest tip of Coron Island. This special Lagoon has breathless landscape with steep cliffs and Karst rock formations made of Permian Limestone of Jurassic origin that you can almost touch from the Houseboats and of whose views you can also enjoy from your bed and during your fresh and instantly cooked meals. It also offers superb snorkeling and it is totally quite except birds chirping and splashes of fish.
We have our own boats to bring you from Coron Town to our Paradise and viceversa at any time!
WE ARE ECOCOMPATIBLE
Paolyn Houseboats are sustainable and eco-friendly. They do not create pollution. Coron Island does not have electricity and fresh water. We make our own electricity and fresh water. The Houseboats have over 12 kw of solar panels (over 6000 ah of batteries and over 8 kw of inverters) and 24h electricity 220v, 24h lights and 24h fresh water. Bathrooms (toilets, showers and sinks) and kitchen (even if all our soaps are natural and 100 % biodegradable) do not discharge in the sea but in holding tanks located in the hulls of the houseboats. We have specially equipped boats that daily suck all the waste water and bring it to another island (two hours far) where we have built our six stages septic tank on a small hill and where we have a motor pump system to pump up the waste water from the boats up the septic tank. We also have an STP machine at the end of the last stage of the septic tank.
DENR, PCSD and Municipality Offices have duly inspected our Houseboats and our waste management system.
In order to protect the coral reef and the marine life we ask to the guets to use only 100 percent biodegradable and natural sun protection cream that can be also bought from us at our own cost.
Our staff is on board 24h a day taking care of the guests.
Coron Island and the Tagbanua Tribe
Coron island including its surrounding islets were declared National Reserve in 1967, Marine Reserve in 1978 and Unesco Biosphere Reserve in 1990. With the indigenous people right act, the Filipino national law recognises Coron Island (and its water and reef) ancestral land of the Tagbanua Tribe members that are believed to be descendants of the Tabon Man of whom over 20.000 years old remains have been discovered.
Several members of the Tagbanua Tribe proudly work on Paolyn Houseboats and will also be your personal tour guides when you will rent one of our private speedboats (half day from 1000 pesos per person or whole day from 1700 pesos per person) to discover WITHOUT CROWD the famous fresh water lakes (Kayangan and Barracuda), to snorkel in the amazing Coral Gardens (Twin Peaks, Seven Picados, Smith, Malwaway, Secret Garden), to snorkel on the WWII Japanese shallow wrecks (Skeleton and Luson Gunboat), to enjoy beautiful white beaches (Atwayan, Banul, Smith, CYC, Malcapuya, Bulog Dos, Banana), to discover more remote islands (Ditaytayan, Pass, Pamalican, Malajon - known as Black Island - and a lot more), to feed the giraffes at the Calauit Safari and to visit the remote Tagbanua Village (Cultural Indigenous Tour).
Paolyn Housboats employ over 40 local people, respects indigenous heritage and traditions and helps the community with a higher than average salary.
PRIVATE BOATS FOR ISLAND HOPPING
HALF DAY (MORNING) CORON ISLAND FRESH WATER LAKES (ALONE!!)
HALF DAY (MORNING) CORON ISLAND FRESH WATER LAKES (ALONE!!)
HALF DAY (MORNING) CORON ISLAND FRESH WATER LAKES (ALONE!!)
We leave at 7 am from the Housboats and we bring you to Kayangan Lake, Barracuda Lake, Twin Peaks Coral Garden whithout crowd. eventually you can also stop in VIvian beach. 4 hours
HALF DAY (AFTERNOON) CORON ISLAND
HALF DAY (MORNING) CORON ISLAND FRESH WATER LAKES (ALONE!!)
HALF DAY (MORNING) CORON ISLAND FRESH WATER LAKES (ALONE!!)
We bring you to Atwayan Coral garden, Skeleton Wreck, Malwaway Coral Garden, Sunset lagoon and hidden beach, Smith Coral Garden (plenty of turtles!) and Smith Beach where you will enjoy an amazing sunset just yourself with some cold beers or a glass of cold white wine! (our captain will bring a cool box with the drinks that you would like). 4 hours
FULL DAY CORON ISLAND
HALF DAY (MORNING) CORON ISLAND FRESH WATER LAKES (ALONE!!)
FULL DAY CORON ISLAND
We combine the two half day tours in Coron Island. Normally we leave at 7 am, back at 11 am at the houseboats and we leave again at 2.30 pm and back at 6.30 pm just after an amazing sunset in Smith beach. total 8 hours with a break of 3.5 hours at lunch time so you can relax for a while before and after the lunch at the restaurant
FULL DAY ESCAPED
FULL DAY REMOTE ISLAND
FULL DAY CORON ISLAND
We bring you to Malcapuya Island, Dytayatan Sandbar and Bulog Dos Island
FULL DAY WRECKS
FULL DAY REMOTE ISLAND
FULL DAY REMOTE ISLAND
Skeleton Wreck, Atwayan Coral Garden, Malwaway Coral Garden, Luson Gunboat Wreck, Luson Coral Garden, Secret Coral Garden, Smith Beach for sunset. Full day or half day (6 hours)
FULL DAY REMOTE ISLAND
FULL DAY REMOTE ISLAND
FULL DAY REMOTE ISLAND
Pamalican Island, Black Island, Luson Gunboat, Secret Coral Garden, Luson Coral Garden, eventually on the way back sunset at Smith beach.