Restaurant

Reviews of MOPE Beach Resort

3 out of 5
MOPE Beach Resort
Aranas st, Purok 5, Brgy. La Paz, San Narciso, Zambales

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 27 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No hot water and food is OK
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Joe

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I gave this place 2 stars for many reasons. At first and online this place does seem really good due to the reviews. But I do have to say that the 5 nights we were here was not pleasant. So I got the room from expedia at a discounted price. The resort takes away some amenities due to not paying full price of the room. Despite multiple posts and reception telling us breakfast is free we were informed day 4 that it was not free for us due to not paying full price for the room. Another issue I had with the resort was the quality of the food and mixed drinks. The food we got was mostly alright, nothing special. The rum and coke, vodka sprite both tasted so bad we just gave it back. But the one time we ordered breakfast the hotdog and meat was cold, but the egg was alright. The room we had was supposedly the 'elite' room. I did ask a special favor and they did accommodate!! But the TV remote did not work, no stove to cook with but does have a vent hood! About a 10 min walk to some stores if you wanted food or drinks. The one thing that really upset me was all the disorganization with activities along with the fact that I was always quoted a higher price for them than they quoted my girlfriend who is a local. For instance the price for island hopping for her ranged from 2500-3500 total. I was quoted from 4500-7000 total. We ended up having to find our own boats to do island hopping and scuba diving. The staff is very nice though and curious. Just whole disorganized fe
Response from Jade on Mar 11, 2023
Hi Joe! I am truly sorry for your negative experience. These types of mishaps could have been cleared up and taken care of properly had you brought it up with us on-site, we may have made your experience a little better.I highly recommend your next stay be at a much higher-end hotel, like the Lighthouse Marina or Le Charme in Subic Bay. Their prices are around triple to ours but you can expect the type of facility and service to be at its best at all times. If you see our prices, we are actually not a luxury resort. We are a small, family-owned business. The reason it says "elite" on Expedia is because we unfortunately do not get to customize the names of the room. If you see our website, we actually call it "Beachview Room". We sadly no longer allow cooking inside of the rooms because of past experiences. The vent is there for those who rent long-term.The alcohol we use in our budget cocktails are local alcohol. We have our alcohol on display at the 2nd floor indoor bar - Jack Coke is available, for Rum Coke, etc, we use local alcohol. Apologies for not informing you. We have also never had negative feedback for the food. There are high-end restaurants around 45minutes south of us, in Subic Bay, one of my favorites is El Filos. Best mexican resto around!We are the only place in our area that offer scuba diving. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, we had to sell our boats so we ask the locals for their prices and they vary. Island hopping depends on how many islands / cove you visit. We do not price according to your race, we are Australian and know how that feels, our activities menu is displayed at the bar. Your girlfriend had asked how much it was to visit Capones Island, and you asked for Island Hopping (2 islands or more) with Scuba Diving, which explains the different rates. We also would like to apologize for all of this, as we have not yet gotten back on track with operations since the Pandemic and building of the coastal road- we were out of business for almost 3 years. We do have someone coming in to take over activities starting May - it is unfortunate that we didn't get him in earlier but we can't hire out of budget at the moment. Thanks for helping our small business grow. Cheers and have a safe trip home.

8/10 Good

Mathew, Reno

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is excellent, staff is friendly and restaurant is good.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Rizza

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth your money!
We booked a budget room good for 4. But unfortunately, 2 of our friends couldn't make it. Since there were only 2 of us, they upgraded our room to a private room! The staff were so nice and accommodating specially at the restaurant. If you don't want to wait at the bar area, they can deliver it to your room! Though we only spent one night, we had a really great time! Thank you and good job Mope Beach Resort Team!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Mirzi on Sep 26, 2019
Dear Rizza, Thank you very much for the fantastic review! We are thrilled to hear that you had a great time during your stay with us. At ZEN Rooms we pride ourselves in taking actions fast - this is how we became the top rated budget hotel chain in Asia. We sincerely appreciate your review and we wish to see you again soon! Kind regards, Mirzi

8/10 Good

Matilde

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
owner is very accommodating as well as the staff
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

May

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not really sure why the reviews are high. The place might be cheap but they dont even give you coffee or water in your room. Initial ad says that the beach view room has complete ammenities but that wasnt true. There was no stove or fridge. Breakfast menu is very limited. Overall, food wasnt that good (but not that expensive).
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Mikko, Gonzales

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staffs are all helpful and kind
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good accomodation
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There was a problem with check-in. I paid for the penthouse with Hotels.com. When I arrived the penthouse was already taken and I was advised that an email was sent to me stating that my reservations had been cancelled. I never received that email. The Manager was nice and accommodating. The beach was nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

l.p.Brenda

Good place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Gabriel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
4 out of 5
Beach was clean, staff were kind and accomodating, food was priced reasonably. Close to the jumpoff for island hopping.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Jayde on Feb 20, 2019
Hi there Gabriel! Thank you for your kind words and thank you for staying at Mope Beach Resort! We hope to see you again soon! :)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully designed and clean however the food was disappointing. And the room is lacking in tea service facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Merilee Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
perfect for family vacation
host is very friendly and accommodating
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Jayde Gillan on Jan 25, 2019
Thank you so much for your rating, Merilee! We loved having you with us! Til next time :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Jayde Gillan on Jan 25, 2019
Thank you so much for your rating! Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! :)

10/10 Excellent

Diey, bulakan, bulacan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
it was a very great stay at Mope. Owners were so accommodating and kind. Hope to stay again in there sometime in December.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Beach Resort
We had a wonderful stay. The owner is very accomodating. Staffs are helpful. There is a parking lot. The cottages and bonfire near the beach kept us warm. And the family room we stayed is so clean, fully air conditioned, beds are huge ,i love the swan towels ,linens and pillows are soft. bathroom is clean. Highly recommended. We will definitely come back.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
It was ok. Room was clean and smelled fresh. The staff and owner were all kind and considerate. Limited menu though. even better if there were more choices and they have hanging racks to dry oir clothes.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Arnel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
MOPE-XCELENT!
Beach, food and accomodations are so great. Eventhough Mope Beach Resort is not some flashy type of resort, this is my best destination all summer.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Resort !
The owners and staff are very helpful and friendly ! Good Breakfast !
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Jayde on Apr 3, 2018
Hi there! Thank you so much for your review! We hope you come back to visit us! Thanks again and safe travels!

4/10 Poor

beauty, quezon city, philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hot room and damaged faucets
The room was big, but the aircon can not make the room cold. We requested for an electricfan, but they didn't bring one not until we requested again the following day. It was very uncomfortable for us since it was very sunny. The faucets are damaged.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Jayde Gillan - Owner on Apr 4, 2018
Hi there, the past week there has been 2 groups of people in our Penthouse. If you were the first, you actually changed the settings on the air-con, we figured it out the next day when the second group came in. We know this because the person before you and the people in there now have no trouble with the air-conditioning. We deeply apologize for this was just a lack in knowledge of our technology. Rest assured we will be reading the full air conditioning manual. May I ask which faucets are damaged? We just checked the Penthouse and those ones are fine. We would appreciate guests letting us know everything we can improve on, and I apologize as well for the incompetency of the staff you dealt with.

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Ocean View/Penthouse einfach aber grosszügig
Das Zimmer Ocean View/Penthouse ist sehr grosszügig/gross und hat eine tolle Aussicht auf das Meer und den Sonnenuntergang. Sauberkeit ist definitiv verbesserungswürdig und eine tägliche Reinigung ist versprochen. Diese wurde durch uns nicht festgestellt (und da nur 2 Tages Aufenthalt auch nicht explizit eingefordert). Leider sehr ringhörig sowohl gegenüber der unterhalb liegenden Bar/Restaurant wie auch gegenüber der Zugangstreppe. Das Personal war sehr freundlich und obwohl nicht versprochen (und für spätere Aufenthalter ohne Gewähr) funktionierte in unserem Zimmer das kostenlose WLAN. Im unten liegenden Restaurant/Bar-Bereich kann man Speisen oder etwas trinken, was angenehm ist. Die Bemühungen den Strand sauber zu halten mit Hinweisen und Abfallkörben ist lobenswert. Die Klimaanlage funktionierte einwandfrei, das Waschbecken hat nur kalt Wasser Anschluss, den Warmwasseraufbereiter/Durchlauferhitzer bei der Dusche funktionierte nach etwas herumprobieren wunschgemäss. Über alles gesehen passt das Preis/Leistungsverhältnis.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019