Pacita's Nipa Huts, Moalboal

Pacita's is one of the longest established places to stay in the area and specialises, as you might expect, in native-style cottages made of coconut and bamboo.

Pacita's is situated at the south end of Panagsama Beach. Just head south (with the sea on your right) from the basketball court and you will walk right into it after about 300 metres.

There are 25 cottages, most with private shower and bathroom, though the shower will be just a pipe with a tap on it! All cottages have their own veranda. Pacita's also have four more solid rooms build of brick. The whole area is surrounded with bougainvillaea of different shades which give a riot of colour all around.

The restaurant overlooks the sea, is always open to the breeze and does a good range of travellers standby's. Portions are generous and prices are relatively low.

Cottages with shared bathroom are P200, with private bathrooms P250. The sea front cottages are P300. The brick-built rooms are P600 per night. Prices will vary with how busy they are and the time of year. All rooms can comfortably accommodate 3 people.

Since Pacita's have quite a few rooms, there is usually no need to book but like most of the cheaper places here, they will not honour bookings unless reserved with a cash deposit - and often not even then!

View of Pacita's garden (92 KB JPEG, © Jane Stewart) looking towards the restaurant.