Name: Rice Homestay
Address: Batunbinongle Bocos, Ifugao, 3601 Banaue, Philippines, Banaue, Banaue, Banaue, 3601, Philippines
Rating: 8

24-hour reception

Smoking areas

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Terrace

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Bridal suite

Family room

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Diet menu (on request)

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Bottled water (at extra charge)

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Loved staying here so much I extended my stay an extra night.  The grounds are beautiful and the staff is super friendly and helpful.  They hooked me up with an awesome tour guide who I spend the next 48 hours with going to rice terraces, hot springs, rivers, restaurants, karaoke bars etc... I think they could charge twice as much.

Incredible place for the value

Rice Homestay was our home for 4 days & 3 nights whilst we explored the Banaue area with our two young children aged 4yrs & 6yrs. We booked a family room which was very spacious (2x single beds & 1x double bed) & had a small balcony with lovely views of the river below, a small rice terrace & looked over to Banaue village. Food was not bad & choices were good. There is also a kitchen at Bogah homestay which adjoins Rice homestay which we ate from a couple of times as well - Hint: Beers are slightly cheaper at Rice Homestay. Banaue village is a short 10-15min walk from the homestay, down the road & across a hanging bridge over the river & then up a steep flight of stairs up the hill into the village. We did the walk quite a few times with a 4yr old & 6yr old in tow, it wasnt a hard walk. Homestay offers free transport to & from the bus stop too which was very handy with luggage. The families who own both bogah & rice homestay are extremely friendly people & we felt very welcome. There were also other local kids there from time to time, whom our girls loved getting to know & playing with. 

We organised a 1 day tour through the accomodation to visit Batad. The guide we had was absolutely fantastic. A local lady named Fena. She was really fabulous with the kids and was always ready with a helping hand as we descended & ascended the mountain to & from the village, and balanced along narrow terrace walls, offering lots of encouragement to the kids as we went along - the trek was was a big feat for a 4yr & 6yr old! She was also very knowledgeable of the local areas. We really enjoyed our day with her!

Great family friendly accommodation!

Very very nice staff, beautiful hostel with an amazing decoration, and a superb calamansi juice :)
The rooms were very clean. the staff helped us with everything we needed.
The only problem is that the wi-fi doesn`t always work, specially in the rooms.

Really recommended!

It's a simple but very nice place to stay. Being away a bit from the center of town doesn't matter at all as there's not very much to do and see in town. You came here for rice terraces, hot springs, trekking, didn't you.
From the main road you have to step down some steep stairs to reach the premises. 
Rooms are basic with attached bathroom, though offering everything you need.
The view from the veranda is just gorgeous. Both while having breakfast in the morning and dinner in the evening.
They have a small menu and the food they provide was quite tasty.
Staff was very nice and helpful. Especially Elsa seemed to manage everything, including the kitchen. 
I did both the tour of Batad and Hapao with them. First it seemed a bit pricey but actually it's the same what you pay elsewhere as well. Got picked up  after breakfast, guides they had put me in touch with were great, and was dropped at the homestay in the afternoon. Perfect.
Would definitely recommend the place for sleeping, eating, tours and view.
Thanks for your hospitality.

Wonderful place - good value for money

We arrived around 5am and they picked us up from the bus station. Once arrived we got a coffee or tea on the house.
Beds were long enough for us (I, m1.86cm tall). Bed was a bit hard though.
Maybe a shelf with a plant would help create more atmosphere in the room.
The mirrors and shower are constructed on Filipino length. We had to bend over to use the mirror.

Service was great! They helped us with tours. 1st day to hapao rice terraces and hot spring. And Banaue rice terraces
2nd day Baang and Batad rice terraces and Tappiya waterfall, you can swim close to the waterfall, really refreshing after a steep climb.

We recommend this place.
We also recommend the pancakes and the yellow curry. 

Great service in our needs

We were picked up at the bus terminal at 6am and taken to the hotel where we were greeted by the friendly staff and asked if we wanted coffee and breakfast as our room wasn't ready, which we never expected it to be. Then "Bambino" went through the tour options for us. The tours are a bit expensive but you are not put with anyone else so it's a private tour. We had room 10, which was a large double bed, shower/toilet and very roomy. The décor was of a homely wooded type, with a small balcony, which overlooked rice terraces, which Banaue is famed for. The hotel is down some very steep steps, so it isn't good for anyone with walking disabilities. The food was adequate. Its not luxurious or modern, but that's what added to the charm and homeliness of the place. A good choice for a couple of nights.

Quaint and homely.


We arrived very early from the coda lines overnight bus from Manila so it was great we had a free pickup and could have a nap in another room before ours was ready.
The place is a basic accommodation. 
Our deluxe double room was spacious and fine, though needed better pillows and a better shower. Nice views, friendly staff. Breakfast (paid) wasn't great and we ate from Bogah homestay which is attached to it for dinner as veggie options were better. We had no power for the night and morning we were there but Bogah still had it oddly.
We did the tour of Batad with them which was great. It did seem a bit expensive (though we didn't have anything to compare it to to be honest) but guide was very nice. 

Fine - cheap and cheerful 

Ok base for a few days.
They keep their cat on a leash all day - broke my heart the few days we stayed here.  For this reason, I can't really say we enjoyed our stay, seeing this poor beast locked and miauwing at night.
We booked our guide outside (via Franz, well-known guide in the region) so can't comment on the excursions they propose.

Mmmm

First of all de booked a room and when we arrived the room is really different woth the pictures. Our kind of room was full so we got downgraded. Then the service is really bad. Very lazy staff there. They don't say the basics like hello good morning or things like this. The food is not good and their coffee worse. To add to this it is written everywhere to be silent after 9 pm but the staff and 2 guest were drunk and playing guitar and singing until 11pm because I went to tell them. Also don't book the tours there because it's cheaper in the tourism office. They charge 30% more...

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