Capt. Hook's Red Parrot Inn

Pros.nice view.good place to chill.relax.unwind. Cons.aircon need to replace.a little bit of repair will do.no hot shower.

We stayed in one of the four tiny cottages for almost three weeks. Expected to meet other couples doing exactly the same thing, but, the other three cottages were either un-occupied, or occupied for one night at a time. Don't go there to party, the bar closes at around 9pm. Do go there to cook your own food,.... you get full and free access to all their kitchen facilities. They have a very tiny beach which we loved, and about a 5-minute walk away is a much prettier beach which is heavily populated by the locals, and the ferry boats waiting to transport you to the mainland. Big disappointment for me was that the "famous" owner of the Red Parrot never made herself known to us. Three weeks we were there, and never a sight of the boss Cleo. The bed was comfortable, and the bathroom just about sufficient, and the tv adequate. We liked the tiny balcony with the table and chairs, and also loved the two false windows! (When you first enter your cottage, .....the curtains reveal......a wall!)

just good

Superior de luxe room was big . They allowed cooking and food without corkage. The beach front is small with wet sand which is tough to walk in esp. for children. Included in our booking is the free breakfast for 2 persons but the staff did not serve it. Kaputian had many "carenderia", you can choose the food you want to eat.

Were very surprised and happy when the Air conditioner that went wrong was replaced within the hour "We shall return"

one of the best hotel i stayed ,Staffs are so friendly and helpful, The beach next to hotel is so clean and good for snorkeling and swimming. The hotel can arrange island tours & Samal tours .

Exactly looklike as picture, st ana wharf pier is furthermore than babak wharf. It’s more closer. Faster wifi in public area compare in room. They’ve their own natural sea swimming pool area,you can swimming at night as well. Wish to stayed more longer than a night.

The staff are nice and accommodating. The food was a bit expensive and is very limited. The beach badly maintained. When we got there, I saw bottles and trash on the beach. It took awhile for the staff to clean it up.

My wife and I were looking forward to a nice, affordable Valentines day getaway. This place looked nice in the photos shown here on Agoda, but in reality the place was not very well cared for. The CR didn't have the expected complementary items (soap, shampoo, toothbrush, etc) and seemed a bit unclean. Our room did have a very nice view. The surrounding area/neighborhood did not have much going on. There are no actual restaurants and the nearby public beach was fairly small and sand was rough to walk on barefoot because of all the rocks . We were told about another resort about 30-40 minutes away called Maxima and we considered going there for the day but soon found out that it would require a ride on the back of a motorcycle over a rough dirt road so we opted out. Our next idea was to take a short (10-15 minute) boat ride over to Isla Rita Beach Resort on Talikud Island but unfortunately the windy weather was causing large waves so the boat to get there was not available for us.

The inn was really good. The staff was so courteous, and helps you with everything you need. You can buy fish, meat, veggies in the nearby small market, and you can cook for yourself FREE OF CHARGE! Ain't that great? The view was spectacular, and accessibility to talicud island us very easy. I couldn't forget my wonderful experience here. Highly recommended. Five stars!

Nice place

Love staying here was my second time. Staff are excellent the owner is a lovely lady made us feel special and very welcome. The only problem is it could do with some new furniture in the rooms.

I paid for the cottage but was placed in the room above the restaurant/office space. The main reason why I wanted the cottage is for the privacy and to make sure that we don't get disturb by other guest and personnel. After dinner my kids and I retreat to the room and yes, noise from the opposite room can be heard because of thin walls, aside from that, the foreigner guests of the owners can be heard while they were drinking till the wee hours. The only consolation is that the staff were really great. Dinner must be ordered in advance as they close at 6pm. Went at kaputian beach park just few minutes walk from the inn, I was expecting so much but when we arrived there is a space that they covered that smells so bad and seems to be the trash area. The beach is also dirty with empty liquor bottles all around. Had I known it will be like that, I wouldn't have gone at kaputian. They should really learn to care for the environment. It could have been nice.

Price is really good. But it is a bit far to the seaport. You need to hire a motorbike at the seaport to go there. It takes 30-40 minutes with motorbike and you pay 100 PHP per head. Beside of this, it has great beach. It was definetly beautiful.

If you want to go to the Pearl Farm and stay at a structured luxury resort, do that. The Red Parrot in is a completely relaxing do whatever you want get away that caters to families, couples, single travelers and large parties. In fact we made friends from China, Switzerland, Lithuania, and Canada, and of course the Philippines during our stay. Kaputian is a small community on the south end of Samal Island. It has a nice beach, many amenities, and super friendly people and is the location of the Red Parrot Inn. Other reviews have said that this place is Isolated. Not even close in my opinion, it is just off the beaten path enough to be awesome. There is a large boat from Davao to Kaputian and back 3 times a day. This is an easy way for travelers to get to the Inn. We were a family of 14 and stayed 7 nights. We took boat trips to Talicud Island where they have good beaches and some of the best snorkeling I have done in the Philippines. We rented motorcycles and explored the beaches on the south end and east side of Samal Island. Some days we just sat back l drank beer and listened to the waves lap at the base of the large covered patio while others swam in the clean blue ocean. The food at the bar was good and I thought reasonable. The drinks where affordable and if you wanted to save 10 pesos you could go across the street and get your own drinks. The Inn has cooking facilities for the guests if they want to walk one block to the local market and buy food to cook. The staff at the Red Parrot Inn are truly fantastic people! We had the pleasure of meeting Cleo Hook. We would like to thank her and her family for their exceptional hospitality!

Our stay was good and its nice view from our room

First, be warned, this place is remote. The taxi from the main ferry terminal is 1000p. I wanted to take side trips to the bat cave and waterfalls but it was not practical due to the distance. Also, it's in a little village with nothing of interest, no restaurants or entertainment. So you’re stuck with the hotel kitchen, which closes at 6:30, so you can't even get dinner on tourist hours! The menu is pretty basic, but all the food was decent. The oddest thing is the portions. Two of us could only finish half of the huge tuna steak, try as we might. Order ham and egg for breakfast, you get enough ham for 4 servings but only one egg. They say they have a beach. Well, there's a shoreline where you can wade or snorkel over the reef, but the water is rather dirty. The only sand is still wet at low tide, and submerged at high tide. The town has a beach park about 600 meters away, though. So the only thing to do is talk to the parrot (Hello!) drink San Miguel, and hire the boatman for a few hours to take you to a good diving spot, or a much nicer beach on nearby Talicud Island. We first reserved a cottage, price too good to be true. The place smelled musty, like it hasn't been properly ventilated in months; hardly any ventilation or view. When we rejected that, they offered us a standard double, still a decent price but much nicer.

Our stay was good, the room is clean just need a little bit of improvement in the comfort room, and not really recommended if you stay with your kids as there's no shore during high tide from early evening to early morning beyond that the view is good from our room.