The pool in the middle of Happiness Hostel Boracay, with thatched roofs, loungers and palm trees around it

Happiness HostelBulabog Road, Boracay

Not your ordinary boutique hostel.

A pool in the middle, a skate bowl, a tattoo shop and a café. Easy to arrive alone, impossible to stay that way.

  • From $9.59 a bed a night
  • 14:00 check-in · 11:00 out
  • Pool in the middle
  • Skate bowl + cafe
  • Starlink in the lounge
  • A/C + hot showers in every room
A hand-painted mural of a palm tree, a yellow sun and a surfer on a blue wall
Painted on our walls

Pick your room.

31 rooms: 4-bed dorms with their own bathroom, one just for women, plus private doubles, triples and quads. All with A/C and hot showers.

  • Mixed Dorm with 4 Beds, photo from the roomBest price

    Mixed Dorm with 4 Beds

    Four beds and the dorm’s own bathroom.

    • 4 beds
    • Own bathroom
    • A/C

    from $9.59 a bed a night

  • Female Dorm with 4 Beds, photo from the roomWomen only

    Female Dorm with 4 Beds

    A 4-bed dorm just for women.

    • 4 beds
    • Women only
    • A/C

    from $11.50 a bed a night

  • Private Double Room, photo from the roomPrivate

    Private Double Room

    A room for two.

    • Private
    • A/C
    • Hot shower

    from $31.39 a room a night

  • Private Triple Room, photo from the roomFor three

    Private Triple Room

    A room for three.

    • Sleeps 3
    • A/C
    • Hot shower

    from $40.83 a room a night

  • Private Quad Room, photo from the roomBring the crew

    Private Quad Room

    A room for four.

    • Sleeps 4
    • A/C
    • Hot shower

    from $46.77 a room a night

From-prices in $ as shown on our booking pages on 30 Oct 2026: dorms per bed, private rooms per room. Your dates show the live price.

What’s in the house.

A short walk from the sand on Bulabog Road. Everything else is inside the gate.

  • A pool in the middle of the hostel
  • Skate bowl and Happiness Skate Cafe, with full gear rental
  • A tattoo shop on site
  • Starlink in the lounge (island internet can drop in bad weather)
  • A/C and hot showers in every room
  • The Happiness Shop
  • Travel & tours desk at the cafe
  • Van transfer on request
  • Beds made up with white sheets under a woven wall, a fan above
    White sheets, woven walls
  • Wooden shelves with framed prints and a yellow Happiness card
    Little shelves, framed prints
  • A bathroom with green tiles, a white toilet and a glass-block window
    Your dorm’s own bathroom

Follow the sun.

Sunset is the main event. Tap a night to see where the sun is when it starts.

See what’s on
Pick a night

Daily12 pmHappy Hour until 8 pmHappiness Skate Cafe

Tue7 pmBingo NightHappiness Skate Cafe

Wed8:30 pmMovie NightRight here at the hostel

Sun12 pmChill & GrillRight here at the hostel

Also: Let’s Move at the Happiness Wellness Space every day (schedule on our Instagram), diving classes at the hostel as scheduled, and island hopping: ask Travel & Tours.

Happy hour from noon.

Every day from 12 to 8 pm at Happiness Skate Cafe. Then dinner at Happiness Restaurant: Middle Eastern, farm to table and mostly vegetarian.

See the menu
Guests at long tables in Happiness Restaurant, under green light and hanging rattan lamps
Chips and a dip on a dark plate, with big green leaves behind

Before you pack.

Bulabog Road, Brgy. Balabag, Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan. Open in Google Maps

Questions

Check-in and check-out?

Check-in 14:00, check-out 11:00.

What rooms are there?

31 rooms: 4-bed dorms with their own bathroom (one is just for women), plus private doubles, triples and quads. All air-conditioned with hot showers.

Is the WiFi good enough to work?

There’s Starlink in the lounge. Island internet can drop in bad weather.

Can I skate if I didn’t bring a board?

Yes. Rent a board at the shop and drop into the skate bowl. The Skate Cafe has full gear rental.

How do I get here?

We can arrange a van transfer on request. Send us your flight details.

Is breakfast included?

Rates cover the bed or room only. Our restaurant opens around 6:30 to 7:00 AM and serves breakfast.

Can I book tours at the hostel?

Yes, at the travel & tours desk in the cafe: island hopping, paraw sailing, helmet dives and more. All tours

Eat & drink

Happiness Restaurant

Middle Eastern, farm to table and mostly vegetarian.

See the menu
Happiness Skate Cafe

By the skate bowl. Happy hour every day 12–8 pm, bingo on Tuesdays at 7 pm.

Finding Bulabog Road.

Getting to the island

Boats run from Caticlan jetty to Cagban on Boracay. We can arrange a van transfer on request: send us your flight details.

On the island

The hostel is on Bulabog Road in Balabag, on the Bulabog Beach side of the island.

To the beach

A short walk from the sand.

Sketch map: how to find Happiness Hostel on Bulabog Road, Boracay Hand-drawn sketch, not to scale. Boracay is a long, narrow island. White Beach runs down the west side and Bulabog Beach is on the east side. Happiness Hostel is on Bulabog Road in Balabag. Boats from Caticlan on the mainland arrive at Cagban jetty at the south tip. White Beach Bulabog Beach Happiness Hostel Bulabog Road, Balabag Cagban jetty boat from Caticlan N sketch map, not to scale

See you on Bulabog Road.

Check-in 14:00 · Check-out 11:00 · Priced live in $ once you pick dates.

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