The Lind Hotels to Open 91-Key Coron Resort in 2027

Image credit: Ray in Manila via Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0); author: Ray in Manila; source page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coral_%26_Limestone,_Coron_Island,_Palawan,_Philippines.jpg. The Lind Hotels told BusinessWorld it will open a 91-key resort in Coron, Palawan, in early 2027, putting a second property on the map for the independent Filipino brand behind The Lind Boracay. The company said the Palawan site is the same ground it acquired more than a decade ago, then parked while it built its flagship on Boracay's Station 1. Chief operating officer Pierre Henrichs sent the paper a statement last week describing Coron as a mix of natural setting and unused lodging potential. Travelers planning Palawan for 2027 now have a named room count, a villa-led product, and an early-year target, but not a booking window, a rate, or a street address. Treat this as a watch item for a Coron stay, then compare it with other destination stay guides rather than treating the press statement as a live reservation. Opening: Early 2027, per The Lind Hotels statement to BusinessWorld. Early 2027, per The Lind Hotels statement to BusinessWorld. Size: 91 keys in rooms and private villas. 91 keys in rooms and private villas. Place: Coron, Palawan, on a site the company first bought more than a decade ago. Coron, Palawan, on a site the company first bought more than a decade ago. Sister hotel: The Lind Boracay, 118 rooms, opened in 2015 at Station 1. The Lind Boracay, 118 rooms, opened in 2015 at Station 1. Still unknown: Exact open month, rates, and when reservations start. The Lind Coron Room Mix and On-Site Mix BusinessWorld reported a low-density layout of standard rooms plus villas. The company said villas will have private dipping pools and dedicated villa hosts. That is a different stay from a 118-room beach hotel: fewer keys, more private outdoor space, and a host assigned to the villa rather than only a front desk. Food and beverage will sit in a main house beside an infinity pool. BW Hotelier, writing from the same announcement, named two outlets: Yim, described as a modern Thai restaurant, and Crust, a day-to-night room by the pool serving Mediterranean food and locally made drinks. Until menus and prices appear, those names are a product list, not a dining reservation you can hold. The Lind also said the resort will add The Spa Wellness Coron, an on-site dive center near World War II wreck sites, and event space. The Gallery is the indoor venue, capped at 200 guests with sea views. Outdoor options are The Cove and a roof deck at the highest point of the property. None of those rooms is selling tickets yet. Why Palawan Waited Behind Boracay The company told BusinessWorld it delayed Palawan on purpose. Boracay was the more established leisure market, and the brand wanted an operating base before it went back to the first land it bought. The Lind Boracay opened in 2015 with 118 rooms on Station 1 in Aklan. Insider PH earlier described that hotel as the first Michelin Guide-listed property on Boracay and the proof point for an independent, guest-led model. Henrichs said the company wants a resort that belongs in its setting rather than competing with it. That is a positioning line, not a construction update. The load-bearing facts are the 91-key count, the early 2027 target, and the decision to return to a Coron site that sat idle while Boracay ran. For a traveler, the delay matters because Coron inventory at this quality band is still thin. If the 2027 date holds, the new rooms will be one of the few villa-led, branded stays on the Calamian side rather than another Boracay beach block. If the date slips, you are still looking at the same short list of Coron lodges you have now. Coron Versus Boracay for 2027 Planners Boracay is a walkable White Beach stay with nightlife, daybeds, and a 118-room Lind already in place. Coron is limestone, lagoons, wreck diving, and boat days. The new resort is being sold as the slower, villa-led version of the brand, not a copy of Station 1. If your 2027 trip is built around diving and island hopping, Coron is the match. If you want a beach you can walk at dusk without a boat, Boracay remains the easier Lind stay. Do not assume the two hotels will share one reservation system, one rate code, or one spa credit on day one. The company has not said that. Plan each island as its own booking until a combined offer is published. Transfers between Boracay and Coron are a flight-plus-boat puzzle, not a hotel shuttle. The dive center is the other split. Coron is known for wrecks from 1944. The Lind said an industry pioneer will run the on-site center. That can save a morning of arranging a boat from town, but only after the operator, the certification rules, and the price list are public. Until then, keep a backup dive shop in Coron town on your list. Open Dates, Rates, and Booking Gaps Early 2027 is a season, not a month. It could mean January or it could mean March. The Lind has not published a first-night date, a soft-opening window, or a reservations email. Do not buy nonrefundable Palawan air around an assumed January 1 arrival until the hotel names a month. Rates are also unpublished. A 91-key villa resort with private pools will not price like a 118-room Boracay hotel, but that is an inference, not a number from the company. Watch the brand site and the usual Palawan booking channels for the first live calendar. If you need a specific villa configuration, wait for the room diagram rather than trusting a press rendering. Address and access are the third gap. BusinessWorld did not publish a barangay, a pier, or a transfer time from Busuanga Airport. Coron town, Coron Island, and the mainland hotel strip are different logistics. Until the company pins the peninsula or shoreline it described, budget extra time on arrival day. Siargao and the Wider Island Plan Insider PH reported in April that Siargao is the next project after Coron, with no opening year attached. The September statement to BusinessWorld did not add a Siargao date. Treat Siargao as a later chapter, not a 2027 booking problem. If you are choosing among Palawan, Boracay, and Siargao for next year, only Coron has a Lind year attached, and even that year is 'early.' The brand is staying independent rather than handing the keys to a global chain. That can mean faster local decisions and a smaller distribution footprint. It can also mean the hotel is missing from some wholesale packages until a contract is signed. If you book Palawan through a third-party bundle, ask whether The Lind Coron is actually in the contract before you pay a 2027 deposit. Henrichs told BusinessWorld the aim is to help shape Coron's hospitality standard. The traveler test is simpler. When a real open date, a rate, and a map pin appear, compare this 91-key villa product with the lodges already on the water. Until those three facts exist, keep the hotel on a shortlist and keep a backup Coron stay you can actually reserve. If you… What to do Already hold 2027 Palawan dates around wreck diving Shortlist The Lind Coron, but do not drop a refundable backup until an open month is published. Want a Lind stay you can book now Use The Lind Boracay, the 118-room Station 1 hotel that has been open since 2015. Need a confirmed villa with a private pool in early 2027 Wait for the room diagram and first rate calendar before you pay a deposit. Were hoping to combine Coron and Siargao on one Lind itinerary Park Siargao. No opening year was attached in the April or September statements. Early 2027 is the named opening window. It is not a first-night date. Hold refundable Palawan air until the month is public. 91 keys is the inventory cap. A villa-heavy 91-room resort can sell out peak weeks. Watch the first booking calendar rather than assuming walk-up space. No map pin is public yet. Budget extra transfer time from Busuanga Airport until the company names the shoreline. The Lind Hotels told BusinessWorld the 91-key Coron resort is scheduled to open in early 2027. It has not named a month or a first-night date. The company said the resort will have 91 keys, split between standard rooms and private villas with dipping pools and villa hosts. No. The September statement did not include rates, a booking calendar, or an address. The Lind Boracay remains the bookable hotel in the brand today. The company said it sits on land first acquired more than a decade ago. BusinessWorld did not publish a barangay, pier, or transfer time from Busuanga Airport.