An established, award-winning resort with eleven years of operations — now expanding, with partnerships in its new Premium Family Rooms backed by a 70/30 revenue share and a three-year guaranteed minimum.
Partners fund the construction and fit-out of a new room at Lio Villas and receive 70% of its net room revenue after online travel agency (OTA) commission. The resort keeps 30%, which covers housekeeping, management, utilities, marketing and every refurbishment and capital cost for the whole term.
Lio Villas manages the room, takes the bookings and reports every booking to you. You receive income three times a year — and nights in El Nido every year for yourself.
Approved designThe expansion adds new Standard Double/Twin and Premium Family Rooms. The Standard Rooms have sold; two Premium Family Rooms remain.
Approved designEvery night the room sells — through Booking.com, Agoda and Airbnb, or booked direct with the resort.
Bookings through online travel agencies pay their commission (16% assumed). Direct bookings pay none.
70% of what remains goes to partners by share. The resort’s 30% covers all running and capital costs.
Transferred to your bank account with a report showing every booking, its channel and the commission applied.
UK partners contribute, receive their income and guaranteed minimum, and are bought back in pounds, all at the exchange rate fixed on the day they sign. If the peso rises or falls, Lio Villas Resort, Inc. covers the difference.
| Gross booking | ₱61,600 |
| OTA commission (16%) | −₱9,856 |
| Partner distribution (70%) | ₱36,221 |
| Option A — your 24.23% | ₱8,776 |
| Gross booking | ₱61,600 |
| OTA commission | ₱0 |
| Partner distribution (70%) | ₱43,120 |
| Option A — your 24.23% | ₱10,448 |
Lio Villas actively drives direct bookings through its own website and guest networks. In 2025, OTA commission came to 13.4% of room revenue — below the 16% the projections assume.
Visit the resort website — liovillas.com →
Lio Villas has welcomed guests since 2015, run by founders Nicholas and Mylene Davis, who have been in hospitality for twelve years.
The resort handles bookings, guests, housekeeping and maintenance. You receive your share three times a year.
A share of a real, revenue-earning room. Options B and C are notarised leaseholds in your own name.
At least 10% a year for the first three years from opening, whatever occupancy does.
14 or 28 low-season nights a year, or unlimited on Option C — plus at least 30% off any other room at the resort.
Every distribution comes with a report: nights booked, revenue per booking, channel, commission and your share.
Resale to a buyer of your choice is permitted, and Options A and B carry a buy-back: 90% from year three, 100% from year five.
Lio Villas is being rebuilt around a new pavilion with restaurant and bar, a new arrival and reception, new partnership rooms, a wellness centre and pickleball courts. Better common areas lift the nightly rate every room can charge.
Approved designRestaurant, stone-clad bar and pool views under one open pavilion.
Approved designA new gateway, lit approach wall and backlit reception.
Approved design50 m², two bedrooms, sleeps four — the resort’s largest room type.
Approved layout · 50 m²One generous suite that sleeps four: a king bedroom with its own seating area at one end, twin beds at the other, and a shower room and separate WC between them.
Opening April–May 2027A two-storey wellness building: gym, reformer pilates studio, spa and café & bar on the ground floor, with an open-air yoga studio above.
Opening January 2027Two shaded courts set into the gardens, with lighting for early and evening play, paddle hire and coaching. Court hire ₱1,000 an hour.
Images marked “Approved design” or with an opening date are artist’s impressions of facilities under construction or planned. Rates are indicative.
Construction begins on the new room block.
On schedule; bookings for the new rooms already being taken.
New rooms open; distributions and the guarantee begin.
Two shaded courts in the gardens.
Gym, pilates, spa, café and yoga studio.
If a partner’s room is not completed by 31 March 2027, the partner may request a full refund.
Latest progressColumn bars standing ready for the next level.
Latest progressColumns, beams and slab in place while the concrete cures.
Latest progressBlockwork going in between the columns.
Same room, same 70/30 split, same three-year guarantee — so the percentage return is the same on each option. Realistic scenario shown.
Capital at risk. Projected returns are estimates; the guaranteed minimum and buy-back are obligations of Lio Villas Resort, Inc. and depend on its ability to pay.
Up to two weeks a year in the Family Room, in low season.
Up to four weeks a year for you and your family, in low season.
The room is yours to use whenever it isn’t already booked by a paying guest.
Personal-use nights on Options A and B are taken in low season (June to October), on nights not already booked by a paying guest — when the room would otherwise usually be empty. Peak-season bookings always go to paying guests, so the room keeps earning when it matters most.
What £23,507 (Option A, ₱2,000,000) earns in a year — at Lio Villas, and in the best UK savings accounts available in October 2026.
| On £23,507 | Annual rate | Income a year | Capital protected by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lio Villas — realistic projection | 23.4% | £5,504 | Contractual — not FSCS |
| Lio Villas — guaranteed minimum, years 1–3 | 10.0% | £2,351 | Contractual — not FSCS |
| Best 1-year fixed savings bond | 5.12% | £1,204 | FSCS to £120,000 |
| Best 1-year cash ISA | 4.91% | £1,154 | FSCS to £120,000 |
| Best easy-access savings | 4.30% | £1,011 | FSCS to £120,000 |
On the realistic projection, a Lio Villas partner earns about £5,504 a year on £23,507 — against £1,204 from the best one-year fixed bond. Even the guaranteed minimum is nearly double. The room only needs to book about 50 nights a year to match the best UK fixed rate, against 232 in the realistic case.
UK rates: Deposit Scout best buys, 5 October 2026. Lio Villas figures are for the Family Room on the realistic scenario. UK partners are paid in pounds at the rate fixed when they sign (£1 = ₱85.08 today), and Lio Villas Resort, Inc. covers any movement in the peso.
El Nido sits at the northern tip of Palawan: limestone islands rising out of Bacuit Bay, hidden lagoons and white-sand beaches. Lio Villas is two kilometres from El Nido Airport, with direct flights from Clark, Cebu, Boracay, Bohol and Coron.
U.S. News’ World’s Best Islands to Visit 2025; Condé Nast Traveler’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards for Asia.
El Nido ranked 10th in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards.
A record year for El Nido, up from 311,724 in 2019.
Department of Tourism: 456,000+ rooms needed nationally, against 335,592 today.
Development inside El Nido’s protected area — on UNESCO’s tentative World Heritage list — is regulated, so new rooms are slow to come. Arrivals still move with the wider market (Palawan dipped about 2% in 2025), which is why the first three years carry a guaranteed minimum.
₱2,000,000 (about £23,507) for Option A — a 24.23% share of a Premium Family Room. Option B is ₱4,127,200 for a 50% leasehold, and Option C is ₱8,254,400 for the whole room.
UK partners are paid in pounds. Your contribution, income, guaranteed minimum and buy-back are all fixed in pounds at the exchange rate on the day you sign, so if the peso rises or falls, Lio Villas Resort, Inc. covers the difference — not you.
Three times a year, paid into your bank account with a written report of every booking, its channel and the commission applied. Distributions start once your room opens.
Yes — 14 nights a year on Option A and 28 on Option B, taken in low season (June to October) on nights not already booked by a paying guest; Option C is unlimited, on any night not already booked. A ₱3,344 (£39) nightly maintenance fee applies while in residence, and you get at least 30% off any other room at the resort.
Your agreement is notarised and governed by Philippine law, with Lio Villas Resort, Inc. On Options B and C you hold a notarised leasehold in your own name. It is not covered by the UK’s FSCS or the Financial Ombudsman.
OTA commission is deducted from bookings made through online travel agencies. Of the net room revenue, 70% goes to partners according to their share, and the resort keeps 30% to cover all running costs, refurbishment and capital work.
For the first three years after opening, LVR guarantees at least 10% a year and tops up any shortfall. After that, income depends on bookings — the room only needs to book about 50 nights a year to match the best UK fixed savings rate.
Yes. Resale to a buyer of your choice is permitted, with no lock-in. On Options A and B, LVR will also buy your interest back — at 90% of your contribution from year three, or 100% from year five — paid over twelve months. LVR builds up a buy-back reserve every year from its 30% share to fund it.
Completion is due by 20 December 2026. If your room is not completed by 31 March 2027, you may request a full refund.
The term is renewable — by agreement on Option A, and for a further ten years on the leaseholds of Options B and C.
Send an enquiry below. You will receive the full documentation and the draft agreement to review with your own lawyer or accountant. You then sign and notarise — in the Philippines, or in the UK with an apostille — and pay Lio Villas Resort, Inc. directly, receiving a receipt in the company’s name.
Tell us which option interests you. Nicholas or Mylene will reply personally with the full documentation and the draft agreement.
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