I haven't been, Steve, and I'm sure you will get good advice from those who have However, you should think about ordering the new Rough Guide to the Philippines, just published. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rough-Guide-...9293190&sr=8-1
They do say " for most visitors Kalibo is simply the place they get off the plane and onto the minivan ( at a private stand next to the bus terminal - two hours to Caticlan ) ". Then it's a 20 minute ferry to Cagban in the south of Boracay. Every second week in January there is the Ati-Atihan festival in Kalibo, when good accommodation can be hard to find.