PLANTATION BAY..... QUICK HEAVEN LIKE ESCAPE FROM REALITY

                    

                                                                                  

if you have the gift of time, and want luxury of space, if you feeling a little fancy and want to spoil your self silly, plantation bay is the place to. In my opinion, hands down the best resort in the mactan island, Cebu and ill tell you why.

Living in Cebu, as we may all know Mactan island is highly commercialized due to the tons of tourists it attracts, therefore for someone who has been in Cebu city for long already knows the way around to affordable resorts, most of which are a little far from the city, but would not cost even half of the amount you would spend on most resorts on the mactan island . But if you have a little bit  of $$ to speare thn why not. doesn't necessarily mean you are a rich kid, right? 

                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                    

i have always wanted to visit this gem piece of heaven for ages, but the thought of the cost always held me back. Dont judge me guys, am still recovering from being a student who always had to squeeze pesos and manage to live on a budget , considering i am self sponsoring in a foreign country. Anyway..

this fateful day, i decided why not!, right? WHY NOT?couple friends of mine visiting the country  decided to relax on their last day before flying back to the states and this was the perfect way to end their trip to the Philippines.

we just  went there for the day use (did not spend the night), so i will tell u about the day use package, but before i get into that, let us take few moments more enjoying this scenery. 

i did not want to leave this place, at all and the day was not enough to even go around all of it. we were just sort of rushing at every spot, because we went mid morning and had to leave early to beat the traffic hold up back to the city.

    

                     

                       

     

As you can see from the above photo, from some rooms, guests can jump right into the water from their verandas.. there's magic and symphony in that water. 

DAY TRIPPER PACKAGE. (Adventure package)

For P 2000 nett per person on weekdays

        P 2500 nett per person on weekends and holidays. includes

                (50% off for children 0-12 years old)

package includes:

-lunch and choice of drink (3 course menu and an appetizer)

    

                                                                 

was too excited to take a dip into the water thatw e all forgot to take photos of our desserts, but i had the Italian lemon sorbet, while my friends had fruits in ice cream.

on weekends, am told they have a generous international buffet, no wonder the price is p2,500 nett . 

-lagoons and swimming pools.

They have both salt and fresh water pools. They also have a spacious white sand beach(Real) , that you can choose if you don't want the pools .

salt water pool 12ft deep with a diving rock                                                                

" feeling" my self, as if i am in the Bahamas

-wall climbing at selected hours. This was fun to do, at least for the first bit. it looked easy, i had no idea what i was getting my self into. could not feel my legs afterwards (just kidding).

i think i went up to that far, and screamed pull me down, my lazy bum could not go further.

-30 minutes use of bicycles.

i was a bit rusty on the bic.. it had been long since i rode on one.

-15 minutes use in non-motorized aqua sports (nips floater or kayak). we chose the kayak

                                                                                                                                        i absolutely loved kayaking. 15mins wasn't long enough

-foosball, air hockey and a table tennis.

the boys had a go at the table tennis in the games room, was not able to take a photo of them. 

-shower and changing facilities

other aqua and sports facilities available at an extra cost.

they have something for everybody.

                                                     

          

                                                   

there was even a little golf ground and children's play ground.

                       

you can even choose to take a horse around around the resort,

                                                           

these activities and soo much more varied leisure and fun stuff to do than any other resort in the mactan island. and if you have romance in mind, this is definitely the place to consider. Not to forget their super friendly and professional  staff.

This resort is truly an adventure in its self,  i felt like i was at my own private estate.. lol

                                                             

it is very child friendly and alot of activities for the young ones too, very family friendly.

SO, WAS IT A LITTLE BIT PRICY? YES,

WAS IT WORTH IT? DEFINITELY.. id go back there time and again.