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| Phaidon Beach Resort - beach front area |
Part of our Antique-Boracay tour is a beach bumming session at Phaidon Beach Resort . After falling in love with Malumpati Spring, we were in awe upon seeing the bright and exclusive beachfront area of Phaidon Beach Resort . When we arrived, we paid an entrance fee of PHP 60 per person, and this includes the rental for the cottage.
The owner said thatPhaidon Beach Resort is the other side of Boracay. I surely agree with her because we had the beach all to ourselves --- no stressful crowd, no boats on the shore and no noisy parties. The peaceful, serene water was just awaiting visitors to plunge in . Of course, the sand is more beautiful in Boracay, but sand at Phaidon Beach Resort is still comparable to it. The water was so clear as if calling you to swim the moment you arrive. As soon as we enter the resort, we dropped off our things at the cottage and immediately ran off to swim in the enticing beach.
The owner said that
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Due to our excitement that we were the only ones on the beach, we didn't notice sea urchins lurking in the water. We found one and another and another.... they were all just right in front of Phaidon Beach Resort . So, we walked a bit to a vacant property which was said to be owned by Loren Legarda. We also had fun joking around and sharing laughter while doing "photo shoot" sessions.
Here's a list of what I love aboutPhaidon Beach Resort :
1. It was not crowded.
2. The place was squeaky clean.
3. It was cozy.
4. We ordered instant coffee priced at PHP 35 per cup, which is reasonable enough (for me).
5. We had the opportunity to take a peek in one of their rooms, and it was nice with a welcoming atmosphere and very clean.
What I think needs improvement would be:
1. The sea urchins are everywhere. This is due to the fishermen who are on the other side of the property, and they unintentionally bring in the sea urchins as they catchfishes .
2. The lounge area at the beachfront area can beused but charged with a rental fee. I didn't ask for the price anymore. It was just disappointing because if you were a guest for a more extended stay, you'd have to rent the lounge area. That's a bit disappointing.
3. They didn't want us to enter the comfort room after swimming on the beach. It was indirectly implied because the staff kept on pointing out that there was a hose for washing our feet instead of going inside the comfort room.
4. The location of the resort is quite far from the city proper. So, if you want to go someplace, you'll have to rent out their van or have a tricycle rented out for touring around Pandan.
Here's a list of what I love about
1. It was not crowded.
2. The place was squeaky clean.
3. It was cozy.
4. We ordered instant coffee priced at PHP 35 per cup, which is reasonable enough (for me).
5. We had the opportunity to take a peek in one of their rooms, and it was nice with a welcoming atmosphere and very clean.
What I think needs improvement would be:
1. The sea urchins are everywhere. This is due to the fishermen who are on the other side of the property, and they unintentionally bring in the sea urchins as they catch
2. The lounge area at the beachfront area can be
3. They didn't want us to enter the comfort room after swimming on the beach. It was indirectly implied because the staff kept on pointing out that there was a hose for washing our feet instead of going inside the comfort room.
4. The location of the resort is quite far from the city proper. So, if you want to go someplace, you'll have to rent out their van or have a tricycle rented out for touring around Pandan.
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Overall, I find Phaidon Beach Resort a very private and close to a perfect beach bumming escape away from the noisy crowd of Boracay. Another twist in your Visayas region tour. I'd give it a rating of 3.5 out of 5. :)
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I also want to travel there in Boracay. I hope there are deals in Manila that I can avail like this.
ReplyDeleteHi Pierre! Just plan your trip ahead of time so you can manage the finances and watch out for airfare deals. It's also cheaper to travel when you are with a group of friends. Thanks for visiting my blog! :)
Deletewow that looks amazing those pictures
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Deletegood blog, but I stayed there a couple of days and there is NO fees at all when you check in. And by the way a Comfort room is not a shower room, please respect it to other visitors. good and nice pics.
ReplyDeleteThanks anonymous. Just to clarify, we weren't looking for a shower room actually, we wanted to use the toilet but it seems we're not allowed to do so because the staff kept on pointing out that we have to wash our feet so the CR won't get dirty with sand. We didn't check in but we only visited the place to hang out at the beach and we ordered drinks from their restaurant. We were charged for the cottage but it was minimal.
Deletewe'll be checking out the place and the Malumpati Spring on Thursday.. thanks for the heads up.. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Beelangavertz! Here's the what I think about Malumpati Spring...
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DeleteNice review, but still there did a lot of positive changes. For the daily visitors they charge P 50, but it is consumable, so actually no fee at all. Also they adjusted 2 shower sections for the beach hopper, so no more worry. We stayed here for 3 nights, and if you stay you have beach beds, gazebos, Wi-fi for free. And at least there was no sea urchins at all, very clean beach and surrounding.
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