note: 3 people guessed my contest trivia last time. GOYO, Feil Khun and Ardee Sean. I picked the winner via draw by lots. LOCATION: Binangonan Rizal.And the book goes to...drum roll --- Fiel-Kun. congratulations!!
I am growing weary of this alternating sunny and rainy weather with matching humidity beyond tolerable levels, my most hated time of the year when you don't know what to expect. Di nalang umulan kung umulan. Been hitching for a retreat.
Good thing my friend offered her condo in Coral Beach Club Batangas.
CORAL BEACH CLUB Batangas
taken in the bus yesterday.
Suddenly gloomy again due to the low pressure area above Manila.
Suddenly gloomy again due to the low pressure area above Manila.
Only 4 of us were available out of 6 who planned for it. I made a resolve that I will go there even if it takes only Teresa and me. Sure enough, the weather was cooperative last Saturday. You can reach Matabungkay for 2 hours if you have your own car. It took us 3 hours to commute.
CORAL Beach Club is probably one of the best resorts in Batangas, specially in the area. I am not saying this because my friend's husband is part of the consortium of foreigners married to Filipinas who set up this resort but because it is the most decent and luxurious place to stay.
Room rates start at 1,999 so I guess they are good. We didn't get to check them coz we stayed in my friends condo just across the street, a comfort afforded only to the owners of the resort. Since they live abroad now, they opened the place for rental should there be guests or families big enough to fit in one room. We had all of it for free.....
si Teresa parang Dona lang ah...hehe
The condo has a private pool so we were pacing back and forth from the beach to it. I noticed that other resorts don't have pools. The beach area is so so. Sand is fine but if you are looking for powdery white sand, don't go here. Matabungkay is just famous especially to foreigners because there is an Ayala-owned golf course nearby and some dive sites.
Coral Beach club is complete with amenities, pool area, restaurant ( not all resorts have resto)cable tv, wifi connectivity, bar, play and hilot area. Prices are a bit expensive though. Full body massage is at 500 php per hour and the food is also pricey. What we did is buy our own food and cooked. That's against the rules of the resort .We were able to do that since we stayed in the condo so it saved us a lot on the food.
I could just stay under the tree and stare at the open sea the whole day....
Coral Beach club is complete with amenities, pool area, restaurant ( not all resorts have resto)cable tv, wifi connectivity, bar, play and hilot area. Prices are a bit expensive though. Full body massage is at 500 php per hour and the food is also pricey. What we did is buy our own food and cooked. That's against the rules of the resort .We were able to do that since we stayed in the condo so it saved us a lot on the food.
billiards area.....
The good life. I just got back to Manila but I am already looking forward to another out of town retreat. haha
http://www.coralbeachclub-batangas.com/ppc/
how to get there: (commute) Bus- Taft Station near MRT to Lian : 152 php
Jeepney-- from Lian to matabungkay: 20php
Quote of the day:
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. - Oprah Winfrey
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Coral Beach Club is located in
Matabungkay Beach, Lian 4216, Batangas, Philippines
Email:admin@coralbeach.phCONTACTS:+63 917 901-4635 or +63 919 822-0383
did you do spa?? haha the swimming pool there is kinda quiet... you gotta come to the pool here in frankfurt! wahhahaha
ReplyDeleteiSpa!! hahaha!! haneep may pa quote quote pa sa ilalim ng post! haha! tska may "loveteam" pose pa ha! ikaw na!
ReplyDeleteang ganda naman. gawd, ang sarap magbakasyon.
ReplyDeletesarap naman... =D
ReplyDelete~@ Fufu---no time for spa or massage. we got drunk Sat night. the weekend was simply too short~~
ReplyDelete@ Princess--- walang pakialaman. alangan ikaw lang ang inlab.hahaha
ReplyDelete@ cityboi---ayaw ko pa nga sana bumalik e. hehe
ReplyDeleteang ganda naman diyan..congratz kay fiel kun..siya pala ang nanalo..
ReplyDeleteMervin---oi. about the mountain hiking, nakita u ba reply ko sa FB?
ReplyDeleteArvin U. de la Peña--uo. sya ang nanalo ng 99php worth na libro.nyahaha
ReplyDeleteSarap talaga gumala... kahit mabilisan lang pero worth it naman... hehehhehehehe...
ReplyDeleteAyos yung "iSpa" hehehhehe
nalulungkot ako para sa sarili ko... kelangan ko nang magbakasyon!!!
ReplyDelete1st,sori di ako ngjoin ng contest.^ I have no idea, unfair nmng mangopya ako ng guess hehe!
ReplyDelete2nd, sama mo nmn kmi ni gil sa out-of-town nyo next time.Dec onwards pwede na kmi,andito na sya!Foursome date narin hehe!:)
Will check on this resort in the future. I hope may friend din ako na magpapagamit ng condo nya for free! hehe! The resort is awesome,btw! :)
wow buti kapa may friend na pwedeng mahiraman ng condo, haha.
ReplyDeletei miss the beach... =(
I am Xprosaic--uo. mas masarap yung mga nakaw na sandali.haha
ReplyDeletegillboard---ganito gawin mo---sakay kalang ng bhus--tapos road trip na
ReplyDeletemishi--okay lang. anu ka ba. san ba ang trip these days?
ReplyDeleteWaah! I was surprised!!! naku, maraming salamat parekoy at ako ang napili mong winner sa mini-contest mo.
ReplyDeleteI already sent my home address through a PM to your multiply account.
Maraming Salamat ulit!!!!
Astig talaga ang mga lugar na lagi ninyong pinapasyalan. Ganda ng Coral Beach!
Oliver---haha. tamang timing lang sa arw at ulan. check mo lagi weather forecast.
ReplyDeleteLUTO LUTO LUTO! HAHAHA.
ReplyDeletewow! lucky to have a free accommodation. the place looks nice and i enjoy snorkeling in batangas specially in anilao.
ReplyDelete@Pusang Kalye - yes po... sayang nga eh, malapit pa naman yun sa inyo... di bale, may next time pa naman... hehehe...
ReplyDeletegoyo---beeh. e kasi.oi. luto ka dyan. di marunong tumanggap ng pagkatalo amp*. lol
ReplyDeletedong ho---speaking of free accomodation, I wanna ask you something Dom.
ReplyDeleteMervin --uo. natry nyo naba sa Talim Island?
ReplyDeletenice resort...pool sa tabi ng beach...
ReplyDeleteMokong™--uo naman. mas maganda--kung ayaw mo alat---pool, kung naboring ka sa pool, ride the waves sa dagat.
ReplyDeleteWahahahaha nanalo si pareng Fiel! Sayang at iba ang hula ko pero sa Rizal pa rin nmn yun hehehe...
ReplyDeleteHindi ko mkita ang pics mabagal ang loading pro iniimagine ko n lng ang ang pictures sa way ng sulat mo hehehe...
Bakit kaya di ko nkikita ang feed ng updates mo?
Affordable kasi free yung tinuluyan hehehe AT BAKIT HINDI AKO NANALO SA CONTEST!
ReplyDelete@Pusang Kalye - di pa namin na-try, may bundok nga din dun eh, Mt. Tagapo... Hehehe...
ReplyDeleteuy malapit na sagot ko sayang lol. ok ang place na to ah, a good place to unwind at mukhang pampered kayo sa place. :)
ReplyDeleteJag ---hmmm. bakit kaya pati pics di u mabuksan. siguro nga internet speed.
ReplyDeleteglentot---kaya nga kasi free. kundi out of budget---e---ANDA kaya sagot u. walang bundok sa Anda no!!!sa inyo sa Bolinao me burol pa.
ReplyDeleteMervin--yun. don ko gusto sumama.
ReplyDeleteLawstude---sa taas lang yan ng St. Monique. pero tama parin. bundok yan ng Antipolo. hehe
ReplyDeletewow buti pa sya nakakapagbakasyon hehe
ReplyDeleteganda ng mga rooms anu po...
ReplyDeletewow! for 1999 a day, that place looks good!
ReplyDeleteby the way, i love the concept of your contest. bleated happy anniversary to your blog! :)
nice, nakasama pa ako sa consolation prize.. heheh
ReplyDeletenywayz, ganda ng place jan ha.. :P
KUMAGCOW ---di ka ba mahilig?hehe
ReplyDeletetim---yan yung sa condo e. pero balita ko magaganda nga mga rooms nila....
ReplyDeletekg---diko lang alam ang add ons ha. basta. di na bababa don.
ReplyDeleteardee sean--haha. uo. kaya dyan. consolation price ka na candy.haha
ReplyDeletewow sarap naman...
ReplyDeletelooks promising! gld you were able to take time off!
ReplyDeleteano yung tanong mo?
ReplyDeletesa may Lian pala yan. hehe.
ReplyDeleteupdate lang parekoy:
ReplyDeletenareceive mo na yung PM ko sayo sa multiply?
you belong na talaga sa teacher/traveler/photograher/blogger. Ganda ng mga shots at ng place mismo
ReplyDeletenope, pero 6 years nako walang absent at walang late sa kumpanya, kinokonvert pa naman nila sa cash gang ngayon LOL
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ReplyDeletethe spool artist ~---musta ka na kuya Loven? blogging again?
ReplyDeletedong ho ---ah. me ipapa-alam ako sayo. PM ko nalang.
ReplyDeleteKESO--not exactly LIAN pero don yung way namin....taga. Lian kaba?
ReplyDeleteRedlan--haahha. dami ko na palang categories. gusto ko yan.lol
ReplyDeleteKUMAGCOW--now I know. haha
ReplyDeletefiel-kun---uo. copy. sobrang busy nung weekend diko rin nahulog.sigh.sensya na talaga. chat kita as soon as nahulog ko.
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I would like to exchange links with your site www.pusangkalye.net
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hi anonymous--how can I contact you?
ReplyDeleteHow was the beach water? Was it rocky? :)
ReplyDeletenowandthen ---water is clean but yeah,rocky in some areas :)
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