Punta de Fabian Resort - Baras, Rizal, Philippines

This is my first time to write a blog.  I'm planning that starting 2011, I will blog all my travel experiences.  Well, just be considerate as I'm not really a good writer.  Ok, stop the disclaimer and let the blog begins.

Last April 16, 2011, I went home to Philippines to spend my summer vacation.  I requested my family to plan a summer getaway and we decided to go to Punta de Fabian.  Punta de Fabian is just about 90 minutes drive from Pasig City (Manila).The resort is built on a mountaintop which is really cool.  You can have a spectacular view of the town from there especially at night.  It's a good opportunity to take some pics and make it your profile picture in Facebook.



Nice View - Ladies and Landscape!

We stayed there for 3 days (April 17-19, 2011).  My brother and I stayed in a superior room which costs Php3500 (about S$103) per night and has complimentary breakfast for two.  There were 2 single comfy beds and a lampshade in between. Of course, the room was air conditioned and good thing that the aircon gave real cooling temperature.  The room has a cable TV so you could watch good movies if you want to stay in the room during noon and don't want to be cooked under the sun.  The nice thing in occupying a superior room is that it has a terrace where you can sit, eat, and relax with your family and friends while having a good view of the place.  Also, our room is just in front of the infinity pool.

1-2-3-Go!

Infinity Pool

The resort has two swimming pools.  One of the pools is an infinity pool.  It's not really the infinity pool which is connected to a body of water like an ocean or river.  It's infinity in a sense that when you look at the horizon, it seems endless.  It's almost at the end of the mountaintop so you can have a nice view while swimming and you will feel relaxed.  To add more some relaxing mood, you can go at the side of the infinity pool and enjoy the Jacuzzi though the water is not really warm.  Sit there and feel the bubbles massaging your body.

My Niece Enjoying the Jacuzzi

Aside from swimming, you can do other activities in the resort like basketball and some stuffs that are related to team building.    It’s my first time to see a resort that has a maze.  Yes, a maze inside the resort!  I think it's designed for team building activities since Punta de Fabian also accommodates seminars and conferences.  That time, the maze was still under construction but we still tried this maze.  The maze has 2 entrances and 2 exits of course.  I believe there will be two competing teams and the goal is to finish the maze first.

Winners of the Maze Challenge

The restaurant in the resort has a good ambience.  It was very clean.  The food was fine and the taste was just right.  I think one dish is just enough for two to three persons but it depends on how big your appetite is.  We had our dinner there twice and ordered some common dishes like beef steak, sinigang na baboy, fried chicken, pork liempo, and chopsuey.  Our dinner costs around Php2500-Php3000 (S$58-S$88) which is just ok serving 10 persons.  For our breakfast, we ordered tapa, bangus, and tocino all with fried egg.  They serve it with juice and fruits like pineapple and watermelon for dessert.  It’s really a good complimentary breakfast.  By the way, staffs here are very accommodating.  You have the option to eat beside the infinity pool just like what we did one time in our breakfast.   They are willing to serve you there.

While Waiting For Food

I had a good summer vacation there.  There were only few people that time and there was even a day when there were no other guests besides us so we felt like we’re in a private resort.  It was really a peaceful and quiet vacation.

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