Plantation Bay, Mactan Island, Cebu
While in Cebu we stayed at the Plantation Bay Resort in Mactan, Cebu. This was where most of the wedding guests where staying so we decided to stay here as well and have some R&R. We arrived Wednesday noon and took the complimentary airport shuttle to the resort. Upon check-in, we were informed that the main saltwater lagoons where under maintenance but the small pools were open. Sucks.
My first impression of the place is that it is a cross between a theme park and a beach resort. We’ve been to many resorts wherein you feel duped because what you see in their website or the brochures are not what you see in real life. At first, we felt shortchanged because the man-made lagoons were empty and the natural beach front is too rocky for swimming.
Presenting the empty lagoons:
The saltwater pool outside our room is beautiful, but we grew tired of it fast.
The freshwater pool at the Savannah Grill:
Plantation Bay at night… filling the lagoons with saltwater.
We woke up the next morning and saw that the kiddie and northern lagoons were filled and we got to appreciate Plantation Bay a lot more. I could definitely just lounge around and swim the whole day.
All of the lagoons were filled up by our third day and we took a dip at the other lagoons just before we headed off to the wedding.
Plantation Bay, when all the lagoons are open, is a pretty cool resort where even if the rooms are fully-booked, the lagoons aren’t crowded because of its size. There are a lot of lounge chairs and gazebos to relax in after a swim. The service is top notch, food is only so-so but 5-star expensive. The complimentary wired internet service is definitely a plus. All in all, we would like to visit Plantation Bay again with a more leisurely agenda and probably sneak in more food. 😆
5 July 2007 @ 2:19 am
Wow, ganda pala dyan sobra. Sana makapunta din ako ng Plantation Bay with a date. 😉 Hahaha!
5 July 2007 @ 2:21 am
Wow! Ano ito? Pre-nup photos or honeymoon :P!?!?
Ang ganda. Sama kami next time!
Ate Mimi, may balita ako sa iyo ;). Bago iyon, anong balak mo sa big 3-0? Will you be in Manila or on another destination wedding?
Miss you guys!
5 July 2007 @ 2:11 pm
ang ganda 🙂 the last time i went there i was in total awe. i liked it better than shang mactan kasi kakaiba cya 🙂 ang laki pa ng place!
uy… one month na lang! grabe excited ako na anxious (kelangan magdiet) and hopefully hindi umulan – aug yun! uwah!!! 🙂
p.s pwede ba tayo magside trip sa cebu? hahaha
5 July 2007 @ 7:51 pm
Impressive place. I hope I can go there next time I go home. Ganda ganda naman. 🙂
6 July 2007 @ 12:40 am
grabe ang ganda ng resort! kelan kaya ako makakapunta dyan? hehehe
6 July 2007 @ 9:26 am
your profession has its own perks talaga, nakaka-side trip na din. sarap naman dyan! 🙂
7 July 2007 @ 9:57 pm
weee!! ganda!! i have a friend who worked there, dami nyang interesting kuento about that place 🙂 galing ha at naabutan nyo yung weekly cleaning nila ng lagoons hehehe :p
9 July 2007 @ 2:33 am
Markku, maganda rin daw sa Palawan 😛
Bambi, will be leaving for Zamboanga later today 😉 No definite plans for Sunday… ewan ko si Lem baka meron *ehem*
Kendz, kung may time kayo mag Cebu, why not… kami, we have plenty of time LOL
Joanne, ayain mo si Rene dun, sarap magrelax 🙂
Faye, kelan ba kayo uuwi ni IFC? 😀
Abby, yeah masarap nga, pero nakakapagod din magtravel… you just can’t pack light hahaha.
Neva, malas nga eh 😛