I have been to All Hands Beach Resort for numerous times but this is the first time I've ever had an overnight stay on that resort.
This us on a stop over while going to All Hands Beach Resort.
I'm was pretty much excited on what the resort can offer especially when I came with my whole family. And when I said whole - I meant complete attendance of my father's siblings together with some of my cousins.
See, this trip wouldn't even been possible if my uncle haven't recently passed away. His death brought my Titos and Titas home in Manila. Some of them came all the way from Ireland, USA and Australia. It is really the first time to have an outing grand like this. It's just sad that it only made possible because of a death.
All Hands Resort Villas
THE STAY
As I have mentioned, We were a lot.
25 pax I believe? They've (they meaning I have not shed a single centavo in this trip. so, Yey!) managed to rent 3 Villas that almost fit us. Me and Paul managed to stay on the top bunk bed together while my Mom and my Dad had separate beds. I wasn't paying for the trip so, yeah it was ok. They paid 1,700 pesos per person on that overnight stay on the villa. The Villa comes with a Air-conditioned room, several beds can fit 6 adults or more. And the per person package comes with:
A fresh new towel (you can bring it home)
Toiletries for every single one. (Shampoo, Soap, Toothbrush and Toothpaste)
A bottled water
Breakfast Meal
For a big group, I think it was a good deal rather spending a lot more on much high-en resort / hotel. My brother told me the expense was more or less on 25-28,000 pesos so, I'm not really sure on or head count, ok.
The Beach was still an ok for me. It was not the best on Subic probably but for me compared to Camayan Resort (which I have been too also), it was much better. In terms of privacy and price range. Me and Paul beach go to is All Hands because it was the nearest beach Me and Paul can easily drive to.
You could also feed the fish there
I don't know the feedback of my family from All Hands Beach Resort but I hope they enjoyed as much as I do. It was my first time to have an almost complete family member outing. Plus, there weren't a lot of people at that time that got us an almost private beach resort of us.
I forgot to mention that I had a work at that time (I've gone freelance now) I bought my work at the shore, I commend their wifi. It was reliable at times.
So, if you are trying to have a huge beach family outing, Try to consider All Hands Beach Resort.
Here are some more pictures of the resort for your pleasure. Enjoy!
Normally, I manage our own Itinerary in our every trip for more control on our schedule in case of what’s – what with me and Paul. but last 2014, during our Cebu Trip we’ve manage to have 5 days stay at Cebu and I was thinking to go a beach but Paul didn’t want to do another travel especially a long travel so, a week before our Cebu Trip we’ve manage to bought a tour package for Bohol – it’s just a 2 hour ferry ride via Cebu City Proper. The Trip was hassle-free and I was really having a good time without worrying what’s next on our Itinerary. Being said that, Me and Paul concluded to just buy a tour package for our Puerto Princesa Trip. I've made a simple pros and cons table to choose whether you'd go to a travel agency or DIY your trip.
Choosing your travel agency, is a bit tricky. be sure to do some research whether if the business is legit. our better yet, consult a friend who has recently bought a trip via travel agency or if they have an agency to recommend.
If not into travel agency, do some excessive research on a place you are wanting to visit. Download a map app on your smart phone or if your old school bring a physical map. Watch a lot of Travel Shows and do read blogs.
The most honest opinions are posted via blog sites.
Ultimately, the fun factor of your trip will be depending on you no matter how much you’ve spend on it.
I finally have a Murakami!!! Super ecstatic to own this plushie. Ever since I've saw a post at Murakami's IG account of the Uniqlo x Doraemon collab, I was so eager to have one. My only worry was would it be release here in the Philippines. But when Uniqlo PH announced its release on May 25, 2018 - I was determined, I have to have ONE!
This plushie is a bit hard - Hard enough to sit on his own bum. It's ok, I think this it was made to be on that position anyway. The art on Doraemon is so Murakami - if you are familiar with his art, you could see the signature sunflower smiley faces on the pattern. This would probably be the most affordable Takashi Murakami artwork I would ever have. His plushies are sold for $52 to $1,000. This plushie on the other hand only cost roughly around $29. So, if you happen to see one - don't hesitate to buy one.
Me and my husband are huge toy collectors. We collect Star Wars, The Simpsons, Tokidoki, Hello Kitty and recent one – Super Mario Bros. (Yep, We are N E R D S)
My husband bought this Super Mario Bros 1:8 Scale Radio Control Mario Kart: Bowser and Luigi at a Japan Surplus Shop here in Manila for a bargain price. This toys are really HUGE! 45.7 x 34.3 x 35.6 cm ; 3.22 Kg. Unfortunately, NO MARIO. It’s really nice to buy this kind of toy for a fraction of a price. Hope to score more toys like this.
I've been planning for a really long time to get out of the house and soak up some H20 for "2018 Summer Escapade" plus I haven't posted a travel blog for a very looong time. For those who might be reading this, I had a former blog at wordpress for about 3 years now. Due to traffic on my blog, I've decided to migrate here at blogger to have Google AdSense.
Now back to my story, We've decided together with my two dear friends, to go out and check out this new resort at Bustos, Bulacan called La Florentina Resort.
As for everyones knowledge, I reside at Meycauayan, Bulacan. The nearest bulacan in the metro (says me), travelling from here to Bustos, Bulacan wasn't really that far from us. As I remember it only took us an hour to get there. We had some stop overs at the grocery and bought lunch (Lechon Manok and Liempo) I wasn't really paying a lot of attention on the time.
So that's me been un-attentive to the time, we got at La Florentina Resort super early.
Good thing that their canteen was on the outside of the resort, We ate breakfast and we're contemplating on the option that the management gave us to go inside the resort early - We could pay for entrance fee and then rent for a cottage which cost 600 for the whole entire day. Sound good right? but the problem is we've rented an overnight stay at the resort which cost us Php 3,400 for 4 persons. On that note - breakfast and entrance fee wasn't included. We don't want to rent a cottage that we would only use for 3 hours before our check-in. So, we've stayed at the canteen for a while took some photos on their receiving area which is by the way really nice.
Receiving Area
Me and my husband Paul
After being bored on the Photo Ops we've taken, Me and my friend Ivy talk to the woman whose in charge of the check-in and asked how much would it cost us for an early check-in on the room (Which by the way, they didn't offer to us right away in the first place). It was 200 pesos per hour - which is the same price as the cottage (Php 600 - Cottage = Php 600 - 3 hours for early check-in). WHAT?? So, We've now decided to do an early check-in instead of waiting for the supposed check-in time.
This is not a sponsored post, I have to throw money to keep my travel / blog on-going.
Our pool side room - check out the mini pool beside it.
The hotel room - I don't really wanna call it a room 'cause it's more of a house on the outside. It was really NICE! I'll be throwing in a short video clip of the room tour - it will be in tagalog. For my foreign speaking subscribers, just message me if you've wanna ask something about it.
I was planning to do a Vlog about this trip but you know what they say if you have a lot of fun you forget to take some picture and videos of the whole event. Promise to do one real soon.
Kiddie Pool
2 - 4 ft. Pool
5 ft. Pool
There a 3 pools in the area - Kiddie, 2-4 ft. and 5 ft. Pool. But for us, who availed the "Pool-side Room" we have a mini pool - good as, me and my friends call it as "our private pool". I forgot to take a freaking picture of the mini pool but I've mention it on the video above.
Here's a best effort photo from Paul:
We spent most of our time at the "private pool" cause the 3 pools was so crowded. This photo below was taken at the pool I am talking about.
I can't blame the resort 'cause it April - peak season for resorts here in the Philippines.
Even Beaches are gonna be flocked, April and May are Peak Seasons for Resorts.
As you can see on my shots above how crowded the pools were. I think around July-November would be a nice quiet time to visit the resort if you hate crowds.
Overall, this resort is pretty impressive. It's clean and well maintained. It has a chill vibe to it. Food was great, but I wish they could do a check-in package with breakfast included. But other than that, Everything is nice. If you don't want to travel far and just wanna take a quick deep this hot season, do go there before crowd would flock the scene. Something this nice won't stay as long a secret.
Budget Breakdown:
Php 3,400 - Overnight stay for 4 people (Poolside) 3pm-11am
Php 600 - Early check-in for 3 hours
Php 200each - Entrance Fee (1 person)
Php 1000 - Lechon Manok, Liempo, Ice cubes, Softdrinks, Chips and Cup Noodles
Php 99 each - Ultimate Breakfast with Iced Tea (La Florentina Canteen)
We spent Php 1000 for fuel but we only consumed 1 bar off the tank.
