Monthly Archives: January 2007

Enjoy privacy and privilege at posh Boracay resort

Travelers looking for a private and enjoyable tropical island getaway can call off the search. On the island paradise of Boracay, nestled on 15,000 square meters of lush greenery, is an upscale Boracay beach resort renowned for providing intimacy and comfort: the Paradise Garden Resort.

This four-star Boracay resort is a pleasantly short walk from Boracay’s famous white sand and turquoise waters. This resort in Boracay is close enough to the beach to allow you easy access but far enough to give you breathing space and time to yourself. With Boracay’s reputation as one of the best beaches in the world – BMW Tropical Beach Handbook and TV Quick are among the accolade givers – there is no better place to stay to enjoy the best of what Boracay has to offer!

This resort in Boracay offers accommodations superior to most other resorts on the island. Fully air-conditioned and designed with native Philippine materials, including rattan, nipa, and bamboo, each Guest room promises a cool, comfortable tropical island vacation. Complete amenities, bath facilities, safety boxes, Internet access, and cable television only add to your enjoyment. Choose from deluxe accommodations (Bungalows and Mabuhay Cottages), VIP accommodations (VIP Bungalows and Greenhouse Villas), and Suites (Pacific, Oriental, Residential, and Royal Suites).

Paradise Garden Resort’s sprawling grounds are immaculately manicured and impeccably maintained. This beach resort in Boracay boasts of three spectacular swimming pools: the Roman Pool, the Waterfalls Pool, and the Garden Pool; it also has two restaurants, the Greenhouse Roof Garden & Chinese Teahouse and the Pool Bar and Restaurant.

Service at the Paradise Garden Resort matches its accommodations. Efficient German management leads friendly Filipino staff in satisfying the needs of its Guests. From the complimentary airport and boat transfers to the rent-free beach umbrellas, sun beds and beach towels at the Beachfront Area, this Boracay beach resort promises personalized, exceptional Filipino hospitality every step of your way.

Keeping the ease and comfort of your vacation in mind, this Boracay resort will also arrange for you any among a myriad of activities, including biking, billiards, boat riding, darts, golf, motorcycling, mountain climbing, parasailing, sailing, scuba diving, snorkeling, table tennis, water skiing, and windsurfing. Children and young adults always enjoy this Boracay resort’s professional trampolines. Experience the best view of the legendary Boracay sunset from the roof of the Paradise Garden Resort in Boracay.

To fully make the Guest experience as smooth and easy as possible, the Paradise Garden Resort in Boracay has made making reservations easy and secure on its official website, http://www.paradisegardenboracay.com. Now, Guests can make reservations at the best rates online, receiving instant confirmation and guaranteed rooms upon arrival. Guests can even modify their reservations without having to go through tedious emailing correspondence.

So for a truly unforgettable Boracay experience, come and stay at your first-class home away from home, The Paradise Garden Resort in Boracay.

Asturias Hotel in Palawan Offers Fresh Eco-Tourist Perspective

Nature-lovers should add another exotic locale to visit on their growing list of eco-tourist must-sees: a tropical island paradise in Asia known as Palawan! Ecotourism in the Philippines is witnessing a revival, thanks in large part to Palawan’s efforts to promote its spectacular natural wonders. Now, the Asturias Hotel in Puerto Princesa, Palawan’s capital, offers international travelers a doorway to a unique, truly different eco-tourist experience.

The Asturias Hotel, one of the more popular boutique hotels in Puerto Princesa, provides Guests complete tour options to many of Palawan’s most popular sights. Along with its comfortable accommodations, excellent dining facilities, and Filipino service, this Palawan hotel has become a famous home-away-from-home for international tourists.

Tour options at the Asturias cover many of the region’s eco-friendly sites. Consider the following, which are part of tour packages offered by this Palawan hotel:

Underground River. The longest and most awe-inspiring subterranean river in the world, known to locals simply as Underground River, is located at the Saint Paul Subterranean River National Park. Eight kilometers long, with truly amazing rock formations sure to please even the most jaded traveler, the Underground River is home to thousands of bats.

Honda Bay. Honda Bay is a stunning stretch of crystal-clear blue-green waters that is home to dozens of white-sand islands. Snake Island is a popular destination, thanks to its sandbar that resembles its namesake from the air. From the hundreds of live starfish on Starfish Island, to the bats that make their home on Bat Island, there are fauna and flora in abundance on the islands of Honda Bay.

Dive sites are also plentiful at Honda Bay, thanks to the coral reefs that patch the area, providing a great view down to almost 24 meters. Arreceffi Island is a popular dive site, as are Pandan Island (named after the fragrant plant that dots its shores) and Panglima Reef, home to gray reef sharks.

Ulugan Bay. A deep channel on Puerto Princesa’s northwestern coast, Ulugan Bay is a fantastic eco-tourist spot for its variety of natural attractions. Tres Marias – in English, Three Mary’s – is three islets at the mouth of the bay that come and go with the tides. Ulugan’s river deltas are home to creepy mangrove forests, a somewhat macabre foreground to the hills in the distance. Inside Ulugan, too, is Rita Island, a dive spot popular for its visibility and abundance of aquarium fish.

Crocodile Farm and Nature Park. Tourists will get to see this eco-tourist gem, considered required visiting on the Puerto Princesa City Tour. A joint project of the Philippine and Japanese governments, the Crocodile Farm and Nature Park breeds Philippine crocodiles in somewhat artificial cages, owing to the danger posed by crocs in the wild. A thoroughly natural forest environment surrounds the park, though, and a mini-zoo is available for the kiddies, showcasing, among other animals, endemic Palawan creatures like nicobar pigeons, talking mynahs, and bearcats.

The tour options at the Asturias Hotel will provide any visiting eco-tourist with many options. Visit the Asturias Hotel’s official website at http://www.asturiashotel.ph to get further information. The website of this popular Palawan hotel is also fully capable of accepting reservations instantly, giving Guests confirmed rooms, guaranteed, at the best rates available online.

Golfing Holiday on a Tropical Island Paradise Now a Reality

If you’re a golfer searching for that next unique golfing holiday, listen to the growing clamor of other golfers throughout the world for a little piece of heaven in the Philippine Islands called Boracay. You may be surprised at what you are to discover.

The Fairways & Bluewater Golf and Country Club beside Boracay’s popular Mulligan Golf Hotel is home to a spectacular 18-hole golf course designed by Australian master golfer Graham Marsh. Imagine the exhilarating sea breeze on your face and the glorious Philippine sun shining down in all its warmth. Picture the unpredictable Boracay winds threatening to throw off your game on this par-72 course. Delight in the splendor of the Philippines’ most breathtaking creeks and waterfalls, leading to immaculately manicured fairways. What’s not to love about Boracay golfing?

After your golf game, you can delight in Boracay’s famous white sand and turquoise waters. Boracay is world-renowned for being one of the planet’s best beaches – BMW Tropical Beach Handbook and TV Quick are among the accolade givers – and home to other activities besides golfing, including mountain climbing, sailing, scuba diving, snorkeling, water skiing, and windsurfing.

Golfers staying in Boracay know that there is only one hotel that gives them perfect access to the Fairways & Bluewater Golf and Country Club: Mulligan Golf Hotel Boracay. Guests to this Boracay hotel can enjoy any and all of the facilities of the Fairways & Bluewater, as well as a host of other amenities and facilities. The Mulligan Golf Hotel is the only hotel in Boracay that spans the entire width of the island, creating two stretches of stunning white sand. Its location allows Guests to enjoy the magnificent Boracay sunrise from the east; it just as easily provides Guests the opportunity to enjoy Boracay’s world-famous sunset from the west.

This hotel in Boracay has designed its accommodations to suit the needs of both individual golfers and families. Spacious and finely furnished, Mulligan Golf Hotel guest rooms are intended to be a comfortable sanctuary after a long day of golfing, swimming, and general merriment. All Mulligan Golf Hotel Boracay rooms come with air-conditioning, cable television, hot and cold shower, coffee- and tea-making facilities; refrigerator; room safe, complimentary breakfast for two, and a shuttle service to certain drop-off points.

Mulligan Golf Hotel Boracay also has other facilities of interest to golfers. The Pirate’s Den, a clubhouse located conveniently beside this Boracay hotel, serves hearty meals and tasty snacks. Lookout Point is home to a freshwater swimming pool, a children’s pool, a game room, an open-air deck patio, a grill restaurant, and a conference/events room. Paradise Cove provides beachfront cabanas and lounge chairs where golfers can soak up the sun or get a good post-game massage.

Getting to Boracay for your once-in-a-lifetime golf game on a tropical island paradise is ease made real! From arrival in Kalibo, the final airstop before Boracay, Guests will ride in a private air-conditioned bus to Mulligan Golf Hotel’s exclusive Welcome Center, where they may rest and relax before boarding this Boracay hotel’s private 49-seater ferry boat.

To fully make the Guest experience as smooth and easy as possible, this Boracay hotel has made its official website, http://www.mullliganboracay.com, even more efficient! Now, golfers who would like to book at the Mulligan Golf Hotel can make reservations at the best rates online! When they do, they receive instant confirmation and a guaranteed room upon arrival! They can even modify their reservations without having to use email.

So join other golfers worldwide and savor the unique golfing experience that Boracay can provide you – today!