We had an awesome short vacation in
88 Hotspring and Resort. It's a perfect getaway that's not so far from the city. The resorts guests were commonly foreigners, mostly Korean. I think the owner was a Korean couple too.
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| 88 Hotspring and Resort located at the foot of Mt. Makiling. |
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The website of
88 Hotspring and Resort was very sophisticated so as the place itself. I immediately looked at their rooms and facilities. It was quite nice. It had also a large space where we could launch our sky lantern (that was one of my dream btw, haha!, I will blog about it next time.)
We started our day in splash island (commute syempre). Then at four o'clock we decided to head to 88. We first rode a tricylce which took us to the national road (not SLEX), for 120 pesos. We were still in Binan, we rode a jeepney from Binan to Calamba crossing, fare was 32 pesos per person. It was so traffic because of the road widening that we got to Calamba at 7:30 I think. Then took another jeep from crossing to UP college for 12 pesos each and told the driver to drop us at 88. The resort was along the highway, so we did not find it hard to locate it.
If you are coming from Cubao or Bbuendia (Gil Puyat Terminal), there are buses that will take you to 88. One ride lang for only 91 pesos per person. The bus will pass the resort because its aready along the highway, very convenient puntahan!
Cubao Terminal : HM Transport
Buendia (Gil Puyat Terminal) : Green Star Express and DLTB Co.
When we got there at 9pm, I was so amazed by the beauty of the place. It was spacious and romantic specially the lagoon.
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Lagoon, facing the resort's main area. At the back is Mt. Makiling
visitors can rent the boat or go fishing |
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| Lagoon on midday , at the foot of Mt. Makiling | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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The resort was fully-booked when we got there. Only two Small kubo rooms left. Its recommended that you book with them one week minimum prior to your visit. Lucky for us, walk-in customers, we were able to rent the Small kubo for 2,500 pesos per night, that included entrance to the place, and free use of all the facilities, and some toiletries.
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| Small kubo for 2,500 pesos. A bit expensive but if you think about the clean, cozy, air-conditioned room, with a comfy queen sized bed, plus the lovely scenery at the veranda of the Kubo, Its definitely worth it. |
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| Small falls in the area with very hot water flowing to the pool (notice the smoke/vapor) |
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| The warm pool. This is one of the three pools that I can handle submerging my body into. The other two are the main pool which is a bit warm as well, and their regular pool |
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| The resorts infamous "Feng Shui" pool. 8 of this small pools are available. I was able to submerge my feet only because of the water's temperature |
Aside from the scenery and the hotspring pools, the food in their restaurant is great too. There are also water dispenser available in the restaurant where guest may drink or refill their water containers.
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| beef bulgogi for only 330 pesos. |
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| beef bulgogi with its side dishes |
We wil definitely come back here. Maybe we will bring our families here next time.
