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Dahil iba ang topic sa thread na iyun, naisipan kong gumawa ng bagong usapan para sa outing.

Date

Ito ay, as usual, 3-days at 2-nights na outing. May 13-15, 2011. Mula Friday ng tanghali, hanggang Linggo ng tanghali. Ngayon pa lang, mag-paalam na kayo sa mama't papa niyo, or mag-file na ng leave. Maaari na rin kayo mag-ipon para sa nakatakdang budget, ngayon pa lang.

Budget

Dahil sa inyong boto noong PPF Party, lumalabas na karamihan sa atin ay kaya ang P1,500-P2,000 bilang budget sa outing na ito. Dahil doon, wag na kayo mag-alala. Napagaralan namin ang mga posibleng puntahan natin ngayong taon.

Transpo

Gusto naming magtanong kung sino sa inyo ang 100% sure na makakagpadala ng transpo para sa outing na ito. Yung iba kasi na hindi makakasabay, ay mag-cocommute via bus.

[citation needed sa budget sa pamasahe pag commute, please standby for more infoooooooooo]

Place

Nag-scout kami nung Sabado sa Calamba, Laguna. Tatlo ang napuntahan naming resort na may pinaka-attractive na rates.

Ipagpalagay na natin na 24 tayong pupunta, kaya diyan natin i-base ang calculations ng budget per head.

First resort: Monte vista Hotsprings

Nakakuha kami private pool package rate for 24 persons na
nagkakahalaga ng P35,600, na good for 3-days and 2-nights na. Kasama na lahat-lahat, cottages, electricity, resthouses, pools, etc. So ang lumalabas..

Monte Vista Hotsprings budget per head = P1,780

Pics:

Bago dumating:



Pics sa loob:

























Second resort: Splash Mountain

Ngayon naman, ang Splash Mountain. Maganda naman ang lugar, at pam-pamilya talaga tignan ang resort. May area para sa bata, at para sa hindi ganun kabata.

Lumalabas na P26,000 for 3 Days 2 Nights, para sa dalawang dormitory rooms for 24 pax. Air-conditioned, 12-single beds, common toilet & bath, television and lobby area.

So kung 24 tayo..

Splash Mountain Resort budget per head = P1,083

Pics:

Entrance:



Loob:











Last resort: La Vista Pansol <-- Pun (not) intended

At sa wakas, nakarating kami sa kahu-hulihang resort na aming kayang puntahan noong araw na yun. Ito dapat talaga ang una naming pupuntahan ngunit nakalagpas kami, kasi kailangan mong kumaliwa at pumunta pa sa looban para makita ang resort (ito ay kung galing ka ng Manila).

So far, eto ang nagpakita ng promising rates para sa aten, and, surprise! Private pool rates!

Family Rest House for 10 pax, 4m x 8m private pool, own shower, aircon, videoke machine (P5 per song daw). P4,500 a day. So kung 24 tayo, P4,500 x 2 (and I think hindi naman matutulog ng sabay-sabay), plus required Entrance fee sa Wet 'n Wild, which is P170 for adult for the whole stay. Sumatotal:

P18,000 / 24 = P750 + P170 = P920/head

Oh, nalimutan ko. May free WiFi daw sa lobby.

Check niyo na lang yung pics for justice.

La Vista Pansol budget per head = P920

Pics:

View mula sa loob:





Inside:







Wet 'n Wild:



Kapag hindi ka nagbayad ng P170, hindi ka makakapasok dito, at doon lang pwede sa mga basic pool. P70/day naman. Pero what, sa Wet 'n Wild na tayo kung dito tayo mag-stay.















Extreme water diving:



Patungo sa rest house (Alam na kung sino ang mga kasama ko):



So eto ang loob ng rest house:



And eto ang private pool (Extreme diving ulet):




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Take note pala na ang lahat ng budget per head ay rough estimate lang dahil pwede pa tayo magkaroon ng ibang fees, tulad ng corkage, electricity, etc. Kaya't mas maganda kung maghahanda ng mas higit sa budget para may emergency funds.

Ipinapaalala lang namin sa lahat na mapagdedesisyunan ang huling lugar sa pangalawang linggo ng Marso.

Habang maaga pa, tanong lang po kung may katanungan at kung meron kayong pwede i-contest sa ating outing plan.

Salamat sa lahat

Haha habs, nag Summer Camp kami sa Splash Mountain dati

I'd prefer anything na may sarili tayong bahay. Mas pwedeng mang gulo. Eheh.

Question lang, ilang cottage ang kasama sa private pool package for 24, dun sa first resort?

Salamat nga pala sa pagpunta at pag canvas ng place

If you're referring to the Montevista package, if I remember correctly, their Platinum membership avails you of a 2N stay in a room for 12 plus a private pool, including free entrance/use of facilities for the first 4 guests and breakfast, all for a 12800 fee. Since me peak rates sila starting today, the Platinum membership goes up to 17800. The option is to avail of two Platinums to accommodate 24, so 35600. Yun lang, hindi sya sa Montevista Resort, kungdi sa Makiling Highlands (also owned by Montevista), around 2km away. This means walang access sa MV facilities like the giant waterslides (or the basketball pool) and we only have regular pools to use.

Right now we are still looking into other options, including one of Splash Mountain's sister resorts, City of Springs. Natural hotspring pools sya at the shores of Laguna Lake, a bit further along the way sa Los Banos. So far, their online info is very, very attractive (you can say in the Kuhala budget range) so we are planning to check their Manila office tomorrow para mag-inquire. Unfortunately, di namin sya napuntahan during our scouting trip so medyo limited to their website info ang alam natin. We're also going to check out Crystal Springs Waterworld (na nalimutan din namin daanan during the trip, sorry). I've read a few good reviews about the place so I guess we can also look into this option as well.

As for the Bolinao option, we're still waiting for Kuya Ricko's update. Right now, we only got information on fare schedules from Victory Liner. They have direct services from Cubao/Pasay to Bolinao daily at 405 pesos per trip. Aircon buses po yan with free WiFi so getting there pa lang, that's around 850-900 pesos if we're planning to commute. As for the Calamba option, Starmall FX Services (the one we take to Kuhala Bay) also have services to Calamba and other areas in Laguna. We'll also get info on that this week.

Stay tuned for further updates kids

On a side note Tim, kumusta naman ang stay nyo sa Splash Mountain? Recommendable ba sya?

Natural hotspring pools

I'm interested

@Miff

Tama si Paul. Daming tao. Aside from people who would board in the rooms, there were also people coming just for the pools and slides. Medyo maraming tao.

We also had a bad experience there kasi may nanakawan ng laptop.

Actually, yan ang napansin namin sa Splash Mountain nung binisita namin eh, dami masyado guests, even on a weekday. Since ang primary objective natin ay privacy, we're not really looking into Splash Mountain as a viable venue right now, and with that feedback, medyo mas naging alangan na tayu sa lugar na yan.

Edd: If you're interested in CoS, punta ka lang sa website nila:

nagustuhan ko yung 2 sumunod.lalo na yung last one...


Pero kung tatanungin ako,dapat private area...medyo hassle (hustle! ) kung public tayo...ayun nga.uso ang masasamang loob dyan.

@takingbacksubject so gusto mo rin ng Extreme Water diving?

Hmm, titignan pa namin yung isang resort. Pupunta kami sa opisina bukas para personally mag-inquire. Babalitaan namin kayo sa developments.

Kung papipiliin ako, baka yung LVP o itong City of Springs ang magiging outing natin for this year. Parehas sila ng budget.

^yun naman pala eh... ayus yan habs dahil nakapunta na kami dyan sa la vista pansol along with my friends at dun sa dalawang resorts na nabanggit medyo kinabahan ako dahil sabi ni kuya tim eh nanakawan daw ng lappy...

kaya i suggest na sa la vista pansol na lang tayo

So far boto ako sa LVP, swak sa budget plus maraming pool options (AT WATER SLIDE!)

Pero I'm waiting for the City of Springs update, baka mas ok doon.

Pansol sounds promising... Pero I'll wait for further developments...

BTW, nakapunta na rin kami ng family ko sa Splash Mountain a few times, same comments, madami tao, at feeling ko hindi enjoy ang stay natin dun for some reason na hindi ko maipaliwanag...

@kuya habs

-hindi ako marunong lumangoy...i think itatali ko muna sarili ko sa pader bago tumalon dyan.

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