Bolinao Beach Resorts

**vhenok** · May 2nd, 2007 05:28 PM

Patar lang talaga target namin next long weekend, dun kami beach hop then sa Rock Garden (in Brgy Arnedo) to spend the night....

Caving is a sure alternative than trekking to the waterfalls.

**mazdamazda** · May 9th, 2007 08:45 AM

some pix:

overlooking the South China Sea in Brgy. Ilog Malino, Bolinao

at the lighthouse in Patar

sorry for the crappy shots, camfone lang yan kc! will post some better pictures the next time around.

**vhenok** · May 9th, 2007 10:40 AM

Nice M2...more pics, we're raring to go this Friday....

**vhenok** · May 16th, 2007 04:19 PM

Went there last weekend, got out of Manila on Fri at 1AM and was able to arrive in Boli at around 5AM.

Day 1

Diretso muna kami sa Patar in La Taverna to meet other friends who was there the night before. Did some bfast and a little dip sa beach, sand was kinda white but the beach on this part is not that swim-able coz masyadong mababaw and also rocky. Stayed there til lunch time, and went back Brgy Arnedo to check in at Rock Garden. The place was generally okay and amenities of 2 pools is another reason for us to consider this place. Unpacked our luggages here and off we went to Enchanted Cave. Medyo weird yung place if di ka sanay sa mga enclosed space, the water is cool though di safe for children coz malalim talaga sya though merong ropes around. Stayed here til late afternoon. Next we went to Patar Lighthouse, nothing special here though the view of Cape Bolinao from this site is really awesome. Went back to the Resort for the start of our Nightlife...hehe karaoke abounds in this part of town...

Day 2

Early morning we went to PAtar again, and enjoyed the clean and white sandy beaches of White BEach, its the next beach resort after Treasures of Bolinao. Went swimming here all days long taking advantage of the clear waters.

Day 3

Went to Alaminos for the Hundred Island Tour...some snorkel, swimming and island hopping.

Grabe kapagod pero all worth it.

Notes for Bolinao:
From the main highway, turning left before reaching town proper, eto yung sequence of barangays that you need to pass....Arnedo-Balingasay-Ilog Malino-Germinal-Iloy-Maliw-Patar. Also note that this road is characterized by mixture of rough and paved roads although at the time we went there, most of the road is under pavement construction. And also, medyo may kakiputan yung width ng paved roads, may nakasalubong ako dalawang Grandia, hehe needed to full stop eh...!

Tip:
The farther you go you'll surely find the best beaches. Lampasan mo lang ung lighthouse ayus pwede na.

**AnuVaYan** · May 16th, 2007 04:40 PM

Kami din pumunta last week pa, salisi lang tayo hehe. Rock garden din kami. Yung punta namin ng Patar, medyo disappointing, kasi may mga kids kami, tapos malakas ang alon. Mabilis nahilo. Tapos nung malapit na umulan naglabasan yung maraming gamugamu, nag freak out yung bunso ko, ayun alis kami.

Yung light house, dati daw pinapa panhik mga tao sa loob mismo nung light house, pero nung pumunta kami, sarado. Kasi daw last holy week, meron sumira ng pinto ng lighthouse, ayun nadala.

Pumasok din kami dun sa enchanted cave, kaso hindi ko gusto ang feel ng mga caves, so hindi kami nag swim.

Enjoy naman din kami. Ang naging problema lang namin, kasi sanay kami na konting cash lang ang dala tapos widraw na lang or credit card. Hindi pala pwede dun, cash only lahat. Tapos sa Alaminos pa yung nearest atm. Saka ang aga matulog ng mga tao. Sa Rock Garden, hanggang 7pm lang yung restaurant nila, tapos lumabas kami sa town proper, mga 7:30 halos wala na kaming makitang bukas para makainan.

**vhenok** · May 18th, 2007 04:17 PM

Yun nga bad trip eh, buhay probinsya talaga hehe!

Nung gabi kasi coming from Patar, pagbalik namin Rock Garden ay brownout, may busted fuse daw, so what we did para di mainip mga kids is pumunta kami sa bayan expecting kahit papano may jolibee or resto na pwede kainan, hehe to our dismay wala...we even run out of ice, hanap sa bayan sarado na lahat...kaya we ended up drinking formerly-ice-cold beers...

Kala ko nga maaakyat namin yung lighthouse eh, errrr di pala.

Pero whatever problems encountered dun, okay naman coz nag-enjoy lahat ng kasama ko, hinihiritan pa nga ako balik daw uli kami before the summer ends. Was with my family and former ofcmates, sort of teambldg kami dun kahit na kanya-kanya na kami ng landas hehe!

Kulang talaga 3 days dun...

**mazdamazda** · May 18th, 2007 08:08 PM

Until 7PM lang yung Rock Garden?

Dun sa Treasures of Bolinao & Punta Riviera hindi naman. Until 10PM nag serve ng food.

Yung "brownout" sa Rock Garden - nabasa ko na yan before somewhere. No generator kaya mahirap.

**AnuVaYan** · May 19th, 2007 08:42 AM

Nung naroon din kami ilang beses nag patay sindi yung ilaw. Pero sandali lang, mga 2 minutes lang siguro.

**vhenok** · May 21st, 2007 05:05 PM

* M2:

Actually, hanggang 10pm yung resto at pool nila (no overnight swimming though). We just tried our luck and get to feel the town by night sana.

Brownout was caused by a tripped CB or something like a busted fuse...pero it was okay na when we get back sa RG.

**mongaddi** · July 25th, 2007 09:58 PM

guys, we are going to puerto del sol this weekend.
i definitely want to go to patar beach.

are the roads going to patar passable by a small car?

im contemplating on bringing a Vios or a RAV4

thanks.