As I mentioned in my previous post, my mom was back again here in the Philippines and it means a family outing. I’m always in-charge in planning our family outing so for the first weekend I suggested we visit Mind Museum since it was also my nephew’s 9th birthday. But my mom decided to stay in my grandmother’s house in Victoria, Laguna so I checked my Viaje Del Sol list for possible bed and breakfast.
If you’ve been a regular reader of this blog, you know for sure that I’m trying my best to visit those places listed in the Viaje Del Sol map. You can click here to check the places that I’ve visited.
This time, I chose Sitio De Amor, it is less than an hour's travel from my grandmother’s house so we only had a day trip. I inquired last December about the rates and unfortunately, there’s no promo like when we went to Casa San Pablo. 50% of the total should be deposited to confirm your reservation.
Day Trip Rates
PHP1,200 – adults and 11 years old above
PHP600 – kids below 10 years old
Free – 2 years old below
The day trip is from 8AM – 5PM, inclusive of am/pm snack and buffet lunch. The room is not included; guests can stay on the patio (5) and use the restroom for the day tour guests but no hot shower. But my mom wanted a room so my sister called a few days before the trip to reserve a room and confirm if we can bring a cake.
Treehouse is the biggest room so we chose this one. The rate is half the price for day tour guests. There’s a small dining table, kitchen, and restroom on the second floor and one bedroom with toilet and bath on the third floor.
As early as 7AM we’re ready to go but the jeep that we rented did not arrive on time so we left past 8AM. (2 tumbling lang ang layo ha) #sayangoras. Upon arrival, we immediately went to the treehouse to leave our bags and take some pictures.
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The weather was not that good; actually, it was raining on our way to the resort. So we stayed in the treehouse after the AM snack. Thank God that the bathroom has a bathtub so doon na lang nagswim ang kids. Hehehe!
We went back to Pavillion for our lunch, we’re praying and hoping na ok ang aming lunch para sulit bayad. Bumawi naman sila because we enjoyed our lunch. The food was good and flavorful.
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After lunch, the rain stopped already so kids tried to swim in the pool pero kasing lamig ng yelo so they tried the freshwater lagoon.
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My son doesn’t want to swim here kasi may crocodile daw. Hehehe!
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After several minutes they went back to the bathtub and we tried to catch some sleep at puyat. We had late PM snack para diretso na uwi.
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Pros
1. The service is okay, the staffs are approachable and always smiling.
2. The place is nice and clean.
3. The buffet lunch is good.
Cons
1. It took them days or even a week to reply to my emails. So if you have a landline, it is better to call. But I always prefer email so I have a copy of the information.
2. There’s no playground for the kids so mabored talaga kung hindi makapagswim so it is better to bring some toys, board games or card games.
3. The food is not always ready on time. We always have to wait considering na kami lang guests. #asfarasiknow wala naman kami kasabayan. Pero masarap naman despite the waiting time.
All in all, in spite of the rain showers we still enjoyed our day trip in Sitio De Amor. It is really nice to have a break and spend your day doing nothing. Eat, sleep and relax lang ang peg.
How to get to Sitio De Amor
All Lucena-bound buses will pass by the farm. Alight at Uno Gas Station at Km 88.5, Maharlika Hwy, Brgy San Vicente, SPC.
By car: SLEX, continue on to SLEX continuation (Star toll), exit at Sto. Tomas. When the road Ts, turn right, when it forks at the Sto Tomas town proper take the left road. At Linai's Supermarket, turn left. After SM, San Pablo the road will fork - take the right road. Continue on this road for another 8 km. Sitio will be on your left. The private road is between Uno Gas Station and Jardin de San Vicente.
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ReplyDeleteCool treehouse! I miss having reunions din sa amin. We used to have frequent summer outings with my relatives (mother side) when we were little. Ngayon, not so much na, what with the titos and titas getting older and the former kids (us) now having our own families and whatnot. =(
ReplyDeleteGanda ng place... hmmm... mabisita nga yan minsan. Enjoy ang family outing nyo
ReplyDeleteHow long is the travel time? We're still debating whether to have a small party for my son's 3rd birthday or just take the family out of town. Mukhang okay yung place!
ReplyDeleteComing from Manila, I guess less than 3 hours.
DeleteLooks like a really nice place to take my family. Do you have any idea how much it costs to take an overnight trip?
ReplyDelete1,200/adult??? wow, that's pretty steep. but the place looks really good in your pics. the fresh water lagoon most of all. how much for overnight stay?
ReplyDelete@janice and @maypalacpac. - overnight rate of the room is P3500 to P7500 good for two persons. Additional person is P1200.
ReplyDeleteThe place looks nice. Diba you can also go there for a day trip, just to have lunch? I wonder tho if you can also use the pool kapag day trip?
ReplyDeleteThis was one of our stops when we did Viaje Del Sol years ago. Nice place down the south that families and friends should check out
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the resorts I'd like to visit. Thank for sharing your experience.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a relaxing place! I'd love to try it out soon.
ReplyDeleteWow a real treehouse! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the tree house. I'd love to stay here. ....someday.
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