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Showing posts with label lodging. Show all posts

Budget


Welcome to hundred Islands

If you are on a tight budget, the Hundred Islands is the place to be. As a group consisting of 5 people, we ended up only using 2,500 Philippine pesos (PHP 2,500) during our stay from Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon in average.

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The following are the expenditures I incurred with a group of 5 people:
PHP 381 - Bus Ticket (one way) - If you are a student, the price becomes PHP 270
PHP 400 - Room Accomodations (overnight)
PHP 550 - Boat Trip including mask, snorkel, and the life vest
PHP 255 - Food ( Saturday Lunch and Dinner & Sunday Breakfast)
PHP 400 - Souvenirs
PHP 355 - Miscellaneous Expenses

Souvenirs

From this short list, I realized that I wasn't actually able to use all the money I saved up for this trip. We also realized, that the next time we wanted to visit, we could invite more friends to come with us and we could actually use less money per person. We could also retain our expenditure even with the greater number of people and use the extra money for more activities that we were not able to do during our trip.
Satisfied Travelers
Even with a tight budget, there were a lot of things we were able to do at the Hundred Islands.

Places and Rates

Here are the prices if you plan to stay on an island overnight
Entrance Fee:
5 years old. and below are free
20% Discount for Senior Citizens
Php 20.00 (Day Tour)|Php 40.00 (Overnight)


Boat Rates:
Small(1-5) - Day Tour: Php 800.00|Overnight: Php 1,400|Service Boat: Php 1,400
Medium(6-10) -
Day Tour: Php 1,000.00 |Overnight: Php 1,800.00 |Service Boat: Php 1,800.00
Large(11-15) - Day Tour: Php 1,100.00 |Overnight: Php 2,000.00 |Service Boat: Php 2,000.00


Day Tour: Will only go to the main islands (Governor's, Children's and Quezon)
Overnight: The boat will pick you up the next day if you plan to have an overnight at the islands. The route is also the same as aboce
Service Boat: You can go anywhere in the area but only for a day, you can visit the underwater caves, marine sanctuaries and visit the underdeveloped islands for rare birds


Quezon Island
Cottage w/o Room - Nipa 1, 2, 3 Day Tour: Php 350.00 | Overnight: Php 500.00
Cottage w/o Room - Nipa 4
Day Tour: Php 500.00 | Overnight: Php 1,000.00
Cottage w/ Room - Nipa A Day Tour: Php 500.00 | Overnight: Php 900.00
Cottage w/ Room - Nipa B Day Tour: Php 600.00 | Overnight: Php 1,100.00
Picnic Table & Picnic Area
Tent Space/ Pitching Fee Php 200.00

Children's Island
Table for Rent - Day Tour: Php 200.00 | Overnight: Php 300.00
Tent Space/ Pitching fee - Php 200.00

Governor's Island
Big Brother's House (10 pax) - Php 10,000.00 with generator from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM
Extra Container of Water - Php 100.00
Extra Pax/ Bed - Php 200.00
Table for Rent & Picnic Area -
Day Tour: Php 200.00 | Overnight: Php 300.00
Bahay Kubo (3 pax) -
Day Tour: Php 1,200.00 | Overnight: Php 2,000.00
Tent Space/ Pitching fee - Php 200.00


Hundred Islands Pension House
for Room Reservations Contact (075)551-2505
201 - Aircon w/ Cr | 6 pax | Php 1,800.00
202 - Aircon w/ Cr | 8 pax | Php 2,400.00
204 - Aircon | 6 pax | Php 1,650.00
205 - w/o Aircon | 14 pax | Php 3,850.00
206 - Aircon w/Cr | 16 pax | Php 4,800.00
207 - Aircon | 6 pax | Php 1,650.00
208 - Aircon | 10 pax | Php 2,750.00

FOR ISLAND RESERVATIONS CONTACT:
Tel. (075)575-2505 | 696-0936
www.hundredislands.ph


Lodging

Maxine by The Sea During The Day

If you are the type of person who wants to stay at the mainland, Maxine by the Sea Lodge & Restaurant is a place you may want to consider to stay. Our group for one stayed at Maxine by the Sea. Upon reaching Maxine by the Sea Lodge & Restaurant, we immediately saw souvenir shops at its entrance to the right and the place where the boats parked to the left. There might be a chance that you will be greeted by boatmen willing to render the services of their boat if you plan to venture to the islands. That actually happened to our group. But before renting the boat, we wanted to get a room first to have a place to rest and store our things.

Front Desk

Inquiring the front desk of their rates, some of us checked out the rooms we were supposed to be staying at. Some of us on the other hand, stayed near the front desk checking out the other things Maxine had to offer. From the front desk, there was a waiting area, a restaurant area spanning two floors, and even an al fresco like area where you can eat out rather than the usual restaurant area. Each room in Maxine by the Sea is air conditioned and has two beds that could cater two people per bed and a bathroom in each room. And with a group consisting of five people, we were able to stay in one room and just rented an extra bed for the fifth person.

Maxine by the Sea At Night

Though if you are the adventurous type or want to experience staying at the islands, there are islands where one can stay either through camping or staying at some houses built specifically as a place to stay at the island. If you want to rent a house in an island, there is one available, the Big Brother house. Originally used for Pinoy Big Brother as a house for the housemates, this house can be rented for ten thousand Philippine pesos (PHP 10,000.) We were able to see the house when we docked in Governors Island where the house is located. Yet, we were unable to look inside the house since there were people renting it that time. On the other hand, if you are the camper type, wanting to sleep in tents in order to admire the night sky without the lights from establishments in the mainland, one can camp out on Quezon Island for a smaller price than on lodging at resorts.


Here are some pictures of Maxine: Lodge and Restaurant

Their logo

shops in front of Maxine

the fresco wing

the sala

the mess hall

their presidential table


Price and Reservation:

Rooms: Php 2,000.00 (4 pax)

Additional Pax/Bed: Php 300.00

Contact:
Lucap, Alaminos City, Pangasinan
Telephone: +632 75 551 2537
Mobile: +63 9216428551
Email: maxine@maxinebythesea.com
www.maxinebythesea.com