where: Plantation Bay – Lapu-Lapu island, Cebu

Plantation Bay is one big man-made “beach” resort. Its salt and fresh water pools are vast and large enough to accommodate hundreds of visitors at any given time. I’d say it’s a great venue for company/family outings whether big or small, weddings, parties, conventions (they have a convention hall), and for just vacationing.

how to get there: coming from off-island, via air flights are daily; land at Mactan International Airport

how much: rates vary from P7k+ to P10k+/room/night; but we paid for the P7k  room good for 6-8 people; w/ bunk beds and a double-size bed

what to do: the beach front is not so good which is why the resort was made to compensate for it; when you go there several boatmen will ask you if you want to go island hopping. i wasn’t able to go because of the tight schedule (read: we weren’t really there for leisure, medyo lang) but could have been worth trying

also try kayaking (in the man-made salt water pool slash beach) and eating at the beach side restaurant, al fresco. just tune out the performer when she comes on later =) let’s just say she wasn’t exactly setting good ambience, except if you want good ol’ tacky b-grade entertainment.