Island Garden Resort in Pangubatan

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• Novy Kris T

  06 diciembre 2017
  Hidden Gem Obviously

  We had an amazing stay at the resort. Beach was great and serene and their staff are friendly and genuinely accommodating. I recommend staying at the tree house near the beach as it has a hammock underneath. Their cottages is also good which I think has a pretty cool attached bathroom. Food was superb and surprisingly cheap. There are also fishermen nearby the resort wherein you can buy freshly caught fish from and you can have their restaurant cook it for you. The resort has exclusivity vibe into it as I was told they don't advertise it much so not a lot of people know about this gem. The only downside is it's quite far from the port and there's like 30 min. of off-road you'll have to endure before you can get to the resort. But it's definitely worth it! Their accommodation is also cheap as compared to easily accessible resorts in Samal which I think compensates for the distance and rough terrain. I'd really love to come back to this resort and maybe next time I'd stay longer.

  

• hroberts2018

  06 abril 2018
  Nice place - DON'T expect PEACE and QUITE if there are NOISY guests!

  My wife and I were visiting Davao City in late March 2018 from the US (California) and we were really looking forward to this resort. We booked the treehouse #1 right next to the ocean. This could have been a very relaxing getaway however there is no one at the resort to enforce peace and quite after hours. We settled in for a nights rest at 9pm only to be woken up by guests who PARTIED with locals ALL NIGHT from 10pm - 5am. Yelling, screaming, in and out of the ocean, taking pictures in the hammock under our tree house. You name it. LOUD and obnoxious! There are signs posted all around the resort to observe the tranquility of the place. WHAT A JOKE! There is no hotel staff on-site after hours to enforce any policy and the one security guard (with a GUN) had no power to silence the noisy guests! There are no police within in miles of this place either. We ended our 3 night reservation after 1 night with NO SLEEP and the hotel staff tried to make us pay for the remaining 2 nights we had booked. After MUCH argument we finally won over. Some other notes. If you have luggage of any size you are stuck with their ONE van to get you in and out of this place. The last 30 minutes being on a dirt road. The only other source of transportation are local motorcycles. The beach in front of the resort is shallow. Not great for swimming or snorkeling. The restaurant does not stock many of the items on the menu. Which probably explains the resort NOT enforcing their corkage fees. The common bath houses are in need of a good cleaning. I would definitely not go back to this place. Once its dark you are trapped with whatever situation you must endure until dawn. Then you need to find your way out if their van is not available.

  

• Syed A

  09 abril 2018
  Peaceful, serene, yet mostly unnoticed

  Honestly, at first I thought this place wasn't for me. I'm used to high end, expensive resorts that my family often frequents. But this resort is something else. The place is beautiful, with a nice floating kubo (small house) on the water which you can access by a simple raft. The greatest aspect of this gem is that it is untouched. You can expect a quiet place, unlike a lot of resorts in Samal where the beach is overcrowded and noisy, the beach here is perfectly serene and windy, much like a beach that you would picture in a dream. The atmosphere is completely something else. I never experienced the ocean as great as in here. With cuts all over my body from my recklessness during swimming, I always find a reason to go back because of the unspoiled crystal clear blue waters of the resort. If you're up to it, you can even swim to the aforementioned kubo, which is an exhilarating experience. The staff are accommodating and friendly, the food is okay, not really too bad but it gets you full. But I recommend bringing your own meat like chicken and tuna to grill on their pan to really get a tropical feel. Couple that with some buko juice, and you've got yourself the ideal beach experience. The only problem is that there is a lack of any medics, but you should expect that from the isolation of the place, so always be careful with what you're doing as the hospital is a car ride away. The kubo could also use some reworking, some wooden planks on the floor have snapped already and it needs some cleaning. Aside all that, the rooms were what you would expect. I slept in the family room, and it has a typical resort set up. But once you walk into one of their cottage rooms, you will have a rugged feel, unique from any house I've been to. Clean, serene, and above all, beautiful. Recommended.

  

• EmppuL

  10 abril 2018
  Dissapointed

  I read all the revives so I was really looking for to this place. Our problems started when we were trying to reach the place. There was no info saying that it is impossible to get there after 6pm. No tricycle or habal-habal wanted to take us to the place. We tried to solve the situation with the resort but it was really hard. They said that its too late for their own transport and after a while they stopped to answer our calls. We had to take a accommodation from the center. In the morning I called to the resort and ask if they can refund the night. Now they came up a story that actually there was no reservation in our name. They didnt say that when we first called. We also asked that for the compensation, can they take our bags to the resort. They said that it is not allowed to have bags in the car without the people who owns them. Well then accidently the driver came, because He thought that we are going to use their transport service. We said that we are not coming but you can take our bags. And suddenly it was okey. Soo full on lying before. I have been travelling in the Philippines for five months and there has been these kind of situations before. The lie if they dont want to say no. Well it was amazing when we arrived there. So peaceful..until..it was a local holiday and well..the noise started at 5 am and ended 12 pm.. And people were walking in the hanging bridge at 6am. The problem with that is that when somebody walks at the hanging bridge, the whole tree house moves. And I mean not a little shake but the whole house literally moves. That was the upper three house. It is a shame, because it was so beautiful place to be. And also the toilet is really far.. but I think you can see it already when you get it..so thats no surprise. Staff at the resort where super nice and food was delicious. It would be good for them to write how to get there and before what time.Lot of remote places do that. And also for the management: If you are in a hospitality business, you have to know how to deal with problem situation. It is not a solution to lie or not to answer or say that the signal is bad (suddenly phone connection worked when there was a pilipina answering). And maybe it would be good to have some kind of silence time, because I think people who go there, seek silence not party.

  

• MrSnatch

  26 diciembre 2019
  not so hot

  so the wife and i heard about this place from freinds so we jumped on the bike and set off to find it, its quite a ride from the barge as we are based in davao city the roads and dirt trails some of the roughest ive been on but they are improving all the time so hire a van and driver if possible. upon arrival the security staff and resort staff were freindly so we decided to go in as a day tour 100 peso each and als they charge rot the tables and chairs which is very typical of the philippines.they also have rooms.i was quite surpprised when went in clean tidy all the ammenitys available at a price,they have restarant on site with a comprehensive menu mostly traditional philippine cusine but i thought a bit pricey.it was very peaceful .as i am a beach lover i was a bit dissapointed about the beach loads of junk on thhe shore sharpe coral lumps etc. to sum it all its worth a look just as a day tour some photography oppotunitys go and look and make your own minds up have fun .......