Barkada Summer Escapade at Bato Spring Resort

Last month, me and my friends decided to plan an out of town but friendly budget weekend summer getaway. After a long conversation (urong/sulong), finally we decided to push the plan. We considered the Location (near Bulacan/Manila), Budget (each budget should not more than 1500) and Room availability (peak and weekend season)and our schedule. We were looking for a perfect summer resort near Manila and  Laguna was one of our choices. After searching and reading good reviews about Bato Spring Resort we decided to visit it.  Bato Spring Resort is located in  Brgy San Cristobal,San Pablo City. We spent almost 3 hours from Cubao going there. We reserved 2 rooms for an overnight stay.

Man made water falls of Bato Spring Resort

Trees, trees, trees everywhere

Here are my pros and cons about the place:

Pros:

• Perfect venue if you are looking for a place to relax close to nature
• Icy cold water perfect for a very hot summer
• Very comfortable room and affordable room rates
• Kind and accommodating staffs

Cons :

• Flies buzzing around our food
• No cooking area only grilling area
• Pricey charge for sinaing. Since there is no cooking area we asked the canteen staff to cook for our rice and they charge us 120 pesos for 2 kilos of rice.
• Noise everywhere, I experienced waking up around 2 am because of the noise of people passing our room looking for available room to stay.

Tip:

Never visit this resort in peak season. Place could be very crowded and dirty as well. The management was not able to maintain the cleanliness of the place due the high number of visitors.

Crowded due to peak season

Cottage near our room

Hut with dinning area under

These are the two rooms we rented for an overnight stay.

       In spite of all my negative comments we enjoyed our stay in the place.

Kinilig sa cold water  from the falls. :)

Look up pose before going home :)

  Here’s our cost breakdown for a group of 7:

Bus Fare  from Cubao to San Pablo	139	139.00
Tricycle from San Pablo Market to Bato Spring Resort  150 each	300/7	43.00
Entrance overnight	125	125.00
Food contribution per person	300	300.00
2 Rooms and 2 Mattresses	3600/7	515.00
Tricycle from Bato Spring Resort to San Pablo Highway  150 each	300/7	43.00
Bus Fare  from San Pablo to Cubao	140	140.00
Total		1305.00

For inquires visit their web page :

http://www.batospringsresort.com/index.html

Facebook account:

https://www.facebook.com/batospringsresort/info

Contact number: 09265822822 (be very patient since it is peak season text and call cannot be answered immediately.)

Happy Summer,