Batangas Beach Resort
in Isla Verde

One exotic Batangas Beach Resort is owned by Jose Pastor, who hails from a family of doctors. As he travels to and from the city of beaches, he becomes more and more enamoured of his baby – Verde Island Resort. On his business trips to and from San Antonio Isla Verde, where the Pastor clan owns at least 114 hectares of land, he used to talk to tourists frequenting the place, scuba diving and enjoying the sea from the rugged, rocky shores. In the course of time, he envisioned a resort. After brainstorming with relatives, Verde Island Resort was born as one major Batangas Beach Resort tourist attraction.

A product of meticulous planning and collaboration with experts made his 4.5 hectare dream-resort come true. The place is a miniature 19th century village. Bamboo is everywhere and the resort prides itself in having exhausted the many creative uses of this indigenous raw material. Chairs, beds, tables, lamps, blinds, doors, wall,s ceilings, floors, roofs, verandas – touch every lean and lovely thing and most likely it will be made of bamboo.

By boat from Pinamucan Batangas City, it takes an hour to reach Verde Island Resort. From the VIR office near the new market in Batangas City, a VIR van takes the guests to the beach, where they board a big boat going to the island resort. Upon touching the small pier, colors – flags waving – welcome them. Waiters in white uniform pour cool, refreshing lemonade on to glasses of these tired vacationeers, while the receptionists assign rooms that will be their abode for the next couple of days. Finally, friendly baggage handlers escort them to the casas

Just seeing the room will soothe your tired eyes. Wide, cozy, bamboo bed, clean, wide bath and toilet, native blinds, large pillows, cozy, dim, light, air-condition, huge mirror, empty closet, veranda, these are some of the room’s features.

Guests are given lots of options that will make their stay enjoyable. For the eager-to-mingle in order to practice Tagalog or some other major language, activities vary – from the all time favorite volleball to mahjong or chess or scrabble.

Isla Verde is only one of the places where in-demand Batangas Beach Resorts are found. Various barges and vessels pass between Mindoro and the Island so one can go ship-watching anytime or hop to neighboring Batangas Beach Resorts, by boat, but first, taste the ultimate in resort experience.

Walking around Verde Island Resort gives the most sacred pleasure. In and around the resort are blooms that give the place a soft, relaxing garden look. Wild flowers tamed into submission in their set places are friendly with the stubborn grasses that needed no prodding to grow.

Of course no resort is complete that does not offer a spa. The pool gives the illusion that the waters connect with the big blue sea. Swimming treats not only the agile frame but also the imagination. But the diving master is the best person to approach in order to experience the ocean and underwater scene. Diving and snorkeling allows for a view of some fascinating sea creatures. Or if the water’s too cold, a special boat features the fishes and corrals at the bottom of the sea, through its glass bottom.

Other activities keep locals and foreigners mobile and sweating. Mountain biking into the lush bamboo forest or climbing up and down the more than one hundred steps to the view deck offer a variety of action that will keep any hyper active flesh from boredom. From a high point, a view of the huts and the coconut trees and the so blue water is simply exhilarating.

At least thirty people work inside this Batangas Beach Resort, keeping it trim and fit for every demanding tourist and local alike. There’s a medic, a messenger, a diver anytime. Can’t swim? Simply ask the swimming instructor stationed by the pool to teach you the strokes.

From the resort, Puerto Galera is just a boat away. Sunbathers easily see it right across from where they’re gathering tan. Most tourists who can’t resist the temptation to see more tropical greenery simply go island hopping.

In the VIR restaurant they serve both Asian and European dishes. At night, there’s an opportunity to insert some tape into the video and start karaoke-ing. Sometimes, some known band from the City have their gigs here! Guests can dance at the huge reception and meet new friends, while enjoying wine and song.

After a lovely day, in this Batangas beach resort, the prospect of long, dreamless sleep is the resort’s most special gift. Soft wind and breeze seep through the bamboo slats, cradling the tired and restless body.

In the old days, pirates coveted San Antonio where this resort now elegantly fits itself. The old settlers had to sell it to the “Taga Bayan” or those living in Batangas City. The people, out of pity to those who wanted out of the place, bought portions of the land and never did get to see it for fear of being themselves kidnapped or killed by the pirates. That was how Antonio Pastor, ancestor of the 6th generation Pastor, came to buy this land. In the 1850’s this property was lush with bamboo and citrus, and “very far” from the point of view of the “Taga-Bayan” Only the harvests of the land occasionally made its way to the city. Antonio Pastor didn’t live to see the island and left the property to Julian Pastor, his brother.

Jose Pastor traces his ancestry thus, and this pride of his roots is made manifest in every casa named after old women ancestors: for the Casa Aplaya (beach side), and the men ancestors: for the Casa Dahilig (steep side). These men and women must have been feeling proud that this thrity-something shoot has made this long-forgotten place a first-class Batangas Beach Resort.

It has been a long way since Jose took commerce instead of following the footsepts of his old man, Dr. Pastor, so well-known in Batangas. The name has lived up to its image of professionalism whether it is carried by a doctor, businessman, and real estate or resort developer. Heidelyn joins her husband in managing this Batangas beach resort. They have tied up with various travel agencies, to spread the news of the beauty of the place. To the last detail, both Jose and Heidilyn are on guard lest they be caught unaware and miss the opportunity of sharing Filipino goodwill and hospitality through shared expertise that makes this Batangas beach resort a desired destination.

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