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Review: Pundaquit Luxury Resort, Zambales

After a long-endured debate on whether or not I could handle a 3-hour trip, a baby-in-womb, a one-year hiatus from traveling and four trip reschedules later (courtesy of the unpredictable Zambales weather, thank you very much), Jigs and I finally set foot on Pundaquit, Zambales for a babymoon, or that one last travel a couple embarks on before their baby is born.


Pundaquit


Mainly a fishing village, Pundaquit basically serves as a jump-off point to other islands in the area and several distant coves this side of the South China Sea. Capones and Camara Islands, both of which are visible from shore, shelter the town from strong winds and waves.


A view of Pundaquit during boat trips



View of Capones and Camara Islands from Pundaquit



Because there aren’t that many activities to explore in Pundaquit itself (except for swimming and surfing, which are best done from November until May), most visitors hire boats from Pundaquit beach and go straight to one of the said coves for an overnight camping instead of staying in a hotel.


Hotels abound one block after another in Pundaquit

Pundaquit Luxury Resort

But since I am almost five months pregnant, we needed to stick to the safer option of spending the night in one of Pundaquit’s numerous beachfront hotels, Pundaquit Luxury Resort. The hotel was the most budget-friendly among all the beachfront hotels/ lodges in the area (P1,600 for a beachfront airconditioned room with bathroom, cable TV and breakfast for two).


Hotel pool
View at the back of the hotel

View facing the hotel rooms. Directly overlooking the islands.

The rooms were pretty simple and quite small (Especially the bathroom.Ugh. Could barely fit myself in there.). The resort pool was a nice addition though, and the staff were very accommodating and took the extra mile in everything they did. Joy, the one in charge of the hotel, in an effort to save us gas and effort, was always very gracious to always text us a day ahead of schedule if the weather and the coast out in Zambales wasn’t suitable for island hopping.



This was pretty much the bathroom. With a strait-like a shower area on the side


*Read up on the rest of our Zambales adventures: 

Part 2: Capones Island HERE
Part 3: Nagsasa Cove HERE
Part 4: Pundaquit Falls, sunsets and a short peek of Camara Islands HERE
Part 5: Travel tips and directions on how to reach Pundaquit HERE

in Uncategorized # Luzon, Philippines, Travel, Zambales

About the Author

Gretchen Filart

Gretchen Filart is a writer from the Philippines, where she weaves poems and creative nonfiction about motherhood, love, healing, nature, and intersectionalities. Her works have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net, received distinction from phoebe’s Spring Poetry Contest and Navigator’s Travel Writing Competition, and share space in local and foreign publications. Connect with her on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky @gretchenfilart. She’s usually friendly.

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  1. Capones Island says

    March 14, 2012 at 5:41 am

    Wow, you go girl! It ain't easy to go boat riding or trekking on your condition. But you cant refuse the beauty of Pundaquit 🙂

    Reply
  2. Unknown says

    March 14, 2012 at 10:11 am

    The things you do when the travel bug bites you 🙂 Pundaquit is a real gem. Will definitely go back 🙂

    Reply

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