Plantation Bay Mactan

Mactan Island, Cebu 6000, Philippines

Philippines Travel Reservation

Discover a resort in a class of its own. Set in 7 hectares of secluded grounds, Plantation Bay offers one of the largest privately owned waterways in the world, with the clean elegance of colonial - plantation architecture. De-compress from life's pressures in the healing tranquility of another world. If you ever spent time at a plantation as a child, you know what we mean. If not, come and discover a refreshingly different Flavor of Life.

THE RESORT

Truly international. Opened in late 1996, Plantation Bay has already had over a hundred thousand visitors from every corner of the globe. Virtually all of them agree that this is one of the best resorts they've ever been to. International visitors feel right
at home at Plantation Bay. English is spoken throughout the resort; we also have Japanese, German, Italian, French, and Spanish-speaking staff members.

Feel like you're at your own private estate. Our rooms are a full 46 square meters; charmingly decorated with individually-selected furniture, oil paintings, and prints; equipped with remote-control TV, mini-bar, electronic safe, and split- package airconditioning.

And you'll love the bathrooms - spacious, stone and marble finishes, separate shower and deep tub, hair-dryer and extension phone.

At some hotels, there are a token few rooms with nice views (for the brochures!), while most guests get stuck with parking-lot or "garden" views. At Plantation Bay you are assured of a splendid, take- your-breath-away vista from every room.

Choose from a dazzling range of activities - jetskis, para-sailing, motorboating, sailing, water-skiing, fishing, tennis, mini-golf, billiards, and tabletop sports. Cruises on our private twin-deck yacht. Snorkeling and scuba-diving just offshore or in dozens of sites nearby. Pistol-shooting and golf available.

Our swimming pool is the largest in the country. It has 8 built-in jacuzzis, and is complemented with 3.5 has. of private saltwater swimming lagoons with waterfalls, water-slides, dive-rocks, and hydro- massage pools, plus a tropical fishpond and
grouper fishing hole where you can catch your own lunch.

Some resorts feel cramped and crowded. In Plantation Bay's extensive grounds and waterways, you always feel open, free, and relaxed.

FREE! Airport transportation, welcome drink, 24-hour butler service, mineral water, bicycles and selected sports equipment, children's activities, dinner entertainment.

Indulge your appetites at three signature restaurants providing a choice of international, Pacific Rim, and Italian cuisines. For groups and conferences, our award-winning chefs can prepare just about any kind of meal you desire. Haute cuisine? Nouvelle? Theme-party buffets? Marshmallows and beach bonfire? We've got a menu and a venue for you.

SAVE! You'll find Plantation Bay the best value for money in Asia. To come close to duplicating the Plantation Bay Experiences, you might have to spend two or three times as much elsewhere. And our food, gift shop, sports, and business center prices are reasonable--no tourist-trap pricing!

Enjoy Service in a class of its own. Friendly, unpretentious, unobtrusive - but always attentive and professional. 24-hour butlers cater to all your in-house needs - not just in an "executive wing", but in each and every room. Many of our well-traveled visitors have described Plantation Bay's service as "the best we've ever had anywhere".

There is NO TIPPING at Plantation Bay. All our guests receive the highest standard of personal attention without ever having to worry when, whom, or how much to tip.

Make the Proven, Reliable, Safe Choice. An astonishing 80% of guests give us highest ratings for Ambience, Quality of Room and Facilities, Quality of Service, and Overall Satisfaction. And Philippine and multinational corporations achieve outstanding business results by holding their conferences and product presentations at Plantation Bay. Typical corporate comments:
"Exceeded all expectations. . ."; "Our top management was delighted. . ."; and "The most profitable marketing conference ever. . ."

ROOMS

ENVIRONMENT

Plantation Bay was built and is operated with appropriate regard for environmental concerns.

Construction

Our lovely artificial lagoon was built over a site consisting of barren rock, so no ecosystem was destroyed for the resort. To create fabulous white-sand beaches bordering the lagoon, mountain stone was quarried and crushed into fine grains. Thus, no natural beaches or sandbars were despoiled.

The fine woods used in some furniture were re-cycled from old house or church timbers. The wood ceilings seen in the lobby and many bedrooms and meeting-rooms are actually made of ordinary plywood, carefully hand-stained to simulate the look of mahogany panels.

The magnificent Main Lobby floor, which looks like 12-inch solid hardwood planks, is made of a composite board of MDF laminated with a veneer of common wood (carefully sliced to yield an attractive grain).

Extensive use was made of coconut timber, a widely-available renewable resource. Other coconut parts of little commercial value were used in decorations and finishes around the resort.

To minimize the use of insecticides, many trees and bushes with insect-repellant qualities were used in the landscaping.

The use of plastics was avoided wherever possible, a feature which also lessens fire and smoke hazards.

Sanitation

The resort employs septic tanks for residential sewage, spread out over a large area to avoid a concentration of effluent. The laundry is equipped with a bio-mechanical waste treatment plant. No wastes are dumped into the sea. The resort’s garbage is trucked to landfills in Mactan; some garbage is recycled as fish-feed. Bottles and cans are separated and sold to recyclers.

Marine life

Plantation Bay grows some of its own fish (for restaurant use) in fishponds within the hotel, and is implementing a major expansion of this feature.

In mid-1998, the resort will begin a program of re-seeding living corals offshore, in cooperation with marine biologists from the University of San Carlos. The human community is an important part of our environment.

Plantation Bay provides free school-bus service in the community, making it possible for hundreds of local children (who could not afford public transportation) to obtain a basic education. On a continuing basis we support a number of scholars for vocational training. The scholars are carefully screened and selected for intelligence and motivation, and the first set has already found good jobs.

The employees of Plantation Bay enjoy good salaries and benefits. Equally important, all staff members are treated with dignity and respect, as part of the Plantation Bay Family. Training and career-advancement opportunities are provided to all staff members. A flattened and informal hierarchy system improves work performance and efficiency while providing a personal sense of satisfaction to every staff member.

For these reasons, Plantation Bay is considered one of the best workplaces in the country. Guests quickly notice and appreciate our staff’s excellent morale and eagerness to please.

Discover the World of Plantation Bay , where guests from around the world pamper themselves - affordably - with the pleasures of old- world hospitality and a resort experience unlike any other. Whether you're traveling for business, romance, or family fun, Plantation Bay is the choice you're sure to love.