Thunderbird Resorts | Poro Point

For my boyfriend's birthday trip this year, he wanted to take the car for a drive up north for that long overdue break-in. And when it comes to break-ins, you know it has to be Baguio. Although we've been to Baguio too many times already and we can't think of anything new to do there. So we decided to just spend one night in La Union first and then another night in Baguio. But the thought of La Union kinda meant surfing and that didn't really appeal to me very much. I've tried surfing before and its just not my thing. And then I found a good deal for the hotel rooms in Thunderbird Resorts Poro Point from Sulit Travel and Tours. I grabbed it right away knowing it will be the perfect for our upcoming trip. 

I found out about Thunderbird Resorts Poro Point through a couple of blog sites that keep comparing it to Bellarocca Island. Its famous for its Greek theme and the white structures. Its also said to be the only 5-star luxury hotel in the Northern Philippine region. With that said, I got really curious so it instantly got a spot in my list of places to visit. 

Thunderbird Resorts is a chain of luxury hotels that are anchored by casinos. Their properties are scattered through Asia and Latin America. We are lucky that they chose to establish 2 resorts here in the Philippines, those are in Rizal and in La Union. 

The Poro Point Freeport Zone is located at Poro Point, San Fernando, La Union. Thunderbird Resort is located inside that freeport zone. 

From the reviews, the resort is a 5-hour drive from Manila. I don't know where they based their estimates but as for our experience, we left Manila at around 8am and arrived there at around 2:30pm. Its quite an easy drive from NLEX to SCTEX to Marcos Highway, all the way to La Union. We came prepared with our iPad Maps application and pocket wifi for instant connection in case we get lost on the road. We were able to use it a couple of times actually. Well, the road to La Union wasn't exactly as easy as we thought it would be. Especially when we're faced with crossroads that both look like main roads. 

It wasn't hard to find the resort once we got to the Poro Point Freeport Zone. The sight of the white hotel and its blue dome is really dramatic. A simple concept of white and blue structure has turned out to be so amazing. The large empty lots of greeneries added elegance to the place. There are a couple of villas surrounding the main building and a few more are still under construction. I can just imagine how wonderful this place would look like once all the constructions are done. 

I'll write down more details about the resort on my next post. :) 

Thunderbird Resorts - Poro Point 
Poro Point Freeport Zone, San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines
http://www.thunderbird-asia.com/resorts/poro-point