Plantation Bay Resort and Spa | Touchdown

We had a very early flight to Cebu, as in 4am! Our original flight was cancelled for some reason that's why we were moved to an earlier flight. Fortunately, Cebu Pacific offers web check-in so we just had to be in the boarding gate 30 mins before the flight. Its very easy and convenient I encourage everyone to take advantage of this feature. No more lines in the counter for itineraries and ID's, just present your boarding pass at the entrance and your good to go. 

Another airport facility we were able to utilize that morning was the overnight parking at terminal 3. I don't know about you guys but this was the first time we tried it and it was awesome. Super cheap at Php50 per night. No more begging friends and families to pick you up when you arrive. No more haggling with taxi drivers in the departure area for a ride home. Its just a few steps away from the entrance and fairly safe. 

Okay, enough promotion.

We landed in Cebu after an hour flight from Manila. Since the package includes round trip airport transfers, we just had to send our flight details via email to confirm our pick up that morning. There's a small reception booth in Mactan Airport for Plantation Bay guests. We spent a few minutes there while the staff waits for other guests to arrive. When he probably realized that no one else was coming anytime soon, we were led to the car that would bring us to the resort. 

The ride from the airport to the resort was less than 15 minutes. We arrived at the resort at 6am. Too early for anything. The staff were still cleaning the pools and lagoons. Other guests were nowhere in sight. Check-in time is 2pm. We hoped for an early check-in but it wasn't available at the time. The receptionist asked for our contact number instead and said they would call us if a room becomes available. We took this time to roam around the resort and take lots of pictures. 

When a couple of guests finally checked out, the receptionist called us and gave us an option to choose among the available rooms. Luckily, one of our choices included the one we've been eyeing the entire time. Its on the building near the East Saltwater Lagoon. It was perfect because its near everything that's interesting in the resort. 

The room is very simple. It has two queen sized beds and a cable TV. The bathroom has my dream mirror with a shower and a tub. The best feature of this room is definitely the balcony that has a direct access to the lagoon. You don't have to walk far to take a swim. 

We spent the rest of our vacation swimming and walking around the resort. There's just so much to see and I don't think we even got to visit them all. 

More details about the restaurants, facilities and other stuff about the resort on my next post. :) 

Plantation Bay Resort and Spa 
Marigondon, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines
http://plantationbay.com/