Dad to Mei: find an affordable but nice beach resort where the Galang clan can enjoy an overnight stay.

Mei: La Luz!

La Luz iz a great place for people who wants to relax - like a boss - but within a budget!



Its located in San Juan, Batangas, its a 3 hour drive from Makati. But words travel fast for sulit travel deals! Back in Jan 2010, a friend recommended it so my friends and I planned to go to this resort, we tried to book 2 months in advance but to no avail. We ended up going to Nagsasa, Zambales for a survivor-like experience. So fast forward nov 2010, my relatives from Orange County finalized their vacation to the Philippines and my dad gladly offered a beach trip for Galang family!

La Luz is the only option because we can find other affordable resorts but dont want to worry about the enormous food bill for 24pax!

Each guest is required to pay PHP1100 for the lunch, meryenda, dinner and breakfast buffet. Each buffet has an unlimited rice chicken, fish, beef/pork and vegetable meals plus fruits and juice. I really liked their pancit that was served during meryenda plus the food choices during dinner! Another cool thing is my aunts who are always tasked to prepare our food, was on real vacation mode!


They even managed to give us a make shift cake for my cousin who celebrated her birthday!

We booked 3 premier lofts that turned out to be enormous! We could actually fit in 2 lofts but the limit is 10 person for this room type. What i like about the room is the separte toilet and wash room. They already thought about 6-10 people waiting for their turn on the comfort rooms.

They don't have a pool but the water is pristine.
The sand is not that fine but you'll disregard it because there's a lot of affordable and fun water activities like boating, kayak and snorkeling.

And oh, my little and big cousins enjoyed the bonfire where we made smores while the others played the guitar. Meanwhile, my aunts and uncles stayed on the cabana to play card games and get a massage.

The proof that I enjoyed my La Luz experience is I'm going back there next month with my friends!