Pandan Island Resort Mindoro Philippines
5104 Sablayan
Mindoro, Philippines
Pandan Island is a private island with a small resort on the West coast of Occidental Mindoro, Central Philippines. This tropical island retreat has been voted time and again as one of the top resorts in the Philippines, not in terms of luxury but for it's quality of life and it's personalized atmosphere. Spend time in tropical surroundings without cars and television, a place where you are woken up by the singing of colorful birds, where there is only a palm tree between you and the sea, where you still know your neighbors and where you may even meet a sea turtle before having your breakfast .
Accommodation
All bungalows are built in native materials, like coconut lumber, bamboo, sawali, cogon grass to let them blend easily into their tropical surroundings. Care has been taken to provide a simple yet comfortable atmosphere with a maximum of privacy. The bungalows are built directly by the sea separated from the beach only by palm trees and / or bougainvillea bushes.
THE BUDGET ROOMS provides comfortable and affordable accommodation for travelers that are on a budget or people that spend all their time outdoors or underwater. The five rooms share two bathrooms and two toilets, like all the other bungalows on Pandan Island, they are directly on the beach, facing the South China Sea.
THE STANDARD BUNGALOWS comes in different styles that reflect the changes that Pandan Island Resort, the more recent house are more on the ground with a solid concrete foundation. All the bungalows have plenty of space around them and are facing the sea.
DOUBLE STANDARD this bungalow was specially designed for families with children or a group of four adults. It consists of two bedrooms tha share a huge bathrroom and a spacious terrace.
THE FAMILY HOUSES spend your holidays with friends together or are on your honeymoon, one of the family houses is just right for you. The ground floor has a big terrace, a sitting area inside, two beds and the shower and toilet, in the first floor there is a big double bed and another terrace with a beautiful view over the beach.
Facilities and Services
Most of Pandan Island is still covered by primeval forest abundant with all different kinds of birds and butterflies. Two secluded beaches, Wild Lagoon and Spanish Nose, invite to spend an afternoon away from it all and feel a little bit like Robinson. If you like to be more active you may go scuba diving, join a kajak trip to one of the jungle rivers nearby, play volleyball, pool or darts and of course petanque.
The resort consists of sixteen clean and simple bungalows, a restaurant, a beach bar and a dive center. The bungalows are all built from native materials and care has been taken to create a simple yet comfortable atmosphere, with a lot of privacy and nature around each cottage. There is no generator on the island, all electricity needed to run the lights is produced by a solar system (12V), installed in each cottage. 220 V are available for charging the batteries of your video camera or flash.