Stay, Stray, Play and Feast: Bagasbas Lighthouse Resort Hotel: Stay Stray Play and Feast

Bagasbas Lighthouse Resort Hotel

Bagasbas, Daet Camarines Norte

Stay Stray Play and Feast

(Bagasbas Beach Series 1)

Stay

I was scheduled to speak at a weekend symposium

for the Camarines Norte Medical Society

which would be held at Catherine’s Restaurant at

Bagasbas Lighthouse Resort and Hotel.

I googled the hotel’s webpage in the internet and

I was impressed to learn how beautiful the hotel was.

So we packed up for a weekend beach holiday

in Bagasbas Beach, a famous surfing destination.

We arrived late in the afternoon after
a two- hour very scenic drive from Naga City

few hours before my lecture,
and we checked in on a family room.

It had one queen sized bed and another

double bed, enough for the whole family

squeeze in for a good night sleep.

The room entrance had the view of

the old Daet Airport but now used as

a Parasailing Venue for tourists

looking for extreme adventure,

...and it had a balcony that offers the view

of the ocean and of the hotel garden.

The room had a
well stocked minibar,

…flat screen LCD TV,

…there was no internet connection

in the room so the kids had to go

to the garden to to surf the net.

It had a spacious bathroom and we

were provided to basic toiletries,

…and with a mis- positioned bathtub

as the inclined side was installed

near the faucet that it would hit

your head when you recline to relax,

…while the bathtub control knob

was positioned on the other side

and one would feel a bump on the back

when you recline to relax on this side.

The room had an ample closet,

with a safety deposit box,

and guests are provided with

disposable slippers.

I found the hotel ceilings over decorated
as it made the room looked a lot smaller.

The room curtains were not thick enough
to darken the room if you want to sleep late.

The hotel offers wide array of accommodations

ranging from standard hotel rooms

to air-conditioned trailer truck rooms.

…and even affordable air-conditioned

trailer rooms at special backpacker’s rates.

The hotel is a budget conscious traveler’s haven,

...without really sacrificing the room standard

quality of services at very affordable rates.

Stray

The hotel had a rustic garden facing
the room balconies,

…with lots of romantic nooks,

...and quaint secluded spots

that hotel guests could visit.

It is located just infront of the

gorgeous Bagasbas Beach,

…where one could stroll and enjoy

the wide and beautiful coastline

or just laze and enjoy the sea breeze.

The hotel also has a beautiful view deck

facing Bagasbas Beach ,

..and it is where one can dine and wine

while watching the sunset and the beach

a concrete paved ‘boardwalk’ promenaders .

One can also explore the hotel garden at night

...as it looks beautiful and very serene despite
of the busy nightlife at the bar and restaurants.

Play

There is a lot of things to do in the hotel.

From benign activities like listening

to accoustic music at he Roberto’s Bar,

…to walking and lazing and even

swimming on the beach.

Guests may also enjoy the pool,

…and watch you favorite TV show

on a giant poolside projection TV

while swimming at night.

The hotel also has a direct access at the

old Daet Airport which is the venue

for the extreme activity like Parasailing.

…and surfers may borrow from their

numerous surfboards kept on several
lovely surfboard racks in the garden
available for use for hotel guests.

It also offers surfing lessons for guests

wanting to learn this exciting sport.

The kids were able to avail of the

hotel’s in- house surfing lessons

which they extremely enjoyed.

My 15- year old daughter who was

a very good wake boarder was a fast learner,

…and started surfing on her fist try

like she has been doing it for a long time.

Younger kids like my son Timothy

are being taught surfing lessons

on how to balance on the knee deep shore.

Feast

My talk was held at Christine’s Restaurant

and the main restaurant of the hotel where

they serve most of the meals to their guests.

I wasn’t able to join my family for dinner
on our first day at the hotel as my lecture

started at 7 PM and ended at almost 10 PM.

It was a beautiful restaurant and the interiors

remind me of most of the quaint restaurants

at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf.

Together with the kids, I woke up very early

the next day for a pre- breakfast walk at the beach,

....and we ended up swimming and

enjoying the huge surges of waves

swelling and flooding on the shallow shores.

We were all wet when we had our breakfast

so we decided to have out food served

in one of the nipa huts in the hotel garden.

I ordered their American Breakfast Fare

that consisted of huge homemade sausage,

eggs fried sunny side up, and toasted bread.

My daughter had Creamy Pancakes

served with an extra order of crispy bacon.

My son and wife had Filipino breakfast

of Smoked Fish (Tinapa) served with

fried egg an d garlic rice and ‘atchara’

…and Beef Tapa also served with

fried egg, garlic rice and atchara.

We had lunch at Catherine Restaurant
before checking out,

...and we were asked to choose for the fresh seafood

displayed on the glass encased freezer .

There were so much choices that we had

a hard time deciding which to order.

…and we ended ordering Blue Marlin
and had it cooked as Sinigang sa Kalamansi

which tasted so good as there was just a hint of

lemon and a the fish was so fresh that it was sweetish..

We also had Pusit, that they
grilled to chewy perfection,

The Chop Suey was a little salty
so one could ask to tone down the
salt when they order this dish.

The Crispy Pata was very tender
and very delicious,

...and the Fried Chicken tasted
so natural devoid of any
artificial flavoring

They also serve varioous

fresh Fruits Drinks,

...and bubbly Sodas.

The restaurant has a cooking charge
of 150 pesos but it was well worth it.
Who want's to eat raw food anyway?

Bagasbas Lighthouse Resort Hotel reminds me
a lot of CamSur Watersports Complex or CWC
that offers loads of fun, good accommodation, great food,
casual beach party ready ambiance that would fit
everybody's budget without hurting the guests' pocket.