worst vacations

[khentoii]

Ocean Bay Beach Resort (Dalaguete, Cebu) - Naka-promise gyud ko sa akong kaugalingon ug sa mga tawo didto nga di na gyud ko mobalik.
Reservation - We called 1 week prior to arrival date for reservation. When we called again 2 days before, wala mi ma-reserve. Maayo gani kay dili sila fully booked. (We knew why they are not fully booked this summer when we personally went there).
Room - We reserved Family Room 2 and Family Room 3. We had to settle for Standard Rooms kay puwerteeeeeng bati-a! Ganindot lang picture sa website. Bare kaayo unya bahong dunot. Puwera gaba! Amo pa gyud standard room kay stuck up ang drain sa banyo, ngitngiiiiit kaayo ang suga (you can't read coz of the dim lighting), unya buslot pa gyud ang atop duol sa aircon.
Extra Bed - Dili man to bed... matress ra man nga hastang nipisa. Mura ra'g banig.
Food - We were told that their restaurant opens at 7am. Nalipay mi kay maka-order diay mi breakfast. Napasmo na lang mi kay 7:30 mingaw pa kaayo. Ang ilang mga taw diay kay tu-a ra sa luyo. Rice pa gyud nila, mura'g price sa 5-star. One cup tag P27! Palit na lang mi sa poblacion every meal. Barato na, lami pa gyud!
Amenities - Per website, naa'y karaoke bar. Wala diay to.
Beach - Sa website, mura'g white ang beach... dili man.
Pool - Maayo gani kay nalingaw akong mga anak sa pool. Kun wala pa, pauli gyud mi the day we arrived.

Kun ako'y pangutan-on, dili ko mo-recommend. Maypa adto mo Aqua Cainta sa Mohon, Talisay.

I don't know when that happened....... If you may you can send ur name and the date so that I can check in our booking system if you are booked at that time or not or you paid a reservation fee.. NO RESERVATION FEE, NO BOOKING.

We admit our family rooms are kind a old especailly the bungalow type.. That's the family house were groups usually stayed.

YOU JUST ADMITTED IT.


For our food....We open exactly 7:00 am if no staff inside the bar you can ring a bell located in the bar also. maybe the staffs are in the kitchen. And I think you already know that is not a simple restaurant.. The Dalaguete Beach Cafe and Restaurant is an INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT..The prices are intended for dollar currency. Good thing you realized that you can buy food outside.(WE ALLOWED YOU TO DO THAT).

Don't you guys have waiters or cashiers or any volunteer who could accommodate the customers? WTF? INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT? I think its a carenderia and you're just saying its Internationally acclaimed or something like that because it is located at your so-called-private restaurant.


Our website is not updated...the karoake that was before.. We took it out becuase most of our guests our foreigners and they don't like noises. You can rent Karoake for a limited time untli 10PM only..
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE RESORT IN NOT PUBLIC.. "OCEAN BAY IS A PRIVATE RESORT"

Management

Be it PUBLIC or PRIVATE, given na bati inyong resort. Worst Vacations baya ni na Thread. Hello?

How sure you are??
Actually Dalaguete Tourism is working hand in hand with the resort. Like suroy2x sugbo and the coming "wonders in dalaguete.

Ok. Every tourism icon in the province of Cebu is acknowledged on Suroy Suroy Sugbo. It's the tourism project of the province of Cebu.

i just had my worst vacation in portofino in mactan last Sunday. we were just 3 in a room (me, my husband and yaya) and they charged us Php 4100 (a night). this was good for 6 pax. they told me that if it is more than 2, i have to pay the 4100 instead of 3100. alright, given that i asked my auntie from manila who just arrived last sunday and supposed to stay in a hotel, i asked her to stay with us in portofino.

she arrived late and don't have any plans to sleep (she just want to chat all night). when i was about to sleep the aircon stopped at 3am, we don't have electricity in our room. i looked outside, and there was still lights in posts. i was calling all the numbers in the phone, but no one is answering.

to cut this long story short. the electricity was back at 6am. i asked for discount, they just gave me 10% plus they charged my auntie's entrance. she didn't even go to the beach.

never will i go there again.
hehe. maam, entrance man gud mao na anyone na musulod kay bayad jud na. tigligu baya mis Portofino basta barkada kay barato ra. hehe. Pero hinoon, dili man jud ni ideal na place for overnight.

Sa akong nabantayan, wa jud niy ayo ang Ocean Bay Beach Resort. Suus, mura man hinoon ug masuko ang management nga gi comment sila ug bati. Hahay. Mao na dira. Improve be nya pakita unsay labas.

[digitalsuperman]

so far ako experience kay sa bantayan island. daghan mangingilad.mga traysikol drivers ug traysikad drivers.grabe mo overprice. kana pa gyud ilang mga pumpboat pwerte kamahal.garapal kaayo. kung mo reklamo ka kontrahan paka. i swore dili na gyud ko balik anang bantayan island. hehe. malapascua nalang ko.

[bulaklak]

so far ako experience kay sa bantayan island. daghan mangingilad.mga traysikol drivers ug traysikad drivers.grabe mo overprice. kana pa gyud ilang mga pumpboat pwerte kamahal.garapal kaayo. kung mo reklamo ka kontrahan paka. i swore dili na gyud ko balik anang bantayan island. hehe. malapascua nalang ko.

Mas maayo gyud mu-visit sa Bantayan Island nga naa kay kaila nga taga didto OR maybe someone nga sweto na didto para dili ka masayon-sayon sa mga transpo drivers. Bantayan Island is one of the most renowned and most visited tourist destinations sa Cebu, so sad to say ang uban locals nila mu-take advantage gyud.

Swerte nalang ko when I went there for the second time last week kay usa sa among kuyog taga Bantayan gyud, so we had the cheapest means of transpo, accomodation and food (seafoods there are to die for! labi na kung musugat mo'g mananagat and buy from them! affordable na fresh pa!)

[bulaklak]

I have been to OceanBay. That was..hmmm..almost two years ago. I'd say my experience was just ok. Yes i agree that the place is nothing like what you see sa website. The room was clean though, and was already prepared when we arrived (good thing!). The downside was the TV. It didn't work. Maayo nalang unta to naay lingaw while inside the room.

The pool? I particularly didn't like it. It was in indoor pool and so dili kaayo ka mainitan. But for a resort with a self-proclaimed standard in catering to foreign guests, I'd say "nice" is an overstatement. Naay rope naka-hang sa kilid sa pool para tingali to kapyot-kapyotan then mu-jump sa pool. "Badoy" para nako kung ang ila man diay target market are foreigners. The beach? Hmmmm.. need I say more?

The good part was the food sa restaurant. Price was just right for me kay dako man pud ang portioning. One plated order that's good for one person can actually be shared by two. And lami pud so that's a plus! The lady attendant was nice too!

Would I recommend it? Yes if you're simply after for a brief weekend relaxation and with no strict preferences. But it may not be worthy of a comeback for some. Kamo nalang judge

And oh! this isn't my worst vacation (sorry if this comment isn't in line with the topic). I'm just sharing this so everyone else reading may give OceanBay a little benefit of the doubt.

[want2binvolve]

Free training sa Singapore sa usa ka spa... after sa session kai gipugos kog pabayad... unya kun dili kuno ko mubayad kai ipadakop kuno ko nila sa pulis... d ka malain... wa ko ni bayad oie... kamating, unsai pagtuo nila nako bulok... hahah... Free training kuno dili d.ai... damoag parailad karn oie bsag sa place nah strict au...

[khentoii]

I have been to OceanBay. That was..hmmm..almost two years ago. I'd say my experience was just ok. Yes i agree that the place is nothing like what you see sa website. The room was clean though, and was already prepared when we arrived (good thing!). The downside was the TV. It didn't work. Maayo nalang unta to naay lingaw while inside the room.

The pool? I particularly didn't like it. It was in indoor pool and so dili kaayo ka mainitan. But for a resort with a self-proclaimed standard in catering to foreign guests, I'd say "nice" is an overstatement. Naay rope naka-hang sa kilid sa pool para tingali to kapyot-kapyotan then mu-jump sa pool. "Badoy" para nako kung ang ila man diay target market are foreigners. The beach? Hmmmm.. need I say more?

The good part was the food sa restaurant. Price was just right for me kay dako man pud ang portioning. One plated order that's good for one person can actually be shared by two. And lami pud so that's a plus! The lady attendant was nice too!

Would I recommend it? Yes if you're simply after for a brief weekend relaxation and with no strict preferences. But it may not be worthy of a comeback for some. Kamo nalang judge

And oh! this isn't my worst vacation (sorry if this comment isn't in line with the topic). I'm just sharing this so everyone else reading may give OceanBay a little benefit of the doubt.

Thanks for this post. A good review. Nagduha duha nako. Pero based sa imong experience, dugay nani. Does this mean na magkadugay sila, magkalami sa? Ayay. Lisud ni da.

Free training sa Singapore sa usa ka spa... after sa session kai gipugos kog pabayad... unya kun dili kuno ko mubayad kai ipadakop kuno ko nila sa pulis... d ka malain... wa ko ni bayad oie... kamating, unsai pagtuo nila nako bulok... hahah... Free training kuno dili d.ai... damoag parailad karn oie bsag sa place nah strict au...

Nya, wa ka gipriso? haha

[want2binvolve]

Thanks for this post. A good review. Nagduha duha nako. Pero based sa imong experience, dugay nani. Does this mean na magkadugay sila, magkalami sa? Ayay. Lisud ni da.



Nya, wa ka gipriso? haha

wa... kai free gud unya pabayron na noon... wa clai right mupapriso nako, so wa ko nahadlok... damo nah d.ai ngcomplain sa ila, dn damo nasad pending nah kaso to nah spa ako gisearch sa net... hehe

[bulaklak]

Bitaw pud. My visit was almost two years ago. The resort may have improved by now. Maayo unta napanindot na nila ilang facilities. Nindot ni ang OceanBay for relaxation lang, pawala kadyot sa urban stress.

But for those gusto gyud og all out kiat2x to the maximum level, choosing this resort may mean adding to their list of possible worst vacations. Dili lang gyud mag expect too much.

[moy1moy1]

Dumaluan beach resort - panglao, bohol


1st visit: my family went there from tagbilaran port via private service car which is included from a package by supercat. Service and rooms are okay as well as the food so nag enjoy mi bisag overnight ra to since mag all-round tour man mi ato after the next day.

3 years after

2nd visit: This time dghanx2 mi , my cousins,aunts and mom n' dad. Gikan mi tubigon port so niabang mig v-hire gkan tubigon. Mejo gabiee nami abot sa dumaluan ato but certain mi nga d to puno since lean season man to time-a.

ani ang nahitabo, pag abot namo sa front desk gipangutana mi in a sarcastic manner, "sir, daghan lagi mo?" referring to my dad. Dayun checkx2 kad**** sa manual nila kung napabae rooms ( it took 30min ). Ako cousin nakadungog pajud nga one of the roomgirls nagtabi nga "dghana sad ana nila oi, maglsod jud tag atiman sa rooms ani.. awa v-hire pajui gisakyan". I dnt know kung nag joke bato ako cousin or not pero wa rako kai kapoi naman byahe. After 30 min wala ra diay gyapon mi kasud since "puno" daw. Na ngil-adan nami sa batasan sa taga frontdesk ato tyma since murag ang aura niya dili inviting. We settle for Alona beach instead, which is nicer sa ila service.

Ever since, wa nami mubalik sa dumaluan (fueled by other remarks about the place nga mupili silag local customers nga kwartahan ug foreigners.)


They didn't realized the power of the word-of-mouth! banga sila sa ilang marketing department, so to speak.

[digitalsuperman]

kuyawan man sad ko ani.last time adto nako dumaluan kay ok man.mo adto raba mi sa dumaluan karon holiwik dah.hmmm... salamat sa headsup.