Jayson Travels: January 2017

Villa Filomena Natural Spring resort is a must-visit place in Indang Cavite. Budget friendly, cool and relaxing ambiance, perfect for a solo, couple, friends or family getaway.

My office mates and I went here last Friday, January 6th, and we enjoyed it a lot. We were 7 in the group (6 adults and 1 kid). It was actually an unplanned travel, thankfully it was successful and we had a lot of fun. After all, mas natutuloy naman talaga pag biglaang group lakad :) .

Location

Villa Filomena Natural Spring resort is a public resort located in Purok II, Kaytambong, Indang Cavite, 57 kilometers away from Manila, only an hour drive (according to their website ) if you have a car and if you're lucky enough at walang traffic jam.

How to go to Villa Filomena

For the budget travelers (or yung mga walang car, like us, haha) you can commute from Manila and travel time may take up to 3-4 hours depending on the traffic situation.

1. Take a Jasper Jean bus from EDSA-Shaw bound to Dasmarinas Cavite. Alight at Waltermart or Palapala (mas malapit daw to as per kuyang kondoktor) in Dasma.

Fare: Php70
Travel Time: 1 - 2 hours

(You can also take a bus from Coastal bound directly to Indang Cavite.)

2. Take a jeepney or a bus bound to Indang Cavite and alight at Jollibee Indang.

Fare: Php30
Travel Time: 1-2 hours

3. Go to the tricycle terminal and and look for the tricycles going exactly to Villa Filomena Natural Spring Resort.

Fare: Php13
Travel Time: 10-15 minutes

In our case we didn't go to the tricycle terminal. We just hailed a tricycle in front of the Mercury Drug Store/Jollibee going to Villa Filomena. We took 2 tricycles (3 in each tricycle) and we paid Php50 each tricyle, divided by 3 so that's Php17 each (rounded off).

Total Fare (going to Villa Filomena): Php117 /person

Going Back to Manila

1. Ride a tricycle from Villa Filomena Natural Spring Resort going back to Jollibee/Mercury Drug Store.

Fare: Php13

2. Take a Bus bound to Pasay (LRT, Rotonda) just right across Bahay Kalamay or the Church or in the intersection in front of Mercury Drug Store.

Fare: Php70

Total Fare (going back to Manila): Php83

Villa Filomena Natural Spring Resort Offers the following:

* Spacious Parking Area
* 2 Infinity Pools
* 1 Mini Pool for the kids
* Accommodations (Cottages/Room for overnight stay)
* Natural Spring Water
* Man-made Mini water falls
* Panoramic View
* Relaxing and cool ambiance

Operating Hours

Cottage/Room Rates and Entrance Fees

Can I bring food inside the resort? Is there a corkage?

Yes you can bring food inside the resort and there is no corkage. It fact it is highly recommended that you bring your own food and drinks. There's a sari-sari store in the area, pwede din magpaluto, mejo mag aantay ka nga lang. There are grilling stations provided if you want to make ihaw-ihaw.

Can I bring my own tent?

Yes but you are required to rent at least 1 cottage. There is not much space to set up your tent though as most of the cottages are set up on a hill-like area.

Is there a Dress Code in the Pool?

Nope, i don't think that there's a dress code in the pool. Just wear any swimming outfit that you're comfortable with (if bet mo mag maong while swimming by all means, GO!).

CR and Shower Area

They have a quite spacious CR and shower area with a working faucet (with flowing water, sa iba kasi wala). Each cubicle are also provided with a pail and ladle.

Other Things To Bring and Remember

* Insect Repellent (Off Lotion, baka lamukin ka bes! lalo na pag nag overnight)

* Bring your own life-jacket/floating device if you don't know how to swim and you want to swim in the spring.

* Sunblock

* A power outlet is available in each cottage so you can bring chargers for your electronic devices.

* Be there as early as possible if you want to take instagram-worthy pictures.

* Avoid going there during weekends as the area might get as crowded as EDSA.

* There is no locker/cabinet/safe in the cottages, so secure your personal/valuable items.

* Bring a waterproof bag (if you have one) so you can take your gadgets with you everywhere.

Villa Filomena Natural Spring Resort is also open for team buildings and other corporate events. They can accommodate up to 300 guests and they offer group-rates (10 - 20% discount).

List of Expenses

Back and Forth Fare: 200 /pax
Entrance Fee: 150
Cottage: 700 / 6 pax = 117 /pax (rounded off)

Total: Php467 /pax

Please note that the food isn't included in the list of expenses. We assigned each one of us what food to bring. Then wen combined it all together so I won't be including it here. But to satisfy your curiosity I spent Php150 (i was assigned for the drinks).

Feel free to leave your comments for any questions, clarifications or any incorrect information in this article and I'd response immediately. Otherwise please contact Villa Filomena's management. (sourced from their website) .

Villa Filomena Natural Spring Resort

Address: Purok II, Kaytambong, Indang Cavite

Contact Person: Andres C. De Chavez, General Manager

Contact Numbers: 0905-263-4243 or 0938-113-6257

Pages

Location

How to go to Villa Filomena

Going Back to Manila

Villa Filomena Natural Spring Resort Offers the following:

Operating Hours

Cottage/Room Rates and Entrance Fees

Can I bring food inside the resort? Is there a corkage?

Can I bring my own tent?

Is there a Dress Code in the Pool?

CR and Shower Area

Other Things To Bring and Remember

List of Expenses

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