The Deal . . . . .

Cost Our charge for the 4/5-bedroom Boathouse is US$140/night (about Pesos 6,100) and for the 6-bedroom Oceanside Villa $160 (about Pesos 7,200). That would include the entire villa, Hobie 16, Mirror sailing dinghy and kayak. (Sometimes we offer discounts to small groups). Yacht Rags is $140 per day if you choose to use it. We would need a 50% deposit to secure a firm booking.

Self-catering The villas are primarily self-catering, and while we do not provide food, we include within the cost an excellent cook /housekeeper who is a good cook and who will assist you with your shopping, cooking, child-minding and housekeeping, and will guide you as to things to do and places to go in and around Puerto Galera. She will help you to buy and cook the food of your choice and a visit to the seafood market with her is well worthwhile.

Large Groups The Villas are primarily designed for 2 or three couples, but since they have very large floor areas and terraces, we do welcome larger groups if they can help us firstly by being somewhat independent with regard to bringing helpers, towels, and bed coverings /pillow cases (our laundry facilities are limited), and secondly by carefully conserving water. While we use Puerto Galera town water, supply is occasionally erratic, and it must be conserved. Standard charges (above) apply for medium-size families ('Boathouse' ~ say one or two couples - about 6 plus kids) and 'Oceanside Villa' about 10 plus kids) but for larger groups we charge an additional $8/adult. Even larger groups can perhaps occupy both villas ~ which are only about 50 meters apart.

Manila - PG Transfers From Manila to PG it is about 1.5 hours by road plus a 1 hour boat ride across the beautiful Verde Island Passage. If you wish, we will arrange a group transfer from Manila direct to our villas in Puerto Galera through inexpensive and trusted minivan operators and motor-banca operators that we use regularly ~ but note that these are for your own account - we have no financial or liability involvement. Let us know your arrival details in Manila and we will set up airport or hotel pick up for you. Our usual minivan operator 'Tony' charges Pesos 2,800 each way per group) and 60’ motor-banca Poseidon operator 'Josie' charges Pesos 3,000 per trip. There are also regular ferries from Batangas pier, and a bus-ferry combo (SIKAT +632 521 3344) from the City State Hotel in Mabini St, Ermita, Manila. We provide free pick-up and drop off for arriving /departing guests from Puerto Galera Pier (Muelle), and offer local motor-banca transportation around the PG area in our own and commercial bancas at nominal rates.

Sailing Our business is primarily "shore-based" yacht rentals based in Puerto Galera where guests generally stay in one of our two luxury villas, and do day and overnight yacht sailing in our 36 Farr 1104 yacht from there. We do not do bare-boat or long haul yacht charters, in fact we are not aware of anybody who does in Philippines ~ it is considered too dangerous with hidden reefs, poor anchorages and sudden severe adiabatic squalls. Our "shore-based" yacht charter generally involves sailing, swimming and diving in the vast and beautiful Verde Island Passage with its multitude of white sand beaches between Mindoro and Luzon, and also in the Subic - Manila - Batangas Coast - Puerto Galera areas (using our Manila-based Sydney 36 'Sandoway'). We do not charter west of the Calavite Passage or beyond Romblon and we always send one or more skilled boatmen along with you ~ they take care of the sails and mechanics and know where the reefs are, but the guests do the sailing. Sometimes, when staffing permits, we charter yachts for guests who are not staying in the villas, but for this we charge $250/day to include the yacht, boatmen and diesel.

Diving There are many scuba diving operators in Puerto Galera, mostly based on the Sabang and La Laguna beaches. We deal mostly with Badladz Adventure Divers based on Puerto Galera Pier. We have found that they offer the most competitive prices, have smaller groups and give better individual attention. They pick guests up at the villas and if requested, conduct class room training at the villas. They can be found at www.badladz-adventure-divers.com We have no financial or liability involvement with this group.

Moorings Resort Condo We recently acquired a comfortable and spacious two bedroom condominium unit within Puerto Galera Bay at the 'Moorings Resort' immediately next to Puerto Galera Yacht Club. We use it ourselves when the villas are fully booked, but also rent it out on a self-catering basis to guest ‘overflow’ or smaller groups from time to time. The bedrooms have air-con and are quite large. One bedroom has a queen-size bed plus a single bed, and the other has twin beds. We charge US$80 /night for the condo unit (about Pesos P3,500). There is very easy access to many local beaches and other parts of Puerto Galera from the Condo.

 

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