For a high end, but unpretentious hide away try Solana Resort at the far end of Anilao, Batangas past Eagle Point. Not for the budget traveler! Getting there by car is a bit of an adventure unto itself and the last leg of the road is quite rough but accessible with any vehicle if you take it slow.

However, if getting pampered and lazing about is what you want, with the best of Filipino flavor, Solana is for you! They have award winning scuba diving, and all the gear your need!

It’s so unexpected; a tropical dining oasis in Nasugbu, Batangas.

Inside Dalampasigan there are waterfalls flowing over rocks with tropical flowers, ferns and vines whose roots trail down into the room, walking through them has a true tropical “jungle” feeling! Large white flowers trail down from the ceiling and are so beautiful. The entrance the car port is also filled with the long trailing, but soft vines. A very unusual place. There are grottos spread around the property, large aviary’s for cockatoos on the private family side. (if you ask nicely, they may let you view them) If you like native Filipino food, appreciate nature and are in the area, it’s well worth going a little out of the way for.

Ask anyone in town where it is and they usually know. But for those who don’t, it’s Dalampasigan Restaurant owned and operated as a family business by the Lucas Family and it’s on R . Martinez Street.