Has a popular restaurant and a jazz bar. The hotel is situated in a busy street, so request a room that is on the back end of the hotel.

Telephone: 474 8305

Decent rooms with a courtyard restaurant.

Telephone: 811 6083

Provides great value for money. Highly recommended for budget travellers.

Telephone: 473 6534

Located off the city center which means you get peace and quiet. The management here is serious about its service.

Telephone: 811 6083

Fraying on the sides, but the staff’s friendliness is quite legendary.

Telephone: 811 1685

A business class hotel in Naga City.

Telephone: 472 2626

One of the few guesthouses in Caramoan. You can shoot an email to lacasaroa@yahoo.com for inquiries.

Telephone: 811 5789

With Luzon as your primary holiday destination in the Philippines, you won’t have a difficult time finding world-class beaches. From the Ilocos region in the north to the Bicol region in the south, take your pick among the beautiful beaches of Luzon Island. Having an archipelago as your holiday destination really rocks!

1. Caramoan Peninsula
With its claim to fame as having hosted the Survivor France TV series, Caramoan is steadily becoming one of the go-to beach destinations in Luzon. Gota beach, with its milky-white sand can be your jump-off point to any of the white sand beach islands dotting Caramoan peninsula.

2. Anawangin, Zambales
Although several other beaches in Luzon has finer and whiter sand, Anawangin Beach Cove is a popular camper’s point in Luzon especially in the summer months of March to May. This may be attributed to the evergreen forest cover near the beach, the swamp or the towering beach rocks great for viewing the sunset.

3. Potipot, Zambales
Potipot is a tiny patch of an island with white coral sand in Zambales. With its tiny size you could walk around the island in less than 30 minutes.

4. Pagudpud, Ilocos
Not quite the “Boracay of the North” as some tag it, but Pagudpud has earned its rightful spot with its laid-back and idyllic charm. To boot, you can sample the regional cuisine and set sights on Ilocos’ Spanish-era houses and churches after a drive to Ilocos Norte’s capital.

5. Laiya, Batangas
A short 2-hour drive from the steamy and chaotic Manila will lead you to Laiya Beach, Batangas in the south. This beach is popular to family holiday-makers with the range of resorts offering spa services to aquatic activities such as snorkeling and kayaking.

Photo Credits:
Lahos Island photo by anej1030
Potipot photo by karoluscamilius
Pagudpud photo by Jef Cris
Laiya photo by allan barredo

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Milky white sand is abound in this beach, hence the name Gota Beach. It is located at Caramoan Peninsula in Camarines Sur. It is the jump-off point in island hopping tours to Lahuy and Matukad islands.

For accomodations, you can either rent camping materials from the Caramoan Municipal hall if you intend to rough it out, or stay in a resort if you’re a creature of comfort. Locals troop here during weekends so it is more adviseable to go on a weekday.

To get to Gota Beach, take a bus or a plane to Naga City in Bicol. From Naga take a bus ride to Sabang where you have to take a boat to Guihalo port. At Guihalo take a jeepney ride to the Caramoan town proper and a tricycle to Gota Beach.

[Photo by ssia.click]

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Glassy waters surround this little island called Matukad in Caramoan, Camarines Sur. Limestone rock formations dot the surrounding waters that make a spectacular scenery. Inland you can explore the lush tropical forest that conceals a small lake. You can arrange island-hopping trips that includes Matukad Island from Gota Beach with your hotel.

[Photo by Miel David]

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