Newly Single? Grieving? Mid-Life Confusion?
People will give you plenty of advice about what to do next.
Instead, we'll give you two weeks at Plantation Bay, one of the most distinctive 5-star resorts in the world, to Eat, Play, Learn, and Re-Set — and perhaps discover that being on your own (literally alone, or with a like-minded companion) has its advantages.
No awkward singles mixers. No group therapy where everyone has to talk about their feelings. No standard-issue, cookie-cutter “luxury resort” for the easily-impressed.
Just two weeks in a real resort, with a real spa, with a real Character and Personality, to Find Yourself Again.
How Much and What Do I Get?
Stay at least 14 nights and pay one lump-sum price equivalent to number of days times the published website room rate for any available room category, plus $180 per day for single occupancy, or plus $320 per day for double occupancy.
For example, our Water’s-Edge Room is $295 (already inclusive of all taxes and service charge, and absolutely no further tipping or ambush charges; less expensive room options available). This 500 square-foot room with direct lagoon access is superior in almost every sense to rooms typically costing $800 and up in the US or Europe. Compared to a well-known resort in Maui that charges $1500++, our Water’s-Edge is smaller but still ample by any other standard, and offers better views and immediate lagoon immersion in a more intimate (and much more Instagrammable) village atmosphere, for less than 1/5 the price.
Round-trip Premium Economy airfare is approximately $3000 for New York to Mactan-Cebu (with 1 connection), or $2000 for London, Schiphol, or Frankfurt to Mactan-Cebu (also just 1 connection). Plantation Bay is just 30 minutes from Mactan-Cebu International Airport. Please make your own flight arrangements (but do choose a route that brings you into Cebu without passing Manila).
So the ballpark total cost for 14 days in our Water’s-Edge room would be $8600-9600 for one person, all-in, no hidden charges, and no cash tipping permitted! Maui, Scottsdale, St. Barts, or Bora-Bora would cost five times more, and in none of those would you get the Play, Learn, Re-Set that we’re offering.
Eat
For 14 days, your meals and drinks are included.
Have the world’s favorite cuisines at daily-changing theme breakfast at Kilimanjaro Kafé. Filipino and Asian specialties at Fiji, plus killer ceviche, sushi, and tempura. Pastas and Tapas at Palermo (also USDA Prime and Japanese A5 steaks, no extra charge!). American comfort food from burgers to shakes at Route 66 Diner. Craft cocktails and house wines any time (and no Carlo Rossi plonk here, but subject to sobriety limits).
Play
Two weeks. Plenty to do. Or not do.
Plantation Bay isn't like most resorts where the main activity is fighting for space around one swimming pool filled with screaming children.
We have so much space per guest (and our standard terrace is so spacious), you’ll feel it’s your own personal estate, and you’ll never, ever, have to scrounge for a lounge chair.
Kayak. Stand-up Paddleboard. Pickleball. Pistol range. Wall-climbing. Archery. Gym. Biking. Jet-skiing. Casinos and Shopping in town. Snorkeling just offshore. Cruises to nearby pristine reefs. Swimming with Whale-Sharks or Canyoneering (extra-charge day-long excursions). Scuba or Golf (extra charges).
Retreat to Mogambo Springs, Plantation Bay's Japanese-themed destination spa, to enjoy 90 minutes of treatment(s) of your choice, daily. Massage, Facial, Grooming, Tarot Reading – yes, Tarot Reading!, Flotation, Hyperbaric Oxygen, Red Light Mitochondrial therapy. Unlimited use of sauna, steam bath, waterfalls, hot pools, thalassic pool, cold plunge, Zen meditation corner.
Or simply relax in splendid isolation, swimming and sunbathing around our 8 acres of private saltwater lagoons and freshwater pools, or snoozing on your beachside or pool-fronting terrace.
Sometimes it means finally having the time to do less.
Learn
Six 60-80 minute sessionsTake home a new skill, or remake yourself. Plantation Bay enjoys a huge advantage over Bali, Fiji, Maui, Chivasom, and other too-remote locations. Though our grounds feel timeless and rural, we’re very close to a major metropolitan area. We can call upon local experts and instructors for a wide range of subjects.
Interested in something else? Ask, and we’ll do our best!
Except for Scuba and Golf, all our Learning Modules come with a Change-of-Mind Guarantee. If after one session you are unhappy with your instructor or the module content, you can switch with no charge.
Why 14 Days?
Because a weekend just won’t cut it.
A re-set takes longer.
Two weeks gives you time to settle in, stop checking the clock, try something different, and remember what it's like to make decisions entirely for yourself.
With all taxes and service already included, Prices start at $5600 (Deluxe Poolside Single-Occupancy for 14 days), up to $6600 (Water’s-Edge Room). For room descriptions with more details, click here.
For more about why you should choose Plantation Bay for your Re-Set (and not Arizona, New Mexico, Miami, Mexico, Costa Rica, Maui, Tahiti, Bali, or the Maldives), www.plantationbay.com/genz.
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