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Aerial view of Plantation Bay's saltwater lagoons and colonial buildings

Lagoon, acacia foliage, and the open sea beyond

Friends picnicking on the beach

Oooh... Finally, a REAL RESORT with REAL CHARACTER

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NOT like this Generic Resort that costs $1500/Night But looks just like hundreds of others worldwide, and where you’ll spend every day

Aerial view of a famous $1500-a-night Maui resort

Fighting for Oxygen in a Crowded Pool

A jam-packed resort pool, guests shoulder to shoulder

Real Experiences at Plantation Bay

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Real 10 out of 10 Booking.com review: best resort I ever stayed in - pools, spa, firing range, parasailing, activities for all ages — Real Guests

The Miss Flirt outrigger on an island-hopping run, guests dangling feet over the water — Cruise to Real Reefs in Minutes

Archery at the range — Aim High

Beach volleyball — Bond over Balls

Pickleball players meeting at the net — Pickle, set, match!

Parasailing over the sea — Fly High

Wall-climbing on the climbing wall — Climb Every Mountain

Snorkeler swimming beside a whale shark — Swim with Me

The firing range — Real guns, real bullets

Team-building tug-of-war — Bond over Battles

Whiskey tasting — Which Whiskey?

Scuba diving directly offshore — Directly offshore, only resort in Mactan

Canyoneering in a jungle river canyon — Trekkies!

Jumping from Dive Rock into the lagoon — Lazy trekkies!

A kayak selfie on the lagoon — Canoodle in a kayak

A family reading a building sign on the Name-Game Quiz — Have Fun with Trivia

Birds on the resort grounds — Bond with Birds

The botanical tour at the Blue Ternate sign — Learn Something New

Guests biking around the resort — Do Something Old.

Billiards in the game room — Bond over Billiards

Two guests at the arcade fighting game — May the Best Fighter Win.

Foosball in the game room — Old-school game. New-school fun.

Guests at an arcade smashing game — Smash. Score. Repeat.

Children's crafts by the courts — Raise creative children.

The Wheebo float on the lagoon — Can You Float My Boat?

Yoga on the lawn — Rooftop Garden Yoga

The trapal voyaging demonstration — Proud to be Filipino (Designed, Built, Owned, Managed)

The Alpine Lounge fireplace — Light My Fire

The backward farmer's carry exercise — Build Bones and Muscle

More Activities, More Instagrammable, than all other resorts in Asia COMBINED.

Brand X Restaurants' Dishonest Glamor Food Photo:

The photo: a glossy plated dish

The Sordid Reality:

The reality: an airline catering assembly line

Plantation Bay: Real Kitchens, Real Food All the World's Favorite Cuisines

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Real five-star Google review of Kilimanjaro Kafe's breakfast buffet — Real Foodies

Palermo restaurant — Mamma Mia!

Route 66 diner — Best of all Burgers. Champion of all Shakes.

Route 66 diner's retro interior — Retro Vibes and Photo-Ops

A Japanese dish — We reinvented Tempura.

A Chinese dish — We elevated Cantonese Cha Siu.

A Filipino dish — Filipino Food that Will Change Your Mind About Filipino Food

An Indian dish — Taste of India.

The Breakfast Keto Platter — Slenderize with Keto.

A low-carb plate — De-carb Your Fried Rice!

A vegan plate — Vegan Revolution!

A vegetarian plate — Validation for Vegetarians!

A shared platter — Share and Save with Platters.

Manny's Ceviche — We reinvented Ceviche, too.

Fiji Restaurant at night — Pacific Rim

Kilimanjaro Kafe — World Comfort Food

Amuse-bouche spoons — Real Adobo, Re-Born for Fine Dining

Bicol Express — Mythical Filipino Bicol Express

Caribbean platter — Comfort Caribbean.

Crispy pata — Porchetta? No! Crispy Pata!

Eggs Benedict — Best Benedict, Fewer Carbs

Flaming Alaska dessert — Now THIS is Instagrammable.

Homemade corned beef at Route 66 — Irish - Be Glad It's Not Shepherd's Pie

Korean-style chicken — KFC - Korean Fried Chicken.

Dragon maki roll — Here Be Dragons.

Malaysian noodle bowl — Oodles of Noodles.

Nuggets and fries at Route 66 — For Little Fingers.

Caesar salad — Caesar Salad unlike any other in the world.

Sizzling seafood — Balsamic-Glazed Gambas

Keto dessert plate — Zero Sugar, 4 net grams carbs.

Homemade ice cream — Homemade Ice Cream

Fresh croissants — Home-Made, and Better than Paris

Creamy ensaymadas — Unmatchable, Unforgettable

Crepes des Iles — Crêpes des Îles (Krep dez EEL)

Cakes from the pastry shop — All cakes, pastries, and desserts home-made.

Pies — Savory meat pies, also made in-house.

The pastry shop — Pastries ordered for Take-Out.

Two chefs at work in the pastry kitchen — Watch our pastry chefs at work.

Fiji restaurant dining room with tables at the sea-view windows — Dining with a View

The fine-dining room — Fine Dining, Fine Art

Kilimanjaro Kafe at night - open 24 hours — Open 24 Hours

Don't Get Scammed by "Wellness Centers" that are just sterile massage parlors.

A cramped hotel massage room with the corridor in view

Or Starvation Diets from Quack "Nutritionists"

A hand pushing away a plate with two string beans, one mushroom, one lettuce leaf

The Most Complete Wellness Complex in Asia You Deserve Mogambo Springs

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Real five-star Google review of the Hilot massage and the spa — The Spa with Everything

The cascading waterfall at Mogambo Springs — Waterfalls and Water-spout Massages

Hilot massage at Mogambo Springs — Whole-Body Filipino Hilot

Head massage with frangipani — Hot-Pool Bliss

The Plantation Bay Keto-But-Not-Kwite Diet — Long-Term Weight Management

The hot pool at Mogambo Springs — Japanese in Design, Scientific in Spirit

The Nutrition Planner built on the Plantation Bay diet — Nutrition Planner

The flotation pod — Float Your Cares Away

Ten 1-minute exercises — Easiest Daily Exercises for Life

The walk-in hyperbaric chamber — Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Nutrition and metabolism articles — Education on Nutrition and Metabolism

The needle shower grotto — Needle Shower

The Swindle of the Century - the resort's own wellness article — Statins Are a Swindle

Red light therapy — Waken Mitochondria with Red/Near Infrared Light

Ventosa cupping — Ventosa

The cold plunge — Cold Plunge for Autophagy

Inside the sauna — Hot Sauna for Autophagy

Tai chi session — Tai Chi

Resort yoga mats — Custom Yoga Mats

Balance pedal training — Balance Pedal

Ketone meter — Ketone Meter Free with Treatment Plan

Body composition scale — Comprehensive Weight and Health. For Sale at Spa Boutique.

Shooting pain in legs? Free evaluation at Mogambo Springs — Peripheral Artery Disease Early Warning (Free!)

The Epley maneuver for vertigo — Vertigo? FREE, 10-Minute, Non-Invasive, 60%+ Success

The intimate zen garden at the rear of the spa — Intimate Zen Garden

The thalassic pool — Thalassic Pool

The steam bath sign — Steam Bath

A blindfolded guest identifying figurines by touch — Develop New Neurons

A manicure at the spa — Manicure

The needle spray bed — Needle Spray Bed

A treatment room with its ceiling and custom beds — Fully Immersive

Faked into Depressing Prefab Rooms?

Floor plan of a cramped prefab hotel room: two twin beds, a half-meter balcony, a tiny bathroom

Long walks from room to pool, Longer yet to the beach?

A long descending walk to a very distant beach

At Last, Rooms with REAL CHARM, REALLY CLOSE TO THE ACTION.

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Real five-star Google review of a ground-floor room by the lagoon — Google Review

The Nile building right beside the lagoon — Right Beside the Lagoon

Fourplex room — The Fourplex

Four-poster king bed — King Four-Poster

The bathroom — The Bath

Sunlit balcony with butaka chairs looking out over the lagoon — Spacious 10 square meter balconies with views (not unusable 1.6 sqm with parking-lot views as in most other resorts)

Water's Edge balcony over the lagoon — Water's Edge Rooms.

The Riverboat suite seen from the peninsula across the lagoon — Riverboat 2-BR Suite

Water's Edge rooms over the lagoon — Literally, "Instant Immersion".

Iguasu and Havana buildings — Shade Everywhere

Water's Edge seen from Kilimanjaro — Compare with $1500 Maui Brand X "Resort"

Deluxe Poolside patio — Typical terrace, Deluxe Poolside Room

The 5-mode shower — 5-Mode Shower

The Quantum Villa — Quantum Villa, 4-BR Suite

Bathroom counter space — Counter Space Maximized

Washlet in the bathroom — Hygienic Washlets, Not Handheld Germ Incubators

The pool right outside a room's front door — Typical view, Deluxe Poolside Room

The lagoon right below a room's balcony — Instant Immersion Right Outside Your Balcony

Daytime view from a room — Splendid daytime views from almost every room.

Night-time view from a room — Splendid night-time views from almost every room.

Fooled by guest comments that were bought for pennies
from fake-review mills, like this one?

nick barry

5 reviews ·

★★★★★a month ago

Great experience. Delicious food.

Instead, REAL RAVES from REAL PEOPLE:

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Real guest review card from Booking.com: scored 10, top notch resort, will be coming back

Real five-star Google review of the spa

Real 10 out of 10 Expedia guest review

Real 10 out of 10 Trip.com guest review

Guest photo shared with their review

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