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Hooked on Island Cove!
After visiting a few relatives in Kawit, Cavite, my whole family was treated to a fun-filled outing in the area as they brought the clan all over the most famous tourist spots. Of course, a bubbly cousin shared her knowledge on their hometown along the way. The name, Kawit, is derived from the Tagalog word kawit (hook) which is suggestive of its location at the base of a hook-shaped shoreline along Manila Bay extending to the tip of Cavite City. Kawit is the birthplace of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Republic of the Philippines. It is also the location of his home, the Aguinaldo Shrine, where independence from Spain was declared on June 12, 1898.
Our last stop for that Saturday was the Island Cove Resort and Leisure Park which is a 12-hectare island sanctuary in Cavite. When coming from Manila, it is a breezy 25-minute drive from the tree-lined Roxas Boulevard. Pass the scenic Coastal Road, and you will arrive at Binakayan town in Kawit, Cavite and onto the Island Cove Resort. It sheltered an environment of convenience and ease, laid back in elegance and warm suburban Asian hospitality. With over 130 rooms ranging from hotel suites to deluxe rooms, from simple units to duplex structures, each room is complete with air-conditioning units, refrigerator, a safety deposit box and also comes with a telephone for room service and outside connections. The stay at Island Cove was a refreshing way to end the Kawit Tour—or so we thought.
My cousins and I totally relaxed and laidback in our rooms while the children enjoyed the bubbling and bustling adventures of the water park with the various pools, inflatables and exciting slides. There are also other outdoor options for basketball, bicycle rentals, fishing, horse riding/rental, and kayaking with additional fees. We also discovered that we can indulge in a pampering treatment at the resort's full-service spa, Island Spa. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. The spa is equipped with a sauna. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. Then we capped off the day with a drink at the bar, complete with a selection of imported wines and spirits.
My two kids really enjoyed at Oceania Water Park. The buffet breakfast at Sangley Point is very good with very accommodating staff since we were a big, rowdy group. The Island Grill serves only the best lunch and dinner buffet, specially prepared for distinct taste buds. Fruits in season are turned into a sparkling shakes and refreshing juices.
Upon check-out, the front desk staff was very helpful to us when asked more about the hotel-resort, and they boast of elegant and fully- equipped seminar halls and function rooms to handle all types and sizes of meetings. From conferences and banquets, be it for a private tea party, a convention for a thousand persons or even cocktail receptions for 2,000 guests, they claim they have had serviced special affairs complete with lights and sounds facilities.
As a whole, the Island Cove Leisure Park provided an abundant set of memories for my clan, of kids and adults alike.
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Contact Info:
Manila number (+632) 810-7878
Website http://www.islandcovephil.com/
Email at [email protected]
