The Atmosphere Spa and Resort
Turning first to the Spa facilities for adults, The Sanctuary Spa provides various treatments including local Filipino treatments, the Hilot Massage and a Lava Shell Massage. Or you could try a Watsu, a water based Shiatsu treatment, combining massage, shiatsu, muscle stretching and dance. They have the usual wraps, scrubs, massages and yogas, but it is all wrapped up in a calming environment with waterfalls, plants and four treatment pavilions.
Accommodation is luxurious, with deluxe rooms up to penthouse suites.
If you think that this deluxe room is spacious, you should see the family suites: they are huge!
Dining is varied, from fine dining to beach barbecues, Italian and Western through to Asian. And it is a Spa, do there are plenty of healthy options. There are plenty of child options, but most importantly, crayons and drawing things: far more important than food!
But what you will not want to spend your entire holiday in the spa, so what else is there to do? Their website gives details of local tours, island hopping, sandbar and dolphin watching, adventure and fitness. It also provides swimming with whale sharks at nearby Oslob. However, regular readers of this site will know that we discourage this activity at Oslob. The Whale Sharks are encouraged to remain in the locality year round through pretty much hand feeding. This persuades the Whale Sharks not to migrate to their normal breeding grounds. A better and more ethical tour to swim with Whale Sharks is in their natural environment near Donsol. You may have less chance of seeing them but it will be in a more natural state and therefore, ultimately more rewarding.
And for Kids…..
The resort offers babysitting, and also the Kids Cove, a place full of activities. Arts and crafts, movies, sports pit, playground and…. Marine Biology! How about special PADI courses for children of 8 upwards? How cool is that? Your children will love you forever.
Children’s Spa Facilities
When is it too early to start learning about yourself? The Children’s Spa offers yoga, fruity facials, scrummy scrubs for children between 8 and 15.
Although you are but a bath bomb’s throw from the sea, the resort boasts several pools, shallow ones, infinity pools, where the family can enjoy some quality time together.
If you would like to visit this amazing resort, you can book direct via the Hotel’s website
, or of you would like an ABTA protected package, please call me
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