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Pangasinan: Bolinao Beach Resorts

The Cape Bolinao Beach, a long stretch of white beach in Barangay Patar is now a famous tourist destination. The surf is said to be ideal for board surfing.

List of Resorts in Bolinao, Pangasinan


Patar Beach Resorts (where fine white sand beaches are)

Arguero Beach Resort

Bing's Beach Resort
Tel. No.: +63.912.856.1585; +63.912.691.0082

Bolinao Treasures Beach Resort
Dutch Beach Resort
Kuroshark Beach Resort
Patar White Beach Resort
Polly's Beach Resort
Tropical Hut Beach Resort

Treasures of Bolinao
official website: http://www.treasuresofbolinao.com
Manila Office Tel. No. : +632.375.8884; +632.413.4914
Bolinao Office Tel. No.: +63.916.372-1979; +63.916.372.5365; +63.919.669.2390

Germinal Beach Resorts:


El Pescador Village Inn
Tel. No.: +63.75.554.2559

Celeste Seabreeze Inn & Restaurant
Tel. No.: +63.75.554.2035

A & E Garden

Rock Garden Resort & Rest.
Arnedo, Bolinao
Tel.No.: +63.75.554.2876; +63.912.313.9553

Balingasay Beach Resorts:

Balingasay Perpetual Beach Resort
Lady Irish Beach Resort

Estanza Beach Resorts


Verling Beach Resort
Ramos Villareal Beach Resort
Chiling And Balmer Beach Resort
Villa Soledad Beach Resort
Coco Beach Resort

Ilog-Malino Beach Resorts:

Garden Paradise Resort Ilog-Malino
Ilog Malino Hotel and Resort (http://sunrisebolinao.com)
Puerto del Sol Beach Hotel and Resort Club (most expensive)
Villa Vicente Leisure & Beach Resort Ilog-Malino

Luciente Beach Resorts:

Stefania Beach Resort

White Beach Resort 'Dutch Beach
Tel. No.: +63.75.554.2292
Email: dutch.beach.nl@wxs.nl

Note: Call the resorts for updated room rates, cheap accommodations and other stuff. No information yet on the cheapest one. Pictures/photos and resort reviews to follow.


Interesting Places to See in Bolinao (Tourist Spots)
:


Cape Bolinao Light house

Bolinao Museum
Located at Rizal Street across the Cape Bolinao High School, open from Monday to Saturday.

Church Of St. James Fortress (The Bolinao Church)

Agutayan Marine Sanctuary:
5 kilometers from the Poblacion, is the white island that dots Macajalar Bay and home to giant clams of U.P. Marine Science Institute

Santiago Island off the northeast coast of Bolinao teeming with corals and marine life is great for scuba diving

Enchanting Cave, Patar, Bolinao, Pangasinan
entrance fee P10 per head plus a P20 parking fee

Cindy's Cave, Patar, Bolinao, Pangasinan
entrance fee P75 for 1-5 persons or P20 each for groups with 6 persons or more


How to get to Bolinao, Pangasinan:


Driving Directions to Bolinao: Drive to SLEX then exit at Dau. Take road going to Tarlac then take the road going to Camiling/Bugallon. At the junction of Bugallon, turn left going to Sual, Alaminos then Bani. In Bani town proper, turn right going straight to Bolinao.

Commute: Buses to Bolinao are available at Victory Liner, Five Star, Dagupan Transit, with terminals on EDSA, Cubao, Quezon City or Pasay City and Philippine Rabbit (Avenida near LRT Recto). Fare is around P300 and travel time around 4 hours.

UPDATED: April 16, 2008


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16 Comments:

At May 2, 2008 1:08:00 PM, Blogger diwadm said...

Driving Directions to Bolinao: Drive to SLEX then exit at Dau.

I think this should be on NLEX.

 
At Sep 11, 2008 11:23:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

ahhh

 
At Mar 11, 2009 12:59:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

In which area do you suggest we look for a resort? I heard that there are some areas where the beach is not so great or others is better.

 
At Mar 11, 2009 12:59:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

In which area do you suggest we look for a resort? I heard that there are some areas where the beach is not so great or others is better.

 
At Apr 14, 2009 4:16:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

how far is patar from germinal?

 
At Jun 11, 2009 11:31:00 AM, Blogger caryl_benjamin said...

These might be useful.
Victory bus aircon Manila to Bolinao 3:30 pm, 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm Fare P405
5-star bus aircon Bolinao to Manila 8:40 pm fare P405
P324 for students

 
At Jun 11, 2009 11:45:00 AM, Blogger backpacking philippines said...

caryl, thanks for the update on bus fare to bolinao pangasinan. appreciate it. i only knew of the fare to dagupan :(

 
At Jun 21, 2009 5:41:00 PM, Blogger Trish said...

hi, my friend is challenging me to plan a trip to pangasinan with just a max budget of P2000. Any place you can recommend? I was thinking of Patar or Abrak...Which is better? I heard that both places have accommodations there that doesn't cost much. hope someone can give me a detailed guide on how to go there and who to contact & such (complete with costing)... By the way, is there a place we can eat or do we bring our own food? hope you could help me. thanks!

 
At Jun 21, 2009 5:57:00 PM, Blogger backpacking philippines said...

trish, P2000 is doable for both but you need to visit the resorts' official websites for rates. is that your budget for 2D/1N or 3D/2N? you're from manila so you take away the bus fare already.

 
At Jan 20, 2010 2:09:00 PM, Anonymous ron_vila said...

hi! me and my co-workers are planning a trip to bolinao this coming Feb. We will be staying at the adjacent town of Agno and will just go to the town of Bolinao for a whole day of sight seeing and swimming. Our plan is to visit famous and history places there. Included in our itinerary are Bolinao church, Bolinao Falls, Enchanted Caves, Bolinao Lighthouse and go swimming at Patar beach. Are there still other beautiful places there that you recommend us going to? By the way, which do you think is the better falls to go to, Bolinao Falls or Tarra Falls? Can we go swimming at Patar beach without checking-in one of the resorts? Or do we need to at least rent a hut from one of the resorts there? None of us is familiar with the town so we plan to hire a guide. Do you know someone whom you could recommend? Thanks a lot in advance! =)

 
At Jan 20, 2010 3:01:00 PM, Blogger backpacking philippines said...

ron, patar is a public beach (as all beaches here should be if you follow the law) but you may need to go to a washroom after swimming. Sorry, never been to the two waterfalls mentioned and no updated idea for a guide as I do my travels on my own or with friends (backpacking way)

 
At Feb 9, 2010 2:31:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

In which area do you suggest,we look for a resort...

 
At Mar 24, 2010 9:26:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

where is the best room to stay?Ang daming choices eh so i dont know which one is cheaper but better.. ;)

I think Solomon and Bings Beach Resort are popular? am i right?

How much estimate expenses per pax? INcluding the rooms and island hopping?

 
At Apr 17, 2010 3:00:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

for those looking for affordable accomodation around Patar Beach, ping this number Beeboy 09204526157.

In our case, I initially thought about Rock Garden Resort which had the least expensive accomodation. Unfortunately, when we got there, all their cost friendly rooms are fully booked. We ended up knocking each available resort. Fortunately, we got an absolutely perfect rate from this very kind and accomodating guy….to the extent that I promised him i’ll post his number on the blogs to payback the discounts.

…prices are quite negotiable…i mean it.

Don't think about those fancy hotels and resorts because after all, you'd rather still bathe in the ABRA beach where the sand is (it's a little pass the lighthouse). The beach on the shores of the resorts and hotels is rocky and it'll definitely sting your feet. Also, the water on these shores are very shallow to such point that if you'd like to get the water up to your waist level, you'll have to walk around 500m away from the shore....youre skin is all soar by the time you get there...not to mention your tired and wounded feet.


—by the way, if ever you’ll call him, kindly inform him you got the number from a post by Ian on the internet (that guy who promised you to post your number); Just so he knows i didn’t break my promise cause I told him to give me the same rate when I come back, which i’ll surely do.

 
At May 20, 2010 6:49:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

hi guys.

my friends and i are planning to visit bolinao by next week. resort is okey but we're having trouble on what to ride for our tour. anyone who can give me a contact no of a jeep for rental pls. that would be a big help

thanks in advance

please text me at 09172008808 or email me at gfermill@yahoo.com thanks

 
At May 28, 2010 12:51:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

my family well visit Manaog first in pangasinan before we take our trip on the resorts around. i've been to a beach some where there and i could not remember it. guys can u help me pick 1 resort that my family and i could spend at a costly price but beautiful place?thx ^_^

 

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