Thursday, September 30, 2010

The Quiet Place Farm Resort





Journey to the heart of quiet, within the restful and healing embrace of nature at The Quiet Place Farm Resort...

Set on 25 hectares of sloping terrain fringed with trees, The Quiet Place Farm Resort is part of a fully functioning agricultural estate in Bago City, an area planted mostly to rice in the largely sugar producing province of Negros Occidental. The resort offers a unique opportunity to experience rural life in the tropics without the sacrifice of comfort. Twenty-six air- conditioned rooms with modern conveniences and a full-service restaurant ensure a pleasant, enjoyable and comfortable stay. There is also the resort's Ayo Spa and Wellness Center offering a menu of Asian and Filipino health traditions using tropical oils and essences produced on site or in neighboring communities. 

For less quiet pursuits at the resort, there is a swimming pool, several open air pavilions for parties and events of 30 to 200, an air- conditioned meeting room for 40, a library with a computer with internet connection, a children's play park, a camping ground, a hiking trail, fishing, boating, billiards, table tennis and other board games, barbecue pits for outdoor picnics and rows upon rows of orchids, bromeliads and heliconia to enjoy.

What to do

Engage your senses with a walk through a path in a forest of tropical trees, alive with the singing of birds and the rustle of the leaves as the wind gently weaves through them. Pass by verdant rice fields carved from the gently sloping hills and through rows of sugarcane and banana trees and allow your eyes to relax as they feast on nature's palette in various shades of green, brown and gold. Nourish the spirit in a garden filled with the heady scent and color of tropical blooms. Worship the sun by the free-form swimming pool. Get on board a small boat named Courage and glide through a lake covered with hyacinth and teeming with fish. Find a quiet corner to read a book. Gather duck eggs and pick mushrooms at the crack of dawn. Go for a game of billiards or table tennis, boating on the lake or biking through the paved path walks. Test your energy levels at the Children's Play Park. Within the peaceful and tranquil environment of this green sanctuary, embark on a two-way communion with nature. 

Getting There

Negros Occidental is one half of the island of Negros, the Philippines'4th largest island. It is about 55 minutes by plane from the country's main gateway, Manila, and 25 minutes from Cebu, its second city and main hub in the Visayas islands.

Three airlines fly 7 times daily from Manila to Bacolold City, the provincial capital, with one daily flight linking it to Cebu.
  • Philippine Airlines
  • Cebu Pacific
  • Air Philippines

Several shipping lines ply the 20 hour route between Manila and Bacolod, offering a leisurely and comfortable alternative to flying.Iloilo, an entry point to the famous Boracay, is a short 45 minute ferry ride away, with regular trips throughout the day.

From downtown Bacolod City, The Quiet Place Farm Resort is a pleasant 20 minute drive. Shuttle transfers from Bacolod may be arranged through the Sales Office. If traveling by private vehicle, turn left to Abuanan after the Sum-ag High School Campus and drive straight for approximately 4 kilometers. 

The Resort's Main Gate is on the left, fronting the Kilometer 14 marker. Alternatively, if taking public transportation, take any south-bound bus or jeepney and get off at the corner of Abuanan Road in Sum-ag. From there, numerous tricycles drive straight to the
resort's reception area.
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Nature's Village Resort




Nature's Village Resort (NVR) is a garden paradise located in Talisay City, only 3.5 km from central Bacolod, the capital of Negros Occidental, Philippines. Set against the backdrop of Mt. Marapara, Nature's Village Resort offers unique accommodations where nature-lovers can bask in unspoiled beauty while remaining close to the city!

At NVR, you are nestled right at the heart of business and leisure as it bridges Silay City --- home to turn-of-the-century Spanish ancestral houses of Negros Island --- and Bacolod City --- home to the region's colorful Masskara Festival.

Nature's Village Resort was nominated by the Department of Tourism through the Tourism Office of Talisay City, Negros Occidental in the ASEAN Green Hotel Recognition Awards 2010 at the Empire Hotel in Brunei Darussalam.

NVR is the only resort-hotel that made it to the Top 10 among other tourism establishments in Western Visayas.

The nomination was made on the basis of the DOT's random inspection on NVR's compliance with the ASEAN Green Hotel Standards.

Chaired by Thailand, the ASEAN Task Force on Tourism Standards released the results of their organized search last December.

Tourism establishments that actively advocate sustainable or environment-friendly practices such as proper solid waste management, environmental awareness training plan for hotel staff, use of renewable energy sources, presence of noise control programs, and involvement of hotel staff in waste reduction, reusing and recycling items, waste separation and composting programs among other compliance standards, were recognized by the DOT and recommended for participation to this Southeast Asian search for Green Hotel establishments.

Other ASEAN Green Hotel awardees are the EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, Shangri-la's Mactan Island Resort and Spa, Hilton Cebu Resort and Spa, Marco Polo Davao, Miniloc Island Resort-Palawan, Lagen Island Resort in El Nido, Palawan, Eden Nature Park and Resort-Davao, and Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Manila.

-Visayan Daily Star
January 22, 2010



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