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  1. expatron

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    Just a note... A few friends and I went for another fun day at Bambulo last Saturday. The staff were all smiles and very attentive,beer was nice and cold, the pizza was delicious with just a tint of smoke flavor, good music and wifi at our table. My daughter and others went for a swim in the crystal clear pool's. Entrance is only P80 and that includes swimming and or miniature golf, free if you don't swim or swing a club.

    Then the real fun started! We gave our ladies a beer or two then a putter and ball, we only had 1 rule and that was no rules.... Wow what a great day, can't wait to do it again.....
     
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  2. Bruce

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    Visited there today, yes lovely spot. Met owner whom was very friendly and very accommodating. Nice guy, the place is organized and super friendly staff.

    Unfortunately we had already eaten but enjoyed a nice drink, no entrance fee was charged. Apparently there are ex pats around whom think they can just hang out there for free, use the wi fi and facilities without paying....I fully understand why management charge a fee.

    We organized a return to spend the whole afternoon swimming eating, it's really a little oasis.
     
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    Strange opening hours? Weds to Sunday? Its a lovely place and i surprised it closed on monday and tuesdays as it has rooms?

    Hope the place can manage to stay open , i know the chap has worked his fingers to the bone to stay there, but i guess location is just not on his side.....

    but a lovely place to have a few beverages and a swim if feel the need.....
     
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  4. Rye83

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    My girlfriend paid a visit to Bambulo today and got several pictures of the place. Her review of the place was very positive. She specifically commented on the cleanliness of the cr, the nice facilities (swimming pool, games, overall cleanliness), the chopsuey and pork sinigang were very good and the friendly service.

    She did have one negative: she didn't like the pizza. She said it was too crispy and the cheese didn't taste good, but this could just be personal preference. I will certainly give it a try when I return.

    I have never been myself but seeing the pictures and hearing her review it looks like a place I will be frequenting when I return. I will post more pictures in a second post.

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  5. DaveD

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    I agree it's my families favorite place to go for a day of swimming and fun. Enjoy the food too. Never been disappointed. The road work is now finished near the resort also. Just watch for the entrance as not given much notice before you turn to go in. Well worth everyone's time to try it out IMO.
     
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  6. Rye83

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    It happens more than you might think. People (Filipinos and expats) will come in and only order a coke then want to use the pool, wifi, restrooms, etc. 10 pesos of profit (if that) for a coke hardly covers the cost of the internet bandwidth, electricity used for the pool, cleaning restrooms and then paying the staff. There are plenty of people out there who do this. Nobody is saying that all expats or Filipinos do this....but there are certainly enough of them for many business owners to be forced to charge an entrance fee or charge for use of the facilities.

    If this conversation is going to continue I will start a new thread with these posts. This topic is about Bambulo, not freeloaders.
     
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    Rye83, Jul 11, 2015
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  7. Hans Boot

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    Road from Nat'l Highway up to about 200 mtrs before Bambulo is fine. After that is becomes unpaved and bumpy because they are building a new bridge across from the Bambulo restaurant. However, the place can stll be reached without problems (just drive slow). The parking and entrance have changed though: Entrance is through the gate at the far end of the former parking lot and parking is inside the premises now (they put signs up). Entrance to the establishment is via stairs next to the entrance gate and through another gate (wide open) to the swimming pool area. Enjoy!
     
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    During Mondays and Tuesdays they've got staff on-duty to accommodate in-house guests.

    Till the temporary closing last November they were open every day. Guess the new opening hours are based on the fact that aside from work they just decided to make more time for their family.

    As a little side note; Bambulo provides for full free WiFi and a decent internet connection. That's certainly a plus being able to enjoy a stable connection.
     
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  9. Rye83

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    I didn't mean for my comment on the pizza to be a negative one. Like anything, we all have different preferences. If someone offered a pizza where they replaced the tomato sauce with Tabasco sauce my gf would eat there every day.....where I like just a couple drops of Tabasco on my pizza.

    That would p*ss me off and they could forget about receiving any tip from me. Creating drama2x for the sake of creating drama2x.....and you know they walked away smiling to themselves knowing what they had just done.
     
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    Rye83, Mar 25, 2015
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    I did have her ask for a receipt. Seems a fair price for the amount of food and drinks that her and her brother had. They weren't charged an entrance fee either.

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    LOL I thought it was at first too. I'm pretty sure some family tagged along as well since it was on my dime. :wink: 500 pesos for an outing isn't bad in my books.
     
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    Rye83, Mar 18, 2015
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