This resort is located in Sitio Kalunutan, Barangay Maligaya, Palayan City (Nueva Ecija). You can Google the place or click this link.

It was my first time to visit this place as the location of the Wedding Reception Party of the Wedding that I attended during the weekend. I stayed overnight in one of their “cabanas” which are huts constructed on the side of the mountain. The hut is complete with amenities and has a porch overlooking the mountain and the cities of Palayan and Cabanatuan. I am sorry that I could not tell how much would it cost to stay in this place for one day/night because it was paid by my friend.

I am familiar with the place when there was no resort yet ten years ago. I was able to conduct a recon by tracing the trail system in the mountains adjacent to the said barangay. I started at the Philippine Army CAFGU Detachment at Barangay Tanawan all the way down to Barangay Aulo, then to the Aulo Dam and Lake. It was a whole day trekking and hiking adventure with another trail runner who was familiar with the place. From what I have experienced before, I was able to determine the exact location where I made my recon in relation to the location of the Resort. I was in the mountain in front of the Resort when I did my recon. The place where the Resort is located was still full of trees and tall grasses then. I think the owner of the Resort (which is a Corporation) was the one who constructed the road leading to the place, coming from Palayan City and from Barangay Tanawan Road/Highway.

I was able to eat late lunch, dinner, and breakfast the following day and I would say that the food is okey and the prices are reasonable. There is only ONE THING that I dislike during my stay in the said resort. There are so many flies….in the restaurant and in my “cabana”. Maybe, the flies that were inside my hut were able to enter the place when I opened the door leading to the porch when I sitted on one of the chairs and then took some video and pictures surrounding the place. While were eating our late lunch there were so many flies trying to land on our food but we used our hands to drive them away. We tried asking for candles from the staff but they can not produce any. Instead, we asked for one stand fan to be used to drive the flies away from our food and table.

The amenities inside the hut is average. The space is not big or small. It is just average. The bathroom is too small. The lockers are very simple. However, the bed with comforter is nice and the air-con is new and efficient. I had it adjusted to 22-degree Centigrade and I was able to sleep soundly. I was not able to get any TV Channel or Cable in the TV available. The WiFi Internet connection is good, too! Once you are inside the hut/cabana, everything is silent! The sound of the air-con is the only one that you can hear which eventually unnoticeable!

It was drizzling with rain in the late afternoon and the surrounding path was slippery. I am glad I was wearing my heritage boots and it got better traction than wearing some sneakers of dress shoes. However, during nighttime, the place was so beautiful because of the lighting system and the beautiful garden and plants within the resort. It was a nice place to take night pictures.

Before breakfast the following day, I was able to hike and walk around the resort and the place looks so beautiful with the blue sky. It was a perfect time to have beautiful selfies and pictures of the swimming pool, the garden, buildings, cabanas/huts, and the pathways of the resort.

If not for the flies, this place is perfect for a getaway and silent place to stay for the weekend. Being a private place, this place is only reached by driving your own private vehicle as there are no public transportation reaching this place. If I need to write a book and find a quiet place, I would not think twice to travel to this place again and stay for two to three days! How I wished I should have brought my swimming attire and goggles and be able to swim in their clear swimming pool.

If you need a place to relax and enjoy a quiet environment in the mountains for the weekend, I highly recommend this place. You can visit their Facebook Page and find out more things about this place. Good luck! Thanks for reading this post.