By Paul Joseph Vistal
Bohol Chronicle
On the first day of this Sandugo festival month, a new jewel of Bohol's tourism industry will open to the public to offer first-rate resort accommodations and amenities.
A mere forty-minute drive from Tagbilaran City, the Villa Tarcela Resort stands just right of the national highway as you are greeted by the giant arch warmly welcoming you to Valencia. It is undoubtedly a new landmark of the town and a fitting representative of Valencia's best and of Boholano hospitality. Surrounded by the beauty of nature, Villa Tarcela Resort takes you to a place where you can be away from the grit and grind of daily routine.
On your left loom the hills of eastern Bohol and on your right coconut trees line the fine sandy shore of the southern Bohol seacoast. Before you is a beautiful panorama of the Mindanao Sea, the waves rushing to the shore and the balmy ocean breeze brushing against your cheek. On a clear day, you see nothing but the bluest sky, perhaps some wispy clouds, and the aquamarine waters of the sea. And just off-center, the majestic Mt. Hibok-hibok rises from Camiguin Island, reaching for the sky.
In the early morning and late afternoon, at low tide, gleaners comb the shore for seashells, sea cucumbers, and edible seaweed. At night, you witness hundreds of lights flickering in the darkness as local fishermen, with their nets, ply the waters in their bancas.
But the lovely view isn't all there is to Villa Tarcela. With nine spacious guest rooms and its expansive grounds, Villa Tarcela is also ideal for family holidays, weddings and receptions, debuts, reunions, and other special occasions.
Villa Tarcela astounds one with the accommodations and amenities it offers. Each room is air-conditioned and features temperature-controlled hot and cold showers, mini bar, cable TV, and DVD player. It offers laundry services, on-call spa services for foot spa, body massage, pedicure, and manicure that you can request for a private experience in your room. The telephone service entertains requests for front desk assistance, housekeeping needs, and calls for breakfast in bed.
Villa Tarcela also has a swimming pool, a sea-view open bar and restaurant - from which you can have your choice of native or international cuisine, a souvenir shop, internet connection, scuba diving equipment for rent, and boat tours to coral reefs in nearby protected marine sanctuaries. It offers free transport from anywhere in Tagbilaran City to the Resort, tour assistance, and free transport to and from the cool, refreshing waters of Badiang Spring.
At Villa Tarcela, you can also play badminton, chess, or beach volleyball or go trekking or fishing. You may even have time to visit the old stone church of Valencia, which exquisite wooden floor has been hailed by the art historian Regalado Trota Jose in his book Visita Iglesia Bohol as "the best preserved and the most ornate of its kind" in the Philippines.
The story behind Villa Tarcela is one of love. It is one between a mother and her children - a mother named Tarcela Tagaro, whose passionate love for the beauty of Bohol has inspired her children, who may each have gone on to pursue their own careers in other lands but in each of whom still beat the heart of a true Bol-anon. It is also a story of sharing that same unbounded love for Bohol with other people.
Villa Tarcela is fully staffed with tried and tested personnel, some of whom have worked in five-star hotels and restaurants all over the country. With a staff ready to pamper you and under the management of Ms. Resti Tejido, the Villa Tarcela Resort ensures its clients with only the finest service.
Villa Tarcela's room rates for single or double occupancy are: Standard Room: P1,495; Deluxe Room: P1,950; Scandinavian Room: P2,495; Japanese Room: P2,495; Hawaiian Room: P2,495; and British Room: P2,495. Children between 12 and 18 years old are charged P100 without an extra bed and P300 for an extra bed. Adults are charged P500 for an extra bed. Extra persons in a room are limited to one adult or two children below 18 years old.
Villa Tarcela Resort opens to the public on July 1 but reservations are now available. The first 50 bookings will get a 10% discount. Villa Tarcela also offers discounted rates to groups of at least 20 and to members of
www.tubagbohol.com.
In the Philippines, Villa Tarcela may be contacted through the following numbers: 0063 (0) 38-532-0182 and 00063 (0) 921-282-4794. In Scandinavia, the numbers are 0046 70 5145 684 and 0047 75 75 7621.
E-mails may be addressed to
[email protected] and
[email protected]. For more info on Villa Tarcela, check out
www.villatarcela.com.
Villa Tarcela is also affiliated with Tagaro Travel and Tours, which offers a wide range of package tour programs to suit special interests, whether they are cultural, educational, historical, or nature-oriented. For tour activities in Bohol, you may go to
www.tagarotravelntour.com or check
http://www.tagarotravelntour.com/f452af35-5750-4fd5-8c4f-c0a6b288d4da-9.html.
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