Pamalican is a small island situated at the northern part of the Province of Palawan located in the Philippines. It is estimated to measure five kilometers long and five hundred meters wide.
The island used to be a coconut plantation owned by a struggling family and was later purchased by a businessman, Andres Soriano Jr. Soriano’s family then decided to put up an exclusive resort. The island then became a private property and was managed by the 7 Seas Resort which was also owned and managed by the Soriano Family. It became part of a high-end resort group which is the Aman Group and they named the resort Amanpulo.
Amanpulo Resort can be accessed by booking a scheduled one hour flight from Manila. A staff from the resort meets up with the guests at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and then they will be transferred to a lounge where a private chartered plane that takes them to the island awaits.
Upon arrival, the resort will never fail take your breath away as its luscious green environment, pure white sands and crystal blue waters welcome you. The services being offered in the resort will also captivate you making you wish you will be staying in the resort for good. As soon as you set foot on the resort, its staff will give you complimentary champagne and canapés. A golf cart is also available for ones use to tour around the resort. Each resort guest will also have a personal attendant who will cater to any request at all times. In fact, the staff constantly reminds every guest that they have 250 staff ready to serve 100 guests.
As for the resorts facilities, the management sees to it that everything is extra ordinary in luxury and size. Their guesthouse which they called casitas is subtly concealed in lush vegetation which makes it perfectly private. The casitas were constructed in three different locations, the beach, tree top and hillside area. These places were strategically selected because they offer the best views in the island. The floor area inside each room measures 65 square meters and the windows are huge bringing immense light inside. Aside from that, the floors are made out of polished wooden floors, the walls are painted beige and the furniture is made out of rattan and the accessories are locally crafted making the interior design remarkable and expensive.
The resort also has a restaurant that is located in the Clubhouse and from there, one can see Manamoc Island. They also have a bar, a 30 meter long aqua tiled swimming pool, a beach and lagoon club, a picnic groove, a library and a medical clinic. They also have recreational facilities such as spas, a tennis court, a dive center and a sea sports hut. If you want to shop, their resort also has a boutique and a gallery where one can buy products made from Palawan. If ever there are couples who want to savor the romantic appeal of the environment and tie the knot, the resort also has an outdoor chapel that they call Grotto to cater to special events like this.
Due to this carefully thought, set up and blessed nature, the resort had been winning awards for so many years. In 2007 alone, the resort won the three (3) Gallivanter’s Guide Awards for Excellence as the Number 1 Best Small Hotel under 100 Rooms category, first place on the Best Resort in South East Asia category and placed third on the Best Leisure Resort Worldwide category. In 2009, the resort was selected to be one of Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report Readers’ Choice Top 20 Beach Resorts and also placed fourth on the Gallivanter’s Guide Awards for Excellence Best Resort in South East Asia Category. Just last year, the resort placed second in the Gallivanter’s Guide Awards for Excellence Best Leisure Resort Worldwide category.
If there is a downside to staying in Amanpulo, it is only because of their rates. The cheapest rate would cost as much as US$ 1,050 a day. But who wouldn’t spend and empty their wallets if one wishes to catch even a glimpse of what heaven could be like. A heaven that is just within our very own Philippines.
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