Two cold bottles of Red Horse beer were slid down our wooden table. In front of us, the late afternoon sun was filtering through the coconut trees. On the beach, a group of kids were playing a serious game of Frisbee while tourists frolic across the glittering waters of Boracay. On the horizon, a row of paraw boats were waiting for the sun to set. We were at Cocoloco Boracay—with sand under our feet and a cold beer in our hands—it probably can’t get any better than this.
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Two Seasons’ barLO Restaurant was filled to brimming, but we didn’t really mind waiting. The sun was out, and the water at Station 1 was uber calm. We braved the ungodly noontime hour, and with sunblock on, frolicked at Boracay’s White Beach with total abandon.
A feast of feast was spread across our long table—familiar Filipino dishes but dressed nicer than your usual meal at home. The table was set outside The Lind’s Tartine Restaurant—along Boracay White Beach’s premier location, Station 1—but no one seems to be minding the banquet. The sun was setting and everyone had rushed to the shore to take photos of the famous Boracay sunset.
The first two weeks of our stay in Boracay was spent near Bulabog Beach—the first week at Ferra Hotel Garden Suites, and the second, at an apartment lent to us by a friend of Blissfulguro. By the third week of our stay, we finally transferred to a beachfront hotel, and at no less than the White Beach.
GOLDEN PHOENIX HOTEL BORACAY’S LOBBY
To be honest, we wouldn’t really have booked a beachfront resort due to their prohibitive prices. It was just pure luck that we chanced upon a discounted rate on a booking appfor Golden Phoenix Hotel Boracay. For ₱1,200.00 per night, we got a room for two—toddlers are free of charge—with complimentary breakfast. Totally not bad for a four-star rated Boracay beachfront resort.
