Comments on: Subic

By: pktan

pktan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:02:17 +0000

Hi Iani,

It is located at the Subic Bay Freeport area.

Pamulaklakin Forest Trail offers 3 types of treks all with a native guide (local Aetas, an ethnic group who have lived, toiled and continued to thrive in this area for hundred of years now)

1. A mini jungle tour which is a 30 minute trek.
2. The jungle trek which lasts anywhere from 2 to 3 hours.
3. Overnight jungle tour which involves trekking and sleeping in the forest.

By: Iani

Iani — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:20:10 +0000

I also please wanna know details about the forest trail in Subic?
Thank you.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:54:34 +0000

I was at Yats about 3 weeks ago with my girlfriend.

We had a private room (just for 2 people)

The service and knowledge of the wines was superb, ambience perfect for a romantic dinner and the presentation was first class.

Price was around 8000p which, whilst not cheap was worth the cost.

Only problem is I contracted some stomache bug which is still causing problems.

As I had partaken of much wine over a 3 day period (celebrations can last forever cant they??!!) I cannot lay the blame at Yats door.

Id reccomend the place as THE place to eat around Clark

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:23:16 +0000

Hi Kenneth,

YATS International Wine Club is located in Clark not in Subic. It’s at Building 1988 Mimosa Drive Mimosa Leisure Estate. Phone number – +63.045.599.5600.
There is this decent Italian restaurant in Subic whose name escapes me, but the owner has a cute pug which I christened as “Frank” from MIB. The food was okay, not spectacular and the place a bit laidback. We usually go to Gerry’s Grill every time we are in Subic – but yeah, I’d have to agree, so far nothing has ever caught my attention cuisine-wise whenever I am in Subic.

Ryan

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:33:33 +0000

A friend of mine told me there is a great restaurant called YATS Restaurant. It has a great wine cellar also. I can’t find it on the Subic Map. Does anyone know where it is?

I have been to a number of restaurants in Subic, all are pretty mediocre and honestly quite disappointing, even the ones inside good-looking hotels.

Ken

By: pktan

pktan — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:57:46 +0000

Hi David, most of the places to stay or eat that we recommend on the site are based on personal experiences, that’s why they are recommended by the author. Obviously there are many great places out there, that we might have missed, but I rather take that chance than to recommend one that’ll leave a bad experience for anyone who read our guide and tried a service / place.

We do intend to work on having a directory that will list out most (hopefully) services, but that’s still a work in progress.

By: david

david — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:27:29 +0000

hello
i was just looking through your advice on subic bay. i am the owner of The Lagoon Resort which is opposite johans dive centre, whilst agreeing with you about where you could stay here i just wondered why you only chose one place, as i have said i own the resort opposite johans and i would recommend my resort (obviously). but also there is many other good places to stay. my point is please do not only recommend one place, at least mention others even if you only have first hand knowledge of only one.
thankyou
david

By: ManilaBay

ManilaBay — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:56:21 +0000

Great pictures! Manila is the best destination for vacation!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:29:22 +0000

Hi Tracy,

Palawan and Boracay should be on top of your list if you have the time. While there are transport options going to Subic from Manila via (Olongapo) – transport within Subic is scarce- you have to hire a car within the SBMA (Subic Bay Metropolitan Area) to get around (SBYC-Cubi Point-Zoobic-Ocean Adventure-Camaya Beach). Buses are relatively safe. We hired a car to take us from the Yacht Club to Zoobic and it is not cheap.

But if you can make a 3D-2N trip, fly to Palawan or Boracay or Bohol to make most of your trip. Subic is best for overnight trips. The beaches arent that nice and the beach right next to Ocean Adventure isnt that nice and is crammed with families. The beach is relatively clean, but there are some sharp rocks. Unless you want to go diving (Subic has very good wreck dives) or you want to go on an survival trail with the natives around the area- skip it and head to Boracay or Palawan or Bohol.

Cheers.

Ryan

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:23:51 +0000

I will be coming to Philippines, Manila for a conference for 1 week, will have a weekend free for my own travel plans. So is it worth it to go to Subic as compared to the many other more well known destinations? How will you rank Subic against the likes of Palawan, Boracay etc etc.

The main problem i feel is that the lack of transport options to get to Subic, without the ease of flying, the road trip will definitely take up a large portion of time.

Another key concern is, is it safe to travel by buses at night?