After a gruelling 12 hrs of trip from Manila,we were so tired and grumpy when we entered the gate of Gota Village. But after check-in and upon exploring the grounds,we were exhilarated and overwhelmed of the most fantastic views we'd seen. I'd say that the island is much more beautiful than Boracay. Especially when the resort's boatmen took us to the Virgin Beach,which is just 5 mins away from the main island,we were so happy and our eyes were so full of tha fabulous scenery that we couldn't stop taking pictures!
Beautiful place, beautiful view. a place surrounded by nature. I just love the place. It's just one of the many places in Caramoan Islands that i love.
Aside from the very beautiful paradise-like beaches (special mention the fine sand), Gota Village Resort provides the best customer service, all the staff are very accomodating, courteous, they make sure your concerns are addressed. People here are very nice, they make you feel very special. They have a staff everywhere, everytime you need them. I think this is the reason why they were chosen to host survivor.
There was a time they tried to be "exclusive" but decided to open place to the public. basic facilities on the pricey side. rather inaccessible from town.
The weather was terrible, non stop rain for 3 days so we can't tell much about the beach and surrounding islands because we barely couldn't leave our bungalow.We tried 2 different kinds of bungalows: a small one with just one room and one with 2, with a bedroom and living room with sofa. They were both clean and comfortable and both had a small veranda with a couple of chairs. Hammocks would have been great if it would have been sunnier.From the bungalows you can just see many other bungalows, no view to the sea.The food at the restaurant is good, we tried just local dishes and were delicious. Prices were ok.The problem is that the space is not particularly nice: plastic chairs and tables, fluorescent lighting and from the restaurant you can't see the beach either, just buildings that were beaten by the last typhoon and haven't been repaired yet.There isn't any spot where you can be reading or just enjoying the landscape with armchairs or hammocks while looking at the sea.There is just wifi in the front desk and it hardly ever works so it is difficult to plan the trip further from there.Staff is very friendly.
We wanted to visit this place because of one thing - in search for pasalubong and memento's we can brong back to manila.It was our bankero who told us that Gota beach has a souvenir shop and he said we can dock and visit the shop but we have to pay the price (entrance fee) we said yesday trip Entrance is staggering 500 pesos/head Beach Front has brown sand, lots of litter is unkempt.the Mangrove forest is the only consolation for me, is was a refreshing walk, but be careful when we went here the walk way is also unkempt, you could see some logs missing here and there. it doesn't look sturdy enough (i hope they have fixed it already)The cottages were kind of amazing it was really landscape to blend in with the environmentthey could offer you rappeling which one thing that you can do in the resort, the room rates are not competitive for me, especially that the beach front is not that stunning.
Gota beach is nestled between lush mountains with some limestones peeking out at the side. Beach is wide with a nice view of the nearby islands. Waves are a little bit bigger that those at Hunungan cove ( right beside Gota beach).
This is just a place to visit just so you would have a look at lodging of Survivor crew.It's in a cove where waves are strong during windy days.If boats cannot dock at the beach, this is reachable from another beach - the Paniman - by a 30-minute tricycle ride.
Beaches are beautiful. . .serene. . .water is perfect. . .white sand. . .lots of seashells. . .great snorkeling. . .a paradise away from it all. .
Always use to shot survivor..they allow to visit the Island as long they dont have shot for the island. great.