Summer is fast approaching so it’s time to find new places to chill and relax. If you’re looking for a beach resort not far from Manila, Noveleta, Cavite is one that you may consider.

Yesterday, as I was in a search for a beach to have my kids swim for a while and hoping that their cough will be cured (payo ng matatanda), I ended up in Villamar Beach Resort in Noveleta, Cavite. Villamar was a popular beach during the 70s and 80s era, film productions shoot their movies here and local tourists came by flock but when other beach resorts and swimming pool came into the area, plus the management of Villamar not taking care of their facilities well, the old successful days went away.

Last week, I was in Kalipayan Resort in Dasmariñas, Cavite with a friend from Germany who visited Manila. It was a nice resort which can be found along Aguinaldo Hiway.

Kalipayan Resort has a hotel with 18 Rooms – each with its own living room & bath, cable TV, airconditioning, and phone system with IDD and NDD Calls. It has a 900-meter swimming pool with an island lounge area in one of its side and a restaurant and bar on the other side. Around the pool, there’s 21 Dining Huts for swimmers to dine in or as a resting place.