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Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan

📍 Barangay Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Mactan, Philippines
A Mactan Water-Garden Resort Built Around Four Freshwater Poolscapes
Price range
Room size range46 sqm – 922 sqm
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Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan offers 15 room types, ranging from 46 sqm to 922 sqm. Nightly room prices range from —. Book your stay directly through H5star.

What Defines Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa

Water-garden resort layout

A purpose-built, low-rise resort village organized around freshwater pools, lagoons, landscaped courtyards, dining, recreation and wellness facilities.

Four distinct freshwater pools

The pool complex includes a 1,400-square-metre freeform pool, a 400-square-metre shaded pool, a 690-square-metre evenly shallow pool and a 160-square-metre rectangular pool.

Family-focused water design

The 690-square-metre pool is evenly shallow for young families, complemented by a separate children’s pool and other water-based leisure facilities.

Mogambo Springs spa

The Spa at Plantation Bay offers massages, face treatments and body treatments daily from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

Broad resort recreation

On-site activities include a private beach, snorkeling, diving, water sports, archery, tennis, cycling, billiards, table tennis, mini golf, fishing and badminton.

Extensive family facilities

Family facilities include a kids’ club, indoor play area, outdoor play equipment, playground, games room, babysitting or child services, kids’ meals and a kid-friendly buffet.

Poolfront Kilimanjaro Kafe

Kilimanjaro Kafe fronts the large freshwater swimming pool and forms part of the resort’s multi-venue dining and beverage program.

Managed leisure access

Non-staying visitors using the lagoons, swimming pools or other leisure facilities pay a per-person daily fee; children aged 0–12 pay half rate.

Mactan heritage setting

The resort connects its identity with Mactan’s Battle of Mactan history and the legacy of Lapu-Lapu, alongside local outreach and reforestation programs.

255-room resort campus

Accommodation is distributed across the grounds in standard room and suite categories, with rooms positioned in relation to pools, recreation, spa and dining venues.

Which Type of Stay Is It Best For?

Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan is a well-rounded choice across couples, wellness, family, and business stays.

Couples Score
10.0/10
Poolside privacy and spa time

Couples can use the resort’s multiple pool atmospheres and lagoon-style water areas for more private or semi-private leisure, with jacuzzi access, private dining possibilities and spa treatments adding options for relaxed time together.

  • Breakfast in the room
  • Pool bar
  • Private check-in/check-out
  • Room service
  • Wine/champagne
  • Beachfront
  • Evening entertainment
  • Garden
  • Live music/performance
  • Pool with view
  • Terrace
  • Themed dinner nights
  • Concierge service
  • Cooking class
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Sun loungers or beach chairs
  • Walking tours
  • Bar
  • Food delivered to guest room
  • Sun umbrellas
  • Tour desk
Wellness Score
10.0/10
A daily rhythm of spa and movement

A gym, sauna, jacuzzi and yoga classes provide varied ways to stay active or unwind, while the resort’s water-based setting adds recreational movement around four freshwater pools and lagoon-style leisure areas.

  • Spa/wellness center services
  • Fitness facilities
  • Indoor pool
  • Spa/wellness center
  • Swimming pool
  • Fitness center
  • Hot spring bath
  • Massage services
  • Steam room
  • Yoga classes
  • Fitness classes
  • Sauna
  • Fitness/spa locker rooms
  • Access to health care professionals
  • Aerobics
  • Badminton equipment
  • Barber/beauty shop
  • Beauty Services
  • Cycling
  • Diving
  • Fishing
  • Fruits
  • Hair Salon Services
  • Manicure
  • Pedicure
  • Salt-water pool
  • Snorkelling
  • Special diet menus - on request
Families Score
10.0/10
Purpose-built spaces for family days

An evenly shallow 690-square-metre pool, children’s pool, kids’ club, indoor play area, outdoor equipment and babysitting support varied ages.

Kids’ meals, buffet service, playground and broad on-site activities make daily routines easier.

  • Family rooms
  • Kids' club
  • Water slide
  • Babysitting/child services
  • Children's playground
  • Board games/puzzles
  • Games room
  • Indoor play area
  • Kid meals
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Mini golf
  • Entertainment staff
  • Billiards
  • Bingo
  • Kids' outdoor play equipment
  • Minimarket on site
  • Snack bar
  • Strollers
  • Table tennis
  • Water sport facilities on site
Business Score
10.0/10
Meetings within a self-contained resort

Meetings and events can use the resort’s business center and meeting or banquet facilities, with fax and photocopy services.

Its self-contained setting also combines accommodation, dining and recreation on one managed Mactan resort campus.

  • Business center
  • Meeting/banquet facilities
  • Express check-in/check-out
  • Airport pick up
  • Airport shuttle
  • Luggage storage
  • Shuttle service
  • Airport drop off
  • ATM/cash machine on site
  • Breakfast takeaway containers
  • Car hire
  • Coffee Shop on site
  • Currency exchange
  • Dry cleaning
  • Invoice provided
  • Ironing service
  • Laundry
  • Safety deposit box

Rooms & Rates at Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa

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Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa room Sinful Seniors Package features a neatly made bed with white pillows and a card on the bedside table6 photos
46 sqm
Adults: 2 · Children: 3 · Max occupancy: 4
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size), Queen bed, 151-180 cm wide, 181-210 cm wide
Free gym accessPrivate entranceSalt water poolSeating Area
It isn't possible to satisfy all constraints (exact hotel and room names plus all features) within 15-20 words.5 photos
46 sqm
Adults: 2 · Children: 3 · Max occupancy: 4
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size), Queen bed, 151-180 cm wide, 181-210 cm wide
Free gym accessPrivate entranceSalt water poolSeating Area
Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa Upper-Level Beachside Room — Midnight Arrival Plan overlooks pool and balcony.6 photos
46 sqm
Adults: 2 · Children: 3 · Max occupancy: 4
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size), Queen bed, 151-180 cm wide, 181-210 cm wide
Free gym accessPrivate entranceSalt water poolSeating Area
Lagoon View at Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa overlooks a pool and balcony with palm trees.5 photos
462 m2
Adults: 2 · Children: 2 · Max occupancy: 4
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size), Large bed, 151-180 cm wide, 181-210 cm wide
Salt water pool
Lagoon Side6 photos
462 m2
Adults: 2 · Children: 2 · Max occupancy: 4
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size), Large bed, 151-180 cm wide, 181-210 cm wide
Salt water pool
Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa room Smoking-Permitted Room shows rustic wooden bunk beds and a dining area in a bright, airy suite4 photos
462 m2
Adults: 4 · Max occupancy: 4
Bunk bed, Large bed, 151-180 cm wide, Variable Size
Salt water pool
Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa One-Bedroom Suite living area with wooden furniture and a view to outside7 photos
922 m2
Adults: 3 · Children: 2 · Max occupancy: 5
Sofa bed, Variable Size
Salt water pool

A Low-Rise Resort Village Shaped by Water and Mactan History

A self-contained water-led campus

Plantation Bay is designed as a purpose-built leisure resort rather than a conventional beach-hotel tower. Low-rise buildings and facilities are dispersed around freshwater pools, lagoons, landscaped courtyards and internal circulation routes linking accommodation with dining, recreation and wellness.

Multiple pool moods as architectural structure

The grounds use several distinct water settings to shape the resort experience: a freeform pool with coves and bubble nooks, a shaded pool with waterfalls and fountains, an evenly shallow family pool and a rectangular pool with a Greco-Roman visual effect.

Mactan heritage and community connection

The resort’s historical framing references the Battle of Mactan and Lapu-Lapu as part of the island’s identity. Its published community narrative also includes local outreach, reforestation and social programs.

Distributed Rooms and Suites Close to the Resort’s Water Zones

Accommodation across a 255-room campus

The resort has 255 rooms across standard guest-room and suite categories. Rather than concentrating accommodation in one tower, the inventory is distributed around the grounds in relation to pools, spa, recreation and dining venues.

Central accommodation near key facilities

The most centrally situated room is positioned very near two freshwater pools, two of the four restaurants, Mogambo Springs Spa and the main Recreation complex in Savannah Park, illustrating the resort’s internal convenience-based zoning.

Room categories for family stays

The accommodation offering includes connecting or family-oriented options, supporting stays that require adjacent or family-suitable room arrangements within the resort’s low-rise layout.

Poolfront Dining and Several Resort-Wide Food Formats

A multi-venue dining program

The resort has at least four on-site restaurants, while some venue listings count five depending on how outlets are grouped. The program covers international cuisine, breakfast, lunch, dinner, kids’ meals and room service.

Kilimanjaro Kafe beside the main pool

Kilimanjaro Kafe fronts the large freshwater swimming pool, placing food and beverage service directly beside one of the resort’s principal leisure spaces.

Coffee, snacks and swim-up service

Dining and drinks extend beyond restaurant service through a coffee house, snack bar, bar, poolside bar and swim-up bar. One additional dining venue serves its cuisine from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM and closes on Tuesdays.

Four Freshwater Poolscapes, Lagoons and Mactan Outdoor Recreation

Four measured freshwater pools

The pool complex comprises a 1,400-square-metre freeform pool for general use, a 400-square-metre shaded pool with waterfall and fountain features, a 690-square-metre evenly shallow pool for young families and a 160-square-metre rectangular pool used for a Greco-Roman-style visual effect.

Poolfront supervision and controlled access

A 1,600-square-metre freshwater swimming pool fronts Kilimanjaro Kafe and has lifeguard coverage from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Outside visitors using the lagoons, pools or other leisure facilities pay a daily per-person charge, with children aged 0–12 charged half rate.

Private beach and active outdoor programme

Outdoor facilities include a private beach, pool loungers, umbrellas, snorkeling, diving, on-site water sports, fishing, cycling, free bicycles, paddleboard yoga, tennis, archery, wall climbing, mini golf, badminton, billiards and table tennis.

Mogambo Springs Spa and a Full Resort Recreation Campus

The Spa at Plantation Bay

Mogambo Springs, identified as The Spa at Plantation Bay, is open daily from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Treatments include massages, face treatments and body treatments, with listings also identifying deep-tissue massage, body scrub and manicure or pedicure services.

Fitness and relaxation facilities

The wellness facilities include a gym or fitness center, sauna and jacuzzi, complemented by yoga classes. These sit within a wider recreation campus that supports land and water activities throughout the day.

Family, event and operational infrastructure

Additional facilities include a kids’ club, indoor play area, games room, children’s playground, evening entertainment, business center and meeting or banquet facilities with fax and photocopy services. The resort also provides 24-hour security, concierge service, currency exchange and luggage storage.

Mactan’s Historic Coastal Resort Belt

Marigondon on Mactan Island

The resort is located in Barangay Marigondon in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, within a coastal and leisure-oriented part of Mactan known for beaches, water activities and a concentration of resort properties.

A setting shaped by the Battle of Mactan

Mactan is strongly associated with the Battle of Mactan, colonial-era history and the legacy of Lapu-Lapu. The area combines this historical identity with contemporary tourism infrastructure and an airport-adjacent resort belt.

Access to Cebu’s wider leisure region

The island setting provides practical access to Mactan’s beaches and water activities as well as the broader Cebu metropolitan region, while the resort’s internal layout keeps accommodation, dining, recreation and wellness within one managed destination.

What's near Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa?

Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa has 2 restaurants and 2 bars within 3000 metres. Nearby restaurants include Golden gate and Tops grill, while bars include EZ Tambayan resto and Bo's coffee.

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Food & drinks
Restaurants nearby
  • Golden gate2.8 km
  • Tops grill3.0 km
Cafes nearby
    Bars nearby
    • EZ Tambayan resto1.9 km
    • Bo's coffee3.0 km

    Sentiment analysis

    CategoryScoreGuest Sentiment
    Cleanliness7.99Some reviews indicated cleanliness issues, and there was mention of ants in the room.
    Service8.96Many reviews praised the staff's courteousness and hospitality.
    Location8.5Location received mixed feedback but generally viewed as favorable.
    Room Quality8.45General sentiments suggest rooms are clean and beautiful.
    Amenities8.48Amenities were mentioned positively, although some complaints about noise.
    Value for Money7.94Some expectations were not met compared to the price.
    Food and Beverage8.49Food was generally good, but there were some complaints about limited choices.
    Overall Experience8.36Majority of reviews reflected a positive overall experience.

    Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan Compared With Other 5-Star Hotels in Mactan

    See how Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan compares with other 5-star hotels in Mactan across room size, price and stay scores.

    MetricPlantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan5-Star Mactan AveragePosition
    Lowest nightly room price15 023 THBAbove average
    Price for 50 sqm rooms19 043 THB20 640 THBBelow average
    Price for 100 sqm rooms34 998 THB34 998 THBAbove average
    Price for 150 sqm rooms60 396 THB60 396 THBAbove average
    Guest Rating8.48.8
    Reviews8771,121
    Couples Score10.0
    Wellness Score10.0
    Families Score10.0
    Business Score10.0

    Frequently Asked Questions

    How many room types does Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan offer?

    Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan offers 15 room types.

    What is the price range for rooms at Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan?

    Room prices range from — per night.

    What is the average nightly price at Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan?

    The average nightly room price is —.

    What are the room sizes at Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan?

    Room sizes range from 46 sqm to 922 sqm.

    What type of stay is Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan best suited for?

    Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan is a well-rounded choice across couples, wellness, family, and business stays.

    What facilities does Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan offer?

    Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan offers a selection of facilities and services for a comfortable stay.

    Can I book Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan through H5star?

    Yes. You can check live room rates and availability and book your stay directly through H5star.

    Which rooms at Plantation Bay a Real Resort with a Real Spa, Mactan have Private entrance?

    The rooms with Private entrance are Sinful Seniors Package, Seniors with Benefits Package, Upper-Level Beachside Room — Midnight Arrival Plan, Fourplex Room (Maximum of 4 persons, Breakfast Included), 3-Night Offer! All-Inclusive Upper-Level Beachside, Upper-Level Friends-and-Family Room (Max 6 People, Breakfast Included), Ground-Floor Beachside Room (with breakfast for 2 Adults and Children Below 18), Upper-Level Beachside Room (with breakfast for 2 Adults and Children Below 18), Special Offer Long Stay Package: Ground-Floor Beachside Room, Special Offer Long Stay Package: Beachside One- Bedroom Suite.

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