Lima Park Hotel: Malvar, Batangas - Mahogany Market and Sky Ranch :Tagaytay Trip

Destination #1.  Lima Park Hotel, Malvar Batangas
It was already 10:50 in the morning when we left Darymel's place and went to Jam terminal.  There we took a bus bound to Malvar Batangas, where Lima Park Hotel is located.  Our fare for that trip was just Php116.00 each.

Lima Park Hotel is located in one of Philippines' world class industrial zones in Batangas.  Well, if you are new in the place like us,  just informed the bus conductor to drop you off  at Lima Park in Malvar.  The entrance gate of  Lima is located before the Lipa City welcome arc in Pres. JP Laurel Highway. 

From the gate, a van picked us up and brought us to the Hotel.

comfortable double beds

The bathtub.

Free Hand and Body lotion.

Free Dental Kits.

Our Towels.

Free coffee and bottled water.

Our welcome drinks.

Horizontal Pool.

Horizontal Pool.

Dip in the pool

Free Biking around the place.

Nyl and Darymel

Mesay and I

The team.

The little playground...for kids?

kids...at heart :p

The Bar.

A part of the dining area.

Air Conditioned Dining Area - free breakfast ;)

Breakfast is served.

To be honest, there are areas in the hotel that are still under renovations.  In terms of landscape, I think they need a gardener to take care of their plants in order to add more green on the place. But the hotel is clean and relaxing, and there are free wi-fi on every rooms.  

What I loved most about this place were their staffs.  They were warm, nice and accommodating.  For us, they are one of the factors that made Lima Park Hotel as one of the great place to stay in Batangas.

Destination #2. Mahogany Market to Sky Ranch,  Tagaytay
On our second day we decided to proceed to Tagaytay City.  

How to get to Tagaytay from Malvar, Batangas?
It was really a long travel from Malvar Batangas  to Tagaytay. First, we ride on a jeepney bound to Robinson Mall from the entrance gate of Lima to Balibago Van Terminal , the fare there was Php13.00 each.  From there we took a van bound to Balibago market, our  fare for the van was Php80.00 each.  And from Balibago market we took a jeepney ride bound to Balibago Jeepney Terminal in Tagaytay that cost us Php40.00 each.
 

Flowers for sale seen along the road in Tagaytay

Upon arriving at Balibago Jeepney Station in Tagaytay City, we then proceed to Mahogany Market. 

Mahogany Market is one of the tourist destination in Tagaytay City wherein local and foreign tourists can dine in and have a taste of their delicious bulalo, sizzling sisig and other exotic meals.  

Sizzling sisig at Mahogany Market

Bulalo at Mahogany Market

Free banana at Amy's Eatery

After filling our stomach with those delicious meals, we then decided to check the 5 hectares leisure park in Tagaytay - the Sky Ranch.  We rode a jeepney across Mahogany Market wherein we paid Php8.00 each for our fare.

SkyRanch Ticket Price

For the entrance fee, we paid Php50.00 each.

Fogs everywhere makes Taal Lake non visible to us

Sky Eye

The team

Because the place was covered with fogs, we weren't able to take a view of Taal Lake. 

Horseback Riding

What I don't like about the place was that there was only one ticketing booth for all the rides which means a very long line.  Aside from this, there was only one comfort-room for each gender, and one cubicle inside it. I think the administration forgot that this was an amusement park and that they should expect a volume of people everyday.

I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who has these sentiments.  Anyway, after a few minutes strolling around the place and taking some pictures we decided to go back home.  But before we took a bus home we drop by at Rowena's Cafe and bought some delicacies for our families in Cagayan de Oro City.  

There, we had a chance to take a look at Taal Lake.  

A View of Taal lake... no more fogs to cover the place

We then took a bus bound to Pasay since there was no available one going to Cubao.   And road a taxi from Cubao to Darylmel's place.