We are just finishing the construction of a 10 room resort on Bulabog Beach (sorry about the name but it has no reflection on the beach itself!!) on the island of Boracay in the Philippines.
Reef retreat Resort will open on the 1st November 2007 and we are currently taking bookings for the season so if you fancy a holiday in the tropics, email us on [email protected]. Our website will be up and running soon but in the meantime i can send you photos or details via email.
We have a windy season from November to April, crystal clear waters with average temperature 27 deg and a flat water lagoon protected by a reef or waves outside the reef. Its ideal to learn to windsurf or kitesurf or a great place to just get on the water and board!! Its been the location for the Asian Windsurfing tour for 18 years and kitesurfing for the last 3 years.
For those of you with non boarding partners, only 10mins walk is the famous white sand beach which stretches for 4 km, perfect for scuba diving, sunbathing or watching the sun set with a cocktail or 2!!.
Look forward to meeting you.:

and your email doesn't work!

Tone wolf,
added a couple of photos 4 u
reef retreat

Hi there,
What are the room rates for February, theres a few of us planning to head over there for a couple of weeks. Was there earlier this year and the place goes off, maybe when you explain the place to people you should mention the awsome crazy beach parties that goes till late every night as well as the sick kiteing conditions in crystal clear water, If anyone else is keen on a Feb trip let me know, i also have pics if anyones keen

So Bulabog beach really is full a bogs?

Not a nice thought.... not going there now!

Bite me!

buzz, it's a case of following your neighbor "mrs.brown" if she complains then i'll follow..sorry to say this is a common and prevalent practice amongst a lot of us filipinos. we'll wait and see what mrs. brown does well..yep every damn year it gets worst(sewage pipe)i even broke a fin on that damn thing. i hope i do have a voice but but am from a different partof the islands if i see my place where i kite or windsurf get a bit dirty i do a little to help clean up even by just burning a few garbage and unwanted debris when am done. i tried planting trees once so there would be shade here in our place, a year later when they were about a 2mtrs. high some dumb nitwit decided it was good for firewood..

Please don't get me wrong ... I think Boracay is great otherwise ... I brought up the sewerage smell issue mainly to encourage some possible debate in the hope something gets done about it ... White Sand beach (the other side to the kite-beach) gets all the attention from the local authorities - but they have got to start to realise that kite-boarders are a big drawcard now and a great source of revenue for the whole island (and I suppose Phillipines in general) ... the amount of developement happening on kite-beach is increasing all the time and I presume the amounts of outfall will increase and this makes me worried that the smell might get worse unless something is done...

I've been 3 times and it was only the last time (mid-late Feb this year) I noticed it and a few locals also mentioned it ... IF, they hadn't been talking about it, then I probably wouldn't have mentioned anything. But it is a fact - there is a sewerage outfall pipe dumping treated sewerage just out the back ... also I like to add, it might just have been that by the end of peak-season, the amount of outfall had to increase ... it might of been just mis-management by workers and they stuffed up just that time ... it could of been that the wind was more on-shore and this made it worse ... the fact remains, with increasing development and tourist numbers it has to be monitored more closely.

I lived in Coffs Harbour for 13 years and went thru the whole ocean sewerage outfall episode there ... probably the best thing about Aussie is the almost total concern by all in regards pollution and protecting our prestine coastlines and beaches. It's a delight to go to Coffs each year and swim/kite/surf in perfectly crstal clear water (even right at the North wall - near the jetty which is at the end of the restaurant strip and quite a built up area). Asians don't have this same mentallity unfortunately, and need to be educated - I really hope kite-beach on Boracay doesn't get too crowded and polluted, and the local authorities get onto it...

Fruit fly: how was the wind on white sand beach during May ? The forecasts didn't look that hot ... how much do you weigh and what size kites were you flying ?

can you send me some pictures of your new place please, i nearly bought one of steve's places but my finances took a turn , i have a mate that has got one , it is a fantastic view, i love the place . i also know glen and uli very well from F one , great people great place , home from home to me, Ive been there 4 times and never even knew about the pipe so it can't be that bad and i'm pretty fussy

thanks

Hey Bananaboy,

Yeah Cocomangas is still going strong on the beach and the other side!! and yes Canadian john is running the place but i dont know who hes living with!!
You obviously know the place well, when u here next?