Baguio Metropolis by no means will get previous. The view of pine bushes, mountains, and chilly climate is all the time an excellent expertise for these coming from the lowland areas. You may really feel the Christmas spirit right here all-year round, which makes it an excellent place to go to with family and friends. With a brilliant lengthy weekend developing on the finish of the month and the upcoming vacation season, Baguio is a simple vacation spot for vacationers coming from Manila.
For households touring with children, seniors, and pets in search of a spot to remain in Baguio, The Forest Lodge at Camp John Hay is without doubt one of the high resorts to think about. This chill 5-story mountain resort with 178 rooms caters largely to households, {couples}, group vacationers, and leisure vacationers.
What’s nice about staying inside Camp John Hay is that friends can benefit from the previous Baguio attraction, get easy accessibility to mountain climbing trails, have picnics below the pine bushes, dine in a number of homegrown eating places, and benefit from the cooler climate with out having to navigate by way of crowded metropolis facilities at some point of their keep. Even through the wet season, Baguio could be magical.
Camp John Hay affords a couple of kid-friendly actions, together with horseback driving, forest bathing, biking, GoKart leases, a Butterfly Backyard, paintball, the Christmas Village, and extra. The lodge additionally has ramps and elevators for friends with wheelchairs.
The lodge has a couple of pet-friendly rooms for many who wish to take their fur infants alongside throughout holidays. Canine are allowed on the mountain climbing trails, so you possibly can get pleasure from peaceable walks with them.
Location
The Forest Lodge is situated in a hilly portion of Camp John Hay proper close to The Manor. It’s in the course of the camp close to the Golf Course, the place friends can get pleasure from a view of mountains and pine bushes from the rooms. There’s a large parking space on the again for these bringing their very own automobiles, although it’s also possible to get right here simply by taxis from the town heart and bus station.
Ambiance
Our journey was in mid-October, however the entire lodge was absolutely adorned for Christmas, with Christmas lights hanging from the pine bushes and the foyer decked out.
Visitors can get pleasure from listening to reside music whereas eating by the fireside. After we arrived on a Friday, the place was typically quiet and empty, however the entire place was very busy on Saturday and Sunday.
Rooms
We booked a Superior room with one mattress. The room was very spacious . There’s a separate space with a closet resulting in the lavatory, a snug mattress, high quality linens, big television, desk, sofa seating space, espresso and tea making space, and absolutely stocked minibar and ref.
For many who need peace and serenity through the mid-week, the lodge could be an excellent place for a workation since they’ve hi-speed Wi-Fi.
The room’s balcony provided view of pine bushes and mountains behind the lodge overlooking the parking space.
Eating
The Forest Lodge has its personal in-house restaurant on the bottom flooring referred to as The Twist. This massive café beside the Foyer serves ala carte choices and Asian fusion dishes from Chef Billy King.
There’s additionally a small cafe close to the doorway referred to as Espresso Stains, which is open 24 hours a day.
A brand new cocktail bar referred to as Louie Y’s at The Lodge is at present within the works. The lodge’s entrance yard additionally has a beer kiosk from Baguio Craft Brewery, so friends can get pleasure from ingesting beer outdoor proper subsequent to a bonfire pit, below the bushes.
For many who wish to get native specialties, there are a number of homegrown restos inside Camp John Hay close to the lodge, like Choco-late de Batirol, a backyard restaurant that serves sizzling chocolate and conventional Filipino meals.
Ayala Technohub close to the principle gate has smaller branches of Vizco’s, Bistro by Hill Station, and Pizza Volante.
It’s also possible to discover some quick meals joints and worldwide espresso chains inside CJH. Filling Station, a small meals courtroom space close to the horseback driving spot, has a Shakey’s Kiosk. There are two branches of Starbucks, together with a novel department transformed from an American fashion Bungalow surrounded by pine bushes.
Right here’s an inventory of eating places yow will discover inside Ayala Technohub at Camp John Hay.
- Fog Photograph Cafe
- Sumosam
- J.Co Donuts & Espresso
- Vizco’s Cafe
- Kung Fu Kitchen
- Crustasia Baguio
- Hill Station Bistro CJH
- Takoyatea
- Starbucks Baguio Technohub
- Yellow Cab Pizza Co.
- ArmyNavy Burger + Burrito
- Soften Steak Home
- Seafood Island Camp
- Turks
- Macao Imperial Tea
- Potato Nook
- Ramen Nagi
- Fruits and Ice Cream
- Pizza Volante
The strip of eating places that was once within the Mile Hello Inn / Mile Hello Commissary (like Dencio’s, Illy’s, and so forth.) and outlet outlets are not operational although there a couple of pop-up stalls open through the weekend.
Le Chef at The Manor, a wonderful eating restaurant within the extra upscale lodge subsequent to The Forest Lodge, can also be open to walk-in friends.
Bike leases
The Forest Lodge affords bicycle leases for P350 an hour. They’ve 8 bike models together with 4 MTBs, 1 medium sized bike, and three bikes appropriate for teenagers. In case you’re up for a fast exercise round Camp John Hay, it’s good train. Visitors simply want to go away an ID and signal a waiver to borrow bikes.
You should definitely test the bike’s brakes earlier than you trip off, as you’ll want it for downhill areas. You may’t deliver bikes out Camp John Hay premises. Biking is not allowed on the Yellow Path. I simply biked round for some time to discover the grounds and take a look at which eating places are nonetheless open like Starbucks and Choco-late de Batirol.
Proper now, the world the place you possibly can bike round is a bit restricted and could be exhausting for teenagers due to the quantity of vehicles passing by way of and steep roads. Some roads are additionally restricted to residents. There’s one other smaller and safer space the place smaller children can hire GoKarts.
Mountain climbing trails
One other good cause to remain in Camp John Hay is the straightforward entry to nature trails, together with the Pink Path, Yellow Path and Blue Path. We spent a few hours mountain climbing the Yellow path and forest bathing. The doorway is close to the horseback driving station and exit is close to Treetop Journey (which is not operational as of October 2023) for a satisfying loop.
I’ll be sharing extra up to date recommendations on issues to do inside Camp John Hay quickly. It’s also possible to take a look at earlier articles on issues to do in Baguio and the place to eat in Baguio.
Room charges and the right way to ebook
The Forest Lodge just lately provided a wet day promo the place Superior Rooms have been going for P3,500 an evening (with out breakfast). These are their newest printed room charges as of October 2023.
- Superior Room (1-2 individuals) – P 6,610.00 weekdays / P7,610.00 weekends
- Deluxe Room (1-2 individuals) – P7,610.00 weekdays / P8,610.00 weekends
- Household Room (1-3 individual) – P9,110.00 weekdays / 10,110.00 weekends
- One Bedroon Suite (1-3 individuals) – P11,110.00 weekdays / P11,610 weekends
There’s a further cost of P1,500 internet per evening for an additional mattress or additional individual per room. Kids 12 years previous or youthful sharing room and mattress with mother and father are freed from cost. Examine-in time is 3:00 pm and check-out time is 11:00 am.
Whereas typically, resorts say it’s most cost-effective to ebook instantly by way of their web site or by way of phone-in reservations, typically you will get cheaper rooms when reserving by way of Agoda. E book right here. Different resorts to think about inside Camp John Hay are The Manor and Le Monet.
Deal with and call information
The Forest Lodge at Camp John Hay is situated at JHSEZ, Loakan Rd, Camp John Hay, Baguio, 2600 Benguet, Philippines.
- Contact numbers: 0917-8482127 / 0917-6389902
- Baguio Hotline: (63) (074) 4222075, (63) (074) 422-2076
- Fb web page: The Forest Lodge at Camp John Hay
- Web site: www.campjohnhayhotels.ph
