Relaxation House

One of Kawayan Cove’s most interesting Amenity is the Meditation Point. Imagine a fantastic viewpoint, a peaceful garden that houses the world’s largest rosary measuring 57.29 meters which was designed by Leandro V. Locsin with the help of Ponce Veridiano who helped lanscaping this piece of Eden.

Beautiful Dendrobium Orchids at the Meditation Point

Puyat relates that aside from being the location of a one-of-a-kind religious work of art, Meditation Point is “a spot that’s perhaps like nowhere else in the world.” The elevated topography of Meditation Point offers a 340-degree view of the South China Sea. Being far above the ground, the Point’s silence is disturbed only by the sound of lapping waves, the soft breeze and the constant chirping of birds.

Bamboo Beach

If you want to relax in a beach front setting, Kawayan Cove has a beautiful secluded beach called The Bamboo Beach Club. The Beach Club offers elegant suite of pavilions and bath houses that open out to the stunning panorama of Bamboo beach. Exlusively for members, each owner of Kawayan Cove’s residential units can freely use this amenity.

The Meditation Point

A beautiful Welcome Pavilion where guests can feast on fresh catch from the ocean; a Beach Bar, Beach Bath Houses, Club House and an Infinity Pool complete the Bamboo Beach Club. Meanwhile, Kawayan Cove’s Mango Grove is an ideal setting for family gatherings and various activities. An Amphitheatre, a Children’s Playground with a Kiddie Pool, a Tennis Court and a Basketball Court are only some of the exclusive activity areas found in this mango-shaded escape.

Fresh Fruits at the Bamboo Beach Club

With the Goal of maintaining the property’s natural topography, Kawayan Cove has been purposely designed to have the lowest density among all the high-end residential developments in Nasugbu.

Myths allude to the bamboo as the most graceful of trees, with its slender frame striking the perfect balance between gentle pliance and resilient strength. Now, a development carrying the same name is executing a similar balancing act: this time between infrastructure development and environmental conservation. Its owners and developers envisioned an environmentally sound community within Nasugbu,Batangas which is considered as the closest, not to mention the most coveted, getaway from the fast-paced life in the city

Faith, Eric and Ryan at the Meditation Point

The seaside community offers 24-hour gated security; wide tree-lined concrete roads; an abundant supply of fresh water coming from deep aquifers; subsurface lines for power, and world-class facilities that include the Bamboo Beach Club, a private membership club that will be exclusive to lot owners and their guests. “In a time when privacy has become the ultimate luxury, what we’re offering lot owners is the chance to be completely relaxed and undisturbed. The only people they’ll get to see at the club are their neighbors”, says Puyat.

The beachfront property is a 68 hectare exclusive residential community located in Nasugbu Batangas. Although the weather is not cooperative when we visited the property, everyone appreciated the trancquility of the place.

For more information about Kawayan Cove, please call 843-9136 to 38 and 843-8820

The SM Investment Corporation is presently developing its biggest project to date: the 1,800-hectare Hamilo Coast in Nasugbu, Batangas. Those of us who are accustomed to the giant edifices that are the SM Malls will find in Hamilo Coast a refreshing development. It will showcase to residents and tourists 13 natural coves, a sweeping 32-kilometer coastline and a number of lush hills, cliffs and valleys boasting of virgin flora and fauna. Activities in the site will be geared towards eco-tourism including diving, hiking, mountain climbing, kayaking, sailing and the like.

The first phase of the Hamilo Coast masterplan is the 40-hectare Pico de Loro Cove. This resort community, which is slowly being built, shall boast of a country club, marina, golf course, hotel, forest park, condos, lakeside townhouses, retail shops and a boardwalk surrounded by restaurants and entertainment centers. I foresee that in the future this will be a snazzier alternative to Boracay and other resort towns. The best thing is that it will soon be very accessible from Manila. With a ferry terminal to be built in SM Bay City, travelling to Hamilo Coast will only take 1 1/2 hours by sea. Alternatively, it can be reached at almost the same time by land; with a road network being built through Coastal Road, the 114-km. stretch it takes to travel to Nasugbu at present will be cut to 70 kilometers.

There’s no doubt that Pico de Loro and Hamilo Coast will in no time be a gem of real estate south of Manila, with SM as the developer, the overall fast return-on-investment of the place to potential buyers and its ability to give you the ultimate nature trip. What more, a significant part of the site will be open to the public, giving tourism in this part of Batangas a much-needed boost. I will be very excited to see how the grand masterplan that is Hamilo Coast will unfold in the next few years, most probably like a precious pearl coming out of its shell to reveal unseen facets of the beauteous canvas that is the Philippines.

“Promoting Philippine tourism should be every Filipino’s task. It is through tourism that we can compete in the global marketplace.” Taipan Henry Sy Jr.

About the Author
Annalyn Jusay, more popularly known as Ajay in the blogosphere, is a contributor and gadget reviewer for Manila Bulletin’s Technews. In March 2005, she started for MB her weekly column Blog-O-Rama which features bloggers in classic Q & A format. She says: ” My aim is to cover all bloggers, or at least those worthy of it, and give everyone their five minutes of fame. She claims to now write and blog mostly for fun as she concentrates full-time on her job as a manager for the Philippines’ one and only casino company.