Family friendly Hotels in Laurel

NuukTaal is a very special place. An amazing setting on Lake Taal just west of Talisay, the dramatic and some times tragic history of the lake and volcano present a stark contradiction to the serenity and beauty of this landscape. The hotel service and food are outstanding and the staff are as attentive, kind and overly polite people I’ve met. Absolutely beautiful and interesting respite. Will absolutely look forward to returning.

We stayed at this hotel (Kanchanaburi room) last weekend for our wedding anniversary. Location is very accessible and just an hour and a half drive from Manila. A bit hesitant at first (due to covid outbreak)but we still decided to push through with this booking and I am very glad that we did. PROs: - [ ] Friendly staffs ( check in and out were very fast and smooth as I guessed we were the only guests that time) - [ ] Kind guard (always willing to assist during parking and going out of the hotel. One minus point though is that when we asked him the way to Sonya's Garden, he pointed us to the opposite direction. We won't be mad anyway has he told us he did not know it.) - [ ] Breathtaking Taal view. I guess this is one of the reasons why the hotel price is on the expensive side. Super nice view of Taal by the pool which we maximized during our 2D1N night stay. - [ ] Delectable and yummy breakfast. I so looove their breakfast spread. You can choose between Filipino and continental food. - [ ] Exclusivity and romantic feels. Hotel has only 7 rooms hence you really feel the privacy when you decided to stay here. - [ ] Welcoming and Friendly hotel vibe. Everyone greets you upon arrival. They even prepared a ”Happy Anniversary” banner with flowers design in our room which is really nice. Welcome drinks await you upon check in. CONs: - [ ] Garden/pathway does not look well-maintained. - [ ] Bedsheet/comforter from our room has dark stains. - [ ] Drainage from the shower area is clogged. Took time for us to finish taking a bath bacause we had to wait for it to drain before trying to shower again. - [ ] No in-house restaurant. Not much of a negative for me since Tagaytay has a lot of nearby restaurants. It is very well compensated with the yummy breakfast spread that they served us during our stay. - [ ] Minimal amenities. There is a billiard(?) table and a pool. I suggest to add more amenities to attract more guests. - [ ] Door lock and key are very hard to use. Took us time to get the key after locking our own room. They should use key cards onstead. - [ ] Hotel is located in the highway hence all the car's noise can be heard. If you are not a heavy sleeper then this hotel is not for you. As for our case, we did not mind since the view is what we were after. - [ ] Too expensive for the stay. We paid 7500 PHP (around 150 USD) as we availed their fully vaccinated promo. Original price starts at 200 USD. Should they made it around 5k per stay then I think price is fair. Overall experience is awesome except for those negative points. We will surely visit again should they have another promo for customers :)