F.Y.I. (Fire Your Imagination): Resort Feature: Ucoy Beach Resort (Libertad, Antique)

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Resort Feature: Ucoy Beach Resort (Libertad, Antique)

Ucoy Beach Resort, a popular choice amongst business travelers and tourists in Antique, whether they’re exploring or just passing through, has four well-appointed airconditioned (PhP3,500) and non-airconditioned (PhP3,250) cottages with flat screen cable TV, sitting area and private bathrooms. Its patio has views of Libertad Bay, the garden, swimming pool or lake.

One of the resort's cottages

The resort's swimming pool and poolside gazebo bar

The resort’s wide range of facilities include a restaurant, a coffee shop, outdoor swimming pools (adult and children’s) surrounded by a sun-lounger terrace, a bar/lounge, a poolside gazebo bar (serves seafood dishes and grilled specialties), a 16-pax conference room, a dive center (Niki’s Scuba Diving), a business center, a spa, garden, picnic area and a guest parking area.

It also offers convenient amenities such as 24-hr. room service, massage service, wireless internet access, car/bike rental, tours/ticket assistance, wedding services, non-motorized watersports (boating, snorkeling, fishing, etc.) and airport shuttle service (arranged on request).

Ucoy Beach Resort: Brgy. Union, Libertad 5710, Antique. Tel: (036) 278-1681. Mobile number: (0907) 640-2418 and (0919) 594-9451. E-mail: info@ucoybeachresort.com. Website: www.ucoybeachresort.com.

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BENJAMIN "BENJIE" LAYUG, an architect by profession (he finished his B. S. Architecture degree from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1982), is a history buff, traveler and free-lance travel writer in his spare time, contributing articles to Travel Update, Philippine Daily Inquirer, COLORS, TODAY, 7107 Islands Magazine, Business Day, Bluprint and the Business Mirror.

He is also the author of the following travel books:

· A Philippine Odyssey: A Collection of Featured Travel Articles (New Day Publishers, 2005)

· Pathfinder’s Travel Guide: Boracay (Great Books Trading, 2006)

· A Tourist Guide to Notable Philippine Churches(New Day Publishers, 2007)

· A Tourist to Notable Philippine Historical Landmarks, Monuments and Shrines (New Day Publishers, 2010)

· A Tourist Guide to Notable Philippine Museums (New Day Publishers, 2012)

Some of his books now appear in the local library shelves of the National Library of the Philippines, De La Salle University, Ateneo de Manila University, University of Sto. Tomas, U.P. Diliman, Centro Escolar University, San Sebastian College, Miriam College, Silliman University, to name a few, as well as internationally at the National Library of Australia and the University of California Berkeley Library.

Now a senior citizen, he is probably one of the oldest, if not the oldest, active travel blogger in the country today.

He also has a travel blog called B.L.A.S.T. - Benjie Layug: Adventures of a Savvy Traveler (www.benjielayug.com).

Benjie has traveled to 55 of the country's 81 provinces and 15 of 17 regions plus has explored over 20 countries in 4 continents.