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Sheridan Beach Resort and its signature swimming pool
The 95-room Sheridan Beach
Resort & Spa, the only luxury resort in the Sabang area on the west coast
of Palawan, was built in 2010 and was developed and operated by Jeco
Development Corp. President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III stayed here last
February 9, 2011. Arriving guests at the resort are all offered a relaxing
cold face towel and a welcome drink made with fresh cucumber and
pineapple. The very professional, very visible and thoughtful Mike
Villegas, the Resident Manager, sees to it that the needs of guests are
attended to.
Front Desk
The “green” resort,
known for its energy efficiency projects, is where one can truly take a
vacation — without the guilt trip. On September 30, 2014, it was awarded
the Sustainable Energy Finance Award (SEF) of the International Finance
Corporation through Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), one among the seven
honored for promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy at the recently
concluded Energy Smart Forum organized by the European Chamber of Commerce of
the Philippines (ECCP).
Wind turbines
Wind turbines cover about 70
to 80% of Sheridan’s electricity requirements. During rainy days or when the
solar plant cannot produce or when there is scarce wind to power the wind
turbines, the resort has back-up generators.
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| Solar panels |
The resort also has a catch
basin for rainwater and a water recycling system in place. They also use LED
lighting and their airconditioners use inverters. They also have green
landscape features and architecture, so they don’t use air-conditioning in our
hallways.
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| De Luxe Pool View Room |
All have split-type
airconditioners, comfortable beds, soft, fluffy pillows, a spacious private
ensuite bathroom with hot and cold shower, flat screen cable TV with a DVD
player, well-stocked minibar, hair dryer, in-room safe, tea and coffee making
facility plus rubber slippers, bathrobes, complimentary bottled water and a
large umbrella for the use of guests. The second floor rooms have a very
nice balcony, where one can enjoy a panoramic view of the large swimming
pool, has a retractable aluminum clothes rack where you can hang your wet
clothes and towels.
Sabang Room
Sabang Room Bath
The Superior and De Luxe
Mountain or Pool View Rooms have hot and cold showers while the Palawan and
Sabang Rooms and the Junior Suite and Sheridan Suite have bathtubs. For
groups and families, there are 13 connecting rooms in the De Luxe category.
Chaise lounges by the pool
Its big, 340 ft. (104 m.)
long, architecturally interesting infinity swimming pool, said to be the
largest in Palawan, is located tight smacked in the center of the entire
establishment. Open 9 AM to 9 PM, it has a constant depth of 4 ft.
throughout its length and is separated into two distinct sections.
Children's pool
Here, you can play water
basketball. Chaise lounges are actually partly submerged at the pool. The
swim up Sip n’ Dip Bar (open till 12 midnight) is located in the middle while 3
jacuzzis are located on the sides.
Jacuzzis
There are plenty of dedicated
lifeguards on duty here (and the beach) as well as pool attendants. A small but
excellent outdoor workout gym, with great, state-of-the-art Sports Art Fitness
equipment and weights, overlooks the pool.
Outdoor gym
The resort also has a 24-hour,
beachfront restaurant (South Sea Restaurant), coffee shop, a bar/lounge by the
beach (Blue Bar), kiddie swimming pool, 24-hour front desk, convention center,
smoking area, shared lounge/TV area, children’s playground, sauna, a sports bar
with darts, billiards, table tennis and a giant chess board game, outdoor
sports (Segway, beach bikes, ATV rides), barbecue facilities, library near the
lobby, game room, watersport facilities (surfboards, wakeboards, kayaks, body
board, etc.) and business center. The first-rate, service-oriented
staff, who spoke very good English, were really helpful, very nice and
extremely polite and friendly. In 2014, Booking.com gave the resort an
Award of Excellence for achieving an overall guest review score of 8.5/10.
Convention Center
Sports bar
The gorgeous, well
maintained, gradually sloping, relatively quiet, palm-fringed and sugary fine
but not so white Sabang Beach has shallow, crystal clear water but is not ideal
for snorkeling or diving. Beware of the undertow at the 6-ft. deep
level. The lifeguards use their whistles or bullhorns to call your
attention if you venture beyond the safe zone.
Facing the beach are benches,
sundeck chairs, small tables and cozy, woven reed hammocks under shady coconut
trees where we can sit or lie down, nap, read or listen to the waves crashing
around you. The resort takes great pains to maintain the cleanliness
of the beach. On March 3, 2014, as a reward for its efforts, the Puerto
Princesa City government, through the Oplan Linis Program, conferred the Clean
& Green Award (Beaches Category) to the resort.
Beach Area
The resort also offers
24-hour room service, laundry service, shuttle, safety deposit boxes, luggage
area, car rental, airport transfer, tours, bicycle rental, babysitting,
currency exchange, island hopping and express check-in/check-out. Wi-fi
is offered in public areas (lobby and restaurant) but some rooms are within
reach of wi-fi.
Nature Spa Village
The resort also offers Puerto
Princesa Underground River (this member of the New Seven Wonders of Nature is
just a stone’s throw away) tours, the 800 m. long Sabang X Zipline (where you
zip over the sea) Tours and the highly-educational Mangrove Paddle Boat
Tours. After a hectic day of island hopping, snorkelling and ziplining,
one can avail of the signature Sheridan hilot massage at
the intimate Sheridan Nature Spa Village. Truly healing and
relaxing.
Nature Spa Village – Interior
About 15-20 mins away from
the resort is Ugong Rock and the mangroves. It’s also an 1.5 hr drive to Honda
Bay. Sabang Waterfalls is about a 2-hour roundtrip trek through a very rocky
beach.
All Terrain Vehicles
A pair of Xibeihu Amphibious Motorboats
The physical beauty and
magnificent sweeping vistas of the surrounding, lush green and uniquely shaped
mountains, which serves as the resort’s beautiful backdrop, truly makes one
feel like he or she is in paradise. Truly, a a mystical, beautiful vacation
hideaway in Palawan where heaven and earth meet …..
Sunset at Sheridan Beach Resort & Spa
Sheridan
Beach Resort & Spa: Sabang Beach, Sitio Sabang, Brgy. Cabayugan. Puerto
Princesa City, Palawan.
Palawan Sales Office: Jeco Bldg., Rizal Ave. Extn.,
Puerto Princesa City. Tel (+63 48) 434 1448 to 49 and 723 7278. Mobile
Numbers (+63 917) 308-3245 and (+ 63 917) 308-3245.
Cebu Sales Office: Sheridan
Bldg., Ouano Ave., NRA, Mandaue City. Tel: (+63 32) 236-1001. Fax: (+63
32) 345-1000. Mobile number: (+63 917) 306-6984.
Manila Sales Office: tel: (+63
2) 939-8888. Mobile number: (+63 917) 726-5224. E-mail: reservations@sheridanbeachresort.com.
Website:www.sheridanbeachresort.com.
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