Like every city, Davao City is widely known for having numerous beautiful and cool swimming pools and inland resorts. One resort that you should put on your travel list when visiting Davao City is the Mergrande Ocean Resort. This summer we decided to try Mergrande Ocean Resort since it is near to our location. Living in Davao City, this is my very first time to visit the resort. I travel beyond Davao City but at last, I had a chance to experience Mergrande Ocean Resort.
I thought nothing fancy about the resort but I can say at being a first time visiting the place, I admired the beauty of the landscaping on the pool when we arrived. The huge mountain like stone in the front looks great, which gives a nature ambiance, plus there’s a waterfalls too coming from the above huge rock formation, it looks like a misty forest specially with pool water that looks greenish. Perfectly looking, certainly relaxing. At night, swimming pool lights adds a fantastic view.
Since that was summertime, the place is so full. We enjoyed the pool even though it’s not that deep as we expected. Depth is only 5 ft. No diving. There were small umbrella cottages available inside and a cafeteria but bringing of food isn’t allowed inside the pool. There are few tables in the cafeteria. They offer snacks, ice cream, halo halo.
If you don’t like the swimming pool, you can try the beach. The sand is fine black with huge waves crashing on the walls. Big waves appear mostly in the afternoon. Around 4pm, I don’t really recommend the beach because it’s dangerous due to its inconsistent sea level, sometimes the sand goes deeper when big waves hit, you might be carried away with the waves and going back to sea after waves crushed on the walls. The resort usually put a note in the beach front and advise not to swim 5pm onwards.
Since bringing of food isn’t allowed inside the pool, you can get a cottage in the beach area. This is ideal specially if you will bring many foods. Sometimes, many guest choose to celebrate birthdays and other occasions in Mergrande Ocean Resort. The huge nipa hut cottage is only PHP300.00. Prices in the pool cafeteria are also expensive so it is good to bring foods with you and take a cottage outside.
Mergrande Ocean Resort Room Rates & Entrance Fees
Entrance fee is only PHP150 for adult and 100 for Children.
Kids 2 yrs old below are free.
Swimming Pool is 100 per head.
The pool is open until 11:00 PM.
Room Rates
They are open for room reservations to experience it more. You can experience Mergrande Ocean Resort for a low price.
– Aircon Cottages P 1,500.00($30.00)
– Pirate Aircon Cottages P 1,250.00($25.00)
– Fisherman Non- aircon P 800.00($16.00)
For bookings:
Mergrande Ocean Resort
Bago Aplaya, Talomo District, near AH 26, Davao City 8000
Contact Number: (082) 2984100
How To Get There
From Davao City town proper, take a PUJ with Toril route and ask the driver to drop you at Mergrande Resort. Jump off on the Talomo highway. You can see signage. Then take a tricycle to reach the place.
Other option for less hassle is to take a taxi going to Mergrande Ocean Resort.
NOTES: Going back, you can ask the resort to call a taxi. Or you can get the contact number of the tricycle driver that drop you off the resort to pick you up again. It’s hard to get taxi and tricycle unless you have a contact and book them ahead.
