BLOC Camp Web site | Lakeside Glamping Paradise in Cavinti, Laguna — Jea Wanders

It’s superior to know that glamping (or glamorous tenting) is not only restricted to tenting tents with comfortable beds and pillows. Curiously, there’s a glamping spot in Cavinti, Laguna the place you may expertise glamping in a trendy cube-shelter made out of delivery container: BLOC Camp Web site. It’s positioned by the lake, and every glamping unit has a calming view of the lake and surrounding lush greenery.

We got here right here only a week in the past. This journey really has been rescheduled numerous instances since final 12 months because of sudden journey restrictions, and household emergencies that occurred simply this 12 months. We had been in dire want of a breather and I’m so grateful that this journey (our first out of city this 12 months) lastly occurred!

The check-in time is 3pm, so we nonetheless had time for facet journeys! From Bulacan, we drove to Tanay, Rizal and had our brunch at Midoriyama, then a fast espresso stop-over at Cafe Katerina (nonetheless in Tanay). As we proceed our journey, we obtained hungry on the street and stopped by Yhamshe Grill in Lumban, Laguna. That was our final stop-over earlier than we check-in at BLOC Camp Web site. We arrived simply in time.

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It’s good that the parking space is simply beside the tenting grounds. No want to go away your automotive someplace and experience a 4×4 to the campsite. There’s a brief briefing concerning the guidelines and familiarization concerning the campsite amenities earlier than we had been escorted to our glamping items.

Jec and I stayed at their Dream Tree-house, whereas G and Edz had the T-house few meters from our unit. The entire glamping items are lakefront, so it’s not that tough to decide on amongst them.

Let’s first check out the Dream Tree-house. It’s not actually a “tree-house”, however there are bushes on either side in order that they got here up with the title. On the decrease stage is the hangout space with hammocks, chairs, and eating desk. On the higher half is the room and small balcony with ground hammock overlooking the emerald inexperienced lake.

The room is de facto compact. It will probably solely match 2 individuals most. It has 2 sliding doorways: one which opens as much as the balcony overlooking the lake, and one other one which opens as much as one other small balcony with view of the tenting grounds and surrounding bushes.

Contained in the room there’s a settee mattress with pillows and a couple of electrical followers. Though the breeze on prime is cool already, there’s an airconditioner you could activate with further payment of 100/hour. In our expertise, we didn’t really feel the necessity to activate the ac because the local weather is mostly cool, to not point out it’s not summer season season.

That is actually glamorous tenting. Cozy mattress with pillows and blanket, and the ground is carpeted. I respect each element of it, however I’d respect much more if the beddings are white. I are likely to get paranoid simply once I really feel like there are bugs hiding by way of the beddings. If the bedding is white I’d see them extra simply. I don’t know however these bugs are so interested in my blood. However good factor, I went residence with none hint of mattress bug bites. Yay!

It was a nice afternoon to really feel the breeze and stroll round. Jec and I walked by the lake and stopped by our journey buddies on the opposite glamping unit. We’re on the identical tenting grounds however the ambiance of their area is totally different. It was extra quiet and peaceable in comparison with ours. Perhaps as a result of there’s quite a lot of different campers beside the Dream Tree-house, and so they are usually loud.

This T-house can be made out of a delivery container, having a balcony with desk and chairs fronting the lake. It’s extra peaceable at this facet of the campsite because it’s farther from the receiving space for visitors. The balcony is a superb place to have some espresso, and even play a guitar.

We opted to not do any exercise, not even swimming. We simply wished to laze round and never do any activity. Only a sight of an enormous physique of water, equivalent to this emerald inexperienced lake, matched with the calming sound of a stringed instrument is sufficient to calm our minds.

We simply walked round, chatted, and performed some music the entire afternoon. It was definitely a second of relaxation, with no pending to-do lists. Jec discovered the time to sit back on the hammock in our Dream Tree-house whereas the solar’s rays are warming us softly, it was sundown.

At round 5pm we began getting ready our dinner. It’s only a typical camper’s meal together with grilled rooster, salted eggs with contemporary tomatoes, and rice. There’s a chosen grilling station close to the receiving space. There are wash basins as properly and close by consolation rooms.

We simply introduced in meals provides and charcoal. There’s a sari-sari retailer at a strolling distance if in case you forgot to carry one thing. We introduced in rooster that we marinated the night time earlier than, and we purchased charcoals and java rice alongside the best way earlier than we head to the campsite. So that we’ll solely must grill the rooster.

Notice: There aren’t any corkage charges!

We requested the employees if it’s okay to make use of the receiving space in order that we may all eat collectively. And gladly they authorized! The eating space in our glamping items are each good for two visitors solely. Plus the ambiance on the receiving space is sort of romantic with the lights and all.

At 8pm they’ve setup a bonfire proper in the course of the tenting grounds. However nobody got here because the grass was moist because of a fast mild rain.

After dinner, we took a fast tub. Actually fast tub as a result of the bathe heater was not working and the water was ice chilly! Edz and I used the VIP consolation room. There are two VIP consolation rooms which can be devoted for girls, full with bathroom, bathe, faucet, and plenty of hooks to hold your garments.

There are additionally 3 extra bogs that everybody can use: one has a rest room with bidet, one other one with male urinal, and the third one with toilet and mirror.

After taking tub, we then ready our midnight snacks. Sure, we’re going to eat as soon as once more earlier than going to mattress. Within the temper for a wine, we paired our snacks with a bottle of white wine. We stayed on the hangout space of the Dream Tree-house. I used to be simply chilling on the hammock whereas we talked about something and all the pieces till we felt sleepy. We dozed off round 1am.

DAY 2! It was a candy nice morning. I wakened 8am and went out to the balcony to understand the gorgeous view of the lake and surrounding forests. It was certainly an superior morning. Not till I went to the opposite balcony and discover out our footwear had been soaking moist because of heavy downpour few hours in the past. We didn’t count on it because the balcony has a cladding. It’s okay although, we may go residence on slippers.

We then ready our breakfast. As traditional, it’s a typical camper’s breakfast consisting of sunny facet up eggs, spam, bread, and low. After breakfast, we walked round and took some images earlier than testing at 11am.

Verify-out course of was simply fast and clean. The employees should verify the items first if visitors forgot one thing inside, and on the identical time to verify if there are lacking stuff contained in the rooms. And after that we had been allowed to take a look at.

All in all, we had an ideal glamping expertise on the BLOC Camp Web site. We loved the character, consolation, and the commendable service supplied by the employees. It is a good place to chill out for those who want a nature breather. Excellent for {couples} wanting alone time collectively, even small households and barkada since in addition they have glamping items good for 4 to six visitors.

The place to ebook?

We booked by way of Airbnb. Listed below are the hyperlinks:

You too can inquire and ebook by way of their Fb Web page

Notice: If you’d like lakeside glamping, it’s best to select those with “Mountain Lake” or “Lake” within the listed title. The remaining will not be lakeside, equivalent to these with “Farmstaycation” (they’re in numerous places).

Location

Brgy. Bukal, Bukal-Cansuso Highway, Cavinti, Laguna

Few extra images at BLOC Camp Web site to finish this publish!