Laiya Beach Resorts, San Juan, Batangas

Acuaverde ---  Escaping from the daily grind is not enough for city-dwellers because avoiding the weekend crowd is important, too. And it's possible at Acuaverde Beach Resort in Laiya, Batangas, Philippines. Unlike other high-end resorts here and elsewhere, we do away with a “pre-packaged” kind of luxury accommodation, where hundreds of rooms are styled the same and sold to batches of tourists. At our Batangas beach resort, we put the emphasis back on where it should be — creating a cozy home in the tropics that even the most jaded of travelers will appreciate.   It starts with our quaint size and rustic charm. By offering 26 spacious and comfortable rooms, you can easily savor the experience of staying in an exclusive retreat. Then it continues to our stunning surroundings, where you can either relax while being surrounded by nature, or enjoy a host of activities on the white sands and sapphire waters of Laiya Beach. After all, the resort owns one of the wider