El Nido Resort - Lagen Island: An Eco-Sanctuary Island Resort With Floating Bungalows Nestled Between Forests and Lagoons

Lagen Island Resort is a secluded resort on one of Bacuit Bay’s forty-five islands, and it’s tucked between a verdant forest area and a tranquil lagoon. It doesn’t just serve as an accommodation for people looking to go off the grid, but it is also an eco-sanctuary that serves as a protected home for certain birds and mammals. There are even activities being offered by the resort that allow you to experience and bask in the famous grandeur of El Nido island’s nature!

Their rooms were designed in a way to reflect its green thumbness and the feeling of being in a sanctuary. Each room boasts luxurious interiors, complete with sliding glass doors that lead to verandas where you can enjoy viewing the scenic landscape surrounding the resort. Not only that, the flooring and furnishings of the rooms were built using recycled and repurposed timber recovered from old Filipino houses, so there’s a small tinge of quaintness to complement the rooms’ modern design.

The El Nido Lagen resort has a total of 51 rooms divided into 4 types, and each one is spacious enough to fit families of at least 3, or for 2 if you’re with people that are not from the same household. Whether you’re here to spend time with family away from the hustle and bustle of the city, or you’re for a romantic getaway with a significant other, your stay here will be one for the books!

The most popular room type is the Water Cottage, which is essentially a floating bungalow on El Nido island’s shimmering lagoon. Each one is connected to a boardwalk and built on stilts for elevation, which gives tenants the impression that they’re inside a cottage floating on water. Its veranda has a lounge area fit with a small sofa and a coffee table where you can sit back, relax, and sip on a cup of warm coffee or tea while you enjoy the view of the lagoon and the other cottages across yours.

In the middle of the island’s lagoon area are the resort’s Beachfront Rooms. Booking a stay in one of these rooms will give you not only the best views of the cove, but also of El Nido’s famous sunset and sunrise, making it the best choice of room for couples looking to stay on the island.

At the very front of the island’s forest area, you’ll find two buildings where the Forest Rooms are located. If you would love an accommodation situated in the middle of a forest full of towering trees, then this room is for you! Behind the trees are looming limestone cliffs, which adds to the feeling of being hidden beneath nature. An insider tip - If you book a room at the very start of the path to the forest area, you’ll get a nice view of the lagoon from your veranda or porch!

The last room type is also located by the island’s neighboring forests. The Forest Suites are the most luxurious of the 4 room types available at El Nido Lagen Resort and are also the most spacious, being the only one that can fit a family of four. Its bathroom also has a bathtub, making it the only room type to have one. So if you equate relaxation to nightly bubble baths - you know what room to pick!

Since El Nido Lagen Resort is also an eco-sanctuary, it offers several activities that let you experience the well-known wonders of the island’s serene nature. For one, guests can go kayaking or stand-up paddleboarding around the lagoon, or embark on a short adventure that will take you into the mangrove area of the forest.

If you prefer to explore on foot, you can take the opportunity to go hiking and trekking along sun-dappled trails into the woods where you can observe the mammals living there. Make sure to bring binoculars so you can marvel at the birds perched on branches or flying nearby!

The resort has numerous facilities that you can take advantage of, and they offer a wide variety of activities other than the outdoorsy ones to keep you and your group occupied.

There’s a clubhouse in the forest area where you can hang out. It has a swimming pool in front of it so you can hang by the pool and go for a refreshing swim minus the saltiness of sea water.

Inside the clubhouse is a restaurant where you can share delicious meals prepared by the resort’s cooks. If you feel like socializing, you can meet new people and establish new friendships with other guests. Who knows? Maybe your adventures around the island and the activities you engage in might become more fun with others outside your circle.

If you brought little tykes with you and you feel like they’re not up to engaging in activities like hiking or kayaking, there’s a playground where they can run around and interact with other kids.

The resort also has a gym for those who don’t want to skip on their workout routine despite going on vacation. From weights to treadmills, it covers the basic amenities that gyms have and they’re enough to help you burn your carbs and work up a good sweat.

There’s even a library for the bookworms! Booking a room in this secluded resort means that you’re aiming for some peace and quiet, and in the library, you’ll find both. Sit down, relax, whip out your book, and get lost in your imagination! The library also has its fair share of books and magazines. There should be a title or two that’ll tickle anyone’s fancy, especially for those who didn’t bring books.

Last but not least is the resort’s spa, which offers rejuvenating massages! You can cap off a day well spent by having your body kneaded by an expert masseuse, especially after spending a lot of time exploring the island, or after hitting the gym.

During this time of COVID, it’s understandable if you can’t help but ask “is it safe to go on a vacation here.” El Nido Resorts has made a commitment to enhanced care and does so through it’s Be GREEN, Be Clean program.

Through this program, you’re guaranteed that the resort’s management and staff comply with the health and safety guidelines of the local government, that there will be health checks not just for you but also for the staff (they have an on-site doctor and clinic), hygiene maintenance through frequent disinfections everyday (especially in high touch points), and that there will be low-contact transactions, low-density activities, and personalized dining.

If you find Lagen Island to be the ideal place for a getaway, then you’re in luck because Klook offers a travel bubble package that comes with a 4D3N stay inside one of El Nido Lagen Island Resort’s water cottages. This also includes a round-trip chartered flight to and from El Nido, a round-trip boat ride between Lio Airport Terminal and the resort, pre-set full board meals (excluding drinks) for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, travel insurance for guests, aged 7-75, as well as scheduled activities and tours.