Bali Village Hotel: Tagaytay
The Bali Village in Tagaytay is along Maharlika Highway, a little past Taal Vista Lodge when you're headed for Batangas. The resort is still under construction, but they are already building a swimming pool, an event venue and a restaurant. The design is Filipino, so you stay in Spanish inspired cottages with Filipino materials like nipa and bamboo. Its wooden interiors give a very relaxing mountain retreat experience in Tagaytay. The rooms are relatively small, so if you are coming in as a group, better get the Big House, which has three bedrooms. You can even rent an entire house made up of three separate rooms, with a living area upstairs. I like that they have small porches in each room. The Filipino design of the resort is what I like about this place the most. Though they call it Bali Village, I still think it is more Filipino inspired. Only the roof designs are Balinese (and some decor at the reception area). Bali Village is relatively affordable as well, around P2,500