General Nakar’s sprawling shoreline features one of the cleanest bodies of water and a unique landscape that would surely enthral travellers and guests. A vast shoreline means the opportunity for more beachfront resorts like Marthe Lance Beach Resort, previously known as MRJ Beach Resort.
RESORT BACKGROUND AND HISTORY
During the Gapo and Palusong Festival 2023 of General Nakar municipality, we have the opportunity to stay and experience Marthe Lance Beach Resort along with the other content creators from NCR, CAR and Region 3. This beach resort is previously known as MRJ, and that caught my interest to understand its history. I was astounded by its humble beginnings as I have a quick chitchat with the owner, Mr. Marthe Cuballes. With the available amenities already in place at Marthe Lance Beach Resort, who would have known its interesting history way back in 2015. According to Mr. Cuballes, He and his family always enjoy bonding moments at the present shoreline. He loved the serene surroundings, and out of the blue, an idea blossomed in his mind to purchase a beachfront lot. Came to the year 2015 when he officially gained ownership of this parcel of land and began building. Mr. Cuballes mentioned as well, that he used his retirement money coming from a long stint as Janitor at a public school to invest in building the beachfront resort property. The year 2016 was the official period when they began to feel the steady traction and foot traffic. Until now, many locals and guests coming from neighbouring towns choose Marthe Lance Beach Resort as their beach resort of choice, since of its economical costs versus the amenities available.
OUR STAY EXPERIENCE
Upon our arrival, I got thrilled that our group is assigned two rooms, and got to choose the vacant large Family room and the Barkada room. Both rooms are clean upon checking in.
The Family Room features a bunk bed and twin-size bed with a private toilet and bath. It also has its own balcony with a spacious lavatory. This room is fully air-conditioned and basic toiletries are provided upon request. It also has a folding table and chair. There are more seats and table space on the balcony.
The Barkada Room (Room #5), I think the biggest air-conditioned room in terms of capacity, features four twin-size bunk beds and a standalone twin-size bed. This room can comfortably fit up to 15 pax. It also has its own private toilet and bath. Additionally, it has its own balcony space with kitchen sink. A trash bin is available, however, located inside the bathroom. Since of its large size and capacity, the window-type air conditioning has a bit more work needed to fully condition the room temperature during the afternoon. We are happy that the resort is able to provide electric fan for our comfort. I was happy that I slept here for the night, and the bed is indeed comfortable.
THE SWIMMING POOL
This is one of the beach resorts in General Nakar that has an extensive-sized freshwater swimming pool. The pool is divided into shallow and deeper portions which go up to 6 feet. There are seats and table setup right beside where guests can enjoy day swimming activity. Shower heads are located right before the entrance to the swimming pool.
COMMON RESTROOMS AND SHOWER ROOMS
There are available common restrooms and shower rooms separated per gender available for their valued guests. It is located right beside the Swimming Pool for ease of access. Just be careful when you tread the steps, could be slippery because of water overflowing from the shower rooms. When accessing it, we recommend being a responsible guest all the time, as a courtesy to the next user and to the beach resort team.
EVENT HALLS AND COMMON AREAS
There are about 3 Common Halls that groups of guests can rent while on their stay at Marthe Lance Beach Resort. There is one located near the entrance and two more near the shoreline. Family and friends can conveniently hold intimate gatherings and events in these spaces.
BEACH FRONT COTTAGES
There are beachfront cottages available if you wish to enjoy the resort with the sound of the waves crashing in the background. Additionally, get to enjoy the fresh air and serene surroundings that you came for.
What I love at their shore area is the presence of large yet interesting driftwood that you can use to lounge at if you wish to enjoy the beachside. Apart from that, they have spacious beach access where you can actually hold team-building activities.
WIFI ACCESS AND CELLULAR SIGNAL
Marthe Lance Beach Resort offers free wifi access, but only as much where the signal is available. Unfortunately, the signal does not traverse the walls, hence, you have to be on the room balcony to access it.
Using a Globe Cellular Sim, I only get two bars of LTE signal at the beachfront area. Hence, I connect to wifi once in the core of the beach resort premises whenever I need internet access.
CONTACT DETAILS
- Resort Address: Sitio Kuyapi, Barangay Catablingan, General Nakar, Quezon 4338
- Mobile Number: +63 909 407 7393 and +63 917 733 3130
- Landline: +63 42 784 5773
- Email: mrjbeachresort@gmail.com
- Official Facebook Page: MRJ’s Beach Resort
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Our heartfelt thanks to Sir Marthe Cuballes for giving us the opportunity to experience his resort. We enjoyed as well sumptuous dinner and a hearty breakfast during our stay.
