By the way, entrance fee is P 100.00 per head and you need to call the number (032) 4309250 and look for Esoy or Menein for a reservation because the place is small and they wont accommodate you specially if the place is already reserved or occupied.
I was able to talk to the caretaker and she said that Esoy Hot Spring is owned by a local town councilor Esoy Bustamante. Also, there are caves in the area that you can go to and a waterfall just a few meters away. You won't be able to see it from the pool though because of a big hill. Also, she said that since it is summer, the hot water spring coming out of the small cave is very slow, that is why the pool is not that hot anymore. But during other days, when the water flow is a bit faster, the temperature of the water inside the pool gets hotter and you could even see smoke from the pool because of the hot temperature of the water. You could also smell the strong scent of sulfur.
We will try to visit the place again soon when it's not El Niño anymore so that we can experience bathing there when the water is hotter and more relaxing. Hope you enjoy the scraps Ronald took.
This is the parking area.
And this is our ride.
This is the path going down to the pool.
View of the pool from above.
stairway to the pool
going up?!
cooking area
CooL..
The pOOL..
these springs are rubbish. The water is cold and the rate of 100 peso is not so depending on the colour of your skin. If you are white you get charged 3 times as much. Racist greedy owners dont survive in business and i look forward to a nice Red Horse on the day this spring shuts shop, dries up or changes owners. Good riddance.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear your inconveniences..
ReplyDeleteI hate it when they do that..
They should treat everyone the same..
I think locals and foreigners' rates should differ. Isn't this being practised in other countries as well?
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful paradise I was there recently at Esoy Hot Spring and I was able to talked personally with the owners. I learned from them that the big pool dried up last year due to long drought that lasts for 7 months. Last Jan. 2011 the hot H2O flows back again wherein the big pool can be filled up in just 3 hrs. and continuously overflowing. 3 pools with hot water has been constructed in the area already then I was able to cross to the waterfalls using their newly installed hanging bridge. This is a democratic country we have the right to air our grievances so thus the owner has the right to impose their own policy we have to respect it....:)
ReplyDeletewow.. so Esoy HotSpring has been improved since Ive been there last year.. Hmm.. Another place to go to on my list..
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ReplyDeleteNo. In all european countries i traveled so far all foreigners (including Filippinos) pay the same price like locals for everything.
Why are some Filippinos so unfair and charge foreigners more?
That's simply racist, not ok and for sure i wont visit places that are doing that.
Anonymous? the owners are the best.. they are not racist.. how sure are you that we are not charge more than the rate when we go to other countries? as for me, we were properly accommodated in the place.. the price was all worth it..
ReplyDeleteand when we went there, the water is super hot.. in fact you can boil the eggs there..
ReplyDeleteThe place is something to look forward to, but if you really want to promote tourism here, we should treat everyone equally... no racism please!
ReplyDeleteDon't go to this place please!! Its not worth your money. They have extremely bad
ReplyDeletemanagement. We went there the other day and we were informed through the phone that
their entrance fees are 100 pesos for filipinos and 300 for foreigners. The cottage is
500 and there is also 300. When we got there, we were surprised to find out that their
rates have changed. They asked ask for 600 pesos!!! WHAT THE HELL?!!!! I asked for some
sort of explanation and they told us that the 500 pesos already included the cottage,
the entrance fees and the river trekking. We told them that we don't need to rent the
cottage. You know what they said? They said "NO"!! They said that we should pay 500
pesos!! If you won't pay, you're not allowed to go inside. WHAT THE HELL? Why would we
pay for the cottage as well when we don't want to use it...and they were only two of us.
Renting a cottage would just be a waste of our money. We tried to asked why won't they
let us go inside without renting a cottage. You know what they answered? They told us
that it would be bothering other customers.
WHAT THE HELL?!!! I don't even understand what that supposed to mean. and the woman was
kinda stammering when she tried to explain. Her reason was nonsensical. I was sure she
was just trying to make a poor reason just to get more money. When we also told them
that we would rather go to the river, not the hotspring. So it means that we don't need
to rent a cottage. You know what they told us? They told us that we need to still pay
the 600 pesos. Even though we're not going to use hot spring and the cottage. She talked
to the manager about our complaints and you know what they did? They won't let us go
inside if we don't pay the exact amount. Thinking about it again, really pisses me off.
We went their expecting a good service and you know what we got? A terrible service.
Really horrible.
Also, we wasted our money for the transportation going to the hot spring and without
even going inside. It was a terrible day. Their rates there are only suited for
foreigners. NEVER GO THERE. They are just using GOD'S land and making money out of it.
The HOT SPRING is not really theirs. If they didn't built the property around the HOT
SPRING. All of the people will enjoy it freely.
If you want to go to a nice place, to place with NATURAL BEAUTY? Please go to TUMALOG
FALLS!! Its the best. Its still untouched and hasn't been developed yet. And don't
forget that its for FREE!!! NO ENTRANCE FEES unlike some PLACES!! >:(
ESOY HOT SPRING IS NOT WORTH YOUR MONEY!!! I've also heard and read some reviews in the
internet from other people who went there. They said that their Hot Spring is WARM. ITS
NOT HOT!!!
Also, their river there is getting dirtier. We went their on our own with the help with
some locals who pointed the direction to us. Pictures will be shown. Its muddy and
dirty. DON'T EVEN CONSIDER GOING THERE.
You know why their not showing the rates in their webpage? It's because their rates are
always subject to change. It just changes without even you realizing it. WHAT THE
F***?!!
WHAT A BUNCH OF GREEDY, MISLEADING and HUNGRY DOGS.
Did you try river trekking when you went to Esoy Hot Spring?
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