La Basilia White Beach Resort in Sipaway Island is a favorite weekend destination for locals and tourists who are traveling to Sipaway on a budget. It provides decent accommodation at an affordable rate. La Basilia is located in Brgy. Ermita, Sipaway Island, just less than 15 minutes away from San Carlos City on a pump boat.
Amenities
The resort is ideal for weekend outings but amenities are not really designed for longer periods of stay. There is no 24-hour electricity and there is not much activity to do in the resort except for swimming and for picnic.
Rates
Entrance Fee P 10.00
Day Cottage P 200.00
Economy P 500.00 – good for 4 persons
Standard P 800.00 – good for 7 persons
De Luxe P 1,800.00
Conference Room P 1,000.00
Session Area P 2,500.00 – good for 20 persons
Floating Cottage P 300.00
How to get there
Sipaway Island is accessible from San Carlos City by pump boat. The fare is P10 with travel time of less than 15 minutes. The pumpboat can also be hired at P190 and just tell the boatman to drop you at La Basilia.
For Reservation
For inquiries and reservation, call Ms. Len-Len at cell number (0916) 4611742 or Roldan at (0909) 6402996.
Travel Tips
Make sure it’s not low tide on the day you want to book with La Basilia. The beach is not that good for swimming since the shoreline is too far from the resort. Extra drinking water and food will come in handy as there is not much choice in the island.