Guest User
January 23, 2024
Nay Palad was hands down the most amazing/luxurious/welcoming/delicious/gorgeous resort my family and I have stayed in. I’m not sure I can add to the glowing reviews that they routinely receive but I will try. First - the staff. It starts at the top with Mart the GM and continues through to every single person who works there - the housekeeping staff, the servers at meals - the groundskeepers. Professional, friendly, welcoming, glad to see you as guests and determined to make sure you are getting what you need. Most importantly, the employees seem genuinely happy to be there. This positivity infuses the entire experience. It starts the minute they pick you up at the airport bearing warm smiles and sampaguita scented towels, as they usher you into an immaculate van. It continues when you arrive at the entry to Nay Palad and what seems like the entire staff is lined up to welcome and greet you with shell necklaces. Throughout your stay, there are guest services liaisons making sure every day is curated to fit your needs exactly. Do you want to watch the sunset on a private island with drinks and charcuterie ? No problem. Or maybe in a treehouse? Sure. Do you want to go island hopping on a beautiful speedboat and return from hiking the island to a delicious barbecue ? Just say the word. Care to go paddleboarding among the mangroves followed by cocktails in the pagoda ? What time can you be ready! I could go on and on but suffice it to say that for us, every day provided new surprises and delights. Next the dining - We expected the food to be good but weren’t prepared for how exceptional it turned out to be. The kitchen, led by the improbably young Executive Chef Pere Massana - whose family runs a Michelin star restaurant on the Costa Brava - served a mix of Filipino family style lunches, and more haute cuisine at dinner. Every meal - and no two were ever the same- during our stay was delicious and consisted of locally sourced ingredients from NPs own farms or local farmers and fisherman. And routinely, the Chef or a member of his team would come out to see if we’d enjoyed the food and to discuss options for the next day. A word about the breakfasts - there was always a “juice of the day” and a full menu to choose from , consisting of fresh fruit, delicious breads, and a mix both Filipino and more traditional breakfast offerings. We looked forward to breakfast almost as much as dinner and lunch. All of this takes place in a setting that can only be described as something like a tropical fairytale. I won’t describe the setting - just look at the website — it is exactly as stunning as it appears to be in the photos and videos they post. I’m not naming any other staffers by name ( other than Chriz our kind and patient yoga instructor) but you know who you are and I hope you know how very much we valued all you did for us.