BE GRAND RESORT BOHOL. The view from the Food Hall, which offers the option for a fun and one-of-a-kind wet dining experience.
With its clear blue sea and fine sandy beach, luxurious suites and villas, and wide selection of food and drinks, the Be Grand Resort Bohol in Panglao Island has all the ingredients for an enjoyable getaway in the island of Bohol.
The resort has 188 rooms and suites with a view of the pool, garden, or ocean that cater to a range of visitors and plans to open soon its 19 exclusive villas, said Be Grand Resort Bohol front office manager Pearl Lorraine Yang.
BE GRAND RESORT BOHOL. The view from the Food Hall, which offers the option for a fun and one-of-a-kind wet dining experience. (All photos on this page are by Rey Dacalos, unless otherwise indicated, provided by Be Grand Resort Bohol)
The different pools in Be Grand Resort Bohol.
“We’re just waiting for the villas to be completed before we do a full opening. The exterior is done but we still need to put the finishing interior touches,” she added.
Guests will have access to five restaurants with different menu concepts once Be Grand Resort Bohol fully opens, according to executive chef and director of culinary arts and production service Valerio Malucelli.
WATER FUN. The kiddie pool in Be Grand Resort Bohol offers fun water play options.
PRIVATE VILLAS. Be Grand Bohol’s exclusive villas have their own entryways and facilities including a private, continuous pool that meanders around the property. Only villa guests are allowed to use it.
Be Grand Resort Bohol rates
The Oceana wing has three levels of rooms and suites with a view of the Bohol sea. Deluxe Oceana rooms measure 38 square meters while suites are bigger at 78 square meters and come with a living room, mini office, kitchen, and plush bathroom.
Accommodations in the other wings only differ in the kind of view from their windows. Overnight rates range from P15,500 to 25,500 for the rooms and suites.
Yang said they’re positioning the resort to be a destination where guests, especially families, can relax and have fun.
She added that they’re cultivating both domestic and international visitors, especially those from South Korea, the US and Europe.
GET FIT. Among the enjoyable experiences at Be Grand Resort Bohol is this session of aqua-zumba.
Dining facilities
When it comes to food, the resort currently has three dining facilities open: the Food Hall, Bridge Bar, and Lune.
Malucelli said the Food Hall is a multi-function resto that serves the day’s main meals and converts into a gastropub at night, adding that a smorgasbord of food choices from Filipino to Western is available in the menu.
The Bridge Bar serves light refreshments such as sandwiches, sodas, and even cocktails. It is primarily intended for guests enjoying a cool dip in the pool.
Paella Cubana
Be Grand Resort Bohol executive sous chef Elmer Patok grills food for guests.
MONKEY BAR. Be Grand Resort Bohol offers a magical dining experience on the beachfront at the Monkey Bar.
Lune, which is aptly named after the moon, is for after-dinner drinks located at the rooftop of the Oceana wing. The cocktail bar serves Spanish canapés or finger food known as tapas and offers panoramic sunset views of the Bohol coastline and sea.
Opening soon, according to Malucelli, are the Monkey Bar for seafood dinners out on the beach and fine dining restaurant Boathouse that is exclusive to villa guests and open for reservation to other resort customers.
LUNE. The bar, aptly named after the moon, is for after-dinner drinks located at the rooftop of the Oceana wing. It serves Spanish canapés or finger food known as tapas and offers panoramic sunset views of the Bohol coastline and sea.
PANGLAO AT DUSK. The view of Panglao Island at dusk on the Lune bar, which is located on the rooftop of Be Grand Resort Bohol.
Be Grand Resort exclusive villas
Be Grand Bohol’s exclusive villas have their own entryways and facilities including a private, continuous pool that snakes around the property. Only villa guests are allowed to use it.
According to Malucelli, the menu will change daily for the villa’s exclusive restaurant, the Boathouse, depending on the fresh produce and catch of the day.
Instructors conduct basic diving lessons at the diving pool.
DIVING LESSONS. Instructors conduct lessons at the resort’s diving pool.
There are villas for couples and families, and the honeymooners’ villa sits privately by the beachside.
The resort offers a host of activities for its guests: from fitness routines like aqua-zumba to cooking and swimming lessons, Bohol tours, and such sea activities as parasailing, jetski and banana boat rides, and scuba diving.
BE GRAND RESORT BOHOL. The view from the Food Hall, which offers the option for a fun and one-of-a-kind wet dining experience.
PRIVATE VILLAS. Be Grand Bohol’s exclusive villas have their own entryways and facilities including a private, continuous pool that meanders around the property. Only villa guests are allowed to use it.
The different pools in Be Grand Resort Bohol.
WATER FUN. The kiddie pool in Be Grand Resort Bohol offers fun water play options.
Be Grand Resort Bohol executive chef Valerio Malucelli demonstrates how to make pasta noodles from scratch.
MONKEY BAR. Be Grand Resort Bohol offers a magical dining experience on the beachfront at the Monkey Bar.
The resort’s Food Hall transforms into a gastropub at night.
The resort’s Food Hall transforms into a gastropub at night.
LUNE. The bar, aptly named after the moon, is for after-dinner drinks located at the rooftop of the Oceana wing. It serves Spanish canapés or finger food known as tapas and offers panoramic sunset views of the Bohol coastline and sea.
Vegetable Crudites
Be Grand Resort Bohol executive sous chef Elmer Patok grills food for guests.
MONKEY BAR. Be Grand Resort Bohol offers a magical dining experience on the beachfront at the Monkey Bar.
Fetuccini ala malunggay pesto
Inihaw na liemp
Crispy pata
Mix your own Be halo-halo
Paella Cubana
Paella Cubana
PANGLAO AT DUSK. The view of Panglao Island at dusk on the Lune bar, which is located on the rooftop of Be Grand Resort Bohol.
Some of the sliders served during our visit
Vegetable salad
Caesar salad
Instructions conduct basic diving lessons at the diving pool.
The Food Hall, which turns into a gastropub at night, serves craft beer.
Be Grand Resort Bohol executive sous chef Elmer Patok and executive chef Valerio Malucelli near a deconstructed clock that still tells the time.
Pinoy beef steak at breakfast
Salad choices at breakfast in the Food Hall
GET FIT. Among the enjoyable experiences at Be Grand Resort Bohol is this session of aqua-zumba.
Diving lessons at the pool.
DIVING LESSONS. Instructors conduct lessons at the resort’s diving pool.
