Another very interesting resort I discovered recently is the Intosan Resort in Danao City. Unlike the El Salvador beach resort, Intosan is a few kilometers from the main road. So, people who visit the resort are those who’ve tried it or those who know how to get there. But just follow the small signs along the way and you’ll get there in no time.
The resort is awesome. It does not have a sound system and people are not allowed to play loud music. According to the woman who accommodated us, the regulars of Intosan are city-dwellers who want peace and quiet.
The resort has very nice rooms with huge beds. They have many interconnected pools, awesome slides, and other cool stuff one can find in waterparks.
The resort charges Php120 per person [entrance]. But, if you get a room, you [number of persons for the type of room] won’t have to pay the entrance fee. The place is awesome. Check it out.
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The awesome pools.
Ahh! Water!
Squirting seahorse.
This leads to the slide and the ‘upper pool’.
Pretty neat cottages.
Another view of the pool.
Infinity pool and the slide.
Area for a huge group.
The slide.
The resort has a website. Google it! I’ll post the room rates later.
Fabulous Resort! Definitely a place to go to.=)
what a beautiful place. thanks for posting.
holly. . holy molly, what a site!. Is this own by the “Duranao’ family?
no, absolutely not, there are elite people in Danao apart from Duranos,,, I’ve been there, really nice…but the lining of the pool and the pavement pain were coming off, hope they weii sort them out.
i heard about this resort.. i’ll check it out next time i go home.
nice … a 5-star view!
Its a fab place, thanks for the info… we’ve been to plantation bay.. thru pics this resorts is kids friendly..wont have boring kids around.. for sure the next place to go … for our next coming home… thanks
thanks for posting…nindot ni dah, the only resort I knew in Danao is El Salvador, at least naa pod diay lain option and most of all, pwede pod for a change, nindot pod nang relaxing scene with no loud music around…..
Nice! Mangari mi!
Hala!!! kanindot ba diay diha.
Thanx Ley,
hi leyland ive heared about intusan way back l997 but ive never been there well maybe this coming jan during my holiday, hope to see you land on Sinulog, Pet Senyor.
nindot lagi ni.. du-ol ra ni sa el salvador?
do you have a phone number of this resort
the place looks really nice, leylan.
pero whenever we have team outings, they have second thoughts of having it done in intusan. there was a team who spent their outing there. ana sila na kada lihok, naay bayad.
mao lagi riggs. mahal kaayo. dayun dili daw pwede ang sound system… pangrelax2x ra man ni sila sa mga datu. hehehe
moadto ko dnha para magrelax2x kay datu man ko. hahaha.
hello the place is really really nice. i want to go there but the problem is i have to save money first before going to that beautiful place. If it’s ok i would like to ask if how much would the room rates be? and the entrance and if possible i would also like to ask how much are the cottages.
thank you. And for you posting the very nice place. Good job!
try calling the resort for details.
Intosan Resort Hotel & Restaurant
Danao City
Tel. (63-32) 200-3476
wow , danao is really gettng better now … ive been there 1998 , heehhe that was a long time ago .
I will be holidaying with my family in August
Please send be information on rates, room types, accomodation, facilities
discount for long stay, photos etc
we’d love to go … but we cant find any number to contact them.
mag vacation gani ko sa camotes maghapit me diha
wow..nice kaayo ang place…nahan jud ko mo adto…i will proposed this to barkadas adto me mag-outing…how much is the room rates?
pila rooms dri? thanks daan!
i cant remember exactly. but the rates are ok ra. dili gyud kaayo mahal.
contact details: http://www.intosanresort.com/
oh my son Alex wants to visit this place on our next holiday. he loves what he sees in the photo’s. his been to Aroma Mountain Resort in Catmon last January. he enjoy swimming there too.
thanks ley
have you tried Imelda Aroma Mountain Paradise… it’s also cool….
This place is nice especially if namo kids. Its a good place for them ..My son enjoyed a lot when we went there the last time..
POOR SERVICE i would say… we stayed here a year ago and we really experienced a bad service as in really really bad… the front desk was not accommodating at all (and i think the front desk was the owner?!!) … she didn’t even greet us and she has that frowning face! we’ve waited for an hour before we finally get our room numbers to think we already have a reservation a week ago. They are not organized! the place is nice but their facilities are not plus mosquitoes are flying around so itchy!!
ngik!ngik! sure? ai..but infairness nice iya view..i like it! but if the service is not good…wag nalang! kakainis pag super pagong ang service..
pila ang entrance? payter lagi ni lugara…
nice kaayo ang place…thank you for posting!!!..pwede maka0evernyt dri?…tagpila double room, deluxe!!!…tnx!!
the views are so nice,but can u try to post the prices of the cottages.
The place is good and nice pools… before, we went there way back 2006 i’ve met a wonderful staff there namely Sir Anton and Gaga I thinbk they are the operational officer we have a party then, but when we came back last year those people I like are not around anymore.. so disgusting kasi yung may ari, parang walang alam regarding hospitaluity Industry, sana mag close nalang sila kung wala silang ma hire kagaya nung mga days na maganda ang service nila…
Pumunta nalang kayo sa El salvador maganda pa dun at talagang ma feel mo na hotel pero sa Intosan para kang kinulong what a boring place,.,.
IT IS TRUE THAT THE RESORT IS VERY VERY NICE AND MY KIDS WAS HAVING FUN WHEN WE WERE THERE BUT THE BIG PROBLEM IS THE STAFF WHO SEAT IN THE FRONT DISK IS SO BAD… I AM NOT LYING BUT IT IS THE TRUTH.. I DON’T CARE IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE ME BUT I AM ONLY TELLING THE TRUTH.
mga gi atay ka bati
sus way au…mura tag naa sa fishpond…ahak
aw… bati diay didto? hehe
hey.. can sam1 pls give me a hint on how to get there from cebu city.. pls.. and how much is the room for 2..? thanx guyz
the place was nice..ive been there in the present year,and its affordable..but something missing with their facilities.the room was nice but theirs a little problem which is, there shower didnt function i found difficulties in taking a bath….oh gush..and wish they could have more deeper swimming pools…only kids will enjoy to there pools..mabaw raman gud.
WATERMARK….the cost of the room for two is (1000.00)
how to get there?anha lang ka sa sm terminal naa dghan v-hire dha for danao and when u get in danao terminal..pag taxi nlng padong sa intusan…naa man cguro taxi padong didto or tricycle..not familiar with the rides man gd…lisod kung mag commute..or for your convenience just ride in your own car
naa man direct line sa intosan its 519-7394, for inquiries hala try to call this number
We stayed here for a few days. The staff treated us well. It was like having our own private resort with exclusive service. But the room needed mass improvement. The towels were thin and scarce- weird esp. for a waterpark. There was no bathtub and the tiled floors were slippery and got dirty so easily.
The bed was foam over wood and we got one thin blanket per person. That was topped off with massive amounts of mosquitos. Overall we had an okay stay but the distance from the city, the bugs and the rooms would make me think twice about staying here again.
Bad things about Intosan:
1) Food is very unreasonably expensive. Plus, they don’t taste good at all. They add too many vegetables to the dish that look like meat so that it will look plentyful of meat where in fact it’s only a crumb. For me this is some form of deception to their customers.
2) Most of their crew are not hospitable. They only care about the money. They don’t care too much about the comfort and satisfaction of the customer.
3) The environement is full of mosquitos.
4) Their air conditioner is defective. We checked in around 12 nn and it was not working properly. It was checked by their technicians around 6 pm already. From 12nn to 6 pm, we suffered a lot from discomfort of hot room. When it was finally fixed after a lot of time, it was already nighttime and since we had to open the door for some air, mosquitoes came inside the room. So after it was fixed, there were significant quantity of mosquitoes already inside.
5) They advertise that their room has cable TV. They even confirmed this when we had our reservation but when we arrive there, the only channel received was ABS-CBN. It was not cable TV and the reception of the only channel was nowhere close to clear.
6) What their internet site adertises about the price of their rooms was a bit conservative of the actual price.
Good things about Intosan:
If there were, I probably had not seen this due to the numerous bad things it had.
i think this is better than those other resorts in Danao.
maglagot ko sa intosan kay one time nabilin ako money didto unya gna.tawagan namo ky dako2x pd bya ang worth. Taz wala jd nauli na dapat ilaha tna ng responsibility ky gitawagan bya namo daun tas ingon jd nila nga wala. ako ninyo ayaw mo ligo intosan kay mga maro kau, bati pa jd kau ilang resort.
na! sala na na nimo kay gadanghag ka!
butangi….
I have to say the pool is great for kids. But the service is the worst I have ever encountered in Cebu. Bad customer service i mean really bad. Some guy in the front I think his name was Joel or Roel.. whatever! Does not have a clue about hospitality or customer service. He should be cleaning toilets instead having anything to do with Guest related duties. So I share the same sentiments as those who said negative things about the resort.
I also had the same problem with the Cable TV. I had complained about it and I got bad looks and the attendant said : “ambot lang uroy, wala koy labot ana!”
Since it was outdoor I expected some mosquito’s .. But there was a lot, I had to run to Gaisano Danao to buy mosquito lotion for my kids.
Anyways I figured since it was the first time maybe most of the staff just had a bad day or something.. So I decided to take my kids again last month. This time around was worst!!! That I decided to get the F**K out of there and looked for other resort. We ended up in El Salvador. I have to admit the pool were not as great as Intusan, But the kids had the same fun, and thats important to me.
sory but i disagree about wat u said.bcoz as i experience intosan is a great place ive ever see its a hidden paradise 4 me in my family.ur just a stupid costumer whoo didnt appreciate the beauty of the resort and the warmth accomodation of the staff.the staff will not act lyk wat youve said if they will see that ur approaching them nicely.ur just making bad image in intosan resort
Mingaw nako aning lugara oi! Nice ayo dire. Suwayi sad Ley ug adto sa Camotes Island kay daghan sad nindot nga views didto labi na sa Buho Beach nila ug Mc Arthur Cave. Ug ang nice villa sa mga Rama.
hi! i never knew all of these until i saw your blog,good work. amazingly great places of cebu my home!
if nahan mu pa reserve sa intosan adto mu sa jasmine pensione sa capitol luyo sa jovens grill kay mao rana ang tag-iya sa intosan beach resort kay doctor tomboc.or call jasmie pensione 0322542686, nindot jud sa intosan pang bata kayo or pamilya kayo.
@dy. who’s jasmine pensione?
Ay, ambot ninyo, basta may kwarta ka lang wala jud bati, kanang mga hinawayon mao na ang walay kwarta kay mangayo lang na og discount…….
korek! double check!
Hala…nindot man didto..sus wa lang jud mo kabalo ai. Bati sya sa pangbata. NIndot sya pang dagko. Tapos ang mga empleyado pa jud hospitable au..grabe lagi. . . ang naka nidot kay wa jud lamot. . . unya condition kaau ilang aircon tanan…
heeh paita…
wow!!!! very nice ds place,,, how much is the rate??? lagot lng ko mg tan aw sa mnga foriegner ngbasa ko sa ilaha na blogg matod pa nila pobre ang pinas dghan ok2 mga turista sila na inot poyo lng ug tabi2 dayon ingun pobre!!!!! ako jud giingnan wa moy budjet sa mga nndot na lugar..he he example 5 star hotel,, like ds ka nindot ani proud kaau ko!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Miss Sweden “Zilceb” from Agnobis,Ubec////////
batch 85 of ANHS enjoyed the place during our reunion today, we all have the fun and laughter, about the place its amazing naman. although talagang low tide sila kasi mga bata lang ang nag enjoy sa pool, pero as a whole okay naman sya compared to other resorts i know
Spectacular place!
Pero mao gyud ni akong pangutana: if the government or business entrepreneurs want to promote these places, why are they always “hidden”? The “Hidden” Gem of Danao? Moalboal’s “Best Kept Secret”? The “Hidden” Paradise of Carbon?
it is certainly because … all beautiful things should be hidden!!!! so it’s worth discovering for… ano ba!!! isn’t it obvious!!!!!! oh la la!
it is certainly because … all beautiful things should be hidden!!!! so it’s worth discovering for… ano ba!!! isn’t it obvious!!!!!! oh la la!
close gani imong eyes mag kiss kay beautiful things are not seen.. aw! may ganun!!!?? sagdi lang gud!!
Hahaha!! Ataya anang analogy sa kiss oi! Hehehe…pero sakto pud. Kay kung mag kiss nga magbuka ang mata, kataw-anan kaayo.
tua bitaw ang nindot sa ngit ngit ai….adto mo ug discoral kay mas lingaw adto sa ngitngit sa may sagingan….hahaha
i’ve visit danao place sometimes.. but i didn’t found out that.. there’s a hidden Gem to hang out with friends..
btw
thanks for the information boss
hey! i’ve been to intosan last sunday night with friends. damn! i hate the customer service! they are so disorganized. we paid the reservation 2 weeks ahead for our convnience upon going there. but heck, they gave it someone else! and the front desk staff that was there didn’t even know either. we asked refund for our reservation but dugay pa jud kaayo mi na-accomodate. the owner’s phone was hanged up. sus! usik2x lng mi gasolina. super bati jud! i swear. nanguli nlng mi.
The staff should take Customer service 101 coz wala pa gani mi nakaadto nawala na ako gana. Yes, I saw all the nice pictures and as in welcoming kau but pagtawag pa lang nako to check out for the room rates, hala ka, maldita kau ang nakanswer sa phone as in, di masikmura. Sa website 10 am ang check out time so I asked if pwede ba late check out like 12 noon lang and she told me “bayad na ka for another day ana.” as in ang tone take note pinabundak so, I told her mao bitaw nagkig arrange ko daan kay 9 am pa mag open ang pool, better yet mag day use na lang mi. She was so rude that I asked for her name and asked for another rep, nagsumbong pa with me on the line na nasuko daw ko because dili na malingaw ang mga bata …. the nerve … LIAR jud. Grabe.. i changed my mind, over the phone pa lang gani makasuka ka sa kabati sa customer service. The owners should take a look into this.
nindot lugar nila! pero dili well organize mga empleyado nila to entertain sa ila mga customer? daghan kaayo ni reklamo…
how much the cheapest stndrd fan room?…. with internet access …. the cheapest one ….. where i can view ur room ?
i think they have a website. it’s posted somewhere here sa comments section.
ya, we’ve went there twice and we really like the place..
if u want to go and visit intosan, i think it would be best to go there on weekdays coz they usually give 40-50% discount..i think, some of the reactions are exagerrated like customer service.. we’ve been there twice and the employees there are really ok..i think, i could say that the reps are ok because im not expecting too much of their customer service since we went there for fun and not really for their welcoming service..
we were at intosan resort on our 2nd wedding anniversary. we got a room overnight. rate is only Php 1,000/night. It had aircondition room, cable TV, although the bed are 3 single beds put together to make up a family bed. anyway it was a nice experience.
pila ang entrance ani? diri ta ko mag celebrate sku birthday dis october 22..
reply nia pls 
-where is this location and what is the name of the resort
-how much is the room rate
please send me your website… i am very much interested in your beautiful resurt… please send me your room rates….beacuase we are planning to have vacation for two months… you can contact me 505-22-78
heey.
pwde ask? how much na yung entrance fee ngayun sa intosan? 120 pa rin?
Good day!
I would like to share an incident — a robbery “pagpang-lungkab” inside Intosan Report Danao City last December 5, 2009 ( Saturday ).
This is what happened…
We are a group of 10 people going to have a little getaway from work to Intosan Report Danao City.
We arrived at the said resort at around 6:30pm – 7pm. After we put our things to our assigned
rooms we then do some grills ( sugba-sugba ) for our dinner.
After sugba-sugba I told my girlfriend to put our digicam back to our room and then we settled
ourselves in the table near the pool. We’ve asked two employees if is it ok to set up our tables there and eat
and then they said it’s fine so we eat our dinner there.
After dinner the rest of our group went somewhere and only four of us were left in the table.
We chatted there for like 30-40mins. My girlfriend has a bad feeling on our room as we talked. She had
a feeling that something was pushing / telling her to go back to the room to get her jacket but she let it passed.
Eventually, she can’t take it anymore she decided to go to the room to take a leak ( mangihi ).
When she’s on the main door of the room it was still locked so she took out the key and opened it.
WHen she was in she can’t find any of our bags on top of the bed ( this is we left our bags ).
She looked underneath the beds and still nothing until she find some ceiling debris on the floor and then she found out that the ceiling
has a hole in it already ( gi-bangagan ang kisami ).
She screamed like hell while approaching back to our table. She said, “baby, wala na atong mga bags sa room”!
We ran ahead to our room and saw what’s inside the room ( Absolutely No bags ).
We asked assistance from the management but only one security guard went there to check.
We can’t find those two guyz (employees) that we talked before we sat for dinner. Na kit-an namo sila
ug balik siguro one hour after the incident.
We went on searching the bags ‘coz the phones that was in there keeps on ringing.
Ang among ka-uban mostly during the search was only the 3 brgy tanods and some policemens who responded in the incident.
We can’t find a “thorough” help from the management. Kami pa ang naning-kamot na makit-an ang mga bags namo. Kami pa ang
nag su-ot2x didto sa kalibunan para lang makit-an among mga bags.
They ONLY HAVE TWO(2) flashlights and dili pajud kaayo mo siga( that means it is of no help ).
There’s one time na wala najud mey flashlights so I’ve decided to look for one so I went to their counter
and I found out na naa sila tanan ( employees ) didto nag tapok ug nag tabi. I told them
“ambi nang flashlight niyo beh! naa man hinu-on mo tanan dinhi nag tabi instead na inyo meng tabangan ug
pangita sa among mga bags!”
The tanods keep on telling us na willing sila (tanods) mo tabang ug pangita as long as naa silay ma gamit na mga flashlights
but unluckily walay ma hatag ang management.
Nagpa kuyog mi sa guard n mo duty anang gabhi-una didto sa luyo kay namasin mi n makit-an pa namo
among mga bags but unluckily wala jud namo nakit-an. We’ve decided na balikan nalang pagka buntag ang area sa likod.
After sa incident wala jud gani dayun mi taga-e ug another room sa mgmnt. Mga 10pm+ pami nataga-an
ug lain na room. Ni ana gani ang guard na “wala pa diay mo na taga-an ug lain na room”. Ang guard pa ang nag request
sa front desk na taga-an mi ug room ( Ingon ana mo lihok ilang management didto ).
Pag mata namo sa buntag mga 6-6:30am. Among gi balikan ang area likod hoping na makit-an pa namo
among mga bags ‘coz our phones were still ringing.
Minutes after sa among pagpangita na palong na dayun among mga phones — All four of our phones were down.
Gi try ug contact sa among kauban iyang phone ( ‘coz 3 jud mi ang nakawatan ) then suddenly gi tubag
iyang phone and we try ug hangyu niya na e bilin lang sa usa ka lugar among mga papers ( mga butang
na dili nila ma puslan ) kay amo lang kuha-on but he said, “amo nang gi sunog dong”. After that conversation with the kawatan
the phone was down and we can’t contact it anymore. Bisan kinsa ang pasulti-on — “This is an INSIDE JOB” tungod sa ka pas-pas
sa pang hitabo. Mga minutes lang gud after mi na human ug kaon na wala na dayun among mga bags sa “Sulod sa among room”.
Ang among concerns are:
1.) Kulang ug Securty features ang resort. They only have one guard and naa ra ni siya sa atubangan.
How about sa likod na ma-oy pinaka dilikado na part sa resort?
2.) Walay “thorough” assistance from the management about the incident ( ‘coz
until now dili jud daw japun ma contact ang owner sa resort ma-oy sulti sa OIC nila )
3.) Walay initiative ang management kung unsay buhaton sa situations like this
4.) Ni mismo flashlights wala jud mey ma gamit. Naa tu-od silay flashlights pero dili mang siga.
Wala man lang gani search light sila sa likod.
5.) Ingon nila na naka balo na ang OIC nila sa incident anang gabii pero wala man lang
gani siya mi adto dayun sa resort para tan-awon ang panghitabo.
- We want justice to what happened to us ‘coz we lost a Lot of valuables because of what happened.
- Gusto namo mahibalo-an sa tanan kung unsa ka “Weak” ilang Resort.
- We don’t want this to happen to anyone again.
- Gusto namo ma imbestigaran ang mga employees nila sa resort ‘coz we suspected that this was
an “INSIDE JOB”.
Please share this info and this is legitimate…
this is horrible. thanks for sharing.
Yes it is. They have the dumbest management I’ve ever known. No initiative at all!
OMG! so its true what i heard and read about this resort. Kuyawa bah!
How about for a day out, is it safe? I just want to shout the kids there as they been already to Aroma Resort in Catmon, El Salvador in Danao @ Uragay in Carmen.
i don’t know for a day out but I advise you not to go there ‘coz if something will happen to your kids there the management is not willing to help you out. This info is legit and I had the chance to talk to the grandfather of the kid.
State your complaints on their website, so others will be aware of the negative side of the resort. It’s not safe anywhere you go anymore. So, be vigilant & listen to your own intuition, like that lady who was robbed, but unfortunately, it was too late for her & her friends, but others can learn from the incident that they experienced there. Good luck!
They have no comments page in their site. If there is then I’ll load it with freakin’ negative stuff!
@drOTsOy. I’m very sorry to hear about the robbery incident that happened to you & your friends at the resort. I’m sure it’s an inside job. What did the authority do? Why not write a complaint letter to the owner? This incident shouldn’t have happened at all! Take care.
@dy said that Dr. Tomboc is the owner of the resort. You can contact Jasmine Pensione at 0322542686. You can locate her also in Capitol, at the back of Joven’s Grill. Good luck!
They said that they’ve been contacting Dr. Tomboc and can’t get hold of him until now. I’m now thinking that they’re just making alibi to escape from their responsibility. BTW, who’s that Jasmine Pensione?
Oh, Just as I was being enthralled by the beauty of the resort, the report by Dr. Botsoy of the robbery and the nonchalant attitude of the resort employees took away all my interest. The worst thing that can happen during a vacation is being a victim of a crime. It’s sort of anti-climax. Being victimized is a bad experience in itself, but it becomes even worst given the expectation of enjoyment and thrill on expects out of that vacation.
Dr. Botsoy must report the incident to the police, so that a thorough investigation can be done. If it is an inside job, it would be easy to interview employees. The police tactics applied on them could yield to some confessions, and to do fingerprinting and lie detection Also, a case for damages must be filed against the resort. They should be held liable for the loss of the property as well as the anxieties caused by the incident.
A police blotter was already filed minutes after the incident and the Policemen said that they’ll be doing an investigation on the resort’s employees.
We have a plan already regarding the damages. I’ve also emailed the story to Bobby Nalzaro but no response from him yet ( I don’t know if it’s his correct email address ). We want to show it to them that they are not dealing with “little kids” here.
I want this info to be shared to Everybody ‘coz i believe this is not the Only time it happened.
We are playing “hard ball” this time with them. >:/
And the investigation should start with the employee during check-in and the one who ushered them to the room. I imagine ilang gitan-aw daan ang inyong mga mahalon nga dala, dayon nagtext sa mga tulisan or sila mismo ang nagbuhat. In a few minutes, lungkab dayon through the ceiling aron ingnon dili inside job. Nawala sila during the discovery kay nagbahin seguro. Then, wala motabang ninyo sa search kay kahibalo sila naa ra sulod ang loot ug wala nay silbi ang search. This is a challenging police assignment.
Yes it is a tough challenge indeed. I’ll be posting some pictures ( somewhere ) very soon to somehow prove that this story is legit.
Please visit and post your comments here: http://drb0ts0y.taualphaomega.org/intosan/
Some pictures are also there…
good day..
im a regular goer of INTOSAN,so far i don’t have any bad experience there.in fairness they were good and accomodating to me,but inspite of that i still symphatize on you because i know how you felt for what you have lost..maybe next time you should take a lot of care to your belonging because it can happen anywhere.wherever you maybe if things are bound to happen it will happen.goodluck for your plans..
I understand on what you’ve said in taking care of all my stuff but the thing is if their management gave us their “Full” cooperation at that time maybe we can still recover some/all of our things.
Now, I’ll ask you what will you feel if you’ll see all their crews “talking” in the counter INSTEAD of helping you out in finding your LOST items?
Think about that… >:/