金沙目的地度假村(Golden Sands Destination Resorts)

Incredible resort located on the tip of northern Cebu island. My husband and found this gem by accident. Unfortunately the reviews and advertising are basically non existent. Honestly its the best philippean owned resort we have ever been to (we live here in dumaguete). The landscaping is incredible, the rooms are modern and exceptionally clean. The restaurant serves mostly Philippine cuisine and it’s exceptional. What makes this resort really stand out is the incredible service from all the staff. Honestly speaking as a Philippina the level of service,maintenance, cleanliness of this resort is far above the standards of the majority of locally run resorts. The only issue was the state of the local beach. There was way to much trash along the entire beach. Unfortunately this is a major problem throughout the Philippines. The beaches are the major draw for foreign tourists. Foreign tourists are the ones who spend the most money. Not only at the resort but also in the local communities. Unfortunately most foreign tourists are not repeat customers. The number one reason why is trash problem on all the beaches. People do not want to spend thousands of dollars traveling 3/4 around the world to sunbathe or swim surrounded by trash. Want to increase foreign tourism? Address the trash problem on the beaches. It actually is that simple.

非常好的地方而且維護得很好。主要是菲律賓菜，其實真的很好吃。最讓我驚訝的是服務水準。大多數主要服務當地居民的度假村和餐廳完全無法提供基本服務。這裡肯定不一樣。我會給這個度假村五顆星。我沒有去的唯一原因是因為海灘。度假村前面的海灘上散落著大量的垃圾、塑膠瓶和破碎的酒瓶，這是毫無例外的。不幸的是，它在菲律賓很流行。人們環遊世界 3/4 來到這裡參觀。他們主要是為了海灘而來。不幸的是，由於海灘上有大量垃圾，大多數人再也不會回來了。東南亞對旅遊收入的競爭非常激烈。大多數國家都意識到佔領市場份額（旅遊收入）與保持海灘清潔和吸引力之間的相關性。不幸的是，菲律賓的情況似乎並非如此。他們想知道為什麼他們在年度和重複旅遊中墊底。

好吧，度假村本身還可以，但缺少清晰的概念和設計。現在，它就像許多量身定制的東西一樣，但並不真正適合（例如人們可以住宿的海灘小屋）。很多東西都在建設中，工作人員也不是很專業（還有很多在職訓練）。地方正在破裂，需要翻新，食物可以更好。工作人員整體來說都很好，很健談，給調酒師加分。