Hyssop House Casa Dos Beach House

Ligtasin Beach Casa with an Undone Seaside Mood HH Casa Dos stands along South Beach Road off Ligtasin Cove in Batangas, a few minutes walk away from the beach. A Mediterranean-inspired Beach house - the space ebbs and flows, which is the essence of summer. The vibe is open and effortless : sand-colored floors, bleached woods and white-washed walls. If you’re dreaming of the beach and getting together with your group of 20 for some beach chill, this is the listing for you. The space A FRIENDLY REMINDER that this is a private house in a local neighborhood. We are not a hotel (please read our things to note below to see what this means :) ). That out of the way, welcome to our beach house! A 3 hour car trip from Manila brings you to our Mediterranean style beach house, about a 5 minute walk away from Ligtasin Cove beach. This is a 4 bedroom house located on South Beach Road where the local amenities such as food stores and mini groceries are readily accessible. THE HOUSE - the kitchen, dining and living room, even the sliding bedroom doors are all part of an open conversation. We put the textures of seaside life on display, mimicking the gentle palette of nature to give you a relaxing stay. THE COMMON SPACES - The living room, dining room and kitchen are well-ventilated with electric fans. A big industrial fan is provided for use as well. The common spaces promote outdoor living but is also equipped with airconditioning. THE KITCHEN - Free use of kitchen utensils and equipment (pots and pans, microwave, rice cooker, cooktop, oven, outdoor griller, coffee maker, dinnerware). Bring your own condiments and ingredients. THE BATHROOMS - Inside the house there are 4 en-suite bathrooms fitted with a tub WITH hot water provision.. Two outdoor showers are available for quick rinses (no hot water). THE BEDROOMS - All 4 bedrooms have air-conditioning, and opens up to views of the swimming pool. PARKING - Up to 4 SUVs may park inside. ** This is a non-smoking house. Smoking within the property is only allowed in the driveway and backyard area, with the premise that you will properly dispose of cigarette butts. Guest access - Only registered guests will be able to access the entire house. If you arrive with guests over the max headcount of our house without prior agreement with the us, then they will not be allowed inside. Pets will strictly not be allowed inside the premises. - Pls note that upon entry of Matabungkay or Binubusan (whichever entrance you may use), you will be charged around P35 per head for environmental fee. Pls just tell the people there that you have a booking at a private house in Ligtasin. Other things to note Our first and most important reminder is that this is NOT a hotel or a public resort, and so we expect our guests to not treat it like one. At Hotels and resorts, people tend to abuse the use of the space, appliances and items, not really taking care of them. We built Casa Dos and the whole Hyssop House compuesto area as a fulfillment of a vision to have a private place where our whole family can enjoy fellowship with each other by having homes and common outdoor spaces within a private community. We plan to build several houses in the area, which we will give to our kids for their families, and Casa Dos is the first of them. Given this and in the meantime, we are allowing people to rent it in airbnb ONLY if they understand that they should treat it well because these will eventually end up with our kids and grand kids. How does one take care of it? If you are coming in after a swim, then just mop up the water that you bring in. If the airconditioners are turned on in the rooms and in the living room, do not leave the doors open. Don't come into the house with muddy slippers. Don't leave trash all around the place, under pillows, in plant boxes etc. We are not asking people to have a dull vacation because they need to overly worry about cleaning up after themselves, but just practice the right amount of courtesy for the staff and us homeowners, enough so that we can say that our house was used and left well. That said, here are a few other things to note: - Price is good for 20 pax. We do not allow more than 20 guests even for an extra fee. - Reminder that we are NOT A BEACHFRONT property. The beach, however, is just a 3-5 min walk from our house. - Children need to be supervised here at all times, especially when around the pool and machine house. - Our living room is equipped with 2 upright air conditioners, one for use and another for back up. Kindly make sure though that the aircon is not kept running all night when there are no people in the living room and to always keep the doors closed when the air conditioners are operating. We do not allow sleeping overnight in the living room with the aircons on. - There is possibility for noise as we have neighbors, and also the local community wakes up at dawn to start peddling seafood and bread. But overall the area is pretty quiet. - We have a very safe and secure car parking garage, which can accommodate 4 SUV’s at a time. If you need more parking space, there is a parking space for rent in the surrounding properties. HH is not liable for any problems that may occur with that transaction though. - We have HH staff that live within the property and will give you your privacy unless called. Out staff isn't there to provide butler-like service (as how airbnbs are) but only as a support in case something urgent is needed in the house such as appliances not working etc. Some hire them to clean and cook but that would be outside of our authorized services. You can do so but with the condition that you cannot hold Hyssop House liable for the quality of the service which they will provide. - Please expect insects, bugs and critters within the property which could visit you inside the house often. Hey, this is what being close to nature is like, it’s a natural part of the rural experience and living in an open space plan. Please bring insect repellants. - Internet connection and electricity disruptions are out of our control. We do however have solar power and a generator set on standby for power interruptions. The genset can handle the airconditioners which will help you rest well in the rooms. During genset usage though, you cannot use appliances which generate heat such as the bathroom heaters, microwave, coffee maker, rice cooker, hot water dispenser and the like. That’s really the compromise for uncontrolled situations like this but we do have alternatives that you can use such as a stove top rice cooker and hot water kettle. If you stick that, you’ll be fine. - We provide wifi that can be accessed in all rooms and the common areas. Our wifi provider is PLDT Fiber with a speed of 150Mpbs, and we have a back up Globe internet fiber that is 150Mbps as well. - Water source is from a deep well so we do not recommend using it for cooking/baking and drinking. You may instead use the mineral water provided during your stay for these. Just as a note, deep well water may have a different smell than our regular filtered tap water. - We provide a 65” Smart LED TV which you can use during your stay. We do not provide a free Netflix account or cable tv for use, but you can just sign in using your own Netflix account for use during your stay. - HH does not provide food services. - Hyssop house provides the ff consumables for free: toilet paper (1 roll per bathroom per stay), 1 roll table napkin, dishwashing liquid with sponge, hand soap in kitchen and bathrooms, 2 5-gallon bottle drinking water (mineral), Cooking gas - Reminder to bring your own towels, toiletries, GROUND coffee (our coffee maker only uses ground coffee) and food and ingredients. - We have 2 Bambikes (bamboo bike) available in the house for rent at P500 each for the whole duration of your stay (max of 1 week). - We have an infocus projector that you can rent for just P1000 for your while stay if you wish to do outdoor movies. You need to provide your own laptop though - If you intend to bring snacks to the beach, please make sure you dispose of your trash properly. Better yet, bring it back to HH for proper disposal. Let's keep our all our Philippine beaches clean please! - We have a drivers/helpers quarters good for 4 pax free for your use. People staying here will not be part of the official headcount but they must be declared upon booking. - Only registered guests will be able to access the entire house. If you arrive with guests over the max headcount of our house without prior agreement with the us, then they will not be allowed inside. This goes the same for pets. If you arrive with pets, we will not let them in the house or stay in the property. - Non in-house services: (we can give contacts when inquired after booking) Food Service & deliveries Bambike Eco-Tour Balsa Rental Fishing Boat Rental Laundry service Freshly caught seafood pick up/delivery Watersports (pedalboats, bananaboats, jetskis)