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About Rizal accommodation
Rizal sits just east of Metro Manila, where the city gives way to hills, lakes and limestone ridges within about an hour's drive. It's the province Manileños escape to on a weekend, whether that's rope bridges strung across a karst forest, gallery-hopping through Mediterranean-style gardens, or just cooler air up in the hills.
Stays here range from budget rooms near the highway to farm resorts with their own pools and mountain views. Here's how to pick the right one.
Where should you stay in Rizal?
- Antipolo: Rizal's capital and its main hub for hotels. Closest to Manila, home to Pinto Art Museum and the hilltop views the city's known for. See hotels in Antipolo.
- Tanay: The base for Masungi Georeserve, Daranak Falls and Mt. Daraitan. Stay here if the outdoors is the main reason for the trip. See hotels in Tanay.
- Angono: Rizal's art town, murals on almost every wall and a laid-back, creative pace. See hotels in Angono.
- Baras: The turnoff point for Masungi Georeserve along Marcos Highway. Handy if you've got an early reservation and don't want to rush the drive. See hotels in Baras.
- Taytay: The closest town to Manila's border, useful for a practical, no-fuss stay if you're passing through rather than settling in. See hotels in Taytay.
How much is Rizal accommodation?
A clean, comfortable room in Antipolo or Taytay can cost well under AU$30 a night. Rizal is one of the more affordable weekend-trip provinces near Manila, and even its resort-style stays rarely reach big-city prices.
- Budget stays: From AU$15 per night. Simple guesthouses and apartelles, mostly around Taytay and central Antipolo.
- Mid-range hotels: From AU$45 per night. Comfortable rooms with a pool, often set into the hills around Antipolo.
- Farm and mountain resorts: From AU$65 per night. Family-style resorts with pools and gardens, common around Antipolo and Tanay.
- Boutique and full-service resorts: From AU$100 per night. Bigger resort grounds with restaurants, event spaces and mountain views.
What is Rizal known for?
Your hotel is just the base. Here's what most visitors build a day or two around.
- Masungi Georeserve (Baras): A rope-course trail strung through 60-million-year-old limestone karst, with hanging bridges and a giant rope hammock, the "Sapot", suspended over the forest canopy. Bookings are only taken in advance online, there's no walking in on the day.
- Pinto Art Museum (Antipolo): A contemporary art museum set inside the Silangan Gardens, a hillside run of Mediterranean-style courtyards, whitewashed galleries and quiet garden paths. Give yourself a few hours, it's as much a garden wander as a museum visit.
- Hilltop views over Metro Manila (Antipolo): The ridge in central Antipolo sits high enough to look straight out over the Manila skyline on a clear day, one of the easiest city views you'll find without a proper hike.
- Angono's street art: Known as the Philippines' art capital, its streets are covered in murals and it's home to the Blanco Family Museum, run by five generations of the same painting family.
- Daranak Falls and the Tinipak River (Tanay): A short, easy walk to a swimmable waterfall, plus a river known for its smooth white limestone rocks. A cooler, quieter alternative to Masungi if you'd rather wade than climb.
- Suman and kasoy (Antipolo): Antipolo's two signature pasalubong. Suman is sticky rice wrapped in banana leaf, and kasoy is roasted cashew, both sold from stalls along the highway into town.
What are the best hotels in Rizal?
- LeBlanc Hotel and Resort: One of Antipolo's highest-rated stays. Clean, spacious rooms with reliable wifi, an easy pick if you want a proper hotel rather than a resort.
- Altaroca Mountain Resort Antipolo: White-washed, Mediterranean-style buildings up in Antipolo's hills, with three pools and a breeze most Manila hotels can't offer.
- Luljettas Place Garden Suites: Garden suites dressed up with local art and sculpture, a favourite for a photogenic overnight stay close to Pinto Art Museum.
- Loreland Farm Resort: A working farm resort with pools, gardens and animals on-site. A solid family pick outside the main Antipolo strip.
- Thunderbird Resorts - Rizal: The biggest full-service resort in the province, with expansive grounds, restaurants and function spaces for a longer stay.
- Bakasyunan Resort Tanay: Set closer to Tanay's waterfalls and the Masungi turnoff, handy if the outdoors is the main reason you're here.
Tips for booking a stay in Rizal?
- Book Masungi Georeserve before your hotel: reservations are online-only and need to go in a few days ahead, with a minimum group size. Lock that in first, then pick a stay in Baras or Tanay close by.
- Match your base to your plan: Antipolo for museums and city views, Tanay or Baras for waterfalls and Masungi, Angono if art and murals are the focus.
- Leave early for Marcos Highway: the main road in from Manila gets heavy on weekends. An early start, or a midweek stay, makes the whole trip smoother.
- Carry some cash: smaller farm resorts and stalls selling suman and kasoy don't always take cards.
- Check for pool and mountain-view filters: most of Rizal's resort-style stays are built around a pool and a hill view, worth filtering for if that's what you're after.
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