Dolores Farm Resort, Hotel Retreat in South Cotabato

Dolores Farm Resort, Polomolok’s weekend retreat

Posted by bariles On July - 1 - 2009 - Visited 2963 times, 4 so far today

Bariles has never been to Dolores Garden Resort before and so after bringing Davao bloggers Lyle and Brendel to hear Sunday mass at the Trappistine’s Monastery at the foot of Mt. Matutum in Barangay Landan, Polomolok, they, together with his small bro Orman, proceeded to the place.

Dolores Farm Resort Signage

It was not difficult to locate the resort at Barangay Pagalungan, being just a few kilometers along the highway from the Polomolok bus terminal. Once Bariles, who was driving saw their signage, he right away turned left to a small dirt road with durian trees planted on both sides, leading to their main entrance.

Dolores Farm Resort Main Dining Gazebo

A big gazebo welcomed the group of hungry mass-goers where they were met by resort manager Bernard Lauron, who was once and still is GenSan’s best tuna sashimi slicer.

They were herded off to a long table at the main dining gazebo (serving as the lobby area) beside picnic huts overlooking the two large swimming pools, one for adults and one for kids. These are the Kanyao Pools. Its cool waters were so inviting that if only the group brought swimsuits with them, they would have jumped in right away.

Dolores Farm Resort’s Kanyao Pools

The resort was jampacked with weekenders from all over the province of South Cotabato and GenSan and as Bernard himself revealed, some groups were there since Friday and have booked overnight rooms, in their Hotel Karancillo.

Dolores Farm Resort’s Hotel Carancillo

At that time, too, a religious group was conducting a seminar at their Kradumthong Function Hall just beside their Main Gazebo.

Dolores Farm Resort’s Kradumthong Function Hall

Eventually, our attentive waiters began serving us our food.

Dolores Farm Resort’s Crispy Tilapia with Mayo Dip

The crispy tilapia crackled at our every bite but the meat was soft and didn’t have that fishy pond taste. The mayo dip was a good foil, adding more flavor to the fish fingers.

Dolores Farm Resort’s Oriental Veggies

Bariles does not really dig vegetables but Dolores Farm Resort’s Oriental Veggies made him partake more than the usual because of its appetizingly tasty flavor (could be the oyster sauce).

Dolores Farm Resort’s Garlic Chicken

This one dish, Bariles particularly really liked because it had him licking his fingers with the sweet sticky sauce from the honey-glazed chicken cut-ups. And of course, the whole course wouldn’t be complete without the Fresh Fruit Platter and their naturally sweet fruit juices.

And hey, Dolores Farm Resort is also wifi-enabled that the satisfied group could have surfed the internet after their hearty lunch except for the fact that PLDT/SmartBro was having problems that day. Too bad because they would have wanted to stay longer and later, maybe catch some Pangasius FisH at their Monthong Game Fishing Park at the farther back portion of the resort.

Anyway, Bariles’ blogger-friends from Davao were ecstatic about their whole Dolores Farm Resort escapade that they also wrote about their experiences in their individual blogs below:

Dolores Farm Resort is located at Pagalungan, Polomolok, South Cotabato. For more info, please contact Manager Bernard Lauron at (083) 500-9260 or 500-9362. Thanks to RD Hotels and Resorts’ Head, Ms. Teresa Mondido for facilitating the bloggers’ visit.

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dimple Says:

one of my favorite places in SOCSSARGEN.. too bad wala nah sila gapaligo kung gab-i.. wala abeh lifeguard..
.-= dimple´s last blog ..CENTERPOINT BAND with PUNONG BARANGAY PACQUIAO =-.

Posted on July 1st, 2009 at 9:38 PM
bariles Says:

@dimple, really? Would love to go back and swim there. Sabay na lang tayo.

Posted on July 1st, 2009 at 10:10 PM
sheng Says:

had a great day here with gay carillo

Posted on July 1st, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Gay Says:

Had a great day here with Sheng and family but we got lost on our way!
.-= Gay´s last blog ..Pizza! =-.

Posted on July 2nd, 2009 at 12:23 AM
bariles Says:

@gay, pareho kayo ng lyrics ni sheng. Hehehe!

Posted on July 2nd, 2009 at 12:25 AM
jinky Says:

wala akong masabi but WOW!

Yeah, Dolores Farm is such a nice place. It’s included in my list of must visit places in SOCSARGEN.
.-= jinky´s last blog ..Inkai’s Wildest Dream =-.

Posted on July 2nd, 2009 at 12:37 AM
Lyle Says:

Lovely post, Bariles! Yup, Dolores Farm Resort is indeed in the “must-visit” list of SOCSARGEN. Thanks for taking us there.

By the way, when I showed the photos of Dolores Farm Resort to my brother, he immediately recognized the place and reminded me that it was our favorite resort when we were kids.
.-= Lyle´s last blog ..Ice Age 3 PLURK Design =-.

Posted on July 2nd, 2009 at 1:07 AM
odin Says:

interesting and looking good …might just look it up when am in the area…. thanks for the info

Posted on July 3rd, 2009 at 1:40 AM
dimple Says:

@bariles – hihihi.. sure sure!… no need for a lifeguard then..

peace bossing!
.-= dimple´s last blog ..Caring Careers Ltd – One of the Four Legitimate Recruiters of FILIPINO nurses & Carers… =-.

Posted on July 3rd, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Daxi Weida Says:

might try revisiting the place.. looks more efficient now.. the last time kasi, we (my family) were made to wait 45 minutes for our chicken dish without any advice.
.-= Daxi Weida´s last blog ..Don’t go around breaking young girls’ hearts =-.

Posted on July 3rd, 2009 at 12:45 PM
BrAvO SiX Says:

nice place…

Posted on July 4th, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Fahdingding Says:

WOW! Meron ba tayong farm resort dito kuya na medyo classy naman? hehehehehe

Posted on July 6th, 2009 at 3:30 PM
vergz Says:

Dolores is a must see place here in socsargen, super nice ng place and ang lamig at super fresh ng air, and super affordable ng room rates nila..sarap mag overnight together with friends and relatives,sulit na sulit..

Posted on July 10th, 2009 at 3:11 PM
kyl Says:

i remember, we use to dine here with my friends and family. this is a nice place to hangout after a stressful day in the city.i always wanted to visit this place again.

i hope that the bloggers here could also add some more information about the prices on their menu, rented rooms and other services. this would help other readers to have an idea on their budget.

Posted on July 11th, 2009 at 1:49 PM
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Posted on July 21st, 2009 at 11:37 PM
rromano0 Says:

may i know how much i need to pay the room everyday and all details about dolores farm because im planning to spend may vacation at south cotobato and dolores is the first site i viewed……. i will appreciate if somebody could help me about this matter and kindly send it to my email add. rromano0@yahoo.com

Posted on September 18th, 2009 at 9:54 PM
jennyvette Says:

…let me ask,,how much the room?

Posted on October 9th, 2009 at 11:21 AM
lovely Says:

hello pwede po ba ask me? ano po ba mobile number jan? im here in australia going to vacation on january i wanna stay there with my family but i dont how to reserve a rooms there if anyone have a number please send into my email dazz_love2007@yahoo.com thank you….
.-= lovely´s last blog ..Dionesia Pacquiao and Presidentiables’ funny pictures! =-.

Posted on October 12th, 2009 at 10:03 AM
cherry lou Says:

wow ganda pala ng Dolores..maybe this month pupuntahan ko yan..may tanong lang sana ako,kung magkano ba entrance fee and cotage nila?kasi buong pamilya ko dadalhin ko diyan!!

Posted on January 13th, 2010 at 12:55 PM
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