Chad’s Lodging House – Pintuyan – Leyte
Sunken Forest Resort
Brgy. San Juan Poblacion Pintuyan Southern Leyte
tel 053-5872031
This “resort” has an impressive sounding name for a 100 peso per person per nite lodging house. In all fairness to the owners, I would have to say that they are some of the friendliest and helpful people that I’ve yet met on my travels in the Philippines.
We landed up renting a room in their other lodging house near the sea. Kapuso Kapamilya. It is quite a bit nicer and we had the cottage all to ourselves.
If I was just traveling on my own, Chads would have been ok, but the Kapuso is so much nicer that it was worth the extra money.
I live within the Philippine economy, so the extra 300 peso makes a difference to me.
One reason that a traveler might find himself in this area is for the whale sharks that are occasionally seen migrating down the coast of Sogod Bay in southern Leyte.
The snorkeling and diving is pretty good too. There are no dive shops on this side of Sogod Bay yet. There are at least 4 on the Padre Burgos side.
A beautiful concrete road was recently completed that runs all the way to San Ricardo at the southern tip of Leyte. The ferry terminal that will support the traffic across to Surigao on Mindanao has just been completed, but the ferries have not yet started running as of this writing. (May 2009)
I think that this area will soon find itself on the tourist trail because it is now so easy to get to.
If you are passing through, it is well worth spending a few days exploring Pintuyan.
Check some of the other pages about this area including the Kapuso Kapamilya. I did not combine the two so that the pictures of the lodging houses would not run together.
I also put up a page comparing the whaleshark spotting in Donsol, Sorsogon to the way it’s done in Pintuyan, Leyte. There are no high end resorts on this side of the bay so you can really travel on the cheap here.
Chad’s Lodging House
Climbing Mount Apo
General Santos
Growing Orchids
Judy's Resto Bar
Logging with Motorcycles
Mount Mayon
Balabac Island
Biri Island
Calbiga Cave
Capul Island
Mangrove Swamp Palawan
Mikes's Resort
Wood Boat to Manila Philippines
gentlemen, can i request anybody to locate for me the whereabouts of mr. jesus felecio of pintuyan. he is one of my closest friend way back over fifty years ago in surigao city we were classmates in san nicolas college. i am now a resident of n.j., u.s.a. address your reply to….viclt @ yahoo.com
Hello Vicente Tiangson,
We will put the word out and hope someone will reply. The problem is that there is very little internet yet in Pintuyan.
Next time I go down there , I will ask around for you.
dp
Jesus Felicio is in Pintuyan, but sad to say that he’s on bed due to diabetis.
Hello Manuel,
Thanks for the update. Sorry to hear about the illness.
dp
Hello.
To whom may reply… I will travel to San Juan, Southern Leyte to attend a fesival in early Sep. I’m having trouble locating accomadations. I see “Chads” as one place but I’m confused on its exact location in relation to the festival. I get Leyte, I also get San Juan, but what is “Poblacion Pintuyan”. And also, what is the diferance betweeen the Municipality of San Juan and San Juan, if any. Is ther many lodging places? Is there a web site I can go to that shows them all (San Juan only).
I would appreciate any assistance one could render..
Thank you.
Ken Garnsey…
Hi Ken,
By far the best option is the Kapuso Kamilya down by the water.
http://www.dutchpickle.com/philippines/leyte/kapuso-kamilya-pintuyan.html
It’s owned by the same family – and is really nice if it is available at that time.
cheers
dp
Hi there,
Does anyone know if Pintuyan National Vocation School (PNVS) has its own website? Also, the Municipality of Pintuyan? Currently, I am residing in Vancouver,Canada and would like to touch-base with my former teachers if they are still around…I obtained my secondary education from this institution back in 1988; I got my university degree in Commerce Major in Accounting from DWU in Tacloban City; became a CPA in 1993; employed in Manila as Finance Manager for more than 10 years; and migrated here in Canada on May 25, 2006.
The website if available would be a great avenue to keep in touch with my classmates; and be informed if there are upcoming activities for our Alma Mater. By having this, we could also exchange our views and come up with a sound resolution of how we could impart or help to improve the educational system of our school and etc.
By the way, I am and will always be a son of Catbawan, Pintuyan, Southern Leyte. I might become a Canadian citizen soon by paper, but by heart I am still a Filipino and proud of my roots. I am looking forward to come home maybe in 2 or 3 years time to visit my family especially my beloved mother.
Thank you very much for this opportunity, and I would be very grateful to hear any feedback with this respect.
God bless,
Marc Mocon
Hi Marc,
Thanks for your post.
I hope that there will be a few follow up comments with that information.
cheers
dp
hello,
taga catbawan ako, apo ako ni lola tilde lanugon. i attended the fiesta in catbawan and i’ve noticed that only few activities being conducted during the celebration. With this, i am planning to conduct activities there but my problem is i have only limited resources.i need donors and everything will be audited by the baranggay officials.
thank you and looking forward for your generousity. i’ll visit the place again on MAy 2011.
mag ask lang po sana if the same pa rin ba ang price ng rent ng per room nyo po ??
Hello luise,
Chads Lodging House is probably the cheapest place in Pintuyan – very basic accommodation for 100 pesos per night.
Any arrangements will have to be made in person, k?
dp
so per night po sya??? ilang tao po pwede mag stay sa isang room???
from manila po kasi ako and nag paplano po ako mag visit sa pintuyan.. to visit a special friend…
Hello luise,
Chads Lodging House is super basic accommodation – beds are 100 pesos per head.
By far the best option is the Kapuso Kamilya down by the water.
http://www.dutchpickle.com/philippines/leyte/kapuso-kamilya-pintuyan.html
It’s owned by the same family – and is really nice if it is available at that time.
Kapuso Kamilya is a really nice place – be sure to take a look!
dp
which mo ang mas maganda and malapit po sa brgy san roque??? dun po kasi ako sa brgy san roque pupunta ee..