{"id":9112,"date":"2018-12-07T13:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=9112"},"modified":"2019-04-10T18:09:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T10:09:53","slug":"kermit-siargao-the-best-surf-camp-in-the-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2018\/12\/07\/kermit-siargao-the-best-surf-camp-in-the-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Kermit Siargao Resort: The Best Surf Camp in the Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is safe to say that the sea has always occupied a significant space in <\/span><b>Gianni Grifoni\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">being. It first happened when he came to the Philippines 14 years ago for a surf trip and fell in love with Siargao from then on. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It happened the second time when he came back to the island after finishing his studies, and established <\/span><b>Kermit Siargao<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in 2010, born out of his love for the sea, the locals, as well as his passion for hotel and restaurant management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9114\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Kermit-Siargao-Surf-Resort-art-by-gringograss.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Kermit-Siargao-Surf-Resort-art-by-gringograss.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Kermit-Siargao-Surf-Resort-art-by-gringograss-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Kermit-Siargao-Surf-Resort-art-by-gringograss-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He would call it lame how he named Kermit Siargao, when it clearly was a work of a genius when he named the resort and restaurant after his significant research in Hawaii regarding monk seals, which they would like to call \u201cKermit\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With his passion underway, Kermit Siargao boomed from a place with just two cottages and one small kitchen to a laid-back, well-loved backpacker resort with deluxe rooms, cottages, native bungalows, as well as a restaurant that is always full to the brim at the struck of 5 p.m. onwards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9121\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Kermit-Restaurant.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Kermit-Restaurant.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Kermit-Restaurant-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Kermit-Restaurant-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Kermit Siargao boasts of its restaurant and small bar, which serve great Italian food, cocktails, and beers<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Feel the local tropical vibe by staying at Kermit Siargao Surf Resort\u2019s <b>Lokal Cottage,<\/b> which sports a wide terrace with bean bags for chairs as a relaxing spot after the day\u2019s activities!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At <\/span><b>Php 2,500 per night<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, enjoy a pristine air-conditioned room for two with your own bathroom, free wifi and drinking water, and essentials like towels and toilet papers to complete your stay!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9115\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Lokal-Cottage.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Lokal-Cottage.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Lokal-Cottage-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Lokal-Cottage-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Lokal Cottage (Php 2,500\/night)\/ IMAGE Kermit Siargao Surf Resort and Restaurant<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For a bigger accommodation for a maximum of three to four people, you may also book Kermit\u2019s<\/span><b> Native Bungalows<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for<\/span><b> Php 3,000 per night,\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">depending on which room features you prefer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One Native Bungalow, for example, sports two queen-sized beds and a spacious bathroom. Among the available Native Bungalows are the Family, Island, and Kermit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9116\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Native-Bungalow.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Native-Bungalow.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Native-Bungalow-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Native-Bungalow-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Native AC Bungalow (Php 3,000\/night)\/\u00a0 IMAGE Kermit Siargao Surf Resort and Restaurant<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, for couples who would like to experience the romantic vibe and solitude of the island, <\/span><b>Deluxe Rooms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for<\/span><b> Php 3,000 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are also available, inclusive of a luxurious bedroom and bathroom, as well as free wifi, drinking water, and essentials to suit your daily needs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9117\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Deluxe-Room.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Deluxe-Room.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Deluxe-Room-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Deluxe-Room-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Deluxe Room (Php 3,000\/ night)\/ IMAGE Kermit Siargao Surf Resort and Restaurant<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally, for larger groups of family and friends, affordable Basic AC Rooms are also available for <\/span><b>Php 1,500 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with a shared bathroom. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9119\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Basic-AC-Room-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Basic-AC-Room-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Basic-AC-Room-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/11\/Basic-AC-Room-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Basic AC Room (Php 1,500\/ night)\/ IMAGE Kermit Siargao Surf Resort and Restaurant<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For extra persons to join in all these room accommodations, an additional fee of <strong>Php 700 per night<\/strong> will be settled to make sure that you and your\u00a0companions will stay together for this wonderful vacation in Siargao!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While prices may change, you still have a free breakfast to savor during your stay, making Kermit Siargao a memorable, homey place serving an authentic island experience!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>To book your accommodations, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kermitsiargao.com\/\">Kermit Siargao Surf Resort and Restaurant&#8217;s website<\/a>\u00a0or their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kermitsiargao\/\">Facebook page<\/a>,\u00a0and take a peek of their complete list of rooms. You may also call\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">0917-655-0648 \/ 0998-859-2080, or<\/span> visit them at <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Purok 5, General Luna, Siargao<\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This first appeared in Philippine Primer Japanese Magazine&#8217;s December 2018 issue.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Featured image\u00a0courtesy of Kermit Siargao Surf Resort and Restaurant.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feel the local tropical vibe by staying at Kermit Siargao Surf Resort and dine in their in-house restaurant and pizzeria! Located at Purok 5 in General Luna, Kermit Siargao is the surfers&#8217; and vacationers&#8217; go-to place to relax and dine at the same time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1535,141,64,65],"tags":[598,1537,1545,1546,1547],"class_list":["post-9112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-siargao-island","category-surigao-del-norte","category-nature","category-resort","tag-siargao","tag-siargao-island","tag-kermit-siargao-surf-resort-and-restaurant","tag-kermit","tag-gianni-grifoni"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9112"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11173,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9112\/revisions\/11173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}