{"id":9960,"date":"2019-01-31T21:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=9960"},"modified":"2022-04-26T13:18:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T05:18:01","slug":"vitalis-villas-in-ilocos-sur-mirrors-magical-island-of-santorini-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/01\/31\/vitalis-villas-in-ilocos-sur-mirrors-magical-island-of-santorini-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitalis Villas in Ilocos Sur Mirrors Magical Island of Santorini Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Updated as of March 26, 2021<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Entering through the gateway of Ilocos Sur may mean traveling back to the Philippines\u2019 olden days&#8212;all because of the province\u2019s heritage sites and Hispanic towns. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, what perhaps may be unknown to expats is that the town holds more than meets the eye with the ever-captivating <strong>Vitalis Villas<\/strong>, seating majestically along Santiago Cove in Ilocos Sur. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Known to many as the \u201c<strong>Santorini of the North<\/strong>\u201d, Vitalis Villas mirrors that of the famous landscape of Santorini in Greece with its cubiform villas painted in a wash of white and blue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9967\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cubiform-villa.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cubiform-villa.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cubiform-villa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Cubiform-villa-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Each villa is awash in white and touches of blue, mirroring that of Santorini&#8217;s cubiform houses<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This mountain of elegant villas named after the owner\u2019s favorite local painter with French origins, <strong>Macario Vitalis<\/strong>, can be considered as the most luxurious and scenic among the many accommodations in Ilocos. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9968\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Vitalis-Villas-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Vitalis-Villas-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Vitalis-Villas-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Vitalis-Villas-2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Vitalis Villas is backdropped against Santiago Cove&#8217;s blue waters and its surrounding hills, adding to its picturesque characteristics<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These villas that overlook the sea are also a work of art as they sport many pieces from the country\u2019s most sought-after artists namely Ben Cabrera, Fred Baldemor, and Macario Vitalis himself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9962\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/F-Baldemor-Sculpture.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/F-Baldemor-Sculpture.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/F-Baldemor-Sculpture-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/F-Baldemor-Sculpture-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Fred Baldemor, who owns a villa inside Vitalis, has a collection of his sculptures particularly in their function hall named after the Parthenon<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whereas Santorini in Greece requires you to ride a cable car for you to reach the place, Vitalis Villas in Ilocos Sur is but a few hours drive from Manila. It surely is accessible to every guest who desires a luxurious stay in one of the country&#8217;s popular tourist destinations!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For a one of a kind experience, stay with your family in any of their luxurious villas designed in Greek architecture, equipped with a spacious bedroom, an ultramodern bathroom, and other luxurious amenities including flat-screen cable television, well-stocked mini bar, and luxurious bathrobes and towels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are also free for the in-house guests staying at Vitalis Villas.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9970\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Buffet-inside-Petra.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Buffet-inside-Petra.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Buffet-inside-Petra-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Buffet-inside-Petra-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Petra inside Vitalis Villas is their main buffet restaurant serving both local and international cuisines<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9971\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Dining-place-inside-Petra.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Dining-place-inside-Petra.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Dining-place-inside-Petra-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Dining-place-inside-Petra-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Petra&#8217;s dining area overlooks the Santiago Cove outside, offering diners a great view<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moreover, Vitalis Villas\u2019 <\/span><b>Superior Room\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">comes to mind for a meaningful vacation with your significant other. This room gives off a quiet and private atmosphere with its alcoves sporting comfortable seats within.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9963\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Superior-Room.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Superior-Room.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Superior-Room-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Superior-Room-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Superior Room<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For a group of four, on the other hand, Vitalis Villas offers you the elegance of the <\/span><b>Deluxe Room\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with two queen-sized beds or the luxury of their <\/span><b>One Bedroom Villa\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with its own living area, veranda, dining area, and kitchen. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9964\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Deluxe-Room.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Deluxe-Room.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Deluxe-Room-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Deluxe-Room-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Deluxe Room<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, for larger groups, guests may enjoy Vitalis Villas\u2019 <\/span><b>Two Bedroom Villa\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with two bedrooms either with two queen-sized beds or one king-sized bed plus one single bed for the guests\u2019 convenience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For those who want the luxury of pool access or an outdoor jacuzzi, guests may also opt to stay at the <\/span><b>Two Bedroom Villa with Pool Access <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or the <\/span><b>Two Bedroom Jacuzzi Villa<\/b>,<b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which overlooks the South China Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally, Vitalis Villas also offers accommodation for your whole family by letting you stay in their <\/span><b>Three Bedroom Villa with Private Pool <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with a flat-screen television for each bedroom and living areas! <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9965\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Three-Bedroom-Villa.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Three-Bedroom-Villa.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Three-Bedroom-Villa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Three-Bedroom-Villa-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Three Bedroom Villa with Private Pool<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9966\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Dining-area.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Dining-area.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Dining-area-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Dining-area-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>The dining area and living room of Vitalis&#8217; three-bedroom suite offers a kind of luxury and comfort which guests will truly appreciate<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So make sure to book early as Vitalis Villas is one luxurious destination you don\u2019t want to miss!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to get here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By car: From Manila, take the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), and Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX). Reaching the municipality of Santiago after taking a 6-hour-30-minute trip, turn left going to Sabangan Beach and left again going to Santiago Cove.<\/li>\n<li>By public transport: With 10 hours of travel time, ride either the Parta Bus in Cubao or the Manila Farinas Transit in Pasay. Get off at Santiago with Vitalis Villas just 3 minutes away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important note:<\/strong><br \/>\nDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, tourists visiting\u00a0Ilocos Sur\u00a0must follow the health and safety protocols set by the Department of Tourism. Visit the department&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/philippines.travel\/safetrip\/ilocos-sur\">website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Address:<\/strong> Sabangan, Santiago, Ilocos Sur<br \/>\n<strong>Business Hours:<\/strong> Check-in: 3 p.m. \/ Check-out: 12 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Contact Information:<\/strong>\u00a00977-884-5527 \/ 0917-823-8650 \/ 0917-655-0726<br \/>\n<strong>E-mail Address:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:rsvn.vitalisvillas@gmail.com\">rsvn.vitalisvillas@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Website: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vitalisvillas.ph\/vitalis\">vitalisvillas.ph\/vitalis<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Facebook:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VitalisVillas\">www.facebook.com\/VitalisVillas<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This first appeared in Philippine Primer Japanese Magazine&#8217;s February 2019 issue.<br \/>\nFeatured image\u00a0grabbed from Vitalis Villas<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Known to many as the \u201cSantorini of the North\u201d, Vitalis Villas mirrors that of the famous landscape of Santorini in Greece with its cubiform villas painted in a wash of white and blue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72,1700,8,71,1871],"tags":[339,1757,1758,1759,1760,1761,1762,1763,1764,1765,1766,1774,1775,1776],"class_list":["post-9960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ilocos-sur","category-philippines","category-hotel","category-tourist-spot","category-ilocos-sur-x-vigan-hotel-2019","tag-santorini","tag-vitalis-villas","tag-santiago-cove","tag-sabangan-bridge","tag-fred-baldemor","tag-macario-vitalis","tag-ben-cabrera","tag-petra","tag-greece","tag-santorini-greece","tag-cubiform-villas","tag-vitalis-villas-ilocos-sur","tag-vitalis-villas-ilocos","tag-vitalis-villas-philippines"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9960","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=9960"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15942,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9960\/revisions\/15942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}