Location and Geography


Area Covered
    3.4 hectares
Project Description

    The resort was built primarily as a Presidential Rest House for former President Ferdinand Marcos. The rest house has 7 large, fully carpeted and air conditioned rooms with toilet and bath (2 of the rooms are fronting the beach), a pavilion / conference room, a bar, outdoor bath/shower cubicles and picnic sheds. Additional facilities constructed within the property consist of a hotel, a hostel, 2 swimming pools, and a lanai restaurant.

 
Mode of Privatization

    - Management Contract
 
Project’s Tourism Strengths

    - Commands a spectacular view of Lingayen Gulf
    - Property is nestled on a gently slopping beach
    - First class facilities
    - Wide picnic area
    - Ample parking space
    - Manned by highly trained personnel
    - 24 hours security
    - Consistent revenue earning entity
    - An hour away from the Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag, a religious site which devotees, pilgrims
      and tourists visit all year long

 
Market Image/Position

    San Fabian Beach Resort is the dominant and most popular beach resort in Pangasinan offering the best recreational facilities and unparalleled vacation experience at an affordable price.

 
Tourist Arrival in Region I


    The number of tourists visiting Region I over a five-year period (1997-2001) averaged 348,002. It peaked in 1998 when 477,277 tourists flocked to the area. With the improving economy, it is expected that the region will again experience a steady influx of tourists in the coming years.

 
Tourist Arrival by Place of Origin (2001)


    Majority of foreign tourists came from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, U.S., and Australia. The bulk of tourist arrivals in the region are made up of local vacationers / travelers and balikbayans.

 
How to get there

    From Manila, it is 4 to 4 1/2 hour drive via the North Expressway taking the Urdaneta-Dagupan routes or from the La Union, the Damortis-San Fabian route.