Palmas Del Mar Conference and Resort Hotel

List of Travel and Tour agencies licensed for the year 2008. They're probably still around so if you need to locate or call a local travel agent, this list should be helpful. Remember to add +6334 if you're calling from outside the Philippines.

Negrenses love to eat. Bacolod's restaurants offer Negrense and Filipino specialties as well as Western and Oriental specialties dishes. There are also numerous fast food restaurants which include American burgers and pizza franchises as well as local homegrown diners, snack bars and coffee shops for local delicacies. The list doesn't include "Ni's Arista Treats" in 888 Chinatown Square but Ni's belongs to the daughter of a Palmas owner so it's getting this special plug.

Virgie's Mango Tart (Pastillas de Manga), Caramel Tart, napoleones, sansrival, dulce gatas, barquillos, and other treats tell the ones receiving the pasalubong that you're giving them nothing but the best. 59 San Sebastian St., Bacolod City Telephone +63(34) 434-1788, +63(34) 434-1588, TeleFax +63(34) 434-6188

Goldenfield Commercial Complex, Bacolod City. The restaurant that all Bacolod visitors look forward to. Aboys has a variety of fresh seafood that may be grilled, cooked sizzling or sinigang, also has Filipino favorites like paksiw, sisig, pinakbet, chicken tinola, bicol express, talong salad, lumpia sariwa, dinuguan, and others. Tel. No. 034 4350760, FAX 435-2340.

Tips and comments on Bob's Restaurant, Calea, Bascon, Sweet Greens, Mc Donald's and Kaisei with how to get there directions but no contact numbers, unfortunately

Bacolod's family restaurant since 1965. Located in BS Aquino drive, in front of the Riverside Hospital. Tel. No. (034)-434-7455, (034)-434-2409. Known for its Mongolian Barbecue, Barbecued Ribs, Chicken and pork Sate, burgers, pastryshop, fresh fruit shakes, Filipino and American dishes.

The City's website has the city's socio-economic profile, information about the city's history, tourism, economy, local government, investment opportunities, a city map, important contact numbers, etc.

The province's tourism website with information on festivals and events, resorts and beaches, destinations, and accomodations

Information about the province, history, geography, business and industry, people, culture, and arts, local governments, contact numbers Has links to the websites for the different towns and cities.

Probably the best website for articles on Negros Island, it's history, places of interest, festivals, food, etc. The website provides a wealth of information that includes addresses, directions, contact numbers of hotels and resorts, dates of festivals, recommended activities in different cities and towns, entrance fees. This tourism blog is a personal site maintained by a tourism office employee that the province is extremely fortunate to have.

Talisay City, 40 minutes from down-town Bacolod. The Lizares ancestral home was constructed in the traditional Filipino-Spanish Bahay na Bato style of domestic architecture. Built in the1880sm, it is undisputably the best preserved heritage home in the province as it was lived in until the 1990s.Nothing evokes the lifestyle of the rich Negrenses in the 19th century than Tana Dicang's balay.

The recommended tours page of the Bacolod City government's website might be useful for planning the itinerary of your Bacolod/Negros vacation.

Plan your stay in Negros with the help of this list prepared by the City's Tourism Office. Included are famous attractions, hotels and inns, City Hall numbers, and emergency assistance numbers.

See what the Bacolod tourism office suggests for your Bacolod/Negros tour. Option 1 is the Bacolod Cultural Tour, option 2, the business/industrial/educational tour, option 3 Agricultural and Game fowl breeding farm tour, Option 4 Religious Tour and Pilgrimage. Option 5 LGU Best Practices and Excellence in Governance Tour, Option 6 Bacolod-Gateway to Adventure Negros.

Addresses and contact numbers of Bacolod Museums, Galleries, Parks. Nothing about museums, galleries, parks, and wildlife centers outside Bacolod, though. Sad.

Check-list of well-known Bacolod landmarks. It isn't complete but it is a beginning.

Punta Ballo, Sipalay City, Tel. 00639189792804. PADI 5 IDC Dive Center, 22 Stone Bungalows with aircon, seaview restaurant acuaria, dive safaris Visayas and Cagayan Island, mountain/cave and mangrove tours of Sipalay

Negros Adventure Tours - Trek to 4 waterfalls in Rafael Salas National Park in Mt. Kanlaon, Mt. Kanlaon summit overnight camp, bike bacolod (beginner, advanced, expert), Hacienda Lunch, Danjugan Island, Negros Market, Visita Iglesia of Bacolod, Talisay, and Silay Churches. Tel. No. 639175122071, e-mail [email protected]

Sipalay Resort at the heart of the golden, sandy Sugar Beach. Offers accommodations, PADI Dive courses, boat and snorkeling tours, international food and drinks. For reservations: 0920 2309174, 0920 6792349

Cauayan, 154 kilometers south of Bacolod City, A tropical paradise that reflects the laid back lifestyle of the sugar barons. Kilometer stretch of white sand beach. Native Filipino nipa-hut cottages to luxurious spa rooms, all just a few steps away from the beach.Capiz-shell doors and garden bathrooms at The Ayu Spa at Punta Bulata, where twelve unique spa guest rooms await the weary traveler in search of a comforting temple of relaxation. Punta Bulata Bacolod Booking Office (9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-12nn Sat) Tel. +63 34 4335160

Talisay City, Zone 15m Miramar Subdivisionm, Tel. No.s 034-4954299, 4959521, 0917-3012908. Restaurant, Overnight rooms, swimming pool, spa services, seaside cottages, playground,m seaside pavillion, airconditioned function hall.

Sitio Masanglad, Brgy. Cabatangan, Talisay City. Man-made forest at 600 meters asl that has become a refuge and habitat for birds, small mammals, and reptiles. The farm has an orchard of fruit bearing trees, organic coffee, a butterfly garden, medicinal plants, edible ferns for salads, etc., canopy walk, guided tour to the huge Lauan trees, and bat watching. A restaurant serves delicious organically grown fruit and vegetables. The farm is a two kilometer dirt road away from Brgy. Alangilan, Bacolod City. Best by 4 wheel drive or bicycle.

Kabankalan City, 98 kilometers south of Bacolod, 034-4712880. 16 guestrooms and family, bridal, and masters suites. Restaurant and Bar, Swimming Pools, Cable TV, Wifi, 2 hours from Bacolod, less than 3 hours from Dumaguete

Talisay City, Tel. No. 63 34- 4950808, 6334-7121272, Mobile 09208124924. Village restaurant, swimming pools, children's park, gazebo and picnic area, function room, unique accomodations,m camp site, organic garden

Goldenfield Commercial Complex. Open daily noon-4am; closed Dec 24-25, Jan 1, Holy Thu, Good Fri, Black Sat. The casino's 10,405 square foot gaming space features 274 gaming machines and sixteen table games. The property has three restaurants and a hotel with sixty-eight rooms. Tel. Nos. +63 (34) 434-8901, +63 (34) 434-8910 FAX - +63 (34) 434-4433

Addresses and phone numbers of Golf Clubs, Bowling Lanes, Tennis Courts, Badminton Courts, Billard Halls, Cock Derby Stadiums, and a Shooting Range. The list isn't complete but it is a beginning

Names, addresses, and phone numbers of Pasalubong Centers (for some reason, all of these are sellers of food), Native and Forest products, department stores, and supermarks.

A very helpful table that shows the different options for conferences, receptions, and meetings. The table includes the name of the hotel or inn, the website and e-mail number (if available), the function rooms available, sitting capacity, and rental rate.