Estancia de Lorenzo San Mateo Rizal — Restaurant in Rizal

I woke up at dawn’s break to Nature’s melodious symphony of the roosters’ crows and the birds’ chirping tweets offering as it were a fitting sound track for a visual treat of the still faint and gentle early morning sunbeam that softly illuminates the room through its eastern glass door by the balcony, the illumination made even gentler to the sight as it passes through the white voile door curtain. That tiny slice of life made me for a moment thought that I was in a rural agricultural farmland tucked very far away from the Philippines’ megacity that is Metro Manila. As my gaze slowly followed the illuminating light, I caught a glimpse of the room’s modern interior with its tasteful combination of upscale amenities and contemporary Filipino accommodation styling expressed in elegant coco shell wall accents, capiz-adorned lamp diffusers, mixed media furniture pieces, among others.||||This was my unforgettable waking up experience during my recent overnight stay at the Estancia de Lorenzo Nature Farm and Events Venue. The property is nestled at the sprawling 5-hectare land in San Mateo, Rizal, which serves as the eastern provincial doorway to Metro Manila. Estancia de Lorenzo is blessed with a natural backdrop of the scenic Sierra Madre, the country’s longest mountain range, which gives the place that restful close-to-Nature feel.||||I can definitely say a lot of good things about Estancia de Lorenzo – the spacious events and function rooms that can surely fulfill and accommodate diverse kind of activities; the wide array of villa-styled accommodation possibilities; the delectable and generously-portioned Filipino gastronomic favorites served in all its restaurants and/or during events; the warmth and hospitality of the personnel; the still ongoing, luxuriously modern and massive development of the entire facility, ad infinitum. ||||But the thing that struck me the most with that recent Estancia de Lorenzo staycation experience was its owners’ grand vision for the entire place to become an expansive and ultra-flexible get-away facility that beautifully brings together seamlessly in one place the modern-day luxury and convenience of a top-notch resort, a mass events place, and an out-door/in-door sports activity hub while meticulously and proactively anticipating to fulfill the highly differentiated and nuanced interests, needs and ages of guests whether they be an individual, a couple, a family, a group of friends, a corporate team, or a mass gathering lot. This was made evident by having the high-class resort facility regulars available there – the comfy, modern and well-appointed accommodation rooms, farm-to-table and other restaurants, swimming pools, souvenir shop, and spa. Additionally, it has possibilities to accommodate large outdoor gatherings such as concerts, sports and teambuilding activities, among others, in its huge amphitheater facility. Then it has a playground and a mini zoo with a collection of birds, mammals and reptiles capped by a sizable number of crocodiles to see, and with prior arrangement, horseback and carabao riding activities especially for the kiddies are possible. Additionally, it offers Nature-bound adventure rides on quadbikes and buggy bikes aside from its multi-purpose courts that can accommodate basketball, volleyball and tennis matches. Finally, it has sports bar where guests may immerse on billiard and dart games in between bites of their favorite snacks of pizzas, pastas or sandwiches and sips of their preferred alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Indeed, an ambitious dream staycation or events place due for full completion in 2021 that promises to fulfill each and every visitor’s...

I woke up at dawn’s break to Nature’s melodious symphony of the roosters’ crows and the birds’ chirping tweets offering as it were a fitting sound track for a visual treat of the still faint and gentle early morning sunbeam that softly illuminates the room through its eastern glass door by the balcony, the illumination made even gentler to the sight as it passes through the white voile door curtain. That tiny slice of life made me for a moment thought that I was in a rural agricultural farmland tucked very far away from the Philippines’ megacity that is Metro Manila. As my gaze slowly followed the illuminating light, I caught a glimpse of the room’s modern interior with its tasteful combination of upscale amenities and contemporary Filipino accommodation styling expressed in elegant coco shell wall accents, capiz-adorned lamp diffusers, mixed media furniture pieces, among others.||||This was my unforgettable waking up experience during my recent overnight stay at the Estancia de Lorenzo Nature Farm and Events Venue. The property is nestled at the sprawling 5-hectare land in San Mateo, Rizal, which serves as the eastern provincial doorway to Metro Manila. Estancia de Lorenzo is blessed with a natural backdrop of the scenic Sierra Madre, the country’s longest mountain range, which gives the place that restful close-to-Nature feel.||||I can definitely say a lot of good things about Estancia de Lorenzo – the spacious events and function rooms that can surely fulfill and accommodate diverse kind of activities; the wide array of villa-styled accommodation possibilities; the delectable and generously-portioned Filipino gastronomic favorites served in all its restaurants and/or during events; the warmth and hospitality of the personnel; the still ongoing, luxuriously modern and massive development of the entire facility, ad infinitum. ||||But the thing that struck me the most with that recent Estancia de Lorenzo staycation experience was its owners’ grand vision for the entire place to become an expansive and ultra-flexible get-away facility that beautifully brings together seamlessly in one place the modern-day luxury and convenience of a top-notch resort, a mass events place, and an out-door/in-door sports activity hub while meticulously and proactively anticipating to fulfill the highly differentiated and nuanced interests, needs and ages of guests whether they be an individual, a couple, a family, a group of friends, a corporate team, or a mass gathering lot. This was made evident by having the high-class resort facility regulars available there – the comfy, modern and well-appointed accommodation rooms, farm-to-table and other restaurants, swimming pools, souvenir shop, and spa. Additionally, it has possibilities to accommodate large outdoor gatherings such as concerts, sports and teambuilding activities, among others, in its huge amphitheater facility. Then it has a playground and a mini zoo with a collection of birds, mammals and reptiles capped by a sizable number of crocodiles to see, and with prior arrangement, horseback and carabao riding activities especially for the kiddies are possible. Additionally, it offers Nature-bound adventure rides on quadbikes and buggy bikes aside from its multi-purpose courts that can accommodate basketball, volleyball and tennis matches. Finally, it has sports bar where guests may immerse on billiard and dart games in between bites of their favorite snacks of pizzas, pastas or sandwiches and sips of their preferred alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Indeed, an ambitious dream staycation or events place due for full completion in 2021 that promises to fulfill each and every visitor’s...

Inquiry: Response time kahit di agad, agad, acceptable turnaround response time naman. Straightforward din naman to see online ung available room to book but better to still coordinate via email or chat para mas sure in terms of confirming the room available. Booking: Come booking time, mejo na off ako. I still have to sign some acknowledgement on the deduction via credit card. Other accommodations kasi online payment process lang (sira daw online system nila 🤷‍♀️). After my booking was confirmed. Parang transactional lang. Di ko na feel na excited sila na magbook kami sa kanila. Char. Location: It's just 30 minutes away from Marikina Check-in: Come arrival time, since late na kami nakarating mabilis naman naasikaso pag check-in namin. Naloka lang ako parang bank loan ang peg sa pagpirma ng papers nila. Ang damiiiiing pages. For checkout, mejo little waiting since they check the room muna before we get cleared. Villa: Kala namin malayo villa namin, walking distance lang pala sa mismong reception area. 😅 In our villa, the rooms had individual small restrooms: 1 downstairs and 1 for each room upstairs. Furnishing is ok. Minimalist aesthetic. There's no TV downstairs. The TV upstairs naman, there's nothing to watch in the other room. Ung isang room lang may Netflix. Didn't bother complaining na lang. We enjoyed the place na lang. The toiletries provided, mejo so-so lang. Towels are also provided. Reception: from the super bait guard (same guard from the Alice Dixson reel on Estancia) to the ones on the desk, very accommodating. We had our meryenda in Bistro Manuel, ok naman food. We enjoyed the pizza and other pica stuff and drinks we had. They serve wine and charcuterie too. Mini zoo: We also toured around the mini zoo. Mini lang talaga siya. Hehe. Then we went for a swim. We enjoyed swimming though you can smell the farm or farm manure every now and then. Provided naman ng pool towels so you can dry up. Food: For dinner, we had an eshuttle bring us to the aesthetic bldg area (fully booked na ung massage reservations so isa lang sa.min nakapagpafoot spa and nag swim na lang talaga ung iba). We ate at the Farmyard barn then added some Peking duck platter from the other restaurant (you can order it in Farmyard Barn too). The musicians there were also professionals. So we enjoyed dining while listening to good music. We roamed a bit in the other mala SG lifted tower nila. Upon returning to Villa, mejo na off lang kami kasi since walang sampayan for wet clothes, we placed it on the side part of the balcony. Perhaps they could have provided na kang kahit portable sampayan or samting. Oh well. Breakfast /Lunch: For the breakfast in Lorenzo's, naenjoy namin lahat. From kakainin to champorado to rice and viand. Happy! We didn't go on ATV since we had kids with us. Just chilled while raining then upon checkout, had our lunch in Cafe Nieves. We had one last hurrah celebrating my daughter's birthday. We.even arranged for a birthday cake greeting with the help of the staff. Overall the entirety of their customer service, super top notch. We enjoyed our stay there but I don't think it's something we might want to consider returning or coming back pa... Better to explore other same type of resorts or hotels of the same price since mejo pricey siya. Overall, we enjoyed pa rin naman our staycation...