The top floor, 2 bedroom apartment is residence of the property owner and has occassionally been rented by short to medium term tourists. As a fully furnished, self catering vacation residence, it was listed for rent on AirBNB, Tripadvisor, Booking.com, Agoda and other international online booking platforms. The apartment can return an income of 2,000 Pesos per night and 25,000 Pesos monthly, excluding electricity consumption.
This apartment has direct access from road and garage with a large balcony and enviable views over Dulangan Bay, Verde passage, Verde Island and the mountains of neighboring Luzon island’s Batangas Province. It faces North East with a unique direction to experience astounding sunrises and rare full moons rising above the sea horizon.
At 12 meters above high tide sea level, the breeze is gentle and refreshing. Passing from the open sliding door to the balcony, through the double opening solid wood doors on the opposite road side, the apartment remains cool and fresh throughout the year. Fully tiled with light grey/blue marbled tiles, this 136 square meter apartment feels fresh and airy, easy to maintain.
The kitchenette has a single sink and 2.5 meter bench for meal preparation with 6 aluminium screened cabinet doors below for aeration and freshness. Windows on the balcony and garage sides provide sufficent lighting even during overcast days. It is contained within the living area, providing seemless convenience for serving meals to the lounge, dinner table, or if dining outside on the balcony. An efficient inverter 2.5 HP air conditioner is installed for comfort during hot days.
A compact, tiled bathroom consists of flushing toilet, bidet, hand basin and instant electric hot water unit with waste water flowing to a septic sewerage collection tank at the ground floor. Notably, this apartment is a wireless smart home with wireless and voice control to switches and appliances.
The master bedroom on the east (sunrise) side provides for early morning awakenings to every new day through its full length arched window and when necessary, is cooled by a split type, quiet inverter air conditioner.
A separate electric meter connects power from mains supply and solar PV panels are installed on the roof to provide clean, reliable electricity to a 5.5 Kilowatt Hour smart inverter and storage batteries. A backup gasoline generator is also wired into the main circuit and can charge batteries in the event of sustained power outages and low solar generation.