Pea and her friend Jessie tour their villa at the Sea and You Beach Resort in San Juan on the island of Siquijor, from the beach and restaurant to the oversized room and private pool. The resort was nearly empty during what should have been a busy season, and a promo rate put the whole villa at about $80 a night. It is a good look at what mid-range money buys on one of the Philippines' quieter islands.
The grounds
- Main pool with a kiddie section; Pea says that's Jessie's side because Jessie can't swim
- A dining hut that looks like a Viking longhouse, good for groups of friends and a beer, right on the beach
- On-site restaurant called Miss Mambo with interior design they both love (Pea: "Miss Mambo Jambo," and when will it be "Misses"?)
- Dwarf coconut trees where you can just pick a coconut; Pea says she needs these because her viewers want her to stop climbing tall coconut trees for safety reasons
- A floating bamboo raft offshore that reminds her of Survivor ("Survivors ready? Go")
- Little beach huts with footrests; "all we need is some margarita and some foot massages"
- Cliffs at the edge of the property; she wonders if you could jump off them, maybe at high tide, but probably not
- Very quiet with hardly anyone around even though it's supposedly peak season, possibly because it's a weekday; they joke the place was reserved because Jessie and Pea were coming
The villa interior
- Feels like a house, with its own entry hallway
- A jungle mural that's "weird, but I kind of like it"; Jessie says it feels like someone is watching you, and Pea adds the figures start moving after a drink or two
- Style feels Spanish, Mediterranean or European, with patterned floors and a ballroom-sized space
- Big bathtub (Jessie says she'll swim there later; Pea asks if that's where she'll learn to swim), a vintage-looking shower head, a walk-in rainfall shower, and his-and-hers sinks: "a lot of space for you and your Filipina"
The bedroom
- Huge room with a canopy bed made of two double beds pushed together, giving "ancestral home in the provinces" vibes; "plenty of space for two tiny Filipinas"
- A large dresser that looks hand-carved (a motif like a heart-shaped pineapple) that you can walk inside, with a safe; enough space if you stay for months
- Its own living room with a bamboo ceiling fan Pea calls a helicopter
- A massive conference table for drinking games, editing videos, or signing a prenup with your soon-to-be husband, plus a nice view
The private pool
- Each villa has its own private pool with a seating area for reading, beer or coffee
- Roughly four feet deep; not a dipping pool, a decent size, though too small for laps
- Good for cooling off and "question your life choices"
The price
- A current promotion puts the villa at 5,000 pesos a night, about $80 USD; she doesn't know the normal rate
- She calls it a steal and puts the resort's link, location and phone number in the description
- They plan to stay in for the night because they're not into bars
Post-credits: the quarters drinking game
- An American game normally played with quarters; they use a peso
- Bounce the coin once on the table into the glass; if you make it, your opponent drinks a beer or, in the "peace version," takes a dare
- Jessie sinks it on her first try (beginner's luck); her dare for Pea is apparently not YouTube-friendly, so Pea says she'll edit it out
- Closing skit: Pea says she's "kind of like a Hooters girl without the hooters," serving "a double shot of hot fresh content twice a week"
