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Maharlika Open Living Villa at dusk — open social room, covered veranda and private mini pool

The Standard Product

Maharlika Open Living Villa

Ideal for 10–15 guests. Flexible capacity up to 20.*

  • Private villa
  • Ideal 10–15 guests
  • Flexible up to 20*
  • Private pool
  • Large open living space
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Family / barkada ready
  • BBQ
  • Karaoke
  • Bonfire
  • Strong Wi-Fi
  • Parking 3–4 cars

One villa, everywhere

Not a small house with many beds.

Not a small house with many beds — a private mini-resort designed around the social experience of a whole family or barkada. One large open living, dining and karaoke room opens directly onto a deep covered patio and a private mini pool, with a private bedroom, a premium dorm room and two full bathrooms behind it. The same approved architecture flexes to 20 guests through premium convertible sofa beds — never a bigger building.

Capacity
Ideal 10–15 guests · flexible up to 20*
Comfort
Comfort 10–12 · Standard 13–15 · Extended family 16–20*
Enclosed
65–75 sqm enclosed
Covered patio
30–40 sqm covered social patio
Total experience
≈100–115 sqm total guest experience
Footprint
≈8–9 m wide × 8–9 m enclosed depth, plus a 3–4 m covered veranda
Open social room with 15-person dining table, sectional seating, projector wall and pool beyond

The hero

The big open social room is the hero.

One flexible communal zone where fifteen people can eat, talk, watch, sing, celebrate, work and rest together — visible from the pool and open to the covered patio.

  • 15-person dining table
  • Large sectional seating
  • Smart TV / projector wall
  • Coffee bar
  • Charging points throughout
  • Ceiling fans and high ceilings
  • Warm layered lighting
  • Strong Wi-Fi for remote work

Conceptual layout

Private at the back. Social at the front.

≈8–9 m wide × 8–9 m enclosed depth, plus a 3–4 m covered veranda. A conceptual modular organisation — indicative only, not a construction drawing.

01

Back / private zone

  • Private bedroom
  • Bathroom 1
  • Large dorm room
  • Bathroom 2

02

Centre

  • Open kitchen
  • Large dining
  • Open lounge
  • Karaoke / projector

03

Front

  • Large covered patio
  • Group dining
  • Outdoor lounge

04

Garden

  • Private mini pool
  • BBQ
  • Firepit
  • Photo / logo wall

The open living room, dining area, covered patio and pool read as one continuous social experience.

Sleeping

Comfortable for 10–12. Capped at 15.

Group accommodation without ever feeling crowded — a private bedroom, a premium dorm room and flexible daybed capacity.

Private bedroom

2–3 guests

  • 1 queen bed
  • Optional pull-out

Premium dorm room

8–10 guests

  • 2 queen beds
  • 2 bunk-bed systems
  • or custom hotel-style bunks

Social pavilion — night mode

Up to 4–5 guests*

  • 2 premium hotel-grade convertible sofa beds
  • One additional approved flexible sleeping solution where appropriate
Premium dorm room with hotel-style bunks, queen beds and warm reading lights

Two bathrooms minimum

Two complete bathrooms minimum in every villa, with an optional discreet pool / service bathroom studied as a high-value upgrade.

  • Shower, toilet and lavatory in each
  • Exhaust and cross ventilation
  • Generous floor drainage
  • Durable, easy-to-clean finishes
  • Back-to-back plumbing walls to control build cost

Private mini pool

A private mini pool at every villa.

Planning size ≈2.5 × 3 m to 3 × 4 m, depending on lot

  • Shallow, family-friendly profile where appropriate
  • Visually connected to the veranda and social room
  • Illuminated at night
  • Framed by tropical landscaping
  • One of the primary booking photographs
  • Deliberately not overbuilt

Architecture

Modern Filipino tropical, built lightweight.

Modern Filipino Tropical + lightweight industrial construction + open resort living

Facade language

  • Broad gabled or single-pitch tropical roof
  • Wide open frontage with large sliding or folding glass
  • Deep covered veranda facing the pool
  • Warm timber-look ceiling over black structural framing
  • High ceilings and wide roof overhangs
  • Firepit and garden within the same sightline

Material references

  • Black tubular steel framing
  • Fiber cement board
  • Wood-look PVC cladding
  • Bamboo and rattan accents
  • Cement finish surfaces
  • Long-span insulated roofing

Design intent only — not final structural engineering specifications.

Brand moments

Five hero zones in every villa.

  • 01

    Open living + pool hero view

    The signature frame: social room, veranda and water in one shot.

  • 02

    Large family dining table

    Fifteen seats under warm pendant light.

  • 03

    Night firepit / string lights

    Bonfire evenings and the golden-hour glow.

  • 04

    Premium dorm / bunk room

    Hotel-grade bunks, crisp linen, reading lights.

  • 05

    Maharlika photo wall

    Maharlika Resorts & Retreats — Experience the Royal Treatment.

The photo wall

MAHARLIKA

Resorts & Retreats

Experience the Royal Treatment.

The R.O.Y.A.L. Standard

Royal is service, not marble.

Luxury here comes from service, cleanliness, comfort, lighting, privacy, landscape and design — never from wasteful construction. The villa itself proves one letter above all: Your Family Comes First.

  • R

    Respect

    Every guest, every family, every colleague — treated with dignity.

  • O

    Outstanding Hospitality

    Anticipating needs before they are spoken.

  • Y

    Your Family Comes First

    Proven by the villa itself: one large room where everyone fits.

  • A

    Authentic Filipino Welcome

    Warmth that is genuinely ours, never performed.

  • L

    Legacy

    Places and privileges built to be handed down.

Group packages

Every package uses the same villa.

One product, many occasions — each package is built on the Open Living Villa (ideal 10–15 guests, flexible up to 20).

2 nights

Family Escape

The whole household in one villa — pool, kitchen and a room big enough for everyone.

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2 nights

Barkada Weekend

Karaoke, BBQ, bonfire and a long table that nobody has to leave.

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5–14 nights

Balikbayan Homecoming

Built for the family flying home — extended stays, airport transfers, long dinners.

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1–2 nights

Birthday Escape

Celebration setup, photo wall, projector and a firepit finish to the night.

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2–3 nights

Family Reunion

Multi-generational groups of 10–15 in one private villa, with reunion setup.

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2–3 nights

Corporate Retreat

Strong Wi-Fi, projector wall, group dining and a workday that ends in the pool.

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14+ nights

Long-Stay Family Package

14, 30 and 60+ night stays at preferred rates, with long-stay ready kitchens.

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Rate strategy

Dynamic, by day and season.

Planning ranges for one whole villa — not per guest. All bands are admin-configurable and indicative only.

Sunday–Thursday
22,90025,900 base 22,900
Friday
27,90030,900 base 27,900
Saturday
32,90035,900 base 32,900
Peak / holiday
37,90042,900 and above
  • Extra-person fees beyond base occupancy
  • Event and celebration surcharges
  • Long-stay preferred rates (14 / 30 / 60+ nights)
  • Promo codes
  • Founder and Ambassador referral codes

Long-stay preferred rates

14–29 nights
up to 20% preferred rate
30–59 nights
up to 30%
60+ nights
up to 35%
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Add-ons

  • Breakfast
  • BBQ package
  • Bonfire package
  • Karaoke package
  • Birthday setup
  • Anniversary setup
  • In-villa massage
  • Transportation
  • Early check-in
  • Late checkout
  • Corporate retreat setup
  • Family reunion setup
  • Photoshoot package
  • Coffee experience (Amadeo)

Low cost, high perceived value

Spend where guests feel it.

Spend on

  • Architectural silhouette
  • Roof line
  • Private pool
  • Night lighting
  • Landscaping
  • Bathrooms
  • Beds
  • Open social area
  • Signage
  • Photography

Save on

  • Oversized enclosed floor area
  • Luxury marble
  • Expensive cabinetry
  • Unnecessary partitions
  • Excessive glazing
  • Complicated ceiling systems
  • Imported decorative materials

Preliminary feasibility targets

Basic build
≈ PHP 1.2M – 1.5M
Furnished / operational villa
≈ PHP 1.7M – 2.2M

Excluding: land, major retaining walls, difficult utility connections, extraordinary earthworks, professional fees where not included, final permits, unusual site conditions.

Preliminary feasibility targets only. Cost ranges are planning estimates, not construction bids, and material references are design intent rather than final structural engineering specifications.

See the master development plan

Optional future inventory

Couple / small-family suite · 2–5 guests

Held as optional future inventory. Introduced only if market data later supports it — it is not part of the standard Maharlika product.

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