Hof Gorei beach resort unveils why our island is a haven for the tourists and the Dabawenyos. But first, let us refresh our memory about the common facts of Samal Island. Our island is part of the metropolitan Davao area and situated for only two kilometers away from Davao City. And from the Davao International airport, it will only take you a minimal time of less than two hours to arrive in our beautiful paradise.

The name Samal is adapted from the people of Sama-Badjau, who were the original inhabitants of this island. In fact, the word Samal is popular at that time because it was commonly used as a surname of the Datus. Their first Datu (Tribal Chief) was Datu Taganiyug a native of a barangay here in the island called Peñaplata, the name was made from the word “piña ” meaning pineapple because of the abundance of the fruit within the area.

However, the literal meaning of the word Peñaplata in Spanish is “rock of silver”, as we all know from our history that the Philippines was colonized by the Spaniards in 1521 until 1898 which is also known as the “Spanish Colonial Era”. If you have noticed that some of our old structures like houses, cathedrals, or names of places and streets are influenced by the Spaniards and even our dialect are mixed with Spanish words. Maybe, from all of this colonization of the countries like Spain, Japan and America is about how they have seen entirely the true potential of the richness and beauty of our island and country.

In addition, you might have heard that one of the advocacy of our peaceful resort is all about preserving and taking care of the natural beauty of the environment and the serenity of our place. Hence, you will see here that our cottages are with rustic native design with modern amenities and our coconut, fruit, vegetable, flower gardens are all of organic methods which are significant to our environment. If you want an authentic rest and relaxation and treated with royalty, visit Hof Gorei beach resort and be one with nature.