San Luis is a municipality, including the town of San Luis and some rural areas, south of Taal in Batangas. Its population was 36,000 in the 2020 census. Its main attraction is beaches.

Understand

Town plaza

The town is typical for the Philippines with a lovely Catholic church, a market, quite a few candelarias serving cheap Philippine food, and not much else.

Outside town there are a number of beach resorts with the usual amenities. Most have boats available for diving trips out to nearby reefs. There is also one public beach where you can swim without paying a resort entry fee.

Get in

There are two highways to San Luis. The usual route is from Taal or Lemery either by jeepney or car. That highway is short and in good shape; traffic is rarely horrible but often heavy enough to be somewhat annoying. Beyond San Luis it continues south along the coast to Balite.

The other highway leads to Bauan where it connects to the main highway between Lemery and Batangas City; if you are coming from Batangas, this is the shortest route. That highway is two-lane blacktop, mostly good but with a few rough patches, does not wind much, and generally carries only light traffic.

See

San Isidro Labrador Parish Church

• 1 San Isidro Labrador Parish Church, Bauan—San Luis Rd. . 

Do

• Beach. 

Buy

• 1 Public market, Bauan—San Luis Rd at San Luis Coastal Road. 

Eat

• Café Stefania (in Malibiran Resort). Pizza, pasta, Filipino dishes, Western-style baked goods, all the usual variations on espresso. Most food and drink are good quality, but don't order brewed coffee; they fail miserably at that. Lovely decor, a/c, free WiFi, small but good library. Prices high but not outrageous. 

Sleep

• 1 Jas Sun of a Beach Resort, 47A Badillo cor. Angel Lasala Poblacion. A few cabins and camping places with a swimming pool at the beach. (updated Apr 2022)
• Malibiran Farm & Resort (Up in the hills, south of town, sign at turn-off), ☏ +63 992 223 6232, info@themalibiranfarmandresort.com. Modern & luxurious. No beach, but large swimming pool. villas 4,999-11,999.