While the rustic rooms at the institute are really only a step up from a youth hostel , the Farm at San Benito , opened at the end of 2002 in the Philippines -LRB- 632-696-3795 ; www.thefarm.com.ph -RRB- , is set on a coconut plantation with thatched-roof villas , elaborate gardens , a pet peacock and a general manager with experience at some of Asia 's top hotels .