Azalea Residences in Baguio is a hotel along Leonard Wood Road near Teacher’s Camp. We stayed there for 3 days and 2 nights during our company’s anniversary outing. The place was amazing. The rate was very reasonable for its ambience and rooms. The staffs were friendly and hospitable. When we arrived in the hotel, they greeted us and they served us a drink (juice) from the bar while we were waiting for our rooms.

It was near Session road and to the other attractions in Baguio. We tried to be adventurous and made our way to Cathedral Church. It was fun to walk and to feel the cold breeze of Baguio but if I am in Manila, I would not dare to walk. I would be drench in massive sweat because of the intense heat that’s for sure. If you don’t want to walk you can ride a taxi. It was cheap. Azalea Residences to Session road only cost 47 pesos but only 4 passengers were allowed. We went to different places and I would dedicate a different blog post for it, stay tuned.

Here are the photos from Azalea Residences:

The sign!!!

This is it!

The lobby when you look up. :)

The mini bar - we stayed here while waiting for our rooms.

Ta-da! The bed. I am so sad that I did not take photos of the whole room. I will just narrate what I saw. When you entered the room, you will see a mini kitchen and mini bar. Then, a mini living room with flat screen tv with dvd player. The sofa can be transformed into a bed, so in our room 4 people can stay. There was also a terrace on every room. Moreover, when you entered the bedroom you will see the bed (photo above). It has a flat screen tv and a closet and a mirror. I have no idea where was the aircon, they only have electric fans. (Super tipid nila sa electricity for sure, ang galing sa Baguio) Sometimes when you went out in your room or in the hotel, it is colder. Centralized aircon ang Baguio. Lamig!  Amazing. =))

The fountain in front of the hotel. Just ignore my chubby face and  chubby body and messy hair. LOL!

I recommend the place! XD

For more details:

Website: http://www.azalea.com.ph

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AzaleaResidencesBaguio

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AzaleaResidence

Estancia Resort Hotel in Tagaytay is one of the places that people should visit if they want to be relaxed and enjoy the scenery of Tagaytay. It is close to nature and to the metro. It is a picture-perfect place; it can transport you to Santorini in no time because the place was inspired with Greek architecture. 

 I will tour you..

@ The Lobby

the rooms

other rooms 

the pool

the indoor pool

The hotel lobby

The restuarant inside the main lobby. 

the fountain, also in the lobby.

waiting area near the function rooms

Executive Suite (our rooms)

The balcony and our view, you can see the Taal volcano and lake.

messy bed

This me on a vacation mode. So lazy to strike a pose.

We were assigned to Executive Suite; it is a little bit far from the Main building so we felt excluded. Haha But good thing they offer golf cart to ride if you don’t want to walk. The room is amazing. It is huge. Inside the room it has an aircon, refrigerator, flat tv with cable, bathroom with bath tub and a balcony with nice view. It is quiet and you can hear the sound of the birds chirping. They offer free soaps, shampoos, toothbrush and shower gel to use. They also offer massages if you want to feel more relaxed but it is not free. They charge for Wifi access and it is expensive. So I just stayed out of social media for a while. 

For free breakfast, it is buffet. Don’t forget to bring the coupon before eating. I enjoyed the breakfast. They offer different variety of food. Moreover, if you want to use the Jacuzzi and sauna, you should schedule the time you want to try those amenities. 

I will give them 4 out of 5. They have a nice place for a 3 star hotel. I will give them 5 if they have free wifi access. 

For more information:

Website: http://www.estanciatagaytay.com.ph/index.php

Address: Zone 2, Barangay San Jose, Tagaytay - Calamba Road, Tagaytay, Philippines

Phone number: (046) 4131133 to 35 / (046) 4131331 / 09392379813 / 09151349426

Email: inquire@estanciatagaytay.com.ph

 

 

The Picasso Boutique Serviced Residences is a place to relax and to appreciate art at the same time. Creative minds and artists have displayed their own works at the corridors and rooms of the hotel. They also have an art gallery in the hotel. Unfortunately, I haven’t visited it during our stay. One night is not enough to enjoy the amenities in this hotel. They have friendly staffs that are willing to help you anytime. 

We stayed at “The Picasso Loft” according to their site: 

Exquisitely styled in white and grey tones and furnished with the latest and most complete amenities, this 93 square meter loft makes for a great VIP room or a place to house your traveling family. Reserve early, as there are only two of these exclusive luxury suites, both located in prime areas on the 8th floor.

Wow! When I read it, I felt we were so lucky to have the Loft for 50% off. Hahaha Thank you for my skills to convince my friends to avail the promo and to my researching skills. Oh gad! I was a little bit stressed when to booked the date of the event because of our different schedules in our work. Event organizing is really stressful career I can say! Lol 

My tour will start now… 

The corridor at 8th floor.

Elevator - They have a small elevator. haha but it is nice.

Look at the refrigerator with overprice drinks. hahaha 

You can also cook. They have electric stove, microwave and heater for water.

Table counter/ Bar! :)

Glassware and dinning table.

Stairs to the bed.

Ta-da! Bed with television, phone and an ipod ducking station.

The bathroom! Huge with separate bathtub, shower and toilet bowl. They have a lot of

free shampoos, conditioners, toothbrushes, soaps, toothpastes and lotions.

Too bad I don't have the luxury of time to enjoy this wonderful bathtub.

Our view at the 8th floor.

If I will rate them out of 10 I will give them 9 because everything was perfect except for the breakfast. Our accommodation have an inclusive two (2) free breakfast, me and the birthday girl was the one who availed it. Hehehe The food was good. It was a buffet but I don’t know why the bacon and other choices in the menu isn’t eat-all-you-can. No unli bacon for me. Hehehe But overall everything was good. 

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During the last week of January, we celebrated our Christmas Party. Just like last year click here if you can’t remember or haven’t read it before. It is odd to post a Christmas Party event in my blog during March? Hehehe As usual, late. But hey, as I was said before I have work that's why I am a little late when it comes to uploading photos in the internet world. Hihi Sometimes I don’t have much time to blog it at home because my sister is using my lappy. However, I am going my best to update my blog when it comes to my personal life.

Enough with the excuses, this time we celebrated our Christmas Party at Hampton’s. Char! Gossip girl? Nyhahaha I mean, we celebrated at The Picasso Hotel at Makati City. I bought the deal from Deal Grocer for almost 50% off. Woot! Take note it was the Loft. Not your ordinary room I can say. So we partied with style. It was a tiring yet fun experience.

The first agenda was to check-in in the hotel. I experience a problem though; I forgot to bring the voucher. Oh oh! But the receptionist was so kind, he told me to just email it to them. Thank goodness they have internet connection everywhere and they have two computers to use. Afterwards, we were assigned on the 8th floor. Then, ta-da! The room was amazing. I will post a separate entry of it. 

The party started late at night, just chillin and catching up with my gal friends. Oh how I missed their company, the non-stop laughter and the stories. I am little sad because one of our friends can’t come with us because of some family matters. I am hoping next time, she will be celebrating with us again. 

Photodump begins now…

Magazines

While waiting for the orders, we took pictures at it's finest. Playing multi-player games at the gadgets. I forgot the again, the name of the game we where playing. It was about finding the

spotlight for the chubby singing guy. It was cute! 

Adobo from Grill 101

It was also my friend's birthday, Therese powerful! hahaha (that is her twitter name lol)

After eating we decided to went to Rue Bourbon, we had a few drinks. Oh how I love the taste of

their beer. It tastes like caramel. We just waited for the 12 midnight to strike so we could sing

a birthday song for the celebrate. We had free shots courtesy of Rue Bourbon! Thank you! 

My friend Therese was surprised when she heard a birthday song played in the whole place. Sikat! lol

Plus a cheese cake and a candle for the birthday girl to blow and make a wish.

Picture with everyone with the birthday girl plus the cake! :) By the way, thank you for the

treat Therese! Sana birthday mo lagi! (in English: How i wish it's your birthday everyday!)

The cheese cake.

Then, after the few drinks we decided to go back to the hotel and have our exchange gifts.

As always, we have that kind of thingy every year. I got a camera strap from Jona. Thank you!

The other gifts - we received from each other. I gave them a purse for make-ups or anything 

you wantto put in it. My gift was the one with a red ribbon. hehe 

Good morning! =)

I hope you enjoyed reading my post. Till next time! My next post will be the interior of the room! XD

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