Something, Somewhere

I've been researching the best booking apps online and I came across Traveloka. Its not the first time that I heard of it nor tried it out, in fact my last staycation before was also through that platform. ( I just forgot to mention on my post). The offer various deals on flights and hotels. Recently because of the celebration of Independence Day, they gave out promos on hotels and flights so I took advantage of it to take a break from all the stress. For the hotels, you get at P800 off. We chose the 4-star mystery deal in Alabang, meaning we won't know what hotel it is unless the booking is confirmed.Before booking they already provided some information on why should you pick that hotel. The hotels participating in the mystery deals are little cheaper compare to the rates if the hotel was already named.The rate there is around P2,700++ and since we have the promo code, we only paid for P1,900. To our surprise, we got Azumi Boutique Hotel. Azumi Boutique Hotel is locat...

Right just when we found out about the upcoming long weekend, I thought staycation would be nice. Just a few minutes walk from Festival Mall, and right across South Station, there you may find Crimson Hotel in Filinvest, Alabang. Upon research, I found out that it is a 5-star hotel according to hotel booking apps.That being said, I had my expectations higher than usual. I read other blogs and saw that they indeed had a great stay on the place so I wish ours will be the same. When we entered the hotel, we were instructed that the lobby was located on the 8th floor of the building. Chandeliers on the elevators, why not? :) The moment we stepped out of the elevator we already felt the 5-star vibe it gives to their guests with how big the place is. The lobby was really huge. Check-in time was 3pm. We went there at 2:40pm and the lines are already very long. It is quite expected given that fact that it was Saturday, and long weekend as well. We patiently fell in li...