Hotel berhampiran Candelaria Chapel, Alfonso

Service at the bar area & Christmas food store was very slow. Breakfast for the price of the room was way below par. What we'd expected to be traditional such as sausages & bacon were not included. Wi-Fi connection was very, very poor would have been a nightmare if we'd been there on business. Main lobby of the hotel, dinning are way too cold. Lastly, due to the temperature in this location at this time of year it is important to be able to have a hot shower, show temperature too intermittent, was not possible to have a hot shower.

We came back from a party late night and it’s too dark

We stayed at this hotel (Kanchanaburi room) last weekend for our wedding anniversary. Location is very accessible and just an hour and a half drive from Manila. A bit hesitant at first (due to covid outbreak)but we still decided to push through with this booking and I am very glad that we did. PROs: - [ ] Friendly staffs ( check in and out were very fast and smooth as I guessed we were the only guests that time) - [ ] Kind guard (always willing to assist during parking and going out of the hotel. One minus point though is that when we asked him the way to Sonya's Garden, he pointed us to the opposite direction. We won't be mad anyway has he told us he did not know it.) - [ ] Breathtaking Taal view. I guess this is one of the reasons why the hotel price is on the expensive side. Super nice view of Taal by the pool which we maximized during our 2D1N night stay. - [ ] Delectable and yummy breakfast. I so looove their breakfast spread. You can choose between Filipino and continental food. - [ ] Exclusivity and romantic feels. Hotel has only 7 rooms hence you really feel the privacy when you decided to stay here. - [ ] Welcoming and Friendly hotel vibe. Everyone greets you upon arrival. They even prepared a ”Happy Anniversary” banner with flowers design in our room which is really nice. Welcome drinks await you upon check in. CONs: - [ ] Garden/pathway does not look well-maintained. - [ ] Bedsheet/comforter from our room has dark stains. - [ ] Drainage from the shower area is clogged. Took time for us to finish taking a bath bacause we had to wait for it to drain before trying to shower again. - [ ] No in-house restaurant. Not much of a negative for me since Tagaytay has a lot of nearby restaurants. It is very well compensated with the yummy breakfast spread that they served us during our stay. - [ ] Minimal amenities. There is a billiard(?) table and a pool. I suggest to add more amenities to attract more guests. - [ ] Door lock and key are very hard to use. Took us time to get the key after locking our own room. They should use key cards onstead. - [ ] Hotel is located in the highway hence all the car's noise can be heard. If you are not a heavy sleeper then this hotel is not for you. As for our case, we did not mind since the view is what we were after. - [ ] Too expensive for the stay. We paid 7500 PHP (around 150 USD) as we availed their fully vaccinated promo. Original price starts at 200 USD. Should they made it around 5k per stay then I think price is fair. Overall experience is awesome except for those negative points. We will surely visit again should they have another promo for customers :)

We stayed at garden loft room for an overnight stay. The place is usually for event venue but they have accomodation for staycation. The room has a loft and a small balcony. With 4 single beds. Love the design of the room, soft mattress and with nice lightings. The bathroom is spacious and with its own cabinet. We loved that there were various kits provided( Sewing, shaving, sanitary kit and shower cap other than the usual shampoo, dental kit and body wash). Although the place is not as big as other staycation hotels we went to before. We liked Hillcreek because it's quiet, clean and with beautifully maintained gardens. We did not get to try their pool because it's really cold in December. We were satisfied with the breakfast buffet in the blue dining room. The place is not crowded that's why it's more comfortable to eat there. And the dining room is quiet and beautiful. The buffet served fruits, cold cuts , salad, longganisa, corned beef driedpusit , pancakes and eggs and etc. We specially liked the yogurt with granola , dried pusit and the salad. Only downside, the room has a bit of musty smell. We highly suggest they regularly air out the room. We also opted to eat dinner and lunch outside so that we can visit some of the garden restaurants outside. For the service, we have no complaints. The employees were kind and approachable. We had a lovely stay and will definitely consider staying here in our next visit to tagaytay.

✅ we went there via commute, the place is accessible and easy to find. ✅ staff are friendly and attentive ✅ hair dryer by request ✅ we tried the other resto, bella ciao, a bit pricey but at least their food was decent. ❎ very small room. feels like im staying at a motel. i requested for a room with balcony. the balcony was very small and has a view of i dont know how to describe it. ❎ the hotel resto, organico gourmet, is meh . we ate there upon checking in, my bbq tasted ok and tender. but on the other order, meat was very hard. there are items on the menu that were not available. the coffee is just sad. oh God why!? ❎ a father and son was stucked at the elevator when there was a power outage. they have a generator but i didnt feel the sense of urgency to help them get out of the elevator asap. i felt sorry for them esp for the toddler as he seemed traumatized by what happened and he kept on crying ❎ pool was small and not heated (considering it's location) but it was ok. until it got very crowded because it is shared with the tenants from the residential area (some rented it out as guests). i hope you do something about it. may be have a different pool exclusive for hotel guests only. shower area was far from the pool, doesn't have any written directions as to where it was. so some just went straight into the pool without showering first. it was also very slippery, so i suggest you put something on the floor to prevent accidents. the area behind the glass of the pool was very dirty . not enough resting area or tables and chairs where we can put our things. ❎ since there was no towel exclusive for pool use, we had to bring our towel from our room. i called front desk to ask for a new towel since the other one was soaked already because we used it to dry ourselves from the pool. they are charging 50pesos for an extra towel. i mean really? overall, it was a bit expensive hotel but the experience didn't match the price. sorry but i will never go back and will not recommend it to anyone.