Location was perfect

Location was perfect

Service is not good!

Service is not good!

The experience was ok. The hotel was just plain in everything. Don't expect for any fancy for a cheap price because it really just a basic place to stay. basic bed and basic amenities.

The experience was ok. The hotel was just plain in everything. Don't expect for any fancy for a cheap price because it really just a basic place to stay. basic bed and basic amenities.

It is a cheap hotel but first impressions weren't too bad. However, no toilet seat and flushing the toilet using a bucket was not quite what I was expecting. I also should have remembered that cheap Philippine hotels have no hot water but there was no shower head, just a tap and the aforementioned bucket + a bailer so getting clean was done by filling the bucket and throwing water around. Inside, the stairwell was having it's tiles replaced so it felt like a building under construction as I climbed the stairs. The real killer started the first morning. The third floor room overlooked Jaro Market. And at 4.30am, a boombox down in the market started thumping out killing any hope of the rest of a good night's sleep. I asked if I could be moved away from the noise but the only option was a room with no windows which felt even worse. I made the mistake of opening a dried fruit snack one evening and not finishing it. The ants appreciated the snack though but they were no match for the insect killer I bought in a nearby supermarket. The hotel did have cable TV but the picture and sound quality left a bit to be desired. And the real crunch in this day and age was that the promised internet connection didn't connect. Sorry, it doesn't work, I was told. Because I got a good rate, I could not cancel. I moved out as soon as the reservation expired.

It is a cheap hotel but first impressions weren't too bad. However, no toilet seat and flushing the toilet using a bucket was not quite what I was expecting. I also should have remembered that cheap Philippine hotels have no hot water but there was no shower head, just a tap and the aforementioned bucket + a bailer so getting clean was done by filling the bucket and throwing water around. Inside, the stairwell was having it's tiles replaced so it felt like a building under construction as I climbed the stairs. The real killer started the first morning. The third floor room overlooked Jaro Market. And at 4.30am, a boombox down in the market started thumping out killing any hope of the rest of a good night's sleep. I asked if I could be moved away from the noise but the only option was a room with no windows which felt even worse. I made the mistake of opening a dried fruit snack one evening and not finishing it. The ants appreciated the snack though but they were no match for the insect killer I bought in a nearby supermarket. The hotel did have cable TV but the picture and sound quality left a bit to be desired. And the real crunch in this day and age was that the promised internet connection didn't connect. Sorry, it doesn't work, I was told. Because I got a good rate, I could not cancel. I moved out as soon as the reservation expired.