February was bustling, a P78.38 electric bill should prove our nomadism for this month. When March came, I thought I could finally stay put for a while and recharge my weary muscles… Until I received a surprising email from Eurotel. It was an invitation for their Baguio Bliss Bloggers Event.
2011 just got better! After escaping mummyhood duties, with vacations spent in Batanes and India, I was then offered a free hotel stay in Eurotel’s Baguio branch (inclusive of a spa session) plus a tour around the city.
It got me excited. I have never checked in a decent hotel since our honeymoon night fifteen months ago. Poshness ain’t really my thing.
The participants were to meet up at Eurotel North Edsa. We still currently reside in Baguio so I informed the group I will head straight to the hotel. And I embarrassingly got there late. I sent a text message to Claire of Lakwatsera De Primera asking where I should go next. She told me to come up to their room.
I rang the doorbell of room 618. Claire opened the door and greeted me with a big smile. It was awesome to finally meet her. She introduced me to her roommate Jennifer of Marriage and Beyond. They told me there were eight of us. Most of whom I haven’t met yet.
After about an hour of kikay and geeky conversations in their suite room, we proceeded downstairs to the in-house resto where I met the rest of the gang: Melo of Out of Town Blog, Jonel of Let’s Go Sago, Iris of Pinay Ads, and Montsch Yipee Media. Jen Adams of The Sexy Nomad was to join us in the evening.
I also met Ivan Aoki, Eurotel’s Marketing Assistant who sent me the invitation.
We were served with their specialties and best-sellers for lunch. Sinigang na sugpo, bulalo, and crispy pata to name a few. The head chef described some of the dishes he prepared for us but I was too famished to pay attention. We finally ate after snapping tons of shots and a discussion on white balance. I capped off my meal with fruit salad. Its serving, enough for two people.
There was an itinerary initially set for us, but they asked us what we wanted to do in the afternoon. It was the last weekend of Panagbenga and there were still shops lined along Session Road. We all agreed on checking it out.
Eurotel’s service dropped us off in front of Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral, more popularly known as Baguio Cathedral.
Next we went to SM for a panoramic view of downtown Baguio, then to Oh My Gulay where we had tea and coffee… the drinks were on Melo. Hurrah to post-birthday celebs!
At almost 4:00 PM, we strolled back to Eurotel from Session Road. When we arrived, I was finally given a room, which I’ll be sharing with Jen.
Like I’ve mentioned, I don’t usually check in such pricey hotels (though I’m sure a lot of people will find P2,126 for a standard room very affordable). My usual budget range for accommodation is P150-300. So our room not only provided me creature comfort – it brought me a feeling of royalness. I don’t mind getting used to such at all!
And oh, the room’s not entirely the highlight of the day. Will soon let you guys know. Well… it’s got something to do with karaoke!
The food looks yummy… (drool) :p
You were the one from Baguio – and you were LATE?! Hahaha!
Anyway, I never imagined Eurotel to be this posh-looking. It has a different rep here in Manila – that of the 3-hour kind. :))
The food looks good too. I’m sure I can wolf down that good-for-two dessert by myself. 🙂
Looking forward to the karaoke post! I hope it comes with a video. 😉
Gabe, I had too much crispy pata!
AJ, IKR! Sooo embarrassing. Eurotel Baguio’s a full on hotel, not the 3-hour kind. Maybe I should try the ones in Manila/QC for comparison?
excited na rin ako sa part II lalo na ang royal massage experience natin hahaha
d2 sa Manila, pang “short-time” lang ang alam ko sa Eurotel… hehehe…. thanks for sharing us the “other side” of this hotel… =D
Claire, the spa session might be included in the part 3 of this post. Haha! Loads of stories to tell about that awesome weekend!
Mervz, yeah. I thought their branch in Baguio’s that kind too. It’s actually a nice hotel.
There’s a Eurotel in Makati that’s a few steps from where I live and it looks exactly like this one. 🙂 I want to visit Baguio again. It’s one of my favorite places on the planet. 🙂
I super love Baguio, Aileen. We’re seriously contemplating on permanently residing here one day.
I miss Baguio! Might as well check out Eurotel the next time i go there. Gusto ko nang mabasa ang videoke session. I bet si Melo nanguna sa kantahan :))
Mica, slight. More than half of us nakiagaw sa mic! Busy kami uminom ni Melo. Libre rin drinks, dami beer. Nalango kami!
Hi there,I LOVE THE FOOOOOD..YUUMMMYYY.
I super love seafood too Norazam!
bulalo on a cold weather! yum! 🙂
Nothing beats good ‘ol bulalo 🙂
Wow. This is just awesome! I haven’t been to Baguio but I can already imagine the bliddful experience there. I wish i can go there this year.
Eurotel. A very intereting hotel. Probably this hotel can match the first class Cebu hotels. 🙂
Hey Nonoy, will check out that link. Thanks for sharing!
wouldnt mind staying in there kung free din! hehe
videoke time na! =)
Chyng, yeah… basta libre 🙂 Parang di ko pa rin kaya bumunot ng 2thou for a double room.
Hi Gaye. I have already subscribed to your blog through rss feed in my myyahoo. cheers! 🙂
Thanks Nonoy!
Ei der, pinaytraveljunkie! Thanks for the drop at travelingnicely.com!
I haven’t tried Eurotel Baguio yet as I always check in at Venice Hotel. Looking forward to visiting Baguio again this summer. I hope I can get a room at Eurotel 🙂
It is always fun to pry on another traveler’s escapades, Nicely 🙂 Is that the same as Hotel Veniz? Yup, try Eurotel this summer. Safe trips!
ang swerti naman! =)
Onga eh 🙂 First time ko na-invite sa isang bloggers event!
wow…sarap naman mainvite sa blogger event…pangarap ko yun para makita ko kahit ilan lang sa mga idol ko pagdating sa adventures and trip…btw…maganda pala ung eurotel…d2 sa Manila kasi…iba dating nyan eh…hehehehe….pero lastly…ang maganda dun libre siya….sarap nga buhay…^_^…
Someday ma-invite ka rin 🙂 Oo, sarap ng libre! Minsan lang din mangyari yun. Hehe.
Whoa!78.38 electric bill? Traveling sure does more than just broaden our perspective, it helps us save in power consumption too! : ) Nice post Gay!
Haha! Yeah 🙂 But then we spend heaps on traveling!
not bad naman yung room pero medyo pricey nga for 2k plus. di ako nainggit sa uerotel, na inggit ako sa electric bill mo.hahaha
Hahaha! Anton, we unplugged our fridge. We don’t really need one in Baguio anyway.
Sounds like you had a fun time. Great opportunity.. and yummy looking food. Thanks for your visit to my blog. 🙂
Thanks for dropping by too, Hilary!
the food is delicious. baguio is a nice place, i will visit there someday.
Thanks for dropping by ZehnRe!
yeah, I understand AJ, honestly when I rcvd the invite I was hesitant at 1st mainly bec of that 3-hr rep in Manila that’s why I asked agad sa PTB kung sino pa my invite, then started researching online. Found out the one in Baguio looks ok and with good reputation. Too bad wasn’t able to fix my sked since it was a short notice eh d sana napakinggan ko boses ni Melo ng live! haha
Rum8 mu din pala si Jen, baet nyan, rum8 ko din xa sa Minesview Hotel at si sexynomad met her in Baguio too. 🙂
Si Jen, as in SexyNomad ang roomie ko. Learned so much from her. Sarap kausap 🙂