But I did not lose hope, so the following day, I checked the website again to see if there were still available P1 fares, but unfortunately, there were no more P1 seat sales. I’ve been meaning to visit Hong Kong, so I checked Clark to Hong Kong and I was able to book our flight. I know it’s weird because I live in South Luzon and DMIA is in North Luzon, but we have tried it before when we went to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Since this is a promo fare, it would not be expensive even if I add the gas and tollgate, I only paid P2,200.50 for 3 people, Clark to Hong Kong.
But a few months before our flight, my husband decided not to bring the car to DMIA because he’s not comfortable leaving our car for six nights. It was a problem because we had to commute all the way to DMIA. If he said that he will not bring the car, I will not book Clark to Hong Kong and Macau to Clark.
Our flight is at 7AM, and I know it would be difficult for us to commute, so I searched for the cheapest accommodation where we could sleep the day before our flight. I tried Oasis Hotel before when we went to Hot Air Balloon Festival, but it is beyond my budget. I was glad that there was a Tune Hotel here in the Philippines.
I saw this hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, and I know that it is not expensive, so I booked last August for one night, P957.36 (room + 12hrs use of AC and toiletries). So if you are looking for affordable hotels or cheap hotels near Clark Airport or DMIA, I can definitely recommend this.
Fast forward to our trip, we went to my husband’s office to park our car, but God is so good because he saw one of his colleagues, and he dropped us off at the Five Star Bus Terminal. #tipidsataxi. We rode a bus going to Dau Terminal, then from Dau Terminal we rode a tricycle going to Tune Hotel.
Pasay to Dau – P150 per person x 2 = P300
Dau terminal to Tune Hotel – P150 (we have no idea about the rate, but I guess P100 is enough, so haggle if you can). 10-15min travel time.
They allowed us to check in as early as 12NN, and I had no idea that we could not use the TV because it was not included in my add-ons, so I paid an additional P130 so we could use the TV.
Hubby bought food in Jollibee, one jeepney ride away from Tune Hotel, fare is P8. The Hotel guard is convincing my husband to ride a tricycle for P150, and he said no, then binabaan pa sa P100. Hello, P8 compared to P100. (may commission yata si manong guard sa mga tricycle driver dun).
Since we do not want to go far anymore, 7-11 for our dinner. It is within walking distance of Tune Hotel.
The day before our stay in Tune Hotel, I booked a transport service for P350 (one-way trip from Tune Hotel to DMIA), but unfortunately, when I confirmed our service, it was not booked. Imagine if I did not confirm our transport service, we would be waiting for nothing. But they immediately called Europcar for our service. Other options are a taxi or 2 2-jeepney ride, but I chose the transport service just to be safe since we need to leave at 4:30AM.
Tune Hotel - Angeles City (Clark Airport)
Don Juico Avenue, Malabanias,
Angeles City, Pampanga
Philippines
Sis ang mura ng airfare ha. Antayin ko ibang updates mo about the trip... hehe
ReplyDeleteBy the way sis, I have my own domain na.. Hehe..
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wow! congrats! =) ako naman, I have to renew my domain next week. #gastos
Deletewow, ang tyaga nyo sa mga ganyang byahe! ang aga-aga ng mga gising nyo :) But family travel like this is really nice :)
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Di talaga ako maka tyempo ng piso fare! Pag ako naka tyempo nyan e mamamakyaw talaga ako. hehe! Gara naman iba pa yung bayad sa TV dyan!
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