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July 31, 2025

Food Trip at Hotel Luna

Since we had been to Vigan before, I already knew that food wouldn’t be a problem, as there are numerous restaurants and fast food joints in the area. And because of that, I did not research the “Must Try Restaurants in Vigan”.

Thirteen years ago, we dined at Cafe Uno for lunch and Irene’s Vigan Empanada for merienda. But last month, we only ate at Hotel Luna. We didn’t plan about it but since satisfied na kami sa food sa Hotel Luna, ayaw na namin lumabas pa, sa hotel na lang kami kumain.

Hotel Luna features three restaurants, including Azotea, Comedor, and Chula Saloon Bar. We visited Chula Saloon Bar and Comedor. I did not know about the Azotea, hindi tuloy namin napuntahan. Ito pala yung may magandang view.

Anyway, we ate dinner, lunch, and merienda at Chula Saloon Bar, and for buffet breakfast, we ate at Comedor.

Chula Saloon Bar

For lunch and dinner, we tried these dishes. Luna Bagnet PHP600, Luna House Salad PHP250, Sinigang na Hipon, Pork Belly Adobo, Rice, Burnt Dulce De Leche Cheesecake PHP250, and Halo-Halo PHP250. The meals are good for sharing.

Merienda Buffet

After our DIY Vigan Tour, we had late lunch at Chula Saloon Bar and sa sobrang late ng kain namin, naabutan na namin yung pagprepare ng afternoon feast. If we knew na meron Merienda Buffet, sana naghintay na lang kami ng konti kasi mas mura. Para lang kami bumili ng isang dessert. Hehehe!

Merienda Buffet is an afternoon feast of Filipino Treats for PHP299. It is from 2PM to 5PM. We checked the buffet spread and promised na babalik kami. We decided na magmerienda buffet na lang kami kaysa magdinner.

Actually, hindi pa talaga kami natutunawan, but we went back around 4PM. We only saw one occupied table, so fortunately, wala pa halos bawas yung food, and we were able to enjoy our meal. There are pansit bihon, carbonara, goto, Vigan Miki, pastries, okoy, and kakanin.

Breakfast Buffet

Our room includes a complimentary breakfast buffet, and for two days, they have the same menu for the main dishes. So we had fried rice, longganisa, daing na bangus, corned beef, tocino, and tapa. They also have bread, soup, salad, eggs, and others, so it was a satisfying breakfast.

We liked the food and service at Hotel Luna, so kaya siguro hindi na kami nagtry pa sa iba. In addition, hindi rin siya crowded.

Read: Hotel Luna Vigan Ilocos Sur

Hotel Luna

V. Delos Reyes cor. Gen. Luna Street,

2700 Vigan City, Ilocos Sur

Philippines

July 29, 2025

Hotel Luna Vigan Ilocos Sur

Let me continue my North Luzon Road Trip series, and this time I am sharing Hotel Luna. When my husband told me that we would be going to Vigan, I suggested Hotel Luna for our accommodation. I heard and read good reviews about this hotel, and it is one of the popular hotels in Vigan.

Hotel Luna is a restored mansion, and it is the first Museum Hotel in the Philippines. It is the home of rare masterpieces of famous artists in the Philippines. They have two hotels, one is Hotel Luna and the other is Hotel Luna Annex.

Hotel Luna Annex is cheaper, but it is a block away from the main hotel where the restaurant, gym, pool, and museum are located. We chose Hotel Luna, and the staff suggested a Double Queen Deluxe room because the room is good for 4 people.

But we booked 2 rooms: 1 Standard Queen and 1 Double Queen De Luxe. To confirm the reservation, 50% down payment is needed via bank transfer or Gcash.

We arrived late in the evening, so check-in was smooth at wala naman pila. These were our rooms, and I was surprised when I saw the bathroom; it is translucent and has no lock. Also, the hotel has a modern toilet, tinalo pa yung ibang hotel sa Metro Manila.

Hotel Luna offers the usual room amenities like fridge, cabinet, coffee and tea, hair dryer, bathrobe and etc. There is a water dispenser on each floor, so no need to buy bottled water. For toiletries, they provided hand soap, shampoo, and body wash. I requested for room slippers since wala ako nakita sa room.

The hotel has free wifi, but weak signal inside the room, so mas okay tumambay sa restaurant, lobby, or swimming pool if you want a good connection. Even our own mobile data has a weak signal inside the room.

Hotel Luna has a gym, swimming pool, museum, and 3 restaurants. They have Azotea, Comedor, and Chula. Buffet breakfast is part of the room package, and since we were satisfied with their food, we only ate at the hotel. I will share our food trip in a separate post.

What I like about this hotel, it is located in the heart of Vigan, so we can explore the different tourist spots in the area by foot, calesa, or tricycle. The room has complimentary use of an umbrella so rain or shine, dinadala namin.

Overall, we enjoyed our stay here; we liked the room, food, and service. Our only complaint is, medyo madilim lang sa room kasi konti yung windows.

Read: 3 Days in Vigan Ilocos Sur

Food Trip at Hotel Luna

Hotel Luna

V. Delos Reyes cor. Gen. Luna Street,

2700 Vigan City Ilocos Sur Philippines

July 16, 2025

3 Days in Vigan Ilocos Sur

Thirteen years ago, we had a four-day trip to Laoag, Vigan, and Pagudpud with my late sister’s family. At that time, we booked a flight because we are not fond of long driving and were lucky to score a PHP12 Seat Sale via Cebu Pacific. It was a good deal because, as far as I can remember, our airfare was cheaper than the bus fare.

Read: 4 Days Trip in Laoag, Vigan, and Pagudpud

We visited the majority of the tourist spots in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur, so I never thought that we would be back again. But last month, we had a chance to do a North Luzon Road Trip. We started in Alaminos, Pangasinan, and from there, we traveled to Vigan.

Read: 2 Days in Alaminos Pangasinan

Traveling from Pangasinan to Vigan is not a problem, kasi smooth lang yung road. I checked our ETA and thought, “Maabutan pa namin yung Lightshow at Plaza Salcedo,” but I was wrong because 30 minutes before we reached the hotel, it started to rain.

Wrong timing talaga kasi gabi na, ang lakas talaga ng ulan, hindi na visible yung daan at may baha and first time ni hubby magdrive sa Vigan so hindi niya kabisado yung road. I was so scared at that time, feeling ko nga final destination na. Sobrang dasal na lang talaga na makarating kami ng safe.

We’ve made few stops kapag may nakitang gasoline station, kaso yung first gasoline station namin na pinuntahan, bigla nagbrownout kasi may pumutok na poste sa tapat. Toink, so scary at madilim. Thank God, after 1 hour and 30 minutes, we finally arrived at Hotel Luna.

Hotel Luna

Hotel Luna is our accommodation for two nights. It is one of the popular hotels in Vigan, so this deserves a separate post. And dahil nagustuhan na namin yung food dito, we ate breakfast, lunch, merienda, and dinner at the hotel. Hindi na nagtry sa iba,

DIY Vigan Tour

As I mentioned before, we already visited Vigan, so in my mind, there is no need to rent a van or book a tour. Makakapasyal pa rin kami kasi walking distance naman yung ibang tourist spots, and we can just ride a tricycle if we want to visit other places. But in the end, yung tricycle driver na nag-offer na itour na lang kami and we grabbed the chance na.

Walking Tour in Vigan

On our last day, we ate an early breakfast so we could explore Calle Crisologo without the crowd. Ang hirap kasi magtake ng pictures kapag ang daming tao. Of course, we bought some native delicacies before going home. Good thing na maaga din magbukas yung ibang stores.

We checked out early because we planned to eat our lunch at the Thunderbird Resort in La Union, Hindi ko na-feel na 3 days kami Sa Vigan kasi late check in and early check out. If I count the hours, 50 hours lang kami, but it is better compared sa first trip namin na day trip lang.

June 30, 2025

Lunch Buffet at Cucina by Marco Polo Ortigas Hotel

A week ago, my mom suggested a buffet restaurant for her despedida, but when I saw the rates, I suggested na baka pwede mag hotel na lang kami. I knew that some credit cards are offering 40 - 50% off for lunch or dinner hotel buffet. So we inquired about the rates first to double check kung mura ba.

Cucina by Marco Polo Hotel Buffet Rate

Lunch Buffet is PHP2688

50% off credit card promo = PHP1344

Minimum of 2 and maximum of 10 diners

Thursday to Sunday

12:00NN to 2:30PM

The promo is from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 (not valid on holiday/blackout dates)

I informed my mom about it, and she approved, so my husband called to reserve. The staff asked for his contact number, and they sent a Viber message for confirmation, and called again, the day before our visit, to confirm our reservation.

We were all first-timers at Cucina by Marco Polo Ortigas Hotel, so we were looking forward to our food trip. We arrived early, so we just waited at the lobby until 12NN. Cucina is on time, pagkapasok pa lang namin sa restaurant, sinabihan na kami na pwede na kami magstart kumain.

Cucina is an all-day dining restaurant that offers Continental and Asian cuisine. Their concept is an open kitchen. The buffet spread is not that big compared to other hotels that we have tried, but it is complete from appetizers to desserts. In addition, may free drinks na rin.

My personal favorite here is the “Paluto”, similar to Marriott Cafe pero limited sa Grilled and Sauteed with Garlic and Butter lang yung choices. It is still okay for me since most of the time yung lang din request ko, grilled or with butter and garlic.

This was my mom’s despedida, but when my husband called to reserve, the staff asked kung may birthday daw ba. And hubby said yes, since 3 sa family namin ang may birthday ng June. And we received 3 complimentary cakes with candles pa when we dined. Actually, they also have a birthday promo 4+1 pero mas mura yung 50% off kaya yun ang ginamit namin.

Overall, we enjoyed our food trip at Cucina. We loved the food, and the service was also good. Mababait yung staff dito, nakasmile. They are fast in serving the ordered food, getting our empty plates, and refilling our water.

Cucina Birthday Cheers

4+1 Birthday Promo

Birthday celebrant dines for FREE as long as accompanied by 4 full-paying adults.

The celebrant gets a standard complimentary cake.

Group Booking - 25 to 30 pax

Group dining with a 15% discount on the total bill.

Birthday celebrant dines for FREE.

Celebrant gets a complimentary 4x4 cake.

Celebrate your Birth Year

The discount is applicable to the birthday celebrant only.

Minimum of 2 persons dining.

Includes a complimentary standard cake.

The offer is valid on the birth month only; must present a valid ID.

Marco Polo Ortigas Hotel

Meralco Avenue and Sapphire Street,

Ortigas Centre, Pasig City,

1600, The Philippines

T +63 2 7720 7777

February 27, 2025

Courtyard by Marriott Bangkok Hotel

Just this month, my husband went back to Bangkok Thailand. I was checking my blog and seven years na pala ang nakalipas since our last visit. My husband's last visit was in 2018 when they had a team building and stayed at Modena by Fraser Bangkok Hotel. This year their company had a kick-off meeting held at Courtyard by Marriott Bangkok Hotel.

Courtyard by Marriott Bangkok Hotel was the 6th accommodation that my husband has tried in Bangkok. It is a 4-star hotel located in central Bangkok. It is near Skytrain Station, restaurants, and shopping malls like Amarin Plaza, Big C, and Platinum Mall.

This hotel is about 25 kilometers away from Suvarnabhumi Airport. They do not provide shuttle service but they have alternate transportation for THB1,800 per way. Their company arranged their round-trip transportation.

Courtyard by Marriott Bangkok Hotel Room

This hotel offers 314 contemporary guest rooms and 2 suites. The room is equipped with a working desk, couch, mini fridge, and coffee/tea maker.

The bathroom has no bathtub.

Since this was a company event, my husband just stayed inside the hotel for four days, so they ate breakfast lunch, and dinner at the hotel.

MoMo Cafe

The complimentary buffet breakfast is served at MoMo Cafe. It is an all-day dining restaurant that offers Thai dishes and international cuisines. The restaurant is open from 6:00 AM-11:00 PM. My husband enjoyed his breakfast and according to him, their buffet spread is much better than the other hotels he had tried in Bangkok, with more food choices.