Date of visit: October 2011
I attended a 3-day conference at Cagayan de Oro. Before I finalized my packing, I checked the hotel's website first. Our travel agent booked us here so I have no idea how much they paid for my stay. The hotel was near the Limketkai Mall, where our conference will be held.
Upon arrival at their lobby, I got disappointed. On my right was the waiting area and 3-5 steps forward is the reception. Another 3 step is their dining area. I let this pass as I was not in Manila.
We were given a room at the 4th floor. There was a smell in the hallway. It smelled like a cafeteria.
Our room was spacious. There were twin beds, AC, personal ref, a Samsung LCD TV (cable is Sky), cabinet, an office desk and a powder area. Their comfort room has a bath tub and a shower. There were 2 windows in the room but the view was not nice (houses with rusty roof tops). Lighting is not good in the comfort room.
The TV remote control was not working on the first day. After our first 2 hours, we experienced a brownout for 10minutes, i.e. no electrical power at all. There were no complimentary water given and bar. When you shower, water drips at the floor through the shower curtain. No blower in the room and no blower to rent. Blowers are only provided in their suite rooms. The worst part was there was no hot shower. This is the most frustrating part as I only shower in warm water. Aside from this, water smelled off.
Breakfast varied per day. There was always 2 choices, i.e. beef tapa or ham & eggs. I opted to eat lunches and dinners in my room. Food, though, tasted good. It's good for 2-3 persons at a reasonable price. I just asked for a pitcher of water and bucket of ice.
Airport transfer was also provided. The van is new and spacious.
Wifi is only available in the dining area but it was not fast enough. I just had 2 bars on my iPad. Printing service is made available from 8am to 6pm at P5.00 per page.
I attended a 3-day conference at Cagayan de Oro. Before I finalized my packing, I checked the hotel's website first. Our travel agent booked us here so I have no idea how much they paid for my stay. The hotel was near the Limketkai Mall, where our conference will be held.
Upon arrival at their lobby, I got disappointed. On my right was the waiting area and 3-5 steps forward is the reception. Another 3 step is their dining area. I let this pass as I was not in Manila.
We were given a room at the 4th floor. There was a smell in the hallway. It smelled like a cafeteria.
Our room was spacious. There were twin beds, AC, personal ref, a Samsung LCD TV (cable is Sky), cabinet, an office desk and a powder area. Their comfort room has a bath tub and a shower. There were 2 windows in the room but the view was not nice (houses with rusty roof tops). Lighting is not good in the comfort room.
The TV remote control was not working on the first day. After our first 2 hours, we experienced a brownout for 10minutes, i.e. no electrical power at all. There were no complimentary water given and bar. When you shower, water drips at the floor through the shower curtain. No blower in the room and no blower to rent. Blowers are only provided in their suite rooms. The worst part was there was no hot shower. This is the most frustrating part as I only shower in warm water. Aside from this, water smelled off.
Breakfast varied per day. There was always 2 choices, i.e. beef tapa or ham & eggs. I opted to eat lunches and dinners in my room. Food, though, tasted good. It's good for 2-3 persons at a reasonable price. I just asked for a pitcher of water and bucket of ice.
Airport transfer was also provided. The van is new and spacious.
Wifi is only available in the dining area but it was not fast enough. I just had 2 bars on my iPad. Printing service is made available from 8am to 6pm at P5.00 per page.
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