Bora part II

BORACAY REGENCY

I am satisfied with Boracay Regancy. If I am to rate it 1 to 10, 10 being the best, I will give it 9.5 rating. Thanks to Uchie for recommending it. As advised by Uchie, I requested for us to be booked at the new wing. If I remember right, we stayed at room 354. It was a little bit tiring though to go up and down the stairs.

Another plus with Boracay Regency is the safety lock in every room. With other resorts, you have to leave your valuable things at the front desk. With the safety lock in the room, it's more convenient.

They were also accomodating. On our last day, we requested for our breakfast to be brought to our room and they agreed. We were supposed to go to Alfonso's Bar and Grill for our buffet breakfast.

The staff are also the best. Geoff became friends with some of the waiters :)

Bora part I

Rich,Alma,Geof@Prince Hendrik Cafe

Prince Hendrik Cafe, it’s the only restaurant where we ate lunch. Dig this, for 3 straight days, rich and I had crispy pata for lunch. Yup, that’s right! Rich is a little bit choosy on what he eats and he has a valid reason for being choosy. The last time he was here in the Philippines, he was hospitalized for 3 days due to food poisoning.




Alfonso's Bar and Grill

Our package at the Regency included Breakfast and Dinner. They served Buffet breakfast and Dinner, the food was great.

BER months

September came and it’s now almost end of October, 60+ days before Christmas. Ang bilis. Medyo madaming activities this October. My cousin Rich from California came to visit. We went to Boracay with his friend Geof. We stayed for 3 days and 2 nights(Oct 7-9) at the Regency Hotel. I really like the place. The place is clean and staffs are friendly. No time yet to upload pix. Will post it soon.

Rich with his cousins (father side) stayed for a weekend at our place. We went to Malate but did not go to a bar. They opted to go to a Makati bar instead. We met with Geof’s friend at M Café. We stayed there for few minutes then left to meet pervs at another bar. We went to underground bar (m not sure of the name of the bar, basta may underground and it’s literally underground). It reminded me of college gimik days. Feeling ko nasa Perk kami (bar in baguio). Maingay and I don’t understand a word dun sa kinakanta nung vocalist ng band…all I can hear is sigaw.

Ate Len also came from China for her annual leave. My in-laws with 3 kulit tsikitings stayed with us this weekend. Hinatid namin sa airport si ate Len last Sunday then hinatid naman namin sa province ang aking in-laws.

Next week we’ll be going to Hongkong. I’m excited! We have a Disney tour package.    

Mandala Spa - Bad customer service

Mandala Spa – Bad customer Service

Last October 8, we went to Mandala Spa to get a massage to relax our tired body. Our appointment was at 430Pm, We arrived there 4:15. I picked their Mandala Signature Massage while Rich got the Mandala Deep Tissue Massage. I was excited because I’ve heard so much about Mandala Spa, they were even featured in the show In Fitness and In Health.

After removing all the clothes and accessories and with only the sarong to cover our body, we were ushered to their Yin Yang Pavillion. The pavilion is open-air. You have a view of the vast trees that surrounds the area.

My massage lasted for 1 hour and 30 minutes, I had to wait for Rich, his massage lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes. When Rich came out, his face was a bit swollen, he said he was uncomfortable with his position, that must be the reason. I didn’t notice how swollen his face was when we were still at Mandala since he was wearing a cap. I only noticed it when we were already in the room. He drank Benadryl antihisthamine. We thought that he might be allergic to the oil they used. In the morning, his face was still swollen. I was worried. I called Mandala at 8am to check if they had the same case before. A guy answered my call, he said they are not yet open and there’s nobody to answer my inquiry. He took my number, both hotel and mobile numbers. I told him that it’s emergency because my cousin’s face is really swollen. He said they will call back. After my call to Mandala, I called front desk to check if there is a hospital nearby. Fortunately, there is on call doctor in the island. The doctor examined him and we told him what happened. He said, it looks like insect bite. I thought it must be, because there were mosquitoes buzzing on top of my face during the massage. He gave him a shot of medicine (I forgot what it was).

I did not get a call from Mandala. My cousin is ok now. It’s a bad customer service not to call back clients when you said you would, specially if it’s an emergency case. I really feel bad. I am not blaming them for what happened, but I was expecting a little courtesy.