When we decided on a whim to go to Baguio, the first thing I wanted to settle before arriving is accommodation. Of course. Something clean and simple, affordable, and near SM Baguio. Being near SM is comforting because I know they’ve got it all for me lol. Since we’re arriving the next day, there weren’t much options that fit our budget, but thank God I found one at Megatower Residences. The room is spacious enough, clean, no hideous furniture, and it’s walking distance to SM Baguio. Just right.
When we touched down at Baguio, I was in constant communication with the host. But when we arrived at the condo building, things started to get worrisome. I couldn’t contact her. She wouldn’t respond to my messages. Her phone cannot be reached. We didn’t travel six hours and paid 4k just to get scammed. I double checked her Airbnb profile, and was alarmed to realize that the unit had zero reviews. Why the heck didn’t I check that?! We inquired at the lobby guards, saying we were booked at Unit 1B-51. They said that they didn’t receive any key for turnover. They asked for a name. I can only give the first name of the host. Finally, they decided to accompany us to the basement to check the room if someone’s there. Maybe the signal is poor. Maybe the host is busy. Maybe. When we were about to board the elevator, a miracle happened. THE HOST RESPONDED AND SHE’S ABOUT TO GO UP NA DAW.
JUSKO! And that ends our stress. Poor signal is the culprit. Next time I’m not booking a basement unit anymore.
Anyway. Here’s our room.
Spacious enough for two. Bed mattress isn’t that thick though and doesn’t seem sturdy. To be honest, the room looked underwhelming compared to the Airbnb photos. But it’s clean enough so it’s okay.
Ref, kitchen, dining, check!
TV is very small and they forgot to provide us with the remote control. Too bad, sayang cable! There’s wifi but it’s not fast. Keri lang. We tried downloading a universal remote control app, but apparently none of our phones are IR equipped. Whatever happened to that feature?!
Kitchen counter is small. There’s barely enough room for cooking, but kebs, we weren’t gonna cook anyway. I love the deep sink and the pull-out spray kitchen faucet!
The CR is nice and clean as well. Glass-enclosed shower, yehey!
The room kinda feels stuffy, understandably so because it’s at the basement. Yun nga lang, will take note not to book basement units anymore haha. It’s too dark in the morning, I’m not used to it! LOL I need my sunshine haha.
We got the room for around ~2,000/night, after applying my Airbnb credits. Not bad for us. 🙂 Will probably book at Megatowers again, but definitely not at the basement next time hehe. 😀 We really liked the place, it’s near SM baguio, bus terminal (to Manila), and the ground floor of the condo has a convenience store, pharmacy, eatery, and bakery. Perfect! Pluuuuus, there’s Victory Church on the next block so we didn’t miss out on service that weekend. 🙂
Still not on Airbnb? Man, you’re missing out on tons of beautiful and affordable accommodation! If you want to sign up, please do so using my referal link so we’ll both get free travel credits! Yeyy!
