The Coffee Farmhouse Mini Vacation

I got so busy last week that I forgot to blog about our mini vacation last May 10. Hubby and I spent our 24 hours in The Coffee Farmhouse in Tagaytay. It was recommended by my sister and we found it really nice. We enjoyed our stay there. See below for my rating:

Legend: + = GOOD - = BAD +/- = Neutral

Rate
+ 1650/head for a 24Hr stay. (Includes AM snack, Lunch, PM snacks, Dinner and Breakfast) . + This also includes stay in a bedroom for 2 pax.
+ Overall Expenses: 3440 (we ordered for add'l 2 coke in can, tuna sandwich and a bag of coffee)

Room
+ Spacious for 2 person.
+ With indoor restroom.
+ Shower Heater
+ No A/C but with ceiling fan. Actually, even an electric fan is not needed that time because the air is already cold.
- No complimentary items like : soap, shampoo, etc.
+/-No TV but still good because we're able to spend most of our time outdoor and really have some bonding time. The TV is only located in the dining area.

Food
+ Included in the rate.
+ Yummy. They have a good cook/chef who happens to be the owner.
+ Everything was delicious. Hubby who is very meticulous with food liked all of them.
+ We had the following:
AM Snacks: Tuna Sandwich and overflowing coffee or milo
Lunch: Lumpiang Ubod, Kare-kare and Pakwan
PM Snacks: Carbonara
Dinner: Pork Steak, Mixed Vegetables and Banana
Bfast: Longganisa, Salted Egg, Fried Rice, Papaya
+ Coffee is free anytime of the day.
+ They home grown their coffee and it was really good. I like the aroma and taste.

Service
+ It was great.
+ It is a family business. So the owners are hands-on with the needs of the guests.
+ The owner even toured us to the whole place so we can see all their rooms.
+ They ensured that the guest will enjoy their stay.


Facilities
+ Outdoor Basketball , Badminton & Volleyball Court
+ Swimming Pool is Clean. They are cleaing it almost every time.
-/+ It is only a lap pool. Depth is 2" and 4" to 5".
+ They have Function Room where you use the videoke, play table tennis and darts.
+ Garden/Coffee Farm - nice landscape.
+ They have spots for night bonfire activity.
+ Cottages by the pool - clean and well-lit @ night
+ Lots of wooden swings.
+ Relaxing Gazebo
+ Billiard area
+ Clean and Cozy Dining Area.
+ They have bicycle and scooters for kids.
+ They have mini store where you can buy chips, chocolates and toiletries.
+ Use of the facilities is free of charge.

Others:
+ They can accommodate your chosen time for check-in and check-out. Rates will vary depending on the meals you want.
+ You can have a worry free vacation because foods are being prepared for you.
+ We're not able to pay our reservation due to lack of time but they still accommodated us. We just paid the whole amount upon checkout.
- Nice website here:
+/- Globe Telecoms signal is weak in the area. This is an advantage if you don't want to be disturbed during your vacation.

OVERALL RATING:
Satisfactory!!!! And recommendable.

SIDE Story:
Hubby and I really had a good time. We spent a lot of time together. We played badminton, table tennis and billiards. We also sued the pool both in the morning and afternoon. We stayed in the gazebo, took some pictures, watched TV and write dedication on the Mother's Day cards that we created the other night. We even played with bikes and scooters. We played like kids and really enjoyed our time together.

Btw, Hubby and I also learned a lot about coffee because of the TRIVIA cards attached to their coffee trees.

You can view more pix in this link.

Company Outing Tomorrow

I know it's quite late for a summer outing because it is already raining. But still we are thankful that we'll be having a time-off tomorrow. We'll be spending a whole day there.

We will be going to El Madero in Lipa Batangas. They said that it will fun and exciting. But what excites us the most is our friend who'll be joining the Mr. & Ms. contest. Hehehe.

Punta de Fabian Ratings

We really enjoyed our stay in Punta de Fabian last week. We stayed there for 3d/2n. It was really a romantic and relaxing place. But still... you have to see for yourself. See below for my rating:

Legend:
+ = GOOD
- = BAD
+/- = Neutral


Room
+ Since we checked-in early and we are just one of the few guest for the day, we were able to choose our room.
+ Spacious,cozy and fragrant.
+ Nice Terrace.
+ TV with Cable/Radio
+ Got 2 single beds that can be moved together and still comfortable.
+ Sngle bed is like a double/twin bed.
+ Good A/C
+ Shower Heater
+ Complementaries: 2 3in1 Nescafe coffee, 2 Bottled Water, 2 sets of shampoo, conditioner and soap.
+ Electric Airpot
- No comforter. Just the normal thin cotton sheet for blanket - ginawin ako eh.
- No complimentary shaver. Hubby forgot to bring his and we needed to go out to buy one. Hehehe. Wish list lang naman.


Rate
+ Standard Room : 2.8K php per night. Fare Enough.
+ Bfast for 2 included.
+ Billiards: 100php/hr - new table. nice to use.
+/- Karaoke: 200php/hour
+/- Darts: not sure of the rate, less than 200/hr
+ Overall Expenses: ~ 9K which includes:
= 2 nights in a std room = 5.6K
= 1 PM snaks for 2 = 300php
= 1 hr of Billiards = 100php
= 1 Ala Carte Dinner: 2 dish, 2 rice, 2 Calamnsi Juice and a Cake = ~500php
= Special Dinner for 2 = 600php
= French Fries = 65php
= A Bouquet of Roses = ???
= A Bottle of Red Wine = ???
= Tip
= Btw, we didn't had any lunch there because we had eaten out.

Food
+ Yummy. They have a good cook/chef.
+ Fare Price. Ala Carte that is good for 2 ranges from 155 to 165php.
+ They served some special meals. Complete from drinks, main dish, side dish and dessert for only 300php. However, this should be pre-ordered.
+ Special PM snaks : Spaghetti with 2 buttered/garlic breads and a drink is @ 150php.
+ Hubby and I got colds and they made special fresh hot calamansi juice for us even though it's not part of their menu.
+ They have a special cake baked that day. Cake: diameter = 6", Height=4", Price: 85php.


Service
+++ Wala ako masabi.The service is great!
+ The owner's son ( Sales & Mktg) is hands-on with the guest. He ensures that he met with all the guests.


Facilities
+ Basketball & Volleyball Court - Clean and nice
+ Pool/Jacuzzi - Clean. They are cleaing it every morning. You just need to schedule your swimming hour because they are cleaning it 'til 7am.
+ They have videoke room, Table Tennis, Darts and billiards
+ Garden - nice landscape
+ Cottages by the pool - clean and well-lit @ night
+ Dining Area - Clean


Others:
+ They accommodate special services like the candlelight dinner arranged by hubby. As well as the 12dozens of roses that he asked them to prepare.
- Late nga lang dumating yung flowers. Supposed to be ready 3/19 in the evening during our dinner but they had it ready in the morning of the next day.
- Payment: Reservation should be done thru bank deposit. Either BPI Family or China Bank. Nothing was near our place. They should have at least the common banks like BDO and BPI Commercial Banks.
- Website not updated: no map, picture gallery and rates are not up to date. As per the owner, they are in the process of hiring a new website designer. Their website should be updated soon.
- We asked them to send us a map but they were not able to.But still ok kahit naligaw kami ng konti. Sa kabilang h-way kami dumaan. We had to go back the other way.


Overall Rating:
Satisfactory!!!! And recommendable.

Happy Easter!!!

Happy Easter Everyone!
Hope You had a fruitful and Blessed Day!

We're not able to join the "Salubong" this morning because my cellphone's battery got empty and it didn't alarm. We just attended the mass this afternoon.

Btw, already uploaded the pix of our Holyweek Vacation / 3rd Year Wedding Anniversary Celebration in Punta de Fabian- Baras, Rizal. We really enjoyed our stay there. Everyone was so accomodating. The place is so romantic and relaxing! The foods are good and not expensive. We didn't regret that we chose to celebrate there instead of our planned overnight stay in a Hotel. You got to see for yourself. More Pix are in this link.

My Favorite Tree in Punta de Fabian

Relaxing outside our Room

We also visited 2 churches in Rizal. The Tanay and Baras Church. The Baras Church is a very old church. It was built in 15th century. Looking @ the church, you can feel that you are in a different time - it's like a blast in the past. It's worth our visit. We also made a wish.... since it was both our 1st time in their church.... we wished for a baby... and a stronger, happy and fruitful married life!

Tanay Church

Baras Church

The Weather is Changing and So Am I

Summer is here. I can now feel the heat! Last weekend, I took a bath twice because I kept on sweating. But... It was my bad... Now... I feel that I am having colds. My nose is running. Huhuhu.

This can't be because hubby and I are celebrating our 3rd Year Anni in Punta de Fabian. Need to be well to enjoy the moment and the serenity of the place.

I LOVE TO TRAVEL

I love to travel. I have dreamt of traveling since I was a kid. My dream vacation is in Europe. I was lucky to be in the company where I am working right now because I was given travels to California USA and Taiwan. I was also able to travel with my husband. Our first trip was for our honeymoon in Bangkok. Just this year, we were able to visit Hongkong. We found traveling fun and exciting.We would like to travel again in the near future. It could be in Singapore or in Hongkong Again.

Our first travel together was arranged by my husband's relative who has a travel agency while our travel to Hongkong was arranged by a different travel agency.

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