Hotel Luna, Vigan - A Beautiful Heritage Stay With Real Comfort…read more Hotel Luna is one of the nicest places to stay in Vigan. It's a four-star hotel, but what struck me more was how well kept everything is. The whole place blends Filipino Spanish and Chinese influences, so when you walk in, you get that instant nostalgia you expect from Vigan, but without losing any of the modern comforts. The rooms are spacious and thoughtfully done. The air-conditioning is strong, everything is well equipped, and the Japanese-style toilet is a nice surprise. The courtyard pool sits right in the center of the property, and all the hallways and rooms look down into it, which gives the place a quiet, old-world charm. One of the best parts of staying here is the museum on the second floor. It has pieces from well-known Filipino artists, including BenCab and Arturo Luz. It's not a token display. It's a proper gallery that adds character to the hotel. They also have Chula Bar, which serves drinks and Spanish-style dishes and tapas. It's a good spot before heading out or winding down after dinner. The main dining area handles the buffet services. Breakfast is good, and on weekends they sometimes run dinner buffets. Last night, they had a Japanese buffet, and the price was surprisingly reasonable. Another big plus is the location. The hotel is just off Calle Crisologo, the iconic street where no cars are allowed. Shops, cafés, and restaurants surround the area, so you can walk everywhere. Overall, Hotel Luna is beautiful, comfortable, and full of charm. If you're planning a Vigan trip, this is the place I'd recommend. For anyone coming from Manila: Driving takes around seven hours, depending on traffic. If you prefer to fly, the trip from Manila to Laoag Airport is about an hour, and the land transfer from Laoag to Hotel Luna takes roughly one hour and forty minutes.

Beautiful hotel! Great service from staff too! Merong Bar pa as taas and Ang cheap! Merong gym pero…read moreMaliit at Walang wifi o service. May mag cockroach pa sa room pero walang big deal. Ang Ganda ng banyo, super fancy. Stayed here in January & if and when I do go back to the Philippines, I wouldn't mind trying this place out again. Meron pa yung breakfast buffet, pero Merong masarap, Merong Hindi; okay lang. very close sa lahat na attractions sa ilocos; hopefully they take care of the cockroach situation & the gym, and maybe they would become 5 stars, in my opinion!

Very hospitable staff. Breakfast included with your room, they also bring your food to your room…read moreand can request earlier breakfast (normally 7-10am)They have a variety of bed set up: queen, single and even a crib. It is two blocks away from Calle Crisologo and very convenient to the square. They even have a free electric scooter like shuttle that can take as many as 10 people. Rooms are clean.

After a rather easy check-in, staff brought my luggage to my room. I stayed in a warm, but…read moremodern-looking Junior Suite that ran about $130 USD with dark, polished wood floors and clean-lined furniture. It had a comfy king-sized bed, a huge wardrobe wall closet, HD cable TV, air conditioning, and a coffee maker. The room felt pretty spacious but cozy. The bathroom was finished in smooth stone and had plenty of counter space while the shower had rain and handheld spray options. I really liked the free and strong Wi-Fi. Their restaurant/bar that had indoor and outdoor dining options offered a daily free and satisfying breakfast of several choices like a "Filipino Breakfast" of either longanisa (sausage), daing (marinated milk fish), or corned beef hash with an egg, white rice, and juice, or pancakes or cereal, toast, fresh fruit and juice. For non-guests, this would come to less than $4 USD per entree. They also offered very affordable dishes that were pretty good like burgers and fries, paninis, and pasta. Service was excellent. The doorman who seemed to have multiple roles as needed was extremely helpful in telling me where to find high-quality native pastries and food. The hotel's very walkable to historic cobblestone streets which only allow foot traffic and kalesas (horse-drawn carriages) and are lined with lots of eatery choices and little shops. I was very satisfied with everything except I wish that there was a pool.

We had booked 3 night here. We arrived in town via bus and rode a tricycle over. The hotel is…read morebeautiful on the outside with statues, fountains, and great details. Check-in was not smooth. The girl (the baggage guy told us her name was Debbie) that checked us in could not find our reservation - - she was looking under the wrong name. We got to our room walked and walked in. Wait, this ain't the room we reserved on Agoda. It looked nothing like the photos of the room on the website. Another thing is that the room was dark & smelled musky - - just damp. We were too hungry from over an 8 hour bus ride, so we ate dinner in the hotel restaurant. After dinner, my wife explained to Debbie that the room was not the one that we saw on the website and that the musky/moldy smell irritated her and that it would be an uncomfortable stay. Debbie looked up without even thinking telling us that there are no more rooms - - basically telling us "to live with it". That night, neither one of us slept well. The next morning we did our sightseeing and went out looking for a new place to stay. We found one. We already prepaid for two more nights, but we just couldn't stay there & knew we would have to eat the costs of the other two nights. When we checked out & returned the key, we explained what happened to the manager and he was sympathetic; he even offered us another room. Sorry, but Debbie made it impossible for us to stay there. Location is good. It's one block from the famous Calle Crisologo. It does have an elevator if you don't want to climb stairs. One thing of note, they don't have bottled water in the room - - they have a water jug in the hallway that you can get water from. Is this water spring, filtered, or whatever - - who knows. Finally, when we were riding the bus to Vigan, we called the hotel to ask how to get there and were told to take a tricycle to the hotel. As we turning into the bus terminal we happened to see a Ciudad Fernandina Hotel van drive by our bus. Why wouldn't the hotel let us know they had a van to use - - we would have paid to get picked up. My wife believes that it was Debbie that she spoke to. We really wanted to like the place, but the way you treat people & the way you do business counts. Enjoy.

The hotel staff are really nice and helpful. The check in went well at the front desk but my…read moreonly gripe about the hotel policy is when you want an extra key. To get the extra key , you will need to provide deposit. The room is nice and clean. There are shampoo and conditioner and toothbrush with toothpaste. The location is great as it is a walking distance to Robinson. Will I come back to this place again? The answer is yes!

Great location near the Robinson mall which is about a 5 minute walk. The rooms themselves are…read morefairly well by "ilocos standards". They have toiletries, hair dryers, and various amenities in the room BUT only the single bed rooms seem to have a mini fridge available to them. My cousins who stayed at the double beds rooms have mentioned that they didn't have this available, One other complaint that I do have is the showers are very slippery, a rubber mat could easily fix this to prevent anyone from slipping. My biggest complaint though would have to be the roosters outside. Starting at 3am you will hear them going off every few minutes so if you're a light sleeper beware. One of the upside though is that you are given a free breakfast ticket daily which you must claim from the front desk sometime at the end of the day. There are also plenty of seats and games to just hang around with people throughout the property as well as an open bathroom near the lobby

Since our flight arrived late at night we decided to check in here for 2nights. Service was great…read morefrom front desk to restaurant. Friendly staff and very accommodating for our wheelchair our 2 rooms were adjacent and on the lobby floor. Which I appreciated considering there are no elevator. Fast forward, Before going back home to the states we figured it was more convenient to just stay at the same hotel and because they were so friendly and accommodating on our first stay, decided to reserved 2 rooms again. But this time around it was a whole different tune. We check in first and had mentioned about having another reservation under the same name (gave check in date for the other room) and needed wheelchair access. First thing she mentioned they have foreigners guest??? I looked at her and said and why are you telling me this. We are all booked? So I ask her how will a wheelchair go up those steps and she mentioned I booked your other room on the ground floor ok makes sense. But when we check for wheelchair access to go up to the restaurant let's just say you need to go basically around. So I ask the front desk again for a lobby she replied once again they have lots of foreigners guest. (I guess I'm not a foreigner considering I'm from the states?!) Left did a few more sightseeing came back and another worker was at the front so I ask if any rooms was available on the lobby she check room was available with upgrade! So we did an upgrade. Not sure why the other front desk person didn't notify me when clearly I asked multiple times plus when I booked the room I clearly stated about a wheelchair. Wanted to give a 3star because of the front desk issue, but decided to do a 4star only because the restaurant services made up for it. Rooms are spacious and clean which is a plus both had a balcony for both times we stayed. We used the gym, it was extremely hot in there. They had a treadmill that was not working at the time we could not find the plug to it.

We stayed at Java hotel for about 4 nights. The service is above and beyond, the rooms are clean,…read moreand the restaurant is delicious. From the moment we walked in, the front desk stuff greeted us with smiles and warm hospitality. This was consistent among wait staff at the restaurant and everywhere else within the hotel. Java has a nice outdoor pool, tennis court, gym, and restaurant along with a number of in-room services including massages, manicures, and laundry. We did take advantage of all these during our stay and was impressed with the service and price. Java is currently working on an addition that will almost double the size of the hotel. Looking forward to seeing the finished hotel the next time we visit Ilocos.

My wife and I stayed in Grand Ilocandia hotel for 6 nights. We both give this place a generous 1/5…read morestars. The hotel was recently sold and is currently undergoing new management. The iconic "Fort Ilocandia" was rebranded to "Grand Ilocandia." Bluntly put, this hotel sucks and there's nothing grand about it. Reviews will fool you if you google it. Youtube videos are probably from some locals who's unaware of their own biases. It seems like it's been let go but the locals are trying their best to keep it together. But with poor management and business acumen it's slowly rotting. It does have its perks, like the gardens, greenery, breeze; it's not totally unbearable. Lots of history. This hotel was built in the 70s, claim to be the "5 star of the north," but honestly, it's like a 1 star motel at best in today's standards. Nothing seems to have been updated from this place since the 70s. There was pink mold in the room, the beds were super firm and just old. Might as well sleep on concrete or plywood. There were some bugs on the bed as well. The entire room looks like from the 70s. Even the A/C vents had some grease. The best feature of this place is the private beach. The hotel didn't have phones and their tv is not updated/usable. I actually was born here and wanted to show my wife parts of where I grew up after retiring from the US military. As much as I'd like to advocate for this place, I can't. I have blood relatives that have been working here for 20-30 years. Even after talking to the hotel staff, they don't even recommend it. One hotel staff say they even found a snake in one of the rooms and begged the guests to delete the photo. Please do yourself and your family a favor and do NOT stay here. Not comfortable at all and it's barely livable to say the least. Furthermore, I heard from the locals Waterfront Cebu bought this hotel $50-$53M which will start renovations soon, and some kind of megaword will be built near it roughly $250m project. But currently, this hotel has terrible accommodations to offer, and we do not recommend. Maybe an airbnb option is best if you're visiting this part of the country.

I've been here twice. One just to walk around and explore and the other for the restaurant…read more Unfortunately my photos of the food were deleted and memories were hard to recollect but here are some things that I remember. AMBIANCE: Parking: There's a parking lot and the two times I went there, I didn't have any issues but do plan accordingly for holidays and special events. Feels: It's a pretty grandiose and well-maintained spot. There is some random decorations with some nice pictures of some Filipino popular history. The restaurant had room for about 100 people and the food was delicious - chocolate blood, lechon, adobo...good stuff. CUSTOMER SERVICE: Good. They accommodated for our reservation last minute. TL; DR OVERALL: 5 Stars. When in Illocos Norte and need a more upper scale place to stay, this is your spot. There's a lot of activities to do around here and pretty isolated from the city if you want that quiet scene. Tips: * Plan accordingly for reservations, especially during the Holidays

located at the central business district of Laoag City (infront of laoag city public market)…read more PHP400/head with breakfast minimum of 2pax per room. small rooms but with aircon, hot and cold shower and cable tv

From the owner: Ziur Inn located in the business district of Laoag City just infront of the Laoag City public…read moreMarket Value for money..

I had fond memories when going to spots like these during my last visit. The experience was well…read moreand refreshing. Here was our experience on a January Tuesday afternoon. Ambiance: PARKING | You pretty much create your own parking. It was a bit rocky but we didn't have any issues getting here. SEATING | Most cottages have chairs and tables that can fit about 20 people comfortably. FEELS | Not sure if this is on the map for tourist or maybe because it was a weekday but it was a nice a very quiet and beautiful place to be. There's about 20 cottages, 10 on each side. Not a tourist spot so you get to see the mountains and a good flow of the stream. They also got a karaoke machine too. Overall: 5 Stars. Lovely spot to just hang out, relax, wash up, and skid rocks. The flow was pretty steady and the water was clean. The cottages were fairly clean and felt pretty safe. Check this spot out if you want to enjoy the simple pleasures of Phillippines. Advice: * Not the best time to go after the rain as it gets muddy.

I really like the hotel the way it was built. Hotel room looks so nice but no refrigerator. No…read moreglasses inside the room. I asked for bucket of ice 20.00 pesos. The bathroom smells urine or maybe never clean it right.