We kind of spoiling ourselves a bit by going on trips nearby just to spend the night relaxing and pampering ourselves with food and nice hotel . I also noticed we are more likely to go on trips as a family now unlike before. Maybe it's because of our little one. My side of the family always wants to spend time with him by going on trips. Although the adults are one benefiting the most from this trip instead of Zach :)

We booked a night in Escala in Tagaytay. Online booking is fully booked but I badly wanted to stay in Escala so I tried to email their reservations team to ask for available room. And fortunately, there is.  We booked a Deluxe Room which is good for 2 adults only and paid for additional 2 adults at PHP1,500 each. Our room costs PHP 10, 225 for 4 adults including buffet breakfast. They didn't ask for a deposit since we booked a day prior. Yes, we're spontaneous like that. Haha!

But, first things first, FOOD! We are in Tagaytay so why not have their famous Bulalo. We had our lunch in Balay Dako before going to Escala.

Then we headed straight to Escala for our 2:00PM check in. Check out is as usual, 12 noon. We settled our bill first before proceeding to our room. Here's the Deluxe Room.

All the rooms has a veranda with a view of the pool and Taal Lake.

Buffet Breakfast

We swim for a bit, even though it's sunny, the water is so cold plus the cold Tagaytay breeze.

After check out, we had our lunch at Charito's before heading home.

I realized I wanted to always write our trips, it's also like my diary, but online so I could always go back and see photos and so I could always remember where we went, what we did, where we ate and also a motivation to spend more time with family and do something we will always remember.

Overall, we really had a nice stay. I love the hotel itself, the food, the nice view. It is so modern which I like and would really wanna go back. But first, save, save, save! <3

xx, Joyce

It was a gloomy day of our trip to San Rafael so we're kind of still hesitating to push through with this trip. We haven't paid anything yet as we booked last minute. However, given that we have this blog, we sure did push through with our trip since it's also the sister in law's vacation here in the Philippines. 

We went here September 2018 (I knowww it's more than a year late already for this post) and from what I remember, we had a 30% discount since it's a rainy season. I can no longer remember how much my sister in law paid for this room since it's a year ago, but you may check out the website instead.

We booked the Stilt Glass Cabin Cottage that is able to accommodate all 6 adults. This room has a queen sized bed, a loft bed and a sofa bed. It has a mini bubble pool inside so you have to be mindful if you have kids with you. There's also a huge veranda with the view of the river.

It's a nice view though if not for the rain. :) What I love about this room is their floor to ceiling glass window.

We only stayed here for a night and arrived late too. It's also raining so we spent most of our time just chilling inside the room. So I don't have much to share with you. There are activities too and the place is so huge it's perfect for team building. They also have Edita's Haven which is their resto, bar and events place. They also have a souvenir shop by the entrance.

Overall, my little one enjoyed our stay even though we had him swim for just a few minutes because it's cold and raining. We made sure to have more swimming trips after this because we saw how much he loves water. 

xx, Joyce