Don't Lose Your Marbles

I booked the Superior room at  Sunlight Guest Hotel via Agoda  at a discounted rate (Php 1770/night).  It's located near the public market (advantage if you want to bring back fresh seafood and fruits to Manila), a local fastfood chain (Jollibee), and within walking distance to the Boardwalk.  You can hail a tricycle passing by to take you anywhere within the city.  Since it's across a public market, there are a lot of people around so best to be vigilant when walking around the area.    There's also a mini supermarket and pharmacy located beside the hotel and 2 ATM machines near the entrances.  The 1st floor is only a receiving area/lobby and the 2nd and 3rd floors of the hotel's building contains local clothing shops, a courier, etc.   Head for the elevator and straight to the 4th floor for the hotel's main reception area to check in. There's also a LCD that shows a welcome sign with the guests' names on it.  It's a ...

I've decided to split my previous post  into two   on how I refunded the payment for the travel voucher I bought from Metrodeal (Palawan offer from Ensemble) .  I've listed a few tips below to help other prospective buyers of accommodations & travel deals online. 1.  Know what you're buying and what you're paying for.   Read and double-check the terms & conditions for the voucher as listed by the group buying site and the merchant .  You might want to print a copy for your reference before paying and after payment once you've downloaded the voucher.  Some people had noticed that the package inclusions or inclusive dates for the voucher were changed without prior notice. 2.  Check the inclusive dates on the voucher .  Some vouchers can only be used on weekdays and  some establishments consider Fridays as weekends  (unbelievable, but sadly true).  National holidays and peak periods are usually not included but if it's...

Disclaimer Notice:  This blog post only serves as an objective recollection of the series of events regarding the travel deal transaction and also hope to serve as a fair warning to others who are planning on purchasing travel packages or accomodation packages offered online.  I have no intention whatsoever of discrediting any of the companies listed in this post.   If you're looking for the contact details I was able to use for refunding the deal, please see below: DTI Makati Office (see contact details at the bottom of this post) MetroDeal Support    support@metrodeal.com "Bryan"  (bryan@metrodeal.com) who posted in the PMT Forum thread Dragonpay Administrator (admin@dragonpay.ph)  Ensemble E-Travel     ensemble e-travel <ensemble.etravel@gmail.com>;  ppsdeal3@gmail.com Group buying has been a recent online trend wherein you could purchase discounted tickets, coupons, or vouchers that you can use for products ...