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The Venta Suites

July 26, 2022 / Filed Under: family, Pampanga, resorts, swimming, swimming pools, travels

Because we couldn’t get enough of Fabrika Villas in Pampanga, Sis booked a staycation at The Venta Suites. Same place sya ng Fabrika Villas and I think it’s a sister company. She booked it last May 26 — sakto naman at anniversary namin ni DaddyDoodleDoo. So it also became our anniversary celebration na din.

We chose Chamber 4 – it has a king bed, 2 single beds, and a folding bed. It also has 2 en-suite toilet & bath, living & dining room, and private indoor plunge pool (non-heated). Breakfast is included and there’s Free WIFI & Netflix. Plus, PETS ARE ALLOWED! Yan ang pinaka-importante because we always bring Coffee and Chocnut with us whenever we travel.
Room rate is ₱17,000 per night.

Watch our VLOG and Room Tour

We really didn’t do much because of the much needed rest and relaxation — so swimming, chikahan, at food trip lang ang mostly ginawa namin… hihihi

Daddy and Twinkle, our little estetik fashionista!

this is the plunge pool and the living room

Breakfast

Breakfast is picnic-style the next morning near the river. We already chose what we’ll have for breakfast the day before — ToSiLog, DaingSiLog, at American Breakfast. It came with coffee, hot chocolate, and suman.

Ayan, we wore matchy-matchy genie pants…

Syempre matchy-matchy OOTD rin when we checked out.

What I Love About The Venta Suites

Our Chamber has its own plunge pool, there’s no need to walk to the common pool just to go swimming
It has a microwave, oven toaster, fridge, and a big dining area. So kung nagtitipid ka, you can bring your own food and just heat it up.
Pets are allowed — you can bring your fur bebes. But there’s a payment of P500 per pet.
It’s not too far from us — we live in South Caloocan.

The Venta Suites is located at the old town of Sta. Ines, Betis, Guagua, Pampanga

Vista Al Sol in Angat, Bulacan

May 29, 2022 / Filed Under: Bulacan, family, resorts, swimming, swimming pools, travels

PAGASA announced that it’s the start of rainy season last May 18 — pero heto kami humahabol pa ng swimming last May 21 at Vista Al Sol in Angat, Bulacan. This is the first extended family swimming after such a long time. Last time we did this was at Costierra Garden Resort in Malabon.

Day tour lang naman sya, we were there at 8am to 5pm and it costs ₱9,000. The resort has a big pool and a kiddie pool. What I love about it is that the pool has continuous running water jus like in My Cabin By Selah. So hindi makati ang tubig at hindi rin ma-chlorine.

As you can see, FRUITS ang theme namin this swimming..

Banana man si Daddydoodledoo…

Watermelon ako, Ykaie is Raspberry, and Twinkle is Lemon.

You can bring your pets at Vista Al Sol kaya naman syempre kasama pa rin si Coffee at Chocnut — kaya lang the resort is not closed pala. It’s open! Hindi pa naman namin nadala ang cage nila kaya ayan naka-leash sila at hindi mapakawalan at baka mapunta sa ilog….

Our Baon

Medyo marami kaming baon — My Pork Ribs Adobo, alimasag(?), Adobong tahong ni sis, Shrimp, Minatamis na Saging, Minatamis na Kamoteng kahoy, candies, at kung nagtataka kayo kung para saan yung suka sa gilid, Nag-ihaw din kami ng fish, pork, at chicken. I wasn’t able to take pictures kasi busy na.

FINAL THOUGHTS:

What I Like About Vista Al Sol:

The area is big enough for large number of people. (maximum is 15 people)
The pool is big and has continuous running water
There is a grill and you can rent a stove and buy distilled water.
It’s close to nature.

What I Don’t Like About Vista Al Sol:

The way there is not cemented and in between fields na kasyang-kasya lang ang isang sasakyan.
Super small restrooms
No room included sa ₱9,000 — you get two cottages and one dining area with videoke.

Fabrika Villas in Pampanga

May 22, 2022 / Filed Under: family, Pampanga, resorts, swimming pools, travels

Sa wakas! Natuloy rin ang aming staycation sa Fabrika Villas in Guagua, Pampanga. I booked our reservation for this in the middle of Covid 19 Pandemic, when there was no vaccine available yet. Back then they only had three villas and I booked all three because I didn’t want us to have other companions. I want us to have fun but of course, I also want us to be safe. But due to lockdowns, our reservation got rebooked twice. Finally, we were able to go last April 15.

Watch our Room Tour and VLOG

We went here with my sister, her two friends Amy and Carol and Carol’s husband Pete. The three villas costs ₱22,000. What I love about this resort is that since we live in Caloocan, it’s not that far away from us. It also allows pets — kaya naisama namin si Coffee and Chocnut. Our original plan was to bring Onyx here as well , kasi sya pa lang yung cat namin back then, but after he got stressed when we brought him at My Cabin By Selah, so we decided that it’s best to leave him at home. Tutal naman, we have Pumpkin and her four kittens, may kasama sya at home.

Just in case you’re wondering where the dogs sleep, dinadala namin yung cage and bed nila. They are used to roaming around the house during the day but at night, they sleep in our bedroom inside their cage. Ayun, yung blue cage in the photo above.

Each villa has their own small pool with hot water. Since we have a big villa, malaki rin yung aming pool. Sis and her friends has smaller villas kaya yung pool medyo maliit din. (watch the video above to see the villa pool.

The Common Pool

If you want to swim in a bigger pool, you can go to the common pool. Yun nga lang everyone has access to the common pool.

Our Floating Breakfast

Our room includes breakfast — and they served it Bali-style — floating breakfast. DaddyDoodleDoo and Ykaie had DaingSiLog, Twinkle had ToSiLog, and I had the American Breakfast.

Going Home

Ayan, umawra pa kami ng OOTD bago umuwi at Sumayaw rin kami ng Chicky Chicky sa Tiktok… LELz

Fabrika Villas is located at Sta. Clara Road, Barangay Sta. Ines, Guagua, Pampanga.