Hotel and Inn Review: Alapo's View Inn & Cafe (Sagada, Mountain Province)

Date of Stay: March 28-30, 2016

RATING (Scale of 1 to 10)

Location: *******

Rooms: ****

Condition and Cleanliness: ****

Staff Performance: ****

Room Comfort: ****

Food and Beverage: *****

Other Amenities: ***

Value for Money: *****

Alapo's View Inn & Cafe

A spartan room

The 2-storey Alapo's View Inn & Cafe is located about 300 m. from the municipal road, along the now concreted road leading to the next town of Besao.  Like most inns in Sagada, Alapo's is also a no-frills place to stay.  

Their simple, spartan room has 2 beds, a table, a monobloc chair and a small wall-hung mirror.  Evening lighting was provided by a dim, low-wattage energy-saving light bulb.  Truly, no place for the luxury-minded tourist.  

The coffee shop

However, unlike many inns in Banaue, it had a power outlet where we could charge our electronic gadgets.  Bathrooms are shared and showers have no water heaters. Bring a portable water heater.  

The inn has a coffee shop, where you could watch cable TV, and a grocery where we could buy some of your basic necessities.  Their balcony which has great views of the town and the surrounding pine-clad mountains.   These views, plus its central location, made it ideal as a base for exploring Sagada's natural and man-made wonders.  

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View of the town from the balcony

Alapo's View Inn & Cafe: Ato, Patay, Sagada, Mountain Province.  Mobile number (Ms. Juliet B. Medina): (0921) 327-9055 and (0918) 332-3331.