F.Y.I. (Fire Your Imagination): Hotel and Inn Feature: Balay da Blas Pensionne House (Laoag City, Ilocos Norte)

Sunday 6 March 2011

Hotel and Inn Feature: Balay da Blas Pensionne House (Laoag City, Ilocos Norte)

Spacious living room (take note of the Singer sewing machine
table at center)

Executive Suite bedroom

The Balay de Blas Pensionne House, in Laoag City, has executive suites (PhP3,500-5,000) which have, aside from cable TV and private bathroom with hot and cold shower, a spacious living room and a bar with personal ref. The furnishings were all period pieces and one table had a Singer sewing machine base.

The other traditionally-furnished, tastefully appointed suites (standard double, junior suite and de luxe suite, PhP1,200-2,550) also have spacious living rooms, airconditioned bedrooms, cable TV and private bathrooms with hot and cold shower. The de luxe suite has a fully furnished kitchen while the junior suite also has a bar with personal ref and wi-fi.

Balay da Blas Pensionne House: 10 Giron St., Brgy. 7-B, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. Tel: (077) 770-4389. Email: balaydablas@yahoo.com. Website: www.balaydablas.com.

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BENJAMIN "BENJIE" LAYUG, an architect by profession (he finished his B. S. Architecture degree from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1982), is a history buff, traveler and free-lance travel writer in his spare time, contributing articles to Travel Update, Philippine Daily Inquirer, COLORS, TODAY, 7107 Islands Magazine, Business Day, Bluprint and the Business Mirror.

He is also the author of the following travel books:

· A Philippine Odyssey: A Collection of Featured Travel Articles (New Day Publishers, 2005)

· Pathfinder’s Travel Guide: Boracay (Great Books Trading, 2006)

· A Tourist Guide to Notable Philippine Churches(New Day Publishers, 2007)

· A Tourist to Notable Philippine Historical Landmarks, Monuments and Shrines (New Day Publishers, 2010)

· A Tourist Guide to Notable Philippine Museums (New Day Publishers, 2012)

Some of his books now appear in the local library shelves of the National Library of the Philippines, De La Salle University, Ateneo de Manila University, University of Sto. Tomas, U.P. Diliman, Centro Escolar University, San Sebastian College, Miriam College, Silliman University, to name a few, as well as internationally at the National Library of Australia and the University of California Berkeley Library.

Now a senior citizen, he is probably one of the oldest, if not the oldest, active travel blogger in the country today.

He also has a travel blog called B.L.A.S.T. - Benjie Layug: Adventures of a Savvy Traveler (www.benjielayug.com).

Benjie has traveled to 55 of the country's 81 provinces and 15 of 17 regions plus has explored over 20 countries in 4 continents.