Hotel and Inn Review: Ilocos Norte Hotel and Convention Center (Laoag City)

Date of Stay: March 5-6, 2011

RATING (Scale of 1 to 10)

Location: *******

Rooms: ******

Condition and Cleanliness: ******

Staff Performance: *******

Room Comfort: ******

Food and Beverage: *******

Other Amenities: *******

Value for Money: ******

Laoag City Hotel and Convention Center

Double room

The Ilocos Norte Hotel and Convention Center, at Laoag City's outskirts, 5 kms. from Laoag International Airport, has 96 exquisitely-designed airconditionedrooms includingstandard rooms,  superior double room with chiropractor-approved twin beds, phone, cable TV, coffee/tea maker, minibar, an en suite bathroom and a private balcony (PhP2,200/night), 4 suites with kitchenette, lounge, flat-screen TV, bathtub and larger balcony overlooking the courtyard, PhP3,000), and 24 8-pax dormitory rooms (PhP750/pax).

This 4-star hotel, opened in 2009, also has a huge outdoor swimming pool, 2 restaurants, business center, ballroom, 150-pax (classroom-style) conference room, 1,120-pax (theater-style) convention hall and a non-sectarian chapel for weddings.  Free wi-fi is provided in public areas.  Café Ayuyang, its coffee shop, serves local and continental dishes while a variety of drinks and cocktails are available at the The Border Bar & KTV.  The hotel also offers hotel/airport shuttle, laundry, pressing, dry cleaning and room service.

The resort's swimming pool

Note: The hotel has since been renamed as Plaza del Norte Hotel & Convention Center.

Ilocos Norte Hotel and Convention Center (INHCC):  Brgy. 41, Balacad, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, 2900. Tel: (077) 670-8817.  E-mail: reservations@ilocosnortehotel.com.  Website www.ilocosnortehotel.com.