Hotel and Inn Review: Hotel Consuelo Resort and Chinese Restaurant (Lingayen, Pangasinan)

Date of Stay: March 29-30, 2018

RATING (Scale of 1 to 10)

Location: ********

Rooms: *****

Condition and Cleanliness: ******

Staff Performance: ********

Room Comfort: ******

Food and Beverage: ******

Other Amenities: ******

Value for Money: *****

Hotel Consuelo Resort and Chinese Restaurant

Front Desk

Grand Pavilion Building

This old, 5-storey hotel, formerly the Viscount Hotel, is now owned and managed by Angelcon (a merger of the names of Engr. Angelito Trinidad and his wife Consuelo, after whom the hotel was named) Properties. Renovated (with the addition of the swimming pool) and reopened on November 28, 1995, it now has two buildings on a 4,700 sq. m. lot - the Resort Building in front and the newer Grand Pavilion Building. Both buildings have a total of 65 airconditioned rooms with private baths (with hot and cold shower), room-to-room intercom system, cable TV and mini fridge.    

Cheska and Kyle at the hotel lobby

The Grand Pavilion has 12 family suites with terrace and jacuzzi – Cleo (PhP3,000), Trinidad (PhP4,500) and Angelcon (PhP6,500).  The Resort Building, where we stayed in two rooms (one standard twin and one suite), had 53 rooms - single (PhP950), matrimonial (PhP1,100), standard twin sharing (PhP1,500), de luxe matrimonial (PhP2,000), Consuelo Suite/Executive Suite (PhP2,800) and Angel Suite/Penthouse (PhP3,250).  Extra bed: PhP200.

Suite (Room 315)

Stairs

TV and fridge

It also has an airconditioned restaurant (serving Chinese and Filipino cuisine) and bake shop, both at the ground floor; a 24-hr. front desk; 2 outdoor swimming pools (adult and kiddie); poolside clubhouse; picnic huts; videoke room; function rooms (2 floors at the Grand Pavilion) and a secured parking area. A 24-hour Fast food & Lugawan  serves breakfast, dimsum, late food orders and room food service. Wifi is available only at the hot and humid lobby as well as the restaurant. The restaurant offers Eat-all-you-can every Fridays, 11 AM – 2PM.

Twin sharing room (Room 308)

Bakeshop

Bakeshop

The hotel was very badly maintained. There is no elevator and the stair treads were not standard height.  The staff, however, was very friendly, polite and helpful. Don't expect luxury as the room accommodations are basic. Nothing fancy and they are much in need of a renovation or update.  The twin beds were for one person only. The bathrooms of the two rooms we stayed in had no toilet seats. The suite had no remote control for its TV. Mosquitoes are prevalent and I had to have the room sprayed with mosquito killer when we were out.  The hallway outside the room echoes all the noise of the doors slamming and the kids yelling.

Restaurant

Kiddie pool

Pool clubhouse

This budget-friendly hotel is located just a 5-min. walk from Pangasinan State University across the street, a short walk from Urduja House, 150 m. from the well kept, tree lined Gov. Aguedo F. Agbayani Park, 700 m. from Lingayen Beach, 5.86 kms. from Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine (Bugallon), a 45-min. drive to the Hundred Islands (Alaminos City) and 7.09 kms. from San Isidro Church.  There are tricycles parked in front of the hotel so you can easily get a ride around Lingayen.

Adult swimming pool

Hotel Consuelo Resort and Chinese Restaurant: Alvar St. corner Maramba Blvd., Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines 2401 (Show Map). Tel: (075)-529-1719. Mobile numbers: (0908) 325-7750, (0932) 468-9954, (0921) 751-2941 and (0917)972-3030. Manila tel: (632) 565-3645. E-mail: hotelconsuelo@yahoo.com  and tdelacruz_ppc@yahoo.com.  Website: www.hoteconsueloresort.com