Hotel and Inn Review: Villa Angelica Resort and Events Place (Alaminos City, Pangasinan)

Date of Stay: March 30-April 1, 2018

RATING (Scale of 1 to 10)

Location: *******

Rooms: **********

Condition and Cleanliness: *********

Staff Performance: ********

Room Comfort: *********

Food and Beverage: ********

Other Amenities: *******

Value for Money: *********

Villa Angelica Resort and Events Place

Villa Angelica Resort and Events Place, a highly recommended place to stay in Alaminos City (the gateway to the Hundred Islands National Park), is the residence of former U.S-based (Houston, Texas) balikbayan couple Eduardo Medrano and Angelica "Angie" Roxas-Medrano (after whom the resort was named) turned into a bread and breakfast and events place just last November 2017 upon the recommendation of a friend.

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 Angie lets out six of the house’s rooms for guests – four facing the dining/living area (which has now been converted into a function hall for parties, seminars, reunions, team building, wedding receptions, etc.), another in the attic (accessible via a spiral staircase) and another (formerly the gym) facing the lanai (which has been converted into an outdoor dining area). 

The Double Room we stayed in

Dresser and the huge flat screen cable TV

The last two are barkada/family rooms suitable for huge groups of 8 – 20 pax.  Two ground floor standard rooms share a common toilet and bath. The attic room has a balcony overlooking the swimming pool. All 6 rooms are fully airconditioned and have huge flat-screen cable TVs. Room rates range from Php2,000-10,000.

The ground floor barkada/family room

Common bathroom

Barkada room toilet

The double room that we stayed in (Php5,500/night) had a queen-size bed and a double bed plus a dresser table and a huge 65-inch flat screen TV. 

The spacious ensuite bathroom had a jacuzzi tub, separate shower area (with rainshower head), separate water closet cubicle and twin lavatories on a granite counter top.

Barkada/Family Room at attic

Standard Room 1

Standard Room 2

 The resort doesn’t have a full service restaurant but guests can partake of full meals, ordered in advance, and prepared in the kitchen by the resort’s cooks.  

They also cater food to the abovementioned functions, whether held indoor at the function hall or outdoor at the pavilions and gazebo at the swimming pool area.

Function Hall

The resort, sitting on a 3,500 sq. m. lot, is very private and the surrounding neighborhood is very peaceful. The free form swimming pool (3 to 6 ft. in depth), surrounded by shaded pavilions and gazebos with garden furniture and sun loungers, is very clean and has shower rooms.  The resort also has a children’s playground, videoke (open until 10 PM) and an outdoor gym. Parking for up to 10 cars is available for guests.  The service at the resort was excellent and the staff was very accommodating.  Angie was so hand's on, accommodating and very hospitable.

Villa Angelica Resort and Events Place: 026 Sitio Kampilan, Brgy. Magsaysay, Alaminos City, Pangasinan 2404.  Mobile number: (0908) 465-9813 (Smart) and (0995) 749-0258 (Globe). 

Day swimming entrance fee (9 AM – 4 PM): Php150 (adults), Php130 (7 to 13 years old) and PhP100 (6 years old and below).  An addition Php50/head will be charged after 4 PM.  Night swimming entrance fee (4 – 9 PM): Php180 (adults), Php150 (7 to 13 years old) and PhP120 (6 years old and below). All day swimming entrance fee (9 AM – 9 PM): Php250 (adults), Php200 (7 to 13 years old) and PhP150 (6 years old and below). Cottage fees: Php300 (2 – 4-pax), Php600 (5 – 8-pax), Php1,000 (8 – 10-pax gazebo), Php1,500 (10 – 15-pax center pavilion) and Php2,000 (10 – 20-pax pavilion, additional Php1,500 if greater than 20 pax).

How to Get There: From Alaminos City proper, head towards Lucap Wharf/Hundred Islands, turn left on Magsaysay  (road after Western Hospital, Alaminos National High School and  before Lions Club and Alaminos Coop), turn left on Sitio Kampilan (road after Magsaysay Elementary School), follow signs and the winding and asphalted road all the way to the end. Villa Angelica is on the left hand side of the road.