Hotel and Inn Review: PSU Golden Lion Hotel (Lingayen, Pangasinan)

 

Date of Stay: February 14 to 17, 2025

 

RATING (Scale of 1 to 10)

Location: *******

Rooms: ********

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

Staff Performance: ********

Room Comfort: *******

Food and Beverage: *******

Other Amenities: *******

Value for Money: *******

PSU Golden Lion Hotel

The last time my family and I visited Lingayen was way back in 2018 and now I am back to this historic town with my wife Grace and son Jandy, this time staying at the five-storey PSU Golden Lion Hotel, the only state-of-the art training hotel in the heart of the provincial capital.  

Hotel Lobby furnished with  La-Z-Boy lounge chairs

Front Desk

The grand piano was a nice touch at the lobby

This fairly new hotel, inaugurated last December 2, 2022, not only offers quality hospitality service to local and foreign guests but also serves as a practical laboratory for hospitality students of Pangasinan State University (PSU), allowing them to be more equipped in the fields of both hospitality and tourism management.

 

Twin Deluxe Queen

The very spacious ensuite bathroom

We stayed in a very spacious. airconditioned Twin Deluxe Queen Room (Php3,500), one of 42 well-appointed, non-smoking rooms with electronic key lock, telephone, a 42” Smart flat-screen LED TV, mini ref, work desk, coffee and tea making facility, iron and ironing board, and plenty of closet and drawer space.  It even had a counter where we could conveniently unpack our luggage.  Our equally spacious bathroom had a bidet, hair dryer and complimentary toiletries. 

Executive Suite

Presidential Suite

Living area of Presidential Suite

Their other comfortable and spacious accommodations include the Queen Deluxe Double (Php2,000), Junior Executive (Php3,000), Executive (Php4,000), Suite (Php5,500) and Presidential Suite (Php10,000).  Free high-speed wifi is available throughout the hotel.

 

The brightly-lit and cozy Golden Lion Restaurant by Jowtoo

Beef Salpicao

The hotel has two food and beverage outlets.  The Golden Lion Restaurant by Jowtoo, its fine dining restaurant (open from 7:30 AM to 8:30 PM), can seat 120 patrons.  It offers Filipino and international (pizzas, maki rolls, etc.) cuisine plus expertly brewed coffee and a selection of shakes.  

9 Star Bar and Cafe

9 Star Bar and Cafe

The 9 Star Bar and Café, with a panoramic view of the university campus and Lingayen Gulf, can seat 64 patrons. You can also take your drinks, up a stairs, to the roof deck where you can watch the setting sun.

 

View from bar

The hotel also has four different venues uniquely designed to cater to a wide range of events such as weddings, conferences and corporate events. The 30-pax Ylang-Ylang Hall, a boardroom, can be rented for Php5,000 (3 hours). The 100 to 120-pax Kalachuchi Hall, an event room perfect for intimate gatherings, can be rented for Php10,000 (5 hours).

 

Aseana Hall

The Sunflower Hall, which can comfortably seat 100 to 120 guests, can be rented for Php12,000 (5 hours).  The Aseana Hall, a spacious 250 to 300-pax function hall that can be rented for Php30,000 (5 hours), can be customized, from the layout to the décor and everything in between.  All are equipped with state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems.

 

Third floor lobby

It also has a 24-hour Front Desk, an elevator, luggage storage facility and basement parking.  The hotel, walking distance to the Provincial Capitol Building, Sison Cultural and Heritage Center and Lingayen Beach, is located 1.9 kms. (a 5-min. drive ) from the Banaan Pangasinan Provincial Museum, 2.2 kms. (a 5-min. drive) from the Cathedral of the Epiphany of Our Lord, 5.3 kms. (a 10-min. drive) from the Church of Our Lady of Purification (Binmaley) and 17 kms. (a 30-min. drive) from Robinson’s Place Dagupan. 

Check out "Provincial Capitol Building," "Church of Our Lady of Purification," "Sison Cultural and Heritage Center," "Cathedral of the Epiphany of Our Lord" and "Banaan Pangasinan Provincial Museum"

 

Hallway

We had a very pleasant stay at the hotel made more so by hotel General Manager Dr. Jerry L. Ceballos, Jr. (hailing from Batangas, he is also a former dean and a professor of International Hospitality and Tourism Management at PSU) who still gave us a complimentary extra bed for Jandy. The staff, from the Front Desk down to the security guard, were also very friendly and respectful.  The food at the restaurant was also delicious and very affordable.  At the moment they only accept payment by cash or Gcash.

 

L-R: the author, Grace and Jandy

Golden Lion Hotel: Alvear St., Capitol Compound, Poblacion, 2401 Lingayen, Pangasinan.  Tel: (075) 510-3673 and (075) 540-0925.  E-mail: goldenlionhotel@psu.edu.ph. Website: www.goldenlionhotel.psu.edu.ph.