Hello, Crowne Plaza Galleria.
Managed by the prestigious Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), Crowne Plaza Galleria is the hotel of choice of several business travelers. Its premiere location of being at the heart of Ortigas and right beside Robinsons Galleria gives it a strong advantage against its competitors in the area.
We stayed at a Deluxe Room (PHP4,400) and it is equipped with king size bed, lounge chair, work desk, cable TV, mini fridge, safe, and en suite bathroom with bathtub.
Housekeeping was also fast and attended to our needs within 10 minutes. However, I noticed that the pillows and even the mattress have stains on it. Everything else though was clean and well-maintained despite the fact that the hotel is over 14 years old.
After sending a few emails, we checked out the pool on the 5th floor but was disappointed with its small size. I'm not sure if there was an event or party but the pool area was packed with young boys.
We opted to cross to Robinsons Galleria for dinner and simply crossed through the 3rd floor which connects Holiday Inn and the mall.
Security back to the hotel from the mall seemed very lax as no one checked our bags of purchases. No access card is also needed to get to the guest floors making it easy for any mall goer to go to any floor of the hotel.
Tired from running a handful of errands, we unwound by watching a movie or two with the busy Ortigas street as our view.
I headed down to Seven Corners the following morning for breakfast and was a bit underwhelmed by the selection of food.
Though there are classics like bacon, all sorts of eggs and sausages, most, if not all, fall under mediocre in terms of taste. The best one I had was chicken inasal. It had that delightful tangy flavor but the chicken itself was on the dry side.
Breakfast was saved though by taho.
Oh glorious taho!
Don't get me wrong, the stay was pleasant. The bed and pillows were comfortable despite knowing it has stains. The bathroom was spacious and clean. And I love that there's a mini fridge to keep our drinks cold. I just hope that the hotel would have been more flexible with simple requests or could have just mentioned upfront that they can't do so.
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