Baguio - The best places to stay and visit

[hat_tr1ck]

I haven't been to Baguio for a long time now so I practically have no idea how Baguio looks nowadays. And since I plan on spending a couple of days R&R there soon, I was wondering...what are the best places to stay and visit there to make my vacation thoroughly enjoyable?

[solace]

Cafe by the Ruins

[egg]

The comfy little inn along Military Cut-off Road that we stayed at last year is at the tip of my tongue right now, but when it does get to the tip of my fingers, I'll post again.

In the meantime, you might want to ask the Baguio Pips at Filipinos Everywhere.

[p3nguin]

kung punta ka dito sa baguio....try to visit me at my place...hehehehe

best places:

1.Tam-Awan Village
2.MaryKnoll Ecological Sanctuary and Gallery
3.Diplomat Hotel(totally scary!)
4.Session Road
5.Gimbals Bar
6.Cactus Bar
7.18 BC
8.PapaParty Computers

9.sa bahay namin

any questions or queries about this matters...post lang kayo!

[raven23]

Only two places I can think of to stay at:

• Baguio Country Club. Try their raisin bread. Try their raisin bread.
• The new John Hay - don't know if it's public or exclusively private, though

To visit:

• Baguio Public Market - where you can get the cheapest & freshest vegetables (look for the place called the 'hangar'), and souvenir items (sweaters, blankets, trinkets, silver jewelry).
• Mine's View Park - yeah, not much of a view now, but still a requisite tourist spot. They have a 'mini-market' that at times, carries items for cheaper than at the public market.
• PMA - open to the public almost everyday. Try to go there Sunday (sometimes Saturday) mornings for the weekly pasa-masid or 'passing review' parade.
• Ibay's Silver Shop (in front of University of Baguio) - world-class silver jewelry (they have pieces that can rival Tiffany's) at really cheap prices. Guaranteed 95% sterling silver. Ibay's has a branch at Mine's View, BTW.
• Good Sheperd Convent (on the way back from Mine's View) - buy / bring home as much strawberry jam / jelly and peanut brittle as they'll let you. You'll have to find out what time they 'release' the jams & brittle, though -- nauubos agad!
• Ukay-ukay - there's enough of them to lose track of where, the most accessible one being at an old hotel, near the market & Burnham Park (I forget the name of the hotel). Second-hand, branded items for as low as P50-P200.
• Burham Park - of course.
• The botanical gardens / flower market at Burnham - like Sonya's Garden in Tagaytay, minus the resto.
• Mansion House & Wright Park - horseback riding, if that's your gig.

Café by the Ruins is an interesting resto. Try the spicy bangus, and the fish-roe on their home-baked pan-de-sal.

Si oui-oui taga Baguio din daw.

[p3nguin]

if u want cheap but comfy hotels try these places:

1.Concorde HOtel
2.Mount Crest
3.Easter Village
4.Pine Breeze
5.Golden Pine
6.Prince Plaza HOtel
7.Holiday Villa Court
8.Baguio palace hotel

and if ure looking for a place to relax...try looking for villa romana...they offer live,acoustic and relaxing music and you should see the view.....it's good!

[raven23]

p3nguin, Ilukana ka met?

[p3nguin]

[B]Wen Manang ngem haan ng Ilukana, Ilukano...apay?

[raven23]

Ilukano ak met, lakay. Haanga manang.

[cong]

baguio country club hands down. raisin bread sarap! i prefer the cabins kesa sa hotel. buy a lot of raisin bread on the way back to manila.

distant second yung club john hay.

[iSKOph]

Cafe by the Ruins - u should try their camote bread and ruins coffee.... the camote bread comes w/ Pinoy fruit jams and butter...

walk along Session Road - very busy pero lots to see....

u can't leave w/o visiting Maharlika market.... very interesting pare if u're a foodie!

[p3nguin]

try checking out tam-awan village....

[EverAfter]

Cafe by the Ruins. My visit to Baguio isnt complete pag di ako nakakapunta dito.

PineBreeze lodging house is cheap and nice. The view at night is amazing.

Pilgrims Piano Bar. Cheap na date place pero super romantic.

[p3nguin]

try also villa rosal and if u want really cheap dating places try ionic cafe...it's cheap but it's worth it..

[psychic_psycho]

Baguio is still a nice place. But I'm tired of going there na. We have to go there atleast 1 or 2 times a year, we need to use our house there daw......


Oh yeah...........don't forget the heavy traffic on your way to baguio. It usually takes us 8-10 hours to get there...........

[oyii]

Cafe by the Ruins try their pinikpikan ang sarap, malasa kaso kawawa naman ang manok pinatay sa bugbog

[BabyFATS]

Ionic Cafe for the crispiest fries ever!

Kung gusto mo ng hotel na nasa Session Road para malapit sa lahat, try that one beside Jollibee. I forget the name, but it's right there. A little bit pricey though.

[hat_tr1ck]

Is the Baguio Country Club open to the public already? I thought it was a members-only club?

I remember Cafe by the Ruins. This is near the City Hall right? Me and my friends got drunk on tapuy (did I spell that right?) a long, long time ago at Cafe...

raven23: Where's the University of Baguio by the way? I wanna check out their silver jewelries.

p3nguin: Of all the places that you mentioned, which one is nearer Burnham Park? Would you happen to know the rates of these hotels? And where exactly is Villa Romana and Villa Rosal? And where's Ionic Cafe? Am I asking you too many questions?

psychic_psycho: 8 to 10 hours na ang traffic to Baguio?! Holy sh!t!!!

[egg]

Originally posted by hat_tr1ck
8 to 10 hours na ang traffic to Baguio?! Holy sh!t!!!

I've been travelling to & from Baguio a whole lot for the past three months because we have a family business there & I hear from friends that if you're travelling via Victory Liner & you're coming from their Pasay Terminal, it'll take you seven hours to get there. That includes two 20-minute stop-overs in Tarlac & La Union.

Bon voyage!

[p3nguin]

if u want to look for good silver jewelries try Ibay's Silver shop near burnham park...the nearest hotel in burnham is Golden Pine. I researched for u and the lowest rate was 850 per day..it's a good hotel though...when are you going here ba so i can guide u thru ur different quests?...