Boracay 2016| Crown Regency and Convention Center

happened on June 2016

the many rooms and huge pool

Looking for an accommodation that is worth the budget is always a challenge for any traveller.  I'm a on the comfortable side type of traveller so I know that I can't be a back packer like the rest of them.  It has always been my rule to travel with a minimum budget but still having the comforts of a tourist.  So for this trip I needed to make sure that our accommodation is comfortable enough and strategically located; that is near the beach, water activity areas, groceries and dining areas.  I would love to book at the beach front hotels but they will surely cost higher.  

interesting wood scuplture at the lobby

Thank goodness for promos!  Upon checking Metrodeal, I saw this promo for this hotel.  It's only Php4,000/night for 4 people sans the breakfast.  Availing this promo is very easy:

1.  I called the travel agency first to check if there are available rooms for our preferred schedule of stay and reserve for the rooms.
2. Once availability of the rooms is confirmed, I availed the promo and used my credit card for the payment.
3. I saved a copy of the voucher.
4. I called the agency again to confirm the voucher code numbers.
5. We are booked.  Yep, it's that easy!

Upon arrival at the hotel, I just showed the vouchers and then a card access was given to us.  There's free Wi-Fi inside the room; slow but puede na tyagain.

I know that this resort is big but I didn't imagine that it is HUGE!  Our room was located at the far end fronting the huge pool. The lobby is also huge.

And this is our room:

view from our hallway

Some amenities you can enjoy while staying here:

the 24/7 grocery store which also sells imprted overruns

the pool slide

the gigantic fishes

lounging by the pool

Pros:

• The big fishes at the entrance hall

• The huge reception and lobby areas

• Adventure packages

• Huge rooms with bath tubs and complete toilettries (including hair dryer)
• Strategically located near the beach area, mall, dining area and souvenir shops
• With surfing lessons for Php2,000.00 per head

• With clothes line for your wet clothes
• With free coffee and tea
• With locker for your valuables
• All year round promos through discount sites
• With restaurant
• With 24/7 grocery store and prices of products are reasonable
• With water activities for kids

Cons:

• Rooms are not well maintained.  We request for a transfer on the third day since the airconditioning is not functioning well.  Towels are not so clean.
• Swimming pool is not working during our stay.  They say it is under maintenance but we have stayed there for five days and in that duration, it was under maintenance.
• It's a 10 min. walk from the beach and no beach front area for guests.  What you need to do is dine in any beachfront restaurants and ask to use their shaded area.  Most are willing to lend you some chairs.
• Staff are quite slow in any request.  Maybe since this is a huge complex, and we saw that they are under staff.
• If it's a promo, there might be a chance that you will be assigned to the farthest side of the resort.  Going to your room is like solving a puzzle.  It took us 2 days to be familiar with the route.

But still, if you want to be away from the busy beach area (but not too far away), you might want to consider this place.