Richmonde Hotel on Any Given Day

Some of the best bonding moments of our family have happened on unexpected day and time. One example was last week, when we checked in to Richmonde Hotel without any prior plan.

Richmonde Hotel Lobby

Richmonde Hotel Lobby

In fact, we were halfway through a traffic along Ortigas when we decided that a cold, rainy afternoon and a clear calendar (which rarely happens) would call for an overnight get-together.

Since we are reluctant to travel any further, and remembering that Richmonde Hotel has rainy day promo during this season, it wasn’t hard to get a consensus in our choice.

As expected, Richmonde has delivered in terms of very good customer service. For instance, my mom left her stuff in a restroom at the lobby ground floor. The friendly staff promptly called her attention and then returned the item to her. It also wasn’t difficult to request for a late check-out, considering that it was almost 5:00pm when we checked in.

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Richmonde Hotel Entrance

Richmonde Hotel Images

Richmonde Hotel Images

Richmonde Hotel Room

Richmonde Hotel Room

Richmonde Hotel Swimming Pool

Richmonde Hotel Swimming Pool

Richmonde Hotel Buffet

Richmonde Hotel Buffet

The quality of the beds and linens inside an air-conditioned room were enough to make one snuggle through them the whole night. I was a couch potato again, streaming through the various channels on TV in from of me and my son beside me.

These moments are a rarity these days. The last time I had this opportunity was over a year ago, so I am deeply thankful for this opportunity,  and am very glad to have chosen this hotel.

Richmonde Hotel Ortigas:

Telephone Number (632) 638-7777

21 San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center,

Pasig City 1600 Metro Manila, Philippines

Website: http://www.richmondehotel.com/

 

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Denice Christine Garcia-Pilla is a freelance published writer and editor in between her profession as a market research professional. Her works have appeared in numerous print and online publications in Asia and the United States including the Asia Pacific Business Guide, Launch Asia, Quantum Spirit, Men Zone, The Philippine Star and Lifestyle Asia. She has profiled a number of CEOs, Presidents, entrepreneurs and tycoons of top corporations in the Philippines, as well as renowned international authors such as Mark Victor Hansen of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and Philip Kotler. After a decade of hiatus from the writing scene with motherhood taking center stage of her schedule, Denice is once again picking up from where she left off via the Side Tripper, where she shares her travel adventures and side trips through the lens of photographer Kit Elton Pilla, also known as her husband and father to her son Kyle David.

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