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Hotel Review: The Richmonde Hotel
The Richmonde Hotel lobby
As I have told you a way back, yours truly was so busy during the holiday season due to a lot of errands I did for my younger sister’s wedding. Part of the tasks I have done was to secure a place to stay near the church. To tell you honestly, hotel hunting in December was a pain since most of the hotel I preferred were fully booked until February 2009. Luckily, I have found The Richmonde Hotel.
Here is my review:
Location
I personally like this hotel because it is so near to SM Megamall and Shangri-la Plaza Mall. The 5 minute walk was super okay and it saved my family a lot of cash for taxi fares too. Since we stayed there for 3 days and 2 nights, the proximity also gave us a lot of options to eat in the malls during lunch and dinner time.
The staff
The Richmonde Hotel’s staff have a natural flair of hospitality and courteousness. The hotel may be a little small but the impeccable manners of the employees I met there from the reception area up to the roving guards at night are something to rave about and can surpass even the plush hotels around the metropolis.
The Lobby
The hotel’s lobby is not as spectacular as the Shangri-la Hotel or the Renaissance Hotel. In fact, Richmonde’s lobby was quite small. But hey, this is a 3-star hotel so don’t expect too much about this thing okay?
I love the homey feel of the lobby since it just reminds me of my parent’s old home ‘only more glorified‘ due to a lot of fancy furnishings.
The Rooms
We stayed in 2 rooms (rooms 1705-1706) which connects a junior suite and a superior room because all the 2-bedroom suites were booked during the holiday season. The size of the rooms were pretty okay and has a European appeal. I also loved the fact that a mini-kitchen was provided in the junior suite as it has given me the liberty to reheat the food I have bought from the malls. I am also so glad too that the hotel offers a nice bathroom that can match any Makati hotel’s fancy bathrooms.
The Food
My family and I only availed of their breakfast buffet so I can’t say much about their lunch and dinner offerings since we were always in Megamall during those meal hours. However, if you will ask me if they are serving quality food, I can truly say yes because the breakfast buffet we have enjoyed there were healthy and sumptuous! Notable food served were the ‘assorted cheese and hams’ and the usual breakfast meals of corned beef, sausages and french toasts. The brewed coffee was good too.
Overall, I can definitely say that my family and I enjoyed our stay in The Richmonde Hotel. The things I have noted about were truly commendable so I can recommend this hotel too if you are considering a place to stay within the major malls here in Manila or you are a balikbayan looking for a place to chill out while in the Philippines.
Cheers,
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My brother works here as a Sous Chef… Its nice coz he probably cooked your breakfast too ^_^
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sana may price and packages sis ahehehe…
Reply from Snow
you can check out their website for more details. actually mas magandang magpa-booked online. current room package is as low as $105.
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In 2003, I stayed at Edsa Shangrila. They have a very nice bar at the lobby, we did not go out at all, I was invaded by my college friends then and the party went all the way up to my room. When I discovered Discovery Suites, I fell in love with the place and would stay there from 2004 and many times over that I must have befriended everyone at the Spontaeity Bar upstairs haha even social climbed with one of the managers.
Sometime in 05, I booked my brother there at Richmond and another cousin from California. Even my friends love the place. I forget their price, but it’s a really nice hotel. You won’t believe it, but at the price that we’re paying, they’re much much fantabulous inside compared to like Holiday Inn or Days Inn here in Philadelphia which is around $125/nite. Now, that price is already Discovery Suites. Alam mo yon? So, quite honestly, I do am proud of the much much improvements of our hotels there. Not very turd world kawntri no more.
Reply from Snow
Hello Reynz, I have to agree with you na marami na ring improvements ang hotel industry dito sa Pinas. Discovery Suites is okay too.
Coincidentally, lumipat yung mga taga Discovery Suites sa Richmonde nung araw na nandun kami kasi nasunog yung isang palapag.
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un tita ko lagi sa shangri la nagstay kapag nauwi siya. siguro makakapunta din ako jan. magkano ba ang pagkain at napansin ko lagi kayo sa labas nakain.ahehe
Reply from Snow
ok din naman talaga sa Shangrila Hotel pero pricey na rin tapos hindi na rin ako maka-booked nung araw na naghahanap ako. Actually, ok naman yung food sa Richmonde Hotel yun nga lang ang price ng bawat dish eh katumbas ng isang Dad’s buffet. Tsaka, medyo tight din yung budget kasi maraming gastos kaya hayun sa Mann Hann, Luk Yuen or Yellow Cab etc kami kumakain. Oh di ba tipid? *lol*
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great review! looks like you really enjoyed your stay there
Reply from Snow
Yep, Kuya Roy – I really did enjoy it! Balak kong mag-check-in diyan ulit kapag may okasyon! Laking mura pa dito kaysa sa Edsa Shangrila Hotel
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kami two times na sa astoria plaza hotel, sa likod ng richmonde yun. kasi when i checked the rates sa richmonde, mas mahal pa sya kesa sa astoria hotel, siguro dahil mas malapit sya sa SM megamall at shangri-la ng ilang hakbang, hehe
at sa totoo lang, yung trapik pulis sa harap ng richmonde? parating may tip yun kay kengkoy kasi biglang pinahihinto nya ang mga sasakyan kapag nakikita nya si kengkoy kahit na kaaandar pa lang, hahaha
Reply from Snow
Oo nga kengkay, hanggang ngayon mas mura pa rin sa astoria kasi nga mas malayo ng konti sa SM Mega…hehehe…Maganda rin daw talaga sa astoria, mala-condominium naman ang feel kasi dun…homey rin.
hehehe…ang lakas talaga ni kengkoy dun sa pulis. teka, masabi nga dun next time na kilala ko si mr kengs para pahintuin agad ang sasakyan!
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Ako dun lang sa may evangelista or dun sa may Sta Mesa. Hehehe.
Reply from Snow
Ano po ba ang hotel sa Sta. Mesa? Sogo Hotel? Hmmm, hindi pa ako nakakapasok dun! Wala akong alam na hotel sa evangelista puro nasa Chino Roces…:(
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bloggista penge akong discount card!ahehe
Reply from Snow
at may discount card pa?!? ano ba kasing hotel yan! sogo hotel lang naman ang hotel sa sta. mesa…kayo talaga… *lol*
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Thanks for the review. Beautiful country too. Nice islands for scuba diving or snorkelling.
Reply from Snow
Thanks for the comment. Yep, agree – Philippines is a beautiful country and it has a hospitable people too. Please await for my review on Puerto Galera soon – pupunta kami dyan ng mga friends ko sa 3rd week ng January. Cheers!
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Hahaha natawa naman ako ke Mr. B! Hmmm mukhang suki! hahaha. Ganda pala dyan di ko pinapansin dati!
Reply from Snow
suki ng alin si bloggista?!? *lol*
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hahaha! Oi, bro Itot and Ambo, may extra discount card ako dito! hahaha. Client ko kasi mga yan – hotel system, kaya ayun, madami binigay VIP discount card! LOL, kunwari client pa ano. Haha.
natawa ako kay Snow. DI ko alam kung totoo di nya alam. Hehe
Reply from Snow
eh kasi naman po hindi ang alam ko lang talaga eh yung sogo hotel sa sta. mesa pero hindi ba tulugan yan ng mga galing sa probinsya. yan kasi sabi ng mga friends ko.
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@bloggista, ibluetooth mo sakin ah! di naman magkaibang sukat ng tsinelas ang binibigay syo kapag nabisita ka don?ahehehe
@snow, tama dapat wais. yun ngang tita ko kapag andun siya e pinapapunta kami kaya naexperience din namin ang buhay sa five star hotel.ahehe!
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Hello Snow,
Mukhang maganda naman ang lobby ng hotel a. Haven’t been there. Prefer ko kasi Makati or Alabang dahil doon mostly ang mga friends ko nakatira.
Bibihira akong mapagawi dyan sa area na yan dahil sa traffic. Arrggh…
Anyway, enjoy the rest of the week!
Reply from Snow
Hello Sofie, naku sis next time i-try mo lalo na kung gusto mo i-consider ang ortigas area in the future!
better choose this richmonde hotel than sogo grand hotel.. dahil lahat ng sogo grand hotel sa pilipinas may hidden cam sa ceiling.. believe me..my cousin’s classmate works there..
Beautiful imagery
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Wow, this is a beautiful hotel!
@anomymous omigosh! naku, lagot ang ma-scandal sa Sogo…
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Very intresting information thanks for sharing. I will deffinately be back soon.