Calamba Pension Plaza

When we tried to search for this place thru Waze, we got lost and got scared because it was tagged as "Monkey Business". Location was not updated. Good thing we were still able to search the place with the help of some locals there. When we got there, parking was fine but the hotel itself has no elevator so we needed to bring all our luggages up and down the stairs. Receptionist was available even if we checked-in at around 10pm. The room was spacious enough but the bathroom has a lot of small cockroaches! I even killed an adult cockroach inside. Some of the towels we used have holes on it and lastly, only 1 socket was available so we had to take turns on charging our phones and gadgets.

Nice experience

The staff is polite and attentive to your needs. There is ample parking at the back of the building. That’s about the only good things about it. The wifi is fast and strong if you’re at the lobby and even at the hallways of the second floor, but the wifi gets weak and later disappears inside the room. Using your own mobile data is not helpful because the signal is 3G. The LTE signal is in and out. The standard room is quite basic. No cable or satellite TV service. Only a TV Plus digital TV receiver and a small Hanabishi LCD TV. The bathroom has the usual amenities but no water heater. That’s OK for the hot and humid season, but not in the cooler months. There is a towel, soap and tissue roll. The worst part is that the national highway is in front of the hotel. There is absolutely no soundproofing of any kind. Starting midnight, all sorts of road noise wakes me up several times. The passing of vehicles with modified mufflers of jeepneys, motorcycle and cars that make it noisy and trucks who honk very loudly woke me up many times. Even my colleagues who are in the rooms on the inner part of are awoken by the same noises. This is cause for poor quality rest and sleep. We will never come back here.