Remember I purchased the Accor Advantage plus with a free night? Well, I haven’t gotten around to claiming that free night yet and was planning on using it any weekend this March but found out earlier that there are no more Saturdays available for the complimentary night at Sofitel Manila! What’s more, I checked April, May, and June, looking for an available Saturday at the Sofitel Manila and was able to reserve for the 2nd Saturday of July! Whoa!!! That’s a long way off! Reminder to self to book early should we decide to continue membership for next year. So this is the loophole. Oh well, I should have known it was too good to be true (still not a bad deal if you ask me. I just have to be smarter when using it). So if I were you, better book now!

Package from Grand Mercure Roxy courtesy of my in-laws who just got back. If you remember, I left some of my stuff at Grand Mercure Roxy and was working to find a way to get them back without spending a hefty sum on shipping. Good thing my in-laws included Singapore in their itinerary. With just 2 days notice, I immediately sent a request to Grand Mercure Roxy to have the items waiting for them at the hotel that they were going to stay at. And as a courtesy gesture, they didn’t even charge me for shipping fee. This happened thanks to technology, the efficiency of Jessie Heng and the rest of the staff at Grand Mercure Roxy, and my in-laws. I really appreciate it. This is one happy ending I’ll not forget.

I am really just trying to push all of these in before V day and this is actually my last one in my 3 series of accommodations/where to head this Valentine’s posts. Read previous 2 here and here. I was thinking that maybe these could help lovebirds out there frantically searching for places to bring their loved ones to this day of hearts.

Our very first road trip as a couple was to Tagaytay. We didn’t know then that I was already pregnant which really explained the lethargic state that I was in at that time (and why I wasn’t enjoying all the food). We went there in December of 2008 to celebrate our 2nd anniversary as a couple. It was my husband who did the planning, told me that I was in for a surprise, that the hotel had a theme going and that it was a great hotel. Of course, bold statements such as these upped my expectations.

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