Wanay's Rocky Mountain Homestay

The view at night is amazing, and there’s plenty of seating, so bringing back takeaway for a shaded outdoor meal can be lovely. The rooms are decent but have no ensuite, and there’s no free coffee or anything in the room, just drinks for 30p. The showers only gave cold water and didn’t work properly. I quickly repaired one in the men's, though the units were hanging off the wall. The beds are solid plywood with foam mattresses, not very comfortable, but livable for a day or two. It was cold at night, so bring warm clothes. I’m used to the countryside in the UK and was fine, but city people from the UK might not like it. Getting there was the hard part. No taxi will come before 8pm, and I wouldn’t count on getting a Grab or taxi to the place. It’s only 3.9km uphill from the Victory Liner station if you’re willing to walk the mountain roads. The taxi fare is only 150p from Victory Liner, but we’d waited from 4pm to 8pm, so we gave the driver a 1000p tip. We asked him to pick us up at 8am the next morning, and he did, with another big tip. This travel difficulty is the only reason I didn’t give the location five stars. After the rough afternoon getting there, we had coffee and slept, since there was no food available, then went into town in the morning. I was with my wife in one room and our two kids, aged 16 and 13, in another. This is a tourist area: we were quoted 9000+ piso (£135) per room in town, while this place was about 3000 (£45) for two rooms. You get what you pay for, so I was happy with the stay. I’d stay again, but without your own vehicle it wouldn’t be my first choice. It’s a shame the contact on trip.com isn’t even in Philippines, but in Saudi Arabia.