Well one of the reasons for my trip was to get Marriott platinum status. However a promo made it reasonable to shoot for Titanium. I just need one more paid trip and three more free ones
I was going to stay a night in Manila but it was actually cheaper to fly to Iloilo and get a hotel there... So that's what I did.
Manila traffic sucks as usual
People everywhere
Iloilo was much more sane. Except I chose to take the shuttle van as it's really cheap.
The issue is it is nominally an 8 seater van if there is no luggage. They stuffed 11 people plus luggage in the. I had to get really close to the people beside me which made me pretty uncomfortable.
But I made it to the city proper. Most people would take a grab from the stopping point to their hotel but I just walked.
Yes it was sunny. Yes it was hot. However there was a nice breeze and it was only 25 minutes so away I went.
I knew is getting close when I saw the festive walk beside festive mall.
When I got to the hotel I was pleasantly surprised when I got upgraded to a suite. According to then the exact same suite as I had last time.
As far as hotel rooms go it was really nice. Great bed. Lots of space. Nice bathroom. Good water pressure.... Very nice after being in a cramped manila hotel.
In the evening I went for another little walk. It is quiet and safe in Iloilo so I enjoyed the cooler temperatures, nice breeze and generally relaxed atmosphere.
And I was pleasantly surprised to find out I made over 8k steps for the day.
Not bad :)
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