With amused grin, we walked towards our twin room at the Plaza Maria Luisa Suites Inn. The corridors were very colorful—like rainbow colorful—and it totally wasn’t what we were expecting when we saw the façade of the hotel. I asked my buddy, do you think Jolina Magdangal owns this hotel? Lol.

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THE HOTEL’S COLORFUL HALLWAY

Finally, after literally knocking around several hotels in Dumaguete, including the one I stayed at before, Hotel Nicanor, we finally found a vacant room at Plaza Maria. Apparently, there’s an ongoing event at Silliman University and almost all of the lodging places in the city is fully booked. We were lucky we found a hotel at all. Remind us to book ahead next time we tour Siquijor again.

CLASSIC-LOOKING LOBBY

Even with its glass-paneled exterior, Plaza Maria Luisa Suites Inn looks old. Our hunch proved correct as we entered its lobby, which, even though is quite presentable, looked like it was designed during the 80’s. Well, we really didn’t mind, just as long as we have a decent room to stay for the night.

OUR ROOM FOR THE NIGHT

We weren’t really surprised then when we opened the door to our room. Within its mottled mustard yellow walls were two beds, and err, not much else. There’s a foldable table on one corner and an open closet for our bags and what-nots. To be fair, they have cable television, which quizzically, is placed on the sides of the bed and not in front. And yes, they have free wi-fi and air-conditioning too.

SUFFICIENT TOILET AND BATH FACILITY

The room has an en suite toilet and bath, which isn’t that bad. It is clean and the fixtures are working as they were meant to. For its price, we were surprised they provided towels and toiletries at all.

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ONE OF THE PAINTINGS ALONG THE HALLWAY

As expected, there were no free breakfast included with our room. This really wasn’t a problem at all since food in Dumaguete City is quite affordable. Plus, we’re rarin’ to go back to Qu4dros Grill for their BellyChon.

GLASS-FACED EXTERIOR

The thing I liked about Plaza Maria Luisa Suites Inn is its location. It fronts the Quezon Park, which is very near Dumaguete Cathedral with its celebrated belfry, the local marketplace where they sell the famed budbud kabog, and the Dumaguete Rizal Boulevard—the most happening place in the city.

TEMPURA NIGHTS AT RIZAL BOULEVARD

Speaking of which, we’d better head on over to the boulevard while the night is young, we wanted a few sticks of tempura before we drink the night away!

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Address: Bishop E. Surban St., Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental
Contact Number: (035) 225-7994 | Facebook  
GPS Coordinates Map: 9.306712, 123.308397

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