Jellybean74170: Tapioca's Mom Was Back to Town . . .

. . . all the way from Singapore and we're all in for some surprises.

We picked her up at the new airport, the NAIA 3. It was a huge airport. My first time to step foot here.

. . . waiting for her

Tapioca made reservations at Makati Prime Tower Suite where his mom's going to stay for a night. Believe it or not it's our first time to check in to a hotel. But what's more weird is that we are all gonna stay in one room.

I'm not sure why Tapioca picked this suite of all places. He said he liked it because it's near the airport and also cheap. Yeah, he's actually right. A few minutes from the airport and the cheapest suite ever. And that's because the place was horrible. The pictures on the website are very deceiving, it is not at all what it is like. The building was so old and definitely needs renovation. The lobby was so dark it didn't feel as welcoming as it should be. The place was also near the red light district. And not to forget, poor service. Very very poor. Also Php100 for Wifi an hour? No, thanks.

This was our room. It ain't bad actually. There's a TV with cable, a well functioning aircon and a veranda where the pool (it was dirty with a lot of trash) was located. But Tapioca asked for a double bed and we got a single queen size bed. They won't let us transfer to another room anymore so they just added an extra bed.

The pantry area with mini-ref, oven toaster and electric kettle. Plus there were plates and utensils, the only thing we liked here.

The bathroom. Cleanliness is acceptable but no hot water. And that's me in the mirror :-)

Although its's only a one night thing, this place definitely hit a bad impression on us. For the cheap price that's what you'll get.

And for the surprise, Tapioca's mom gave me this fab, fab, fab purse from Guess and shoes (amazingly they fit on me well) from Charles and Keith . . .