Comments on: Sitio Remedios, Part II: The Glass Half (or More)Empty

By: Philip Nolasco

Philip Nolasco — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:24:35 +0000

Wish I’d read your blog before we stayed in Sitio. I liked the unique experience of almost being transported in time. theyve updated fixtures in the showers ( we stayed in Balay Dingrass) right across the bahay na Bato, theres hot and cold water everyday, and they now have Wifi. no more music blaring out from the church (thankfully) but yes, there were cobwebs in the bathroom, and I spotted a couple of spiders. The goat you refer to is gone, a statue of a goat has replaced him. they still have awful pillows and foam beds, but they now provide big fluffy towels. aside from the ilocano towels. I agree that service needs to be improved. I was aghast because when we checked in the first night (flight from Laoag was delayed and we decided to have dinner in Laoag first) we had to walk aimlessly in the dark to get to our balay -we didnt know where it was located and we were not escorted to the house- which was at the very end of the resort! Sitio at night when not lighted with the tea lights is kinda creepy. Agnes was waiting at the house for us, but nobody even pointed out the way, we just figured it was our house because it was the only one with doors widely open! we decided to shrug off the lapse in service, food is extremely yummy. and staff are very courteous and helpful. But on our last nights stay, we were ROBBED. somebody came in through the bathroom window (which is quite big) right under the window were piles of wood-thus, thief easily lifted himself up to our room. what was alarming was that the staff was aware that the locks on the bathroom window was already missing, yet they didnt even bother to replace it! to be fair they reacted quickly, police came to investigate, and our room balance was waived. I’d recommend a day trip or maybe have dinner there. it is still worth the trip to Currimao. maybe just opt to stay elsewhere for the night.

By: carlos celdran

carlos celdran — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:30:57 +0000

Rather harsh article but I guess you are entitled to your opinion.

I just came back from Sitio. I stayed in exactly the same house. I loved every minute of being there. I even loved the goat.

It’s not a hotel, I guess. It’s someone’s house. I get it. Perhaps the price may be high. But I look for uniqueness more than anything else. And I got it in leaps and bounds.

I get Sitio Remedios. Not everybody does. And that’s just fine. I’ll be there again next month.

By: Walter

Walter — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:24:00 +0000

I was actually planning on staying there for a couple of nights with my partner. All the reviews I’ve read have been glowing. At the risk of sounding patronising, I trust your judgement more than those people who do ex-deals with these establishments.

Thanks for this post. You just saved me PhP 12,500!

By: Edgar Dacpano

Edgar Dacpano — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:01:56 +0000

And I’m planning to see the place when I go home next year because my mom was born in Ilocos Norte, having second thoughts, or shall I say….saanen manong!!!!! Roach? Just like the resort we stayed in Bauang, La union with my little girls in 2004. It was a nightmare.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:02:46 +0000

Hi Everyone, here is a link to a follow up post I wrote after Dr Cuanang sent an update on improvements at the resort, link here.