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01-30-22 18:21 #18627
Posts: 6839Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
8) Amenities. Throughout the NCR (and many provinces), amenities such as gym, pool, and basketball courts have been closed for the pandemic. On occasion I saw this or that residence open their gym or pool (with restrictions, ie not more than 4 persons in the gym or pool at once, and only the gym or the pool was open -- not both). That would usually last for just a few weeks. Birch Tower in Malate opened their pool briefly in August. My residence opened their gym for a while. Ask your airbnb host or call the hotel in advance.
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01-30-22 15:34 #18626
Posts: 6839Q-only / Dr Doom-Gloom (reality) here
Originally Posted by MontanaMonger [View Original Post]
I dislike saying it, but I think inbound tourists next month are in for interesting times regarding accomodations. PLEASE contact your hotel or apartment manager, or condo host in advance to ask about policies that might be of importance to you (but maybe not covered in the Agoda description). Items such as:
1) Number of guests allowed.
2) Medical requirements for you and your guests.
3) Can the guest come / go (which is what we typically want: F / F / F), or does the residence (owner / host) want the guest to live there (what we don't want)? This information is known the host, residents and Admin, but often not spelled out in the hotel or airbb description. See * below.
4) Is this facility an ROF- or Q-faciltiy (see MM's pic)?
5) Does this area have a curfew (or when was the last time there was a curfew, and what time does / did it start)?
6) Same for alcohol ban.
7) What is the current Alert level? Has this residence been locked down before?
* Side note. Made an Agoda hotel reservation in the NCR, 15 months after the pandemic started. The hotel was nicer than the usual ST places that I had been using so I decided an over-nighter with my lady would be a good change-of-pace. The room has 2 large beds and can be reserved for 1, 2, 3, or 4 persons, with a tiny price increase for the 3- or 4-person option, so I clicked 4 persons. I was considering a 3-some as a possibility. I had one regular gal inbound for the night and was considering contacting a second gal (who had 3-somed with the first gal before). Once at the hotel, checking in at the counter with girl #1, I mentioned to the clerk that 'Jenny' might be joining us later. "No sir. Maximum 2 persons per room. Hotel policy during Covid". Hey, Agoda says 4 persons. "No sir. Last week we were ECQ and it was 1 person per room. Now its not ECQ, maximum 2 persons. Only". The manager came out of the back room and confirmed that info.
Hey, guy, why does Agoda say 4 person? I paid for up to 4 persons. "That agoda is from before the pandemic. Not now". You haven't updated it in 15 months? "No sir". Then I want a partial refund for the 2-to-4 person upgrade. "Yes its fine. But you will not bring additional person here. This is pandemic!" Everything worked out fine with one girl.
** Separately, google map your residence location, and find the surrounding Sogo and Victoria Court hotels. Once your boots are on the ground, ask your door guard if there are other ST hotels in the area.
*** Contacted recently privately by chaps who have apparently not been RTTF. They think that now that they will be allowed in as tourists, that 'the pandemic crap is done'. DO SEND US SOME DESCRIPTIVE FIELD REPORTS once you are BOTG.
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01-30-22 11:23 #18625
Posts: 405NastyGram sent along with Hotel booking confirmation
No outside food? Single person occupancy?
This notice sounds like the disclaimer you get when you book a Pay-to-stay cell in LA county jail the pay-to-stay room at the LA county jail actually sounds more inviting than they make these rooms sound.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-...to-stay-jails/
Needless to say I canceled that one immediately until they update these policies. Smh.
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01-21-22 17:11 #18624
Posts: 6839Originally Posted by Bushes [View Original Post]
Hey, who's taking that picture. . . ?
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01-20-22 21:04 #18623
Posts: 1562Originally Posted by TheRose [View Original Post]
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01-20-22 12:15 #18622
Posts: 59Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
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01-20-22 03:01 #18621
Posts: 451Sammon, don't lose your faith in Santa. Keep checking your stockings.
Originally Posted by Bushes [View Original Post]Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
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01-18-22 16:58 #18620
Posts: 6839Fly on the wall info, nothing more
Originally Posted by SamSanuk [View Original Post]Originally Posted by GoodEnough [View Original Post]
Recently I transmitted to another expat who has lived in Phils much longer than me, a story about how my local Brgy office had effed up a situation for me, repeatedly (specifics not mentioned here). It was one of the worst cases of multiple incompetent LGU and Mayoral personnel, and poorly run systems, that I have ever seen. It threw hundreds (dare I say a thousand) persons into disarray. Multiple Brgy personnel gave conflicting advice on what to do, and the Mayor's office forgot (failed) to publicize the bad situation, and failed to deal with it after it happened. When I wrote and described it to our expat friend, his simple (and completely correct) reply was such as this: "Another disaster, a tragedy. But not surprising, as you are talking about people who could not organize a bake sale". You know the old line: "Its not a bug, its a feature", meaning that this kind of thing is a way of life in Phils.
When GE is describing the situation with the announcement, its very understandable. One government department decided to publicize some upcoming thing (good), but they did it in English (should be good, but not necessarily, translation difficulties). They didn't explain it very well (bad). Leaving everyone confused. Its not a bug, its a feature. Phall in line, phella.
Originally Posted by SamSanuk [View Original Post]
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01-18-22 14:47 #18619
Posts: 6839Originally Posted by SamSanuk [View Original Post]
Here is another one of my gals, also 'titillating' (and not too cold).
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01-18-22 13:03 #18618
Posts: 4050I spoke with someone who helped to create the message who clarified it for me. The words you put in quotes reflect the gist of what I was told. I was also told that a decision on when to start admitting tourists is still being discussed and that no decisions have been reached.
GE.
Originally Posted by SamSanuk [View Original Post]
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01-18-22 00:26 #18617
Posts: 181Was She Cold or Just Excited?
Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
SS.
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01-17-22 21:50 #18616
Posts: 181"Evidently"?
Originally Posted by GoodEnough [View Original Post]
I'm not sure how to interpret all of this. "Evidently" is similar to "assuming" or "presuming". I learned a looooong time ago not to assume or presume anything. LOL Yes, "regular leisure tourism is still not permitted". But the announcement states that opening up would be in the middle of February. As demonstrated time and time again, that is plenty of time to reverse course on multiple occasions. FWIW, I tried calling the PI consulate offices in Los Angeles and San Franfreako to get an "official" clarification and was stonewalled with recorded menu messages. There is nothing in the referenced announcement that limits visits (beginning in February) to "medical visits and urgent / humanitarian missions". Since making your original posting, what made you backtrack a bit?
Thanks.
SS.
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01-17-22 18:06 #18615
Posts: 451Dear Santa,
You forgot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfpnDPDvMec
Originally Posted by Sammon [View Original Post]
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01-17-22 16:09 #18614
Posts: 6839Originally Posted by Sammon [View Original Post]
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01-17-22 14:12 #18613
Posts: 3281Originally Posted by GoodEnough [View Original Post]