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08-17-20 22:20 #26662
Posts: 1Is Fields Avenue finished as an entertainment venue?
I have been watching Youtube videos of the current situation in Fields Avenue (aka Walking Street) and nearly everything is closed down. I was due to stay at the Royal Amsterdam Hotel later this year which obviously will not happen thanks to Covid-19. However, in more than one recent YouTube video I noticed a 'For Sale' sign on the front of an obviously deserted hotel building. So I do not expect to ever see my one night's deposit ever again.
What I find interesting is that the hotel's website appears to be 'business as usual' and hotel booking sites such as hotels.com still allow users to book at hotels in the vicinity such as Amsterdam or Queens or others that are definitely not open now and not likely to open up again. IMHO. So, I would advise anyone who is or was planning a trip to Angeles City this year or next to be extremely cautious about your hotel booking and definitely be extra cautious about booking and paying direct to the hotel rather than one of the major booking sites which will refund customers for cancelled bookings. Also, be wary of 'special offers' and 'unmissable room deals' as promoted by a hotel that may no longer exist. Even though its website seems to be fully functional.
At this time, I cannot envisage most of the hotels in and around Fields Avenue opening up again after tourist travel is allowed back to Angeles City. This is because the hotels need the tourists and the tourists need the entertainment venues to be open. However, the entertainment venues need the tourists in order to reopen and the tourists need the entertainment venues and the hotels to be open. So it is akin to a Catch 22 situation. Also, bearing in mind how much damage was previously done to Fields Avenue tourism by the police raids and the huge price increases and a number of mismanaged bars, what will be the future attraction of the place to investors? I personally find it very difficult to envisage how the Fields Avenue area can ever reopen as a bona fide monger destination. I hope I am wrong.
Do any BM's disagree with my pessimistic outlook?
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08-17-20 05:25 #26661
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08-17-20 04:29 #26660
Posts: 3230Originally Posted by Kazeu [View Original Post]
I am surprised the mods allowed it.
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08-17-20 01:09 #26659
Posts: 516Ponytails FYI
Even before the wuhan virus hit, ponytails was already closed when I was in angeles back in March. All the girls had already been moved to some bar on walking street.
Originally Posted by Streetlooker [View Original Post]
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08-16-20 20:38 #26658
Posts: 399Reality
Originally Posted by ManonsanBoy [View Original Post]
So many travel, entertainment & hospitality businesses of all types worldwide are going bankrupt and do not expect bars to get bailout money!
I suspect also that permits to eventually reopen will be delayed indefinitely.
I am sure also many hotels are having a very hard time staying financially viable as they have ongoing maintenance, utility costs, building / renovation debts.
All this is so sad as I really enjoyed AC so much, but I have to say AC costs have gone up significantly, quality fallen and service deteriorated (behavior; LT became ST). I saw the same deterioration in Thailand over many years.
I have now re-engineered. I have upgraded quality dramatically for the same expense. Amazing fun out there if one thinks outside the box. Just do not sit around hoping old AC will be back. It won't.
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08-16-20 18:04 #26657
Posts: 711Poneytails
Originally Posted by Streetlooker [View Original Post]
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08-16-20 14:03 #26656
Posts: 521Ponytails is done
Originally Posted by Ekspat [View Original Post]
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08-16-20 13:55 #26655
Posts: 521Jollibee
Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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08-16-20 13:47 #26654
Posts: 1290Originally Posted by Kazeu [View Original Post]
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08-15-20 18:07 #26653
Posts: 516Difficulty in Angeles Hotels
In my experience, it has always been harder than I would have ever imagined to get rooms in angeles city. At least for me, I don't care to stay in any fan only room. I need air con and a decent amount of space. I have never been able to walk in to my hotel of choice and get my room of choice. It try to make my reservations at least 2 weeks prior. I don't think its too hard understand why someone would want to keep their favorite gem of a hotel a secret. If it is a gem, once the word is out, everyone flocks there and either the prices rise or you end up having to make reservations even further in advance. Makes perfect sense to me. But his gem may not be your gem. And your gem maybe not be a gem to me.
Personally, I think tourism was much better in the days when not everyone knew about every gem. Thanks to instagram and boards like this, and really the internet in general everyone knows about all the spots and you got thousands of chinese tourists everywhere.
The infomation is out there, its theres for the taking.
That said. Here's my gem for you. Devera Hotel. Far enough away from the action, but close enough to play. Not fancy, but clean rooms. Nice people. I'm sure they need the business now.
Originally Posted by TheRose [View Original Post]
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08-15-20 15:25 #26652
Posts: 5657Originally Posted by KabulGuy [View Original Post]
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08-15-20 13:16 #26651
Posts: 6838Originally Posted by Goferring [View Original Post]
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08-15-20 10:30 #26650
Posts: 3400Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
G.
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08-15-20 08:26 #26649
Posts: 1562Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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08-15-20 08:08 #26648
Posts: 15928Originally Posted by Streetlooker [View Original Post]