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04-13-22 15:10 #27575
Posts: 248Central Park has been excellent. Guests all day every day, whenever. Most of the staff, including the front desk girls, doesn't even wear masks now. The only difference is that the rooftop lounge closes around midnight now. It used to be a good place to take the girls after the bar.
Originally Posted by PuteNut [View Original Post]
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04-13-22 14:27 #27574
Posts: 695Originally Posted by ExpatAmerican [View Original Post]
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04-13-22 14:06 #27573
Posts: 388Originally Posted by PuteNut [View Original Post]
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04-13-22 13:58 #27572
Posts: 695Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
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04-13-22 13:20 #27571
Posts: 6862Go to AC. No, really, GO TO AC.
Originally Posted by PuteNut [View Original Post]Originally Posted by Dg8787 [View Original Post]Originally Posted by PuteNut [View Original Post]
Host, it would be better to have mentioned that in the unit's description? "Yes". Can you also tell me the guest policy of this Residence and unit? "You renting studio for 2 people. You register yourself and your GF only like before. No outside guests allowed. No seniors. The owners they voted that". See? That Residence and owner are still stuck in no-guest land in that place (not in AC). "Westy I have other unit in the previous Residence. They accept seniors". Same guest policy? "Different. You register one guest your GF. Then you can bring in also one additional guest in the daytime only". Well, that's better, but certainly not up to the pre-pandemic standard.
A Residence in Malate has had this flip-flopping guest policy for the past year: At times, no outside guests (just you and your pre-registered GF). Later, 1 additional guest in the daytime, with ID and negative PCR test in the past 3 days. Later no additional guest. Later, 1 additional guest in the daytime, with ID and clear chest xray or covid test. Later, no additional guest. Later they opened the pool for guest use (1 family at a time, reserved in advance, no more than 4 people in the pool area). Later they stopped pool use. Later, 1 additional guest in the daytime, with valid ID, no medical documents required. Later, no additional guests. AND SO ON. Its torturous to watch in action. I rented overnights from this place a number of times when I wanted to take a regular because my Residence was not allowing additional guests in any way (at that particular time).
Another thought: Residence policies are sometimes voted on. At the start of the pandemic, owners came together to vote on these restrictions. Owners who didn't like these restrictions are out of luck. At what point can you get a quorum of said voters to "undo" these restrictions (or, vote on ANY topic)? These kinds of residences could be stuck for years in this lockdown mode.
The rest of the country will at some point fall in line, but who knows when that will be? I mean, look at all the extremely accurate predictions we made about the date (s) of re-opening the Phils to tourists. We started making those highly inaccurate guesses when the pandemic started, and we kept moving the dates further forward (like we knew what we were talking about).
Best bet, PN: Call the hotel in question and ask them their policy directly (saying it for the umpteenth time). Alternately follow the tip of the spear and stay in the exact hotels where we have good intel (ABC, CP). Other gents who know of recent hotels outside of AC with good ISG-friendly guest policies, please report (especially Manila). Alternately follow Goferring's advice of making your initial rental hotel for just 1-2-3 nights. Even if their guest policy sucks, it gives you a few days to walk the area and find a more guest-friendly place and transfer. I realize that is difficult advice for 2-week warriors.
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04-13-22 12:47 #27570
Posts: 46Originally Posted by Dg8787 [View Original Post]
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04-13-22 12:43 #27569
Posts: 46I can't imagine these policies of no visitors are being "strictly" enforced. They may just be putting up a front to look good for authorities.
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04-13-22 09:04 #27568
Posts: 695Originally Posted by Dg8787 [View Original Post]
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04-13-22 08:50 #27567
Posts: 3269Originally Posted by PuteNut [View Original Post]
A friend didn't have problems at Central Park hotel. He was bringing different ones everyday.
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04-13-22 08:47 #27566
Posts: 695Originally Posted by Dg8787 [View Original Post]
Value was slightly better back then, perhaps, but it's still good. The problem is more that the fiat dollar is on a slippery slope since Nixon abandoned the gold standard to "fix inflation". But maybe Brandon fixes this now.
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04-13-22 08:36 #27565
Posts: 695Strictly no visitors WTF?
I just recieved a laundry list of covid measures from my AC hotel. Unfortunately my regular (very visitor friendly) AC hotel is currently closed, so I have no idea how these guys handle visitors, but usually this is of course no issue in AC. So now I'm getting this pre-arrival list including "strictly no visitors". What is worse, when finecombing their reviews I see that some guys complain about actually being strict, so it may not even be flexible, PH-AC style.
Any current experiences re this? Which hotels are currently visitor friendly?
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04-13-22 04:08 #27564
Posts: 3269Originally Posted by WalkAboutBoyz [View Original Post]
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04-13-22 03:48 #27563
Posts: 91Originally Posted by WildInstincts [View Original Post]
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04-12-22 23:41 #27562
Posts: 462Originally Posted by WildInstincts [View Original Post]
Best rates in Ph will always be for foreign cash.
I am sure there is advantages other than the direct exchange margin for money operators in Ph staying outside of regulated trading.
I recall lining up at a counter in Ph where the pretty girl in front of me had handfuls of various currencies to exchange to peso. Seems she had a multi-national good night.
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04-12-22 17:10 #27561
Posts: 77Thanks. Let me check and report back
Thanks Mr. E and PM for your insight. If my plan materializes, I'll convert partly from ringgit to php and partly from ringgit to usd to php and see what gives the best value. It's not going to be significantly different but for academic interest.