Perhaps one
of the most recommended, if not the most recommended budget accommodation in
the Asia’s Latin City is the Atilano family-run lodging house. During my
research for my first solo trip to Zamboanga, I found out that the place was
bombed a year ago – talk about safety. But other than that, I read no other
negative reviews about them.
So when the
day I set foot in the city, I first went to the Atilano Pension House. It's a
5-8minute- jeep away from the airport. Take Canelar jeep and tell the driver to
stop at the Atilano compound. Let Gerry’s Grill restaurant be your landmark and
you’ll see a newly painted building near it.
I walked in and got myself
a fan room with tv and private cr for 420 pesos per night.
cheap!
If you're travelling solo, and 350 is a
little out of your budget, you can skip dropping the front building, and walk
inside the compound, at the back of Atilano Pension House, you’ll see the Casa Don Atilano. It’s a little old and
smelly, but a-50-peso cheaper for a solo non-AC room.
cheaper!
But wait
there’s more…
Just beside
the Atilano Pension House, there’s another newly opened Atilano-related
accommodation – Chang-V Atilano Pension House.
cheapest!
The cheapest
rate among the three accommodation in the compound: non-AC solo/double room –
280 pesos only. Kung nakita ko lang agad to. Tsk tsk.
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Alavar’s
restaurant doesn’t only serve curacha, they also offer bed and breakfast where comfort comes first. And if budget
isn’t much of a problem, they can be one of your options.
