Part 1 of a series
DAY 1
TARLAC STOPOVER:
Without question, it is possible to drive straight from Manila to Pagudpud if you leave not later than 5am but as not to stress out our driver, my dad, we decided to spend a Thursday night in Tarlac. We left Manila (Alabang, Muntinlupa in particular) at 6:03pm. Tarlac is 3 hours away from Manila* and we arrived there at 8:55pm. We checked in at La Maja Rica Hotel in Tarlac City.
The La Maja Rica Hotel and Restaurant is a Boutique Hotel situated along the national highway (McArthur Highway), halfway between Manila and Baguio at the heart of Tarlac City. The hotel offers a choice of 40 guest rooms: fully air-conditioned, centralized solar heating system for hot water usage, telephone with NDD/ IDD, 24 hours Standby Generation assuring no power breakdown and spacious and secured parking lots. For recreation, their guests can enjoy free use of the swimming pool.
The La Maja Rica Hotel at 10:57pm…
6:21am…
The Hotel Lobby
At 7:32am, we already left the hotel and went straight ahead to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag
*This roadtrip happened before the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) opened two years ago. From Manila, and passing through the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and SCTEx, travel time to Tarlac is reduced to 1 hour and 25 minutes.
**I was not able to take photos of our rooms (we took two) as I immediately dozed off upon arrival at the hotel.
For more information about the La Maja Rica Hotel, you may visit/reach them at:
Address: La Maja Rica Hotel, Mac Arthur Hi-way corner Ligtasan Street, Tarlac City
Telephone: Trunkline (63)(045) 611-20-53 to 57; Telefax No.(63)(045) 611-20-51
Email: info@lamajaricahotel.net
Website: http://www.lamajaricahotel.net/
(…to be continued)
