I never realized that it has been, what...exactly nine months since I have written here. I haven't had the right motivation nor enough time to write lately. Till now, I guess.
I booked a Two-bedroom Suite because we cannot fit into one bedroom anymore. Never mind if the boys are still underage. You see, my kids are bigger, much bigger than I am, so they are definitely considered as adults, from the strict standard point of view of hotels.
I booked the suite room three days before October 31st, over the phone, and got a reference number at once. However, I got a little bit antsy because they never emailed me a confirmation. I was trying to call too, but their phone was down, so I was not sure whether my reservation was confirmed or not. Anyway, when I reached the hotel, my booking was there after all--thank God! I just wished they bothered to call me to confirm my reservation. Oh well!
Their lobby. You can easily see white as the dominant color all over the place. Makes the guests feel relaxed at once.
This was our view from Room 2101:
Amazing, right? It made us want to dive into it at once. But just looking at the people-less beach and poolside, we knew that it was wiser to wait it out for a shadier time.
In the mean time, let's look at our room.
The living room/dining area. The Hubby just didn't get the ostrich-like lamp distracting the whole area.
The Master's--a king-sized bed smacked in the middle of a platform bed. My only beef was that the TV is at the left side near the door. The closet is in the middle.
The other room had only two single beds, so they added another bed in the living room. There were two bathrooms, with the master's bath having a nice tub. The color of the bathroom is just a bit too dreary and blue for me, although I would say the bathrooms smelled nice and looked clean.
And look, Ma! They have fancy toiletries for a giveaway! We got one for each bathroom.
If the boys would have it, they could stay in hotel rooms forever. But that was not the reason why we went to this resort in the first place, boys! So move it, and let's go to the beach!
The poolside. How come no one was swimming? Well, because it was freakin' cold, according to the kids. They should do somethin' about the pool's temperature.
Snack time. One doesn't think of the diet when on vacation.
Rare huggie moment with Luis.
A much rarer sweet moment. Ha ha!
Issa and I decided to explore the rest of the place, while waiting for the food to arrive.
Overlooking the gazebo.
Lots of seating installations going on. Luckily (or sadly for Movenpick), no people were sitting on them.
The beachfront with their residences towering behind.
The water may have been clear, but the sand was full of shells and stones that may hurt naked feet. I didn't have aqua shoes on, so I didn't continue walking barefoot.
Hey, is that a bar at the background?
It is, it is! Their Ibiza Bar.
Paupo na nga lang, since you know, I'm really a nerdy teetotaller.
They have this awesome hanging woven platform thingies where one can just lie down and chill.
Best time and place at the resort to let everything drop.
They also have this dipping pool in the middle of the bar.
Hmm..they have this resto too, but we didn't attempt to go inside. Baka mapa-order pa kami!
Nice secluded dining table near the resto for a big group to dine al fresco.
Da bes pren. A mother is the luckiest if she is considered as her daughter's best friend.
Luis followed us. Got to take a picture with him. Ang mahal nito!
My youngest in a pensive mood. Watcha lookin' at?
Oh, right. That glorious sunset!
The trick is a high waist shorts or skirt. Ha ha!
So this was worth P2,000+++??
No choice but to sign the bill.
Let me check out their spa....On the way, there were more white seats with ghosts seating on them....
Are you kidding me? Their 1 1/2 massage hour costs P5,000? Um, I don't have creaky bones na, thank you very much!
We played in their Game Room instead. At least, the use of it was for free. We had the room all to ourselves.
Movenpick at night.
We went out for dinner, as in out of the resort. There was this place just across from Movenpick where one could have proper dinner. There were Giussepe, an Italian restaurant, and Fat Lobster, a seafood restaurant. We chose the former.
It was funny because the Hubby was complaining about the Italian owner not going to our table, thinking that because we were Pinoys. There was a group of Italians beside us, who were waited on by the owner. Anyways, their food was delicious--their Pizza alla Gregorio was great, their Focaccia bread was perfect, their Bolognese was just right, and the roast pork was soft and heavenly. We also ordered nutella crepe for dessert. However, the crepe dessert came ahead of the roast pork, which was supposed to be the main dish. You know our family, once you serve the dish, it will be gone in a jiffy. When the Italian owner finally went up to our table to ask if we were satisfied with the food, I said that the cooking was superb, except that the roast pork came a little delayed. He offered to give us some gelatto on the house to make up for it, but we said we already had a crepe. He was aghast that the crepe was served ahead of the roast pork. He was so embarrassed that he scratched the crepe from our bill. We had a similar experience at a Greek restaurant before, and they decided to give the dessert for free. I wish all restaurants were like these.
After dinner, we strolled back to the resort's Ibiza Bar to have a few drinks.
Yes, they are old-ish enough to have a bottle or two, as long as we are around. That's the limit, though, a bottle or two. A can of beer cost P350 kasi! Hehehehe! Total bill for these whole thing? P1,675! Suffice it to say that we never got drunk that night.
There was techno music, but no one was dancin'.
The next day, we woke up to have buffet breakfast at their Sails Restaurant. Yummy food. Great service. And swam again in the freezing water to burn all those Eggs Benedict.
So long, Room 2101. Family bonding, it's a wrap!
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