Pulsar Hotel Tuguegarao: Good Food, Good Service

Pulsar Hotel Tuguegarao 

Good Food, Good Service
Tuguegarao, Cagayan Series 1

 Stay

My family arrived at about 3:15 PM in

Tuguegarao, after a second morning flight 

from Naga City and about two hour stop-

over in NAIA Terminal 3 in Manila.

A Pulsar Hotel van service,

picked us up from the airport, 

 …and off we went to what according

to most travel agents, the newest hotel 

that is located in Penablanca, a town

that lies in the periphery of Tuguegarao.

 It was everybody’s first time in Cagayan Province and

I found it rather difficult to find a good hotel in the city, 

 

 …that I relied on the net to get information I needed

on different hotel web pages before  we checked in-

that I initially booked at the nearby Valley Hotel.

 

 I was told by my travel agent that

the best the city could offer is Pulzar,

 …as the hotel less than two years  old

and apparently the newest in the city,

sio I immediately changed my booking.

 Pulsar Hotel would be our home

in Tuguegarao for the next six days.

 There was nothing fancy on hotel lobby,

…it had very basic furnishings of comfy sofas,

 … coffee tables with rattan chairs,.

...and a grand piano.

 Pulsar staff from the driver, to the lobby ushers

were very helpful, friendly and courteous and 

the front desk staff was efficient and helpful.

 Checking in was a breeze

and we were in our room in a jiffy.

 It was a Executive Twin, the biggest

and apparently the best they have.

 The hotel does not have an elevator and

our room is located right above the stairs,

 …and right beside the lovely
second floor receiving area.



It has two queen sized bed that would fit
the four of us (two adults and two kids),



…a flat screen TV,



…in front of a huge sofa that

could serve as an extra bed,

...a full size vanity mirror,



…a coffee table and chairs at the corner of the room
that could serve as a working table at the same time.

It a had a mini bar, with electric kettle

coffee and sugar sachets, and a refrigerator.





It had a huge bathroom,
a nice shower area,

…an elevated bathtub,



…double lavatories,



…and decent supply of toiletries.



It had a single telephone in the room,

…and a free but rather very slow Wi Fi internet connection
that bored the kids so much due to slow downloading..

It also had a spacious closet.



The room had a balcony but unfortunately had a very limited

  view and one can only see most of  the hotel’s first floor rooftop. 

It was also pretty hot as it is  where

the room aircon’s exhaust was located.



The room is not something I would excitedly 
rave and rant,but it was a spacious, clean and

 a comfortable air- conditioned room, 

…an acceptable budget accommodation

for my family for the next six days in the city.

Stray

Pulsar Hotel is located in Penablanca town,



…and there is really nothing much to see within the hotel 
except for the very busy highway. and it is  walking
 distance to the Cagayan Provincial Capitol.

…and connected to a Total Gas Station.

It also had a convenience store that interestingly

closes inconveniently very early at 7 PM.



Play

There is really nothing much to do in the hotel

there is no swimming pool, but my young son

had a great time swimming in the bath tub.

Luckily, they aired a live pay per view for free  

the Pacquiao- Bradley fight right in our room

and kept us entertained on our last day at the hotel.

Feast
  
Café Asuncion,

Set breakfast for checked in guests

is  available at Café Asuncion,



…but since one could have an option to have

it delivered at room service, we have decided

to take all our breakfasts in our room.



The choices are pretty limited from

Daingsilog, Tapsilog and Cornsilog

(the latter was never available though).

The Longsilog, that is actually made

of Tugegarao Longaniza is so delicious.



It was our first time to taste the city’s famous longaniza

and this non sweetened and non greasy version is a welcome

change as compared to regular longanizas in the market

that are horribly sweet and tasting like meat candies.

Café Asuncion, also offers good selection

of local and Filipino cuisine in their menu,



…and one restaurant that I could endorse

for someone  looking for local specialties,



…as they serve delicious and affordable food.

This restaurant would a subject on my future

 blog in this on going Tuguegarao Series.



Room Service.

Pulsar Hotel’s room service is also catered by Café Asuncion,

that gave us our first taste of the famous Pancit Batil Patong,

 

….and they have a wide selection of delicious

Vegetable, Meat and Seafood dishes.



Just like in their restaurant in- dining,

they are delicious very, very affordable.



Recommendations;

I would definitely recommend this hotel to families

traveling with young children in Tuguegarao

as the rooms are spacious, tidy and budget friendly.



Just don’t expect too much as there is nothing

fancy in this hotel and it would provide one

with basic, clean and affordable accommodation.

The food is good and affordable

 while the set breakfast is fine.



There are several minor flaws in the hotel though

but we really didn’t mind as the staff were friendly ,

helpful and even apologetic for any minor inconvenience.

The Executive Twin is spacious and but with

rather outdated interior design considering

that the hotel is less than two years old.

There is no working desk despite the extra space

in the room. All they have is just a coffee table and

uncomfortable chairs tucked in one corner of the room.



They have a rather very slow

internet in- room connection.

Otherwise, Pulsar Hotel is an affordable,

comfortable, reasonably priced and

inexpensive hotel with excellent service.



I wouldn’t mind staying here again

unless a four or five star hotel opens

up in Tuguegarao in the near future.

Watch out for my other

Tuguegarao Blog Series

Pulsar Hotel Tuguegarao

Good Food, Good Service
Tuguegarao, Cagayan Series 1

Vibrant and Frenzied Tuguegarao

Evening City Tour by Trike
Tuguegarao, Cagayan Series 2

Tuguegarao to Sta. Ana

Historic Road to Paradise
Tuguegarao, Cagayan Series 3

Sun City’s Cagayan Holiday Leisure Resort

Five Star Amenities, Awful Guest Services.
Tuguegarao, Cagayan Series 4

Cagayan’s Magnificent  Historic Churches
An Astounding Trip Back in Time
Tuguegarao, Cagayan Series 5

Long Life Panciteria

Tuguegarao’s Best Pancit Batil Patong
Tuguegarao, Cagayan Series 6

Nature Trip in Cagayan

Mother Nature at It’s Best
Tuguegarao, Cagayan Series 7

Breathtaking Callao Bat Cave

Spectacular Show of Nature
Tuguegarao, Cagayan Series 8

Café Asuncion

Cagayan’s Culinary Gem
Tuguegarao, Cagayan Series 9

Magnificent Nature and Awesome Adventure

Epilogue of 5- Day Family Vacation in Cagayan 
Tuguegarao  Cagayan Series 10