At the time of filming in December 2021, Kudetah District was closed as it was around that time that more tourist destinations in the Philippines were reopening but not everything was open or available. Otherwise, I would have covered it on one or two of the nights I took it easy at Fairways.

I think you can walk in but to be on the safe side, I reserved two days in advance. From talking to reservations, they advise this too particularly for weekend slots as they fill up fast.

​@How to get a reservation in Manila Pen?

Oh for sure, most people gravitate around the food they're nostalgic for. I suppose for us, we were used to having dry, bland buko pies growing up in the States and it's why when we tried a really good buko pie, we didn't think it was world shattering. That said, the Platefuly buko pie was fantastic and the pastry work was truly amazing as well as the texture of the buko remained firm and not dry. The minced meat pies are not to be missed either!

Yeah it can be. Bella Vita is in between the main town and the resorts on the southern side of El Nido (Las Cabanas / Marimegmeg). We were well north of El Nido town (closer to the airport) as a nice resort called Charlie's and the tricycle ride took around 25-30 minutes. Because it was three of us, we'd have to get out of the tricycle when we went up this big rise so it could get over the hill, hahaha That said, Bella Vita has amazing pizza and is still the best we've tried in the Philippines. (I haven't tried Crosta Pizza in Makati yet as of this writing though which I hear is the best)

Might be a private island and that could be the reason it's not part of the tours but basically, Tours A, B, C, and D are usually preset across all the tour companies in El Nido. When we went in January 2022 (during Omicron) and nobody else was around, we talked our tour guides into taking us to the secret places most tourists don't know about in El Nido.

@ thank you for info Sir

I went a second time on my birthday which fell on a weeknight. It was good, not as amazing as that Saturday night I went. I was more impressed by the lechon and the carved meats than I was on the unlimited lobster.

Well, for SEO reasons and because Hawker Chan is still touted as the world's cheapest Michelin star meal here in the Philippines, I still listed it as such. Michelin star or not, Hawker Chan is one of the better casual dining values I've found in the Philippines still.

At the time I didn't but yes, I've seen at S&R and The Marketplace. I snap up Dr Pepper whenever I get the chance now, hehe

Think it’s 5:30pm-8pm and 8pm-10:30pm, so 2.5 hours each session.

Not that I know of. When we filmed this it was around 10-11am.

It has a sort of sweet taste doesnt it do you think its the seasoning packet or the sauce 🤔🤔

@@thomascord1464 def the seasoning packet! the sauce is fine, but whenever i put the seasoning it tastes cheesey and sweet (not in the good way, either)

​@@valer1e_. right.. not a big fan to sweet noodles😅

Nice! I went there for weekday dinner and there were lobsters for sure but wasn't sure about lunch.

I went through a trusted fixer with connections in sourcing export grade Malaysian Musang King durian. They can also get AA and AAA grade but as you'd expect they're hard to source and are incredibly expensive. I've also gotten red prawn and D24 durian from them as well.

Lies again? Draft Kings

Although there’s a “proper” way of having afternoon tea, I’m pretty sure it’s just fine to consume it the way you feel like, hehe, thanks for watching 😊

Sure, I'll try my best. The "lemongrass" used are actually two type indigenous relative types of lemongrass - and forgive the misspelling if any as it's from Ilocano (I can understand Tagalog but Ilocano, not so well) - called baraniw and alagaw. They taste like lemongrass but they taste a little more minty / menthol. The rest is straightforward: oyster sauce, salt, pepper / pimenta, and Fundador light brandy, a Spanish brandy popular in the Philippines (I specify the brand here because the taste will be different if you use for example, Emperador Double Light instead). Hope that helps. :)

Yeah, I think they should have laundry service.

Thanks for having us 🥰

We are staying atm on this hotel and I'm not happy at all. Toilets smell sewage told the cleaner 2 days ago something is wrong with the toilet not even without using it.

Hello, @@julietaharvey7463 ! Apologies for the inconvenience. Could you please let us know which room number are you staying so we can inform our team members. Thank you!

Awesome, thanks so much for watching :)

@ You are welcome.🙏🙌🙌🙏

About expected. It was Christmas time and so inevitably the accommodation was more expensive but this was during a pandemic when they were only allowing fully vaccinated people and so it wasn’t necessarily sky high: probably 9-10k pesos ($180-200 US) a night after taxes. Because I’m Hilton Honors gold, I got an upgraded room at no charge on the highest floor. We splurged at Hua Yuan, the Christmas Eve buffet, and ordered room service a couple of times, so it was a pretty expensive staycation but well worth it.

Thank you so much for the kind comment! RICH has another location at MOA and a bigger one in Pampanga (think Angeles City?) if either is nearer to you than in Poblacion. Thanks again, happy travels!

@ Great! Thanks!

Thanks! The Chocolate Hills tourist center has an observation deck atop one of the hills and that's where we were based while flying.

@ Thank you very much

Thanks for watching!

The lobster was still good, just that they’re not just super fresh but also a bit small. For Boston or Maine lobster they have to be the “just right” size for it to be succulent. Finestra at Solaire has slightly larger for their Sunday brunch buffet and hence are better. Thank you for the kind words, I try to be as thorough and honest too, so that when something is truly amazing, you’ll definitely know. Just my opinion of course.