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3 out of 5
Casa Rica Hotel
88 Quirino Blvd., Corner Abaya Street, Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 46 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

2.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

2.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Eunice

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Patricia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Very small room
Great location as easy walking distance to Vigan attractions. However, hotel room was tiny, no wardrobe, no room to put anything. Room was just off reception so noisy with phone ringing and other guests checking in. Parking was on the street, Breakfast was limited to one choice and was very small.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Stacey

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good for a night but not longer.
Walking distance to the city centre. The breakfast doesn't offer much. The front desk is unorganised. Bathroom is small. Pillows are very hard and uncomfortable.

10/10 Excellent

Rollie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A place to call home
Great service, nice roomy room, friendly staff
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Casa Rica is a nice building in a good location, 5-10 minute level walk to historic zone. Rooms a bit too small, nowhere for luggage. Bathroom good with good hot water. Breakfast is poor, only Filipino food ordered the night before available. Some choice would be nice. Service a bit patchy, they didn't make up the room, apparently because they were unsure if I was in it.....
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
It was a very pleasant place and accessible
It was a very peaceful place and warm welcome personnel . I would recommend to all my friends to stay in this hotel , if they will be going to Vigan City.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Donna

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room is small with king size bed. Queen bed is better than king size bed.

6/10 Okay

Jose Bernardo

Bed was too big for the room, shower was broken

8/10 Good

K, Boston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Price For A Great Location
My room was just right. Very comfortable, clean and quiet. I was able to walk, easily to all of the sights and sites in Vigan. The staff very helpful.

8/10 Good

Mohamed Arshad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel near old town
Nice boutique hotel within walking distance of the old town. Breakfast was rather poor though (cold and not much choice).

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good price and quality
It's a few blocks from the centre but just a walking distance. Beautiful house very well conservated. Clean, comfy, aircon, everything good.

6/10 Okay

Tom, Laguna Niguel, CA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Reasonable stay in Vigan
Hotel building is very nice. It is on a busy road so quite noisy even at night. The rooms are small and breakfast is just OK. Staff is very friendly. Price is reasonable.

6/10 Okay

vince, toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Small hotel, clean. Room.just good.for.sleeping.
Hotel location.not.that good. No parking but in the street. For the price.it is just right.

6/10 Okay

pete, quezon city

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Quiet place for a hotel but lack amenities.
For people with a budget, this hotel is ok. But its quite isolated and no restos or convenience stores nearby. The owner and staff were nice but hotel lacks amenities maybe its a very very small hotel with less than 10 rooms only. The breakfast is not recommended for adults who wants to eat a hearty breakfast but maybe for the kids its ok. It also lacks parking for cars so if you have a car, its a first come first serve basis for only 1 slot outside the hotel, or else you will park across the street at your own risk. Overall our stay is just below average. Thank you

8/10 Good

Stephy, Manila, Philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming little place in the city
Casa Rica Hotel looks like an old Spanish colonial home converted into a hotel. Sitting on the corner of a main road just a few blocks off Vigan's main attraction of Calle Crisologo, it is accessible yet offers quiet privacy. The place looks aesthetically updated, exuding old world charm, yet feels unmistakably intimate. We stayed 2 nights, and felt quite at home in the small but comfortable room.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

marissa, USA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay was a Nightmare
My whole stay was a nightmare.I will never ever come back in this hotel again...they gave me a room that is different from the one I booked online,the room is so small that I need to walk sideways to go in the other side of the bed.The bathroom is moldy,the air conditioner is so noisy.Very poor breakfast, and they have this thing that visitors are not allowed in your room or in the lobby,my cousin's visit's me around 7:30pm and they wont let me take them in my room Nor entertain them in the lobby,the staff told me that I can entertain my visitor's outside the building...THAT IS SO RUDE!!!!

8/10 Good

CollyB, LONDON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
YOUR EXCELLENT STAFF MAKE THIS HOTEL
The hotel was made for us by the friendliness, helpfulness and humour of the staff. I do hope that this is recognised in their wages. The brief sense I got from the owner's mother I think who responded in dismissive way to my question. I do not know but worry that the staff are not valued and paid well. Without them the hotel would be nothing. Please note the system will not respond to my ticking of boxes above David Collander-Brown

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great all round vist to Vigan city. L
Nice everything.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room very small ,continental breakfast disappointing ,food is not good & their dining room very small we have to wait for space for us to eat .

8/10 Good

Ronald, Harbor City, CA USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Vigan "horse and baggie days" hotel
It was great! since I was photographing Vigan "horse and baggie days", the hotel decort of old classic, fit's for the area wilh old fashion furnitures.

6/10 Okay

Darren, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It has more character in photos than in life.
I was disappointed, my room was clean but I thought overpriced for what it was. The bed took all of the floorspace, I had not even enough room to do press-ups - I like to get some exercise when there's no gym available. The WIFI only worked once, the staff had to reset it for me to log-on that one time but I was never able to log-on again. It was a noisy corner with regards to traffic. It would have been fine for about 1/2 to 2/3 the price.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Worst Hotel Stay Ever!
This is probably the worst hotel we've been to! The owner of this hotel needs a customer service training! We arrived at this hotel earlier than the check in time, as you can imagine 8-hour drive from Manila to Vigan is very tiring and would love to have a hot shower and few hours of rest before roaming around the city. We booked 2 rooms in this hotel, and we requested the hotel staff for an early checkin even just in one of the rooms so that we can have a shower at least, the staff was apologetic and said that we have to pay 500php for early checkin. I asked the staff if the rooms are ready, which she said they are. So I asked if we can speak to the Manager, since we booked 2 rooms, they can at least allow us to check in early in one of the rooms. So we spoke to the Manager (the owner that lives just next door), she blatantly say that ALL HOTELS have the same policy for early check in! I was disgusted on how she responded to our request! My husband and I have been travelling a lot, and never did we hear someone telling us that crap. We have been to a 5-star hotel and never did we pay any single cent for an early check-in! The Breakfast was terrible! It was cold and the longanisa looks like a dog poo! Not to mention the coffee! They give us instant coffee, yes the Kopiko in a packet! Don't get me wrong but we are not expecting a 5-star treatment for 2-3 star hotel. We can forgive the Kopiko, but we cannot forgive the POOR customer service, esp management in this hotel!

8/10 Good

Stephane, Québec

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel Ok but very noisy
The fisrt night (saturday) was really noisy.

2/10 Terrible

Utqiagvik, Logan, UT

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tiny dark room, tinier breakfast, very noisy
The room was the size of a 10X10 closet, lit very poorly by one tiny bulb. It was extremely noisy, with tremendous road noise and screeching roosters. Breakfast was a joke, a little bit of rice with an egg and a piece of pure pork-fat, along with a cup of instant coffee. Every time we would leave the room (even for 30 minutes) someone would enter the room and turn off the AC, which means after being outside in the searing heat one would always come back to a stifling hot room. The hotel is built to look like it is a historic building, but it is not located in the historic district but several blocks south, along a street with terrible traffic and no sidewalks. The hotel also advertises in-room safes as well as safe deposit boxes at the front desk, but this is a complete lie, there is no safe available to store any valuables.

8/10 Good

Les, Aukland, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right in the heart of the old city.
Great place to stay, very handy to the attractions as it is right in the old city. Stayed only a couple of days which was not long enough to see everything.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Place
I only gave it 4 stars for the surrounding neighborhood because I'm not used to the roosters all night! Otherwise what a nice place to stay, I'd definitely do it again...

8/10 Good

Ben, London UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value hotel on the edge of the old town
This place was great. It is in the official ‘buffer zone’ between the old town and the newer areas. There are a few old buildings nearby, but although this one has been built meticulously in the old style (to the extent that many will assume that it is a refurbished old building) it is actually fairly new and in great condition. It was only five minutes stroll from the centre of the old town. The rooms were great and very comfortable. The staff were extraordinary friendly, and were willing to provide a simple Filipino breakfast despite us having a lie-in past the official breakfast time. Vigan has a pretty and compact old town which is well worth seeing. You won’t need more than a day or two to see the main sites. Vigan is distinctly not a party town – while there are quite a few cafes there is only one licensed bar with outside tables on the main square.

10/10 Excellent

Archie and Remy, Blacksburg, VA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Elegant B&B in the heart of Vigan
This inn represents the best of Vigan with its tasteful and elegant decor to match the late 19th century structure. It is decorated with antiques and artwork probably culled from the family's collection. The inn felt very welcoming and takes you back to how it would have been centuries ago.

6/10 Okay

Bella, Toronto

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not worth the price.
Water smelled rusty. Bed linen was rough and thin. Towels were very old and stained. Breakfast was not appetizing (one egg, cold fried rice, one dog dyed red), a glass of water, instant coffee (3 in1). Breakfast was prepared before hand and left exposed. Definitely not worth the money. No guest parking (park in the street). We were the only guests. Will never recommend this hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Mary Ann, Cebu City

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet residential area. Close to Calle Crisologo.
Feels like living in the Spanish era with strong Spanish ambiance as seen in the hotel's interiors and architecture. Very airy and quiet.
This greeted us upon entering our room, adjacent to the Front Desk.
Corner shot of the facade of Casa Rica
Wider angle of the facade
Where breakfast is served

6/10 Okay

Veronika

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
B&B 10 mins walking from the historical centre.
I stayed for 2 nights with a toddler. I think we were the only hotel's guests at the time. I found the hotel overpriced for what it was, the floors were a bit dirty and there was no restaurant closeby but otherwise it was ok.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Friendly Owners
Our stay at Casa Rica was very nice. The bed was comfortable and the stay was very homey. The design of the house is beautiful and I would definitely stay there again!

2/10 Terrible

Joakim

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stängt har inte förnyat tillstånd
Hotellet är stängt! Hoppas att jag får mina pengarna tillbaka.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Shoichi

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
部屋の写真と違いすぎるのは、いつ改善されるのかしら。
予約画面の部屋より狭い部屋だった、差額の返金は？ 抗告しても労力の無駄は18番のサイトだから、しません。
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tres mal placé dans un angle de rue, trop bruyant. entre les chiens , les voitures et les motos Pas de volets.Donc chambre en permanence avec les lumières extérieures. Petit déjeuner inexistant ( le peu de beurre etait rance)
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Genji, Japanese

Liked: Staff & service
昔の面影がある古い建物のホテルですが、落ち着いていて私は、好きです。また行く機会があれば泊まろうと思います。
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

FUTURO

Disliked: Room comfort
良くも悪くもないホテル
一番安い部屋に泊まったということもあるが、部屋はほぼベッドが占領していて非常に狭い。スタッフも朝食もフツーで、これといった個性が感じられない。とは言え、フラットTVやエアコン、ホットシャワーなどの必要な機能はそろっているし、観光スポットまで歩いて行けるので、寝るだけの為ならまったく問題ない、いわゆる「良くも悪くもないホテル」。 一見したところクラシックでステキな雰囲気を持ったホテルなのに、それを生かし切れていないのが残念。

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good staff and nice place
All staffs are very kind. There is a little distance from the Spanish houses street, but it was very safe place. So I could walk alone at night. This is very peaceful hotel. I had a good time during my stay.

4/10 Poor

gilberte, perpignan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
à déconseiller
dès l'arrivée, on nous demande 500 pesos pour déposer les valises à 13 heures au lieu de 14 heures alors que l'hôtel est vide et les chambres faites. le petit-déjeuner immonde, un seul oeuf, trop cuit et de la charcuterie inqualifiable, pas de jus de fruits, café lyophillisé et surtout, attitude désagréable de la patronne

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

たこ, fukuoka, jp

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
徒歩で街中やバスターミナルまで行ける場所にあると思う。
道路に面していて朝はトライシクルやカレッサの音が気になる。 朝ご飯はメニューが選べないみたい。 フィリピンとしては勢いのあるシャワーだった。

8/10 Good

Peter, Suhr

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Für drei Tage gerade recht
Für einen längeren Aufenthalt sind die Zimmer etwas klein geraten; bezüglich Frühstück waren wir Opfer eines Experiments, das uns am ersten Tag viel Zeit kostete! Immerhin hat die Eigentümerschaft eingesehen, dass es so nicht ging! Ansonsten scheint es an Ideen nicht zu fehlen, wie die Bewirtung möglichst Kunden- und Gast gerecht gestaltet werden kann.

2/10 Terrible

Karin, München

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Unerträglich laut
Hotel liegt direkt an einer vielbefahrenen Strasse, an Schlaf war nicht zu denken - sind nach einer Nacht ausgezogen (eigentlich 4 gebucht...). Zimmer extrem klein. Haus schön.