After 2 years of not travelling, I finally booked myself and my family to a trip to Boracay. It was our first time going there. I really did not want to go to Boracay because of its "noisy reputation". But because of my husband, I gave it a try especially when Citibank had this offer --- P500 all-in one way fare to all Cebu Pacific domestic destinations last July 2015. I must say, I do not regret my decision because my husband and my daughter enjoyed a lot, and as "ilaw ng tahanan," whenever your partner and your child is happy, you get happy too. :)

We stayed at Boracay Regency and Convention Place. We availed their Regency Escapade Package. We were lucky to have our room upgraded to Junior Suite from a Premier Room. For a price of a liittle more than P21,000, we enjoyed the airport transfer, the room, the pools, and the food (buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner) for three days and two nights.

Our trip was via Caticlan Airport. Upon arrival at the airport in Caticlan, we were greeted by staff of Hennan Group of Companies. We were ushered to the lounge where we were the only guests. We had the lounges, van and the boat all to ourselves. "Yayamanin ang feeling."

We arrived at the hotel at around 2 pm. We were welcome with refreshing drinks. After some check-in rituals, we went to our room, our big room which really delighted my 4-y/o daughter. The room was complete --- king-sized bed, tv, ref, sofa, dinette set, rain shower, bathtub, toiletries (I love their toiletries), bathrobe and veranda with the view of the pool, jacuzzi and the pool bar.

We then went to find a restaurant for our late lunch. There were a lot along the beach. And oh, speaking of beach, the beach sand of Boracay is really white and powdery. My feet love them. My daughter wanted to swim in the beach but we were so hungry we did not allow her. She cried really hard I wanted to back to our room already. (TIP. Don't show the beach or the pool to your child when you are not ready to allow him/her to use it.) Luckily, after some talks, I was able to calm her and to convince her to eat first.

Now, let our few pictures do the talking. :) Sorry for the quality of the pictures, though.

#airportlounge #portlounge

#poolbar #jacuzzi

Boracay Regency has three pools. 

#buffetbreakfast #SeaBreezeCafe

(I can't find the lunch buffet pic.)

#buffetdinner #SeaBreezeCafe

#parawsailing #islandhopping

We had a great time in Boracay. We only did two activities, paraw sailing and island hopping given the limited time we had and because of our daughter who is just 4 years old.

How much did we spend? Here's the breakdown:

Airfare                                            -     1,300 per person c/o Citibank and Cebu Pacific promo

Accommodation, Food & Transfers - 21,156 for 2 persons and 1 child (3D2N)

Paraw Sailing                                 -     1,000 for 2 persons and 1 child

Island Hopping                              -     2,500 for 3 hours (private boat)

Pedicab (from Station 1 to 2)        -          50 per trip (The distance is actually short but with a toddler who didn't want to walk, we opted to rode the pedicab.) Tip: The activities commence at Stations 1 and 3. If you're with a baby or a toddler and you do not want to walk to these stations from Station 2 and vice versa, better opt to have your accommodation located at either of the two stations.

For pasalubong, go to D' Talipapa Market. There are key chains, purses, t-shirts, bags, and a lot more. Also try the calamansi muffin of Real Coffee and Tea Cafe.

Hope you'll enjoy Boracay as much as my daughter and us did. Good vibes!