For all we know, part of the important preps just a few hours before the ceremony begins happens in a hotel room. Here are a few things we tried to consider in choosing the hotel to make a reservation at:
- Affordable(syempre). It doesn’t have to be 5-star or even 4-star as long as it meets the criteria below. We’re ‘trying’ to be conscious about our budget.
- At least a short drive from the venue itself. Big plus if the route from the hotel to the venue and vice versa is traffic-free.
- Photogenic rooms, particularly the window(s). Wedding photographers love taking shots of the bride looking by the window, available light falling upon the bride’s face, etc. Just ask our photographer, Kuya Jayson of Redefine Weddings. =)
- Spacious. We’ll have a pretty large crew working with us inside the room. Cel and her make-up artists and hairstylists, the parents and bridesmaids to be applied make-up on, our two photographers and their lightmen, Cel’s taga-takbo, etc. It’s going to be one huge party in there!
- Post-wedding ‘alam niyo na’ Hehe! We’d still really want a spot we can enjoy ourselves together after all the wedding fracas. Kahit toxic, we’ll try. =)
Choices:
- Manila Hotel
- Sofitel
- Diamond Hotel
- Bayview Park Hotel
- Traders Hotel
- Century Park Hotel
- Manila Pavillion
And the winner is…
Manila Pavillion (Waterfront Hotel Manila).
- Affordable. Rate for a suite was waaaay below the budget allocation. This gives us a good amount to spend on other things for our wedding particularly music which is our next stop.
- Very close to our venue. Traffic is light to moderate to and from our venue. Abot-tanaw yung mismong venue from the hotel.
- Rooms, hallways, stairs, and the lobby are photogenic. I believe in the artistic prowess of our photographers and the walang-keme posing by Cel. Hehehe!
- Spacious. Suites can accommodate up to 10 pax.
- After the wedding, it’s going to be a good place to ‘relax’. Yehe!
