Save money on vacations at these affordable accommodations in Baguio!
Image: Pine Breeze Cottage
When traveling, it’s wise to want bang for your buck, especially when choosing your place to rest after a tiring day out and about. Luckily, accommodations in Baguio City have more than enough for every type of budget imaginable. For those on a budget, transient homes and smaller hotels make it easier on the wallet to stay in the City of Pines.
Here is a rundown of some of the transient homes and hotels near all of the action. The listings are grouped by category: the first set comprises transient houses in Baguio, while the second one features hotels in Baguio. Read on and take your pick for your next Baguio trip.
Transient Homes and Houses
Transient homes and houses have always been viable alternative accommodation whenever you vacation in Baguio. These houses are private residences converted into vacation homes for rent most of the time. These accommodations are most suitable for families and large groups who usually frequent the city.
1. Valencia Baguio Transient
Where: 92 P. Valenzuela Street, Baguio City 2600
Rate: starts at PhP800 (suitable for two persons)
This twin bedroom with CR can accommodate two guests.
Image: Valencia Baguio Transient
Valencia Baguio Transient is a transient house found near SM City Baguio and is also easily accessible when going to tourist spots such as Mines View Park. In this transient home, which can accommodate as many as 15 persons, you can choose between rooms with double beds or twin beds, but renting the whole house is also possible.
For bookings and reservations, contact Valencia Baguio Transient thru their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Valencia-Baguio-Transient-House-317246602533063/. You may also check their website, https://www.baguiotransient.net/, for more information.
2. Gracious Chi Home
Where: 9 Upper Market Subdivision, Camp Allen, Baguio City
Rate: starts at PhP1,000 (depending on the number of persons)
Gracious Chi Home has two rooms suitable for six people.
Image: Gracious Chi House
Gracious Chi Home is a favorite among transient seekers with its reasonable prices and convenient location. With its main gate located along Naguilian Road, Camp Allen is a short walk away from the public market, Baguio City Hall, and Burnham Park.
The house can accommodate up to 20 people. Terms are flexible; bed space, board and lodging, and room rentals are offered depending on your needs. It is also located in the safe neighborhood of the Upper Market Subdivision. The amenities are 24-hour Wi-Fi, access to the kitchen and a grilling area, a spacious study or work area just outside the rooms, and a spacious lounge.
Gracious Chi Home is open daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM. You may visit their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Gracious-Chi-Home-533593536706172/, for bookings and reservations.
3. Baguio Transient Rooms
Where: 3 Leonard Wood Road, Session Road Street, Baguio City
Rate: starts at PhP450 (suitable for two persons)
One of Baguio Transient Rooms’ breezy accommodations
Image: Baguio Transient Rooms
If you are looking for a place in the center of it all, try Baguio Transient Rooms in Session Road, which is located near the rotunda in Upper Session and SM City Baguio. This transient house, also listed in Airbnb, offers four rooms. Although small, it has amenities such as a kitchen, PLDT Fibr connection, and an entertainment area.
For bookings and reservations, contact Baguio Transient Rooms thru their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/baguiosessionroadtransientrooms.
4. Lyn’s Baguio Transient Homes
Where: 79-B City Camp Alley, Baguio City
Rate: starts at PhP500 per person
Bedroom 1 in Apartment 1-D of Lyn’s Baguio Transient Homes
Image: Lyn’s Baguio Transient Homes
Lyn’s Baguio Transient Homes offers private apartments for rent, suitable for families or groups. The place is located in City Camp Alley, Baguio City, and is only a 10-minute walk to Burnham Park and the public market.
Each apartment is equipped with a private toilet and bath, cable TV, free Wi-Fi or cable internet, and kitchen facilities. The building also has a view deck on the 7th floor and a common area on the 6th floor.
For inquiries, contact Lyn’s Baguio thru their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/baguiotransientLYNs/.
5. Old Orangewood
Where: No. 20 Gomez St, corner Lower P. Burgos St., Baguio City
Rate: starts at PhP1,100 (suitable for two persons)
Old Orangewood’s rooms are tastefully designed.
Image: Old Orangewood Bed & Breakfast
Old Orangewood Bed & Breakfast is located at Gomez Street, Lower P. Burgos, Baguio City, near Bokawkan Road. This hotel was an old house converted into a bed and breakfast (B&B) in 2016. With clean amenities and even a fireplace in the living room, this place has been a favorite among city visitors.
You may contact Old Orangewood Bed & Breakfast thru their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/oldorangewood/, for bookings and reservations.
6. Pine Breeze Cottages
Where: No. 40 Bokawkan Road, corner P. Burgos St., Baguio City
Rate: starts at PhP355 (suitable for one person)
Pine Breeze Cottages with a rustic appeal
Image: Pine Breeze Cottages
Pine Breeze Cottages has been around for some time and has been renovated. Located along Bokawkan Road corner P. Burgos Street, this cheap hotel in Baguio is found on top of a hill, thus giving guests magnificent views all around.
The place offers suite rooms, deluxe rooms, and standard rooms that can accommodate between four to 12 persons depending on the room type. The Suite and Deluxe rooms also have kitchen facilities. Pine Breeze Cottages also has native Igorot cottages that can sleep from one to three persons.
For more inquiries, contact Pine Breeze Cottages thru their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/pinebreezebaguio/. You may visit their website, https://pinebreezebaguio.com/, for more information.
7. LOG CABIN Hotel-Safari Lodge
Where: No. 191 Leonard Wood Road, Baguio City
Rate: starts at PhP700 (suitable for two persons)
The lodge follows a safari theme from the rooms down to its restaurant.
Image: Log Cabin Hotel-Safari Lodge
LOG CABIN Hotel-Safari Lodge got its name from the lodge’s interior décor, which features trophies of actual wild animals hunted by the owner and founder Celso Tuason. The lodge’s restaurant is where these unique trophies are displayed. The place is located in a compound surrounded by pine trees and is right across the Botanical Garden along Leonard Wood Road. It is also a few minutes away from Mines View Park.
Its 16 accommodation rooms can house small and big groups in families and groups. It also has budget rooms: Main House, Apartelle, and Budget.
You may call LOG CABIN Hotel-Safari Lodge for bookings and reservations at 0917 6328658 / 0925 3105682 / 0998 8425301 / 074 442 2419, or send them an email to logcabinhotel_fo@hotmail.com. You may also visit their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/logcabinhotelcorp/, to catch their latest updates.
Cheap Hotels near Session Road
If you prefer to stay in a place where you can get full service, we also rounded up some cheap and affordable hotels in Baguio, located near Session Road.
8. Casa Vallejo
Where: Upper Session Road, Luneta Hill Drive, Baguio City
Rate: starts at PhP4,469 (suitable for two persons)
The famous Mount Cloud bookshop is also found in the same building as Casa Vallejo.
Image: Casa Vallejo
Casa Vallejo is a cheap hotel near SM Baguio and Session Road—just a stone’s throw away! When you stay in Casa Vallejo, you also have easy access to one of the city’s best restaurants, Hill Station. This unique hotel in Baguio was established in 1909 and was part of Baguio’s rich and colorful history as a hill station.
You may call Casa Vallejo at 074 4243397 or 074 424 3370 for inquiries and reservations. Visit their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Casa-Vallejo-Baguio-443614522378886/, to catch their latest updates.
9. Paladin Hotel
Where: No. 136 Abanao Extension, corner Carino St., Baguio City
Rate: starts at PhP2,700 (suitable for two persons)
Paladin Hotel also has a Banquet Hall that can seat up to 100 people.
Image: Paladin Hotel
Paladin Hotel is near the Baguio City Hall loop, Burnham Park, and several restaurants, such as Good Taste and Cafe by the Ruins. The hotel also has a banquet hall, a parking area, and free Wi-Fi.
For more information, you may visit Paladin Hotel at their website, https://paladinhotelbaguio.com/index.php. Or message them thru their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/paladinhotelbaguioPH/, for bookings and inquiries.
10. Hotel Veniz
Where: No. 1 Abanao St., Baguio City
Rate: starts at PhP1,295 (suitable for two persons)
Hotel Veniz’s standard family room
Image: Hotel Veniz
Hotel Veniz is a chain of hotels in Baguio City. The first Hotel Veniz is right smack in the middle of town, at Abanao Street and Harrison Road. A newer one was opened along Session Road recently, which is the same building where McDonald’s Session Road is.
You may message Hotel Veniz at their Facebook page for bookings and reservations, https://www.facebook.com/HotelVeniz/. Or you may visit their website, https://burnham.hotelveniz.com/rooms/ for more information.
11. City Center Hotel
Where: MPB Building, No. 45 Session Road, Baguio City
Rate: starts at PhP2,100 (suitable for two persons)
City Center Hotel’s room with a view
Image: City Center Hotel
City Center Hotel is another hotel along Session Road, near the corner of Mabini Street, where the traffic light intersection is. It has 40 rooms and a coffee shop on the lobby level. With its facilities and amenities fit for meetings and conventions, it prides itself as a business hotel, but vacationers are also welcome.
For inquiries, contact them at 074 4223637 / 074 4223639 / 074 4458888 / 0919 0681524, or send them an email at reservations@baguiocitycenterhotel.com. You may follow City Center Hotel on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/citycenterhotelbaguiocity/, to catch their latest updates or check their website, https://www.baguiocitycenterhotel.com/, for more information.
12. Hotel 45
Where: Bagumbayan St., Brgy. Salud Mitra, Baguio City
Rate: starts at PhP1,050 (suitable for one person)
The hotel also has extensions in Session Road and Leonard Wood Road.
Image: Hotel 45
Hotel 45 is another hotel only 5 minutes away from SM City Baguio. It is located at Bagong Bayan Road and has a restaurant on the first floor. For inquiries, you may message them thru their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/hotel45baguio/.
For inquiries, you may message them thru their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/hotel45baguio/.
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This article was originally published in Yoorekka on January 26, 2018
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