Road Trippin: Nuvali-Tagaytay Bike Run

I've been hearing about Nuvali's trail and roads that are perfect for biking. So since we're currently into biking, we wanted to try it out and to maximize the trip, Mac and I decided to also go and spend the night in Tagaytay. 

Nuvali offers paved roads for biking and you will bike alongside road bikes, racers and other mountain bikers. I did not see any foldie though. This was actually a fun exercise although for first timers, we found it really hard specially since there were a lot of climbs.

 

Nuvali has roads and trails for beginners, intermediate and expert bikers.

After biking, we headed straight up to Tagaytay, we decided to have a healthy lunch and since it's been years since we've been to Sonya's, we decided to have lunch there. Since we arrived early, we also decided to have the Sonya's Signature full body massage worth less than 1,000.00 for 1 hour. This was so worth it and cured our aching bones and muscles from the biking earlier. 

Mac waiting at Sonya's Sensuous Spa lobby. The benches were so quaint

Entrance to the spa/massage area

The spa/massage rooms. Since we did not have a reservation, we couldn't take the couples room so we had our massage in 2 separate rooms. Each room has a shower

The perfect way to cap the experience in Sonya's is to have their buffet worth almost P700.00 which includes salad, pasta and salmon

We spent the rest of the day inside Taal Vista admiring the view early in the morning, playing billiards in their game room, working out in the gym. We also visited the Sky Ranch to experience the Sky Eye which is the tallest Ferris wheel in the country. We wanted to catch the sunset atop the Ferris wheel but because of the long queue in the ticket booth, we weren't able to catch it. In my opinion, the Sky Eye was overpriced. You have to pay P50.00 to enter the Sky Ranch then another P150.00 for a 10 minute ride inside the Sky Eye. 

There are also other ride options inside the Sky Ranch that I feel are over priced. You can just go to a theme park and experience the same things with a ride all you can ticket which the Sky Ranch do not offer currently. There is also a KFC and a Tokyo Tokyo soon to open within the Sky Ranch so there will be added options for food. But why eat in Fast Foods when you are in Tagaytay and there are other, more gastronomical options to choose from?

Taal Lake view from Taal Vista Hotel

The Sky Eye at Night

Small gondolas. A maximum of 4 people will fit but leg room is so cramped

I always enjoy impromptu trips, specially with someone you love. I'm sure we will never get tired of this. 

Bag of Beans

Food was a little expensive but worth it. An order can actually be good for 2 people.

For appetizer I wanted to try the baked chicaron priced at P100.00. This was not as crunchy as the normal chicarons.
Julie ordered the Chicken Parmigiana

The grilled pork chops was my favorite! This tastes really good, it was a bit expensive at around P300 pesos but as mentioned 2 people can share this.
I think this was the steak and mushroom pie priced at P110.00. I bought some of this to eat at home. It really wasn't anything spectacular for me.
Jaja's sheperd's pie.

I ordered the Chicken a la kiev which was so filling.

Bulalo at RSM

Having Bulalo in Tagaytay is perfect because of the cold climate. Mac and I have tried Leslie's before so we ate at RSM this time.

And the winner is RSM! The soup is better than Leslie's.

The picture doesn't do justice to how good this was. I think an order of this is around P450.00 good already for 6 people.

We also tried the bangus belly kare-kare and Sisig which was just okay.

Room for Rent in Tagaytay - Filitico

My college friends and I went to Tagaytay last weekend. We wanted a cheap place to stay suited for a barkada.

Our first choice was Keni Po but they were fully booked that weekend so we ended up in Filitico. Filitico is a place just along the road if you are coming from Sta. Rosa exit and it is just across Rowena's so you won't miss it. They also have a sign in front because the place just looks like a regular house.

They have 4 rooms for rent and we stayed at 1 room which was already good for 6 people. They had a queen sized bed and provided 2 double-sizes mattresses. Total cost for 6 people is only P3,600.00. Really cheap and worth it since the place is relatively new and clean. I think if there is only 2 of you, the rate is P1,500.00

The bathroom also has hot and cold water, cable TV, ref and they can also provide cooking stuff for a charge if you want to cook.

In the morning, Ate Nancy (the owner) will bring you your free breakfast. The breakfast is already included in the room rate. Their coffee is good.

So if you are looking for a cheap place to stay in Filitico, click here for Ate Nancy's contact number.

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