mantendo aparencias

There is something about the aqua blue water and the fine pristine white sand that makes beaches very enticing.

Everytime I plan a trip to a beach or resort, first thing I look at is the color of the water and the sand.  Upon deciding on which beach to go to, I seach for hotels on places I can stay at, part of what I consider  is the hotel’s proximity to the beach front.

Most hotels would advertise that it has “beach view”, well, based from experience, the advertised “beach view” could mean view of the beach even from the back of the island or the top of the highest hill, does not necessarily mean its easily accessible.

I remember the trip I had with a significant other in Boracay, the hotel we stayed at costs $400 US dollar a night, it was out first time to go the island so we relied on the internet, from the hotel’s website, it looked really posh and promised a beach front.

We chose to stay at this expensive place because we both thought that it would improve the “romance” and enhance our “Boracay experience” however when we got there it was a complete disappointment, the room we had was very far from the beachfront BUT had a tiny tiny beach view.

Lesson learned: does not matter where I am, does not matter where we stay, does not matter the cost, as long as we feel the moment and we make the most out of it.

Below are some of the photos of the island and the hotel we stayed at.