February 27th 2015 Guimaras Island back to iloilo city & ONG BUN PENSION HOUSE

The toilet at my new hut this morning didn't have any water in it to flush (or even a flusher knob) so I filled up a bucket and poured it into the back of the sink and then pulled the plug to flush when this giant cockroach jumped out and almost touched my hand. Very lovely!

Outside pool tables at the Raymen Beach Resort.

Outside grills at the Raymen Beach Resort where people can cook their own food outside.

On my way back from Jordan harbour on Guimaras Island to iloilo city.

This is the lovely ONG BUN PENSION HOUSE. It looks much better on the inside.

This is the reception desk at the Ong Bun pension house. Apparently they know how to TAKE a reservation but they are just not good at HOLDING the reservation. I said "Hi my name is Kevin and I have a reservation here for the standard room with A/C for 350 pesos per night" and she said "Oh yes here is your reservation note on our desk. The guest in that room is going to stay longer so you can't get the 350 peso a night room but we have a 495 peso room available?". I said "No you don't understand, I made a RESERVATION meaning the person in that room gets booted to the 495 peso room for not making the reservation and paying up and NOT me". She said "I am sorry sir but that guest has decided to stay longer" and I said "Do you even know what a reservation is?". She was trying to be nice and said she might have a room for 435 pesos and I said "fine I will take it then". 

 

Here is the 435 peso ($11.75 cdn) room with A/C. I had read comments from filipinos online about the Ong Bun pension house saying the reception always tells them the cheap rooms were already booked and trying to get them into the 720+ peso rooms as just a scam. I am wondering if they are right.

So I did one last swim at Raymen Beach Resorts before grabbing a trike (300 pesos ($8 cdn) 35 minute ride) to Jordan wharf for my pumpboat ride back to iloilo city.

Go to the Ong Bun Pension House and they had my reservation but said my room was still occupied by the same person. I told them then kick that person out as I have a reservation for that particular room and that person does NOT! Any they put me into a 435 peso room.