Iloilo City - What to Do and Where to Go?

Hi Everyone! Welcome to my channel! I'm your Ilonggo Dad and i'm proud of my city iloilo This is where to go and what to do in Iloilo City A Guide For Tourists Keep in mind this is only within the city limits of Iloilo and these will not include other municipalities of Iloilo Province Hopefully this video will help Local and International Tourists especially the First Timers in iloilo City I spent a lot of time making this video so give me Love by hitting the LIKE button and SUBSCRIBE to my channel for more content like this Okay, first things first WHERE TO STAY in Iloilo If you want Luxury and World Class Hospitality stay at Richmonde Hotel Iloilo It's the most Luxurious Hotel to date it's located in Iloilo Business Park and the cheapest room would be around One Hundred Dollars Of course there are cheaper options and that would be Injap Hotel or Go Hotel They have the basic amenities for half the price of Richmonde Hotel Now, If you are Backpacking or just want a clean room with a clean bed and bathroom You can stay at Ong Bun Pension House for only Ten Dollars you already have a bed to crash for the night Next Where to go to get your needs Iloilo City is a city with a lot of Malls wherever you are in Iloilo City there's a mall nearby and if you need something or want something done just go to a major mall in Iloilo City Ilonggos are mall goers and most businesses are done in malls The largest and most popular mall is SM CITY It is located along the Benigno Aquino Road Now, if you are staying downtown ROBINSON's MALL is your best bet Now for your Transportation needs If you have no one to drive you around or accompany you the safest approach is to get Taxi service from one of the three Major Taxi Companies of the city These are: Light of Glory GDR and Forbes Of course a trip is never complete without experiencing the local culinary culture So if you are in Iloilo City you have to try these local delicacies and restaurants First and foremost try the Lapaz Batchoy it can be found anywhere in Iloilo but the best place to eat Lapaz Batchoy is where else, of course LAPAZ you can try batchoy either from Ted's Netong's or Deco's there's a couple of iconic restaurants you should go to Roberto's and Tatoy's Roberto's is a Filipino-Chinese Food Place and it is a popular joint since the 70's It is said, that they serve the best Siopao in Western Visayas Tatoy's on the other hand is a restaurant near the beach of Villa, Iloilo City They offer delicious Seafood and Chicken dishes If Coffee is your thing you can try the local coffee at Madge's place..also in LaPaz Now that you're not hungry Here are some sights to see and places to visit Iloilo City is known as the city of the Old and the New as progressive and urbanized as it may look today the ancient structures of the past preserved and pretty much celebrated there are plenty of ancestral houses Heritage Mansions and buildings still standing in Iloilo If you want to experience the hustle and bustle of the Old Commercial District Immerse yourself in CALLE REAL The popular Historic Street located in the old downtown district you will see plenty of heritage buildings there standing Old but Proud as for Ancestral houses and Mansions Iloilo also has lots of them most are just a sight to see from the outside but there are few that welcome people to lounge around and tour the interior In Fact some of this old houses functions as specialty museums with a restaurant or a culture souvenir shops CAMIÑA BALAY nga BATO in Villa, Arevalo District is one of those houses Apart from the interesting you're going to see there CAMIÑA BALAY nga BATO serves Filipino Food with an Ilonggo twist from locally produced ingredients another heritage House you can actually visit is the YUSAY-CONSING Mansion more popularly known as the MOLO MANSION It was recently transformed into a heritage museum with a shop for Ilonggo Delicacies and other native Arts and Crafts While you are in Molo make sure to stop by the plaza and Molo Church Molo Plaza is dubbed as the "Athens of the Philippines" due to the statues of the Greek Godesses found there Molo Church on the otherhand is remarkable mainly due to its age and Neo-Gothic architectural design Jaro Cathedral is also a popular church in iloilo City across the cathedral you will see the Old Jaro Belfry It is said, that the Belfry was damaged by earthquakes in three separate ocassions and soon reconstructed and reinforced after every disaster Now, let's go to the new stuff the latest urban developments of Iloilo City Firstly, marvel the ongoing progress of Iloilo Business Park developed by Megaworld, Iloilo Business Park is considered as a Township A place where you can live, Work and Play and Shop and Learn and Almost Everything It has residential Condos a huge Mall, Restaurants, Parks, Hotels Recreational Hubs and a lot more Just a few hundred meters away another impressive development is also in progress The Atria Park District It is mainly an Ayala project which is located at San Rafael in Mandurriao it has what they call The Shops A lifestyle hub with different commercial establishments such as Restaurants, Cafe and Boutiques another huge urban development called The Iloilo Center should also be mentioned even though categorically it is not yet operational at the time this video is being made The Iloilo Esplanade Is also one of the places that you need to visit It is a beautifully developed promenade alongside the newly rehabilitated Iloilo River It has Coffee Shops, Restos, kiddie Rides and playgrounds It is also a great place for jogging and brisk walking Night Life in Iloilo City The urban developments mentioned have some good bars and pubs where you can spend the night of leisurely fun Establishment around major malls are also good night spots Nevertheless a huge concentration of Iloilo City nightlife is at Smallville Commercial Complex in Mandurriao Smallville and it's neighboring development called The Riverside Boardwalk has a huge collection of good bars, night restos and karaoke pubs These joints are fun yet Peaceful Thanks to good POLICE Visibility If you want to catch Iloilo City at its most exciting and frenetic form plan your trip in time for Dinagyang Festival It is a week long celebration with highlights on the weekend It is a World Class Festival of Street Dancing Eating and lots of Partying Souvenirs and native delicacy Shops are everywhere in Iloilo City Perhaps, the most popular is The Biscocho Haus People on the last leg of their Iloilo Vacation or Tour would usually buy local delicacies from Biscocho Haus So, That's it! Iloilo City is basically a small piece of urban paradise Touring it is not as tedious as you might think In fact, you can do a thorugh tour of the city within a couple of days Nevertheless the real fun starts when you want to travel the rest of the province I'll make videos about them but maybe some other time So, if you've been to Iloilo Tell me, what do you like most about the city? comment it below Captioned by: Teacherrific Fritz

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Length: 9min 36sec (576 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 03 2017