This will be particularly useful for those booked in flights flying out of Clark Airport or those staying overnight to watch the early morning Clark Hot Air Baloon Festival every February

List of Angeles City Hotels near Clark Airport (DMIA) based on Open Street Map:

Inside Clark Freeport Zone:

Hotel Stotsenberg
Oxford Hotel
Holiday Inn
Montevista Villa
Clark Hostel
Clark Hotel
Widus Resort Casino

Hotels on Fields Avenue, Angeles City (less than thirty minutes away)

Oasis Hotel
Clarkton Hotel
Savannah Hotel
Perimeter Hotel
Lewis Grand Hotel
Brass Knob Hotel
Angeles Beach Club Hotel

other Angeles City Hotels/Motels/Inns

Swagman Hotel
Hana Hotel
Henson Ville Court (Motel?)
Orchid Inn
Valentino's
Patio Inn
Priest House

Note: this list is not yet complete. If you're aware of any cheap hotel rooms, room rates, please leave a comment.

Please get in touch with the hotel's official website, call published telephone numbers/hotline/contact number for hotel booking inquiries, reservations, discounts, promos, weddings, events, conferences or other information

Related Posts on Clark Airport and Angeles City:

How to Get to Clark Airport
Driving directions to clark airport, disdado macapagal international airport
clark airport terminal fee (P550.00)

Labels: Angeles City, Angeles City Accommodations

After all the hot air balloons were no longer visible on the horizon, Tutubi didn't bother to watch the skydiving, helicopter maneuvers and aerial acrobatics for they're already hungry and Tutubi's camera battery lost juice earlier than usual. Decided instead to go for an impromptu food trip of the city of Angels i.e. Angeles City.

First stop: Razon's Halo-halo, not the original branch in Guagua and Angeles City, but a stall inside the grounds of the fiesta. Ordered the usual halo-halo, dinuguan and puto. The halo-halo was its usual sweet sensation but the dinuguan was disappointing.

Next stop: Zapata's Cantina Mexicano, an authentic Mexican restaurant near Field's avenue, the (in)famous red light district of Angeles City. Ordered a simple nachos, a simple one sprinkled with jalapeno and black olives with cheese dip (it's simple and lacks the hot punch Tutubi is always looking for). The burrito filled with shredded beef and beans was great however. Didn't order pizza and pasta for there's a long list of other restaurants to "conquer."

Third detour: the visit to Susie's Cuisine at Nepo Mart was interrupted by the magnetic charm of Fruits in Ice Cream (FIC) where delectable desserts of mango and pistachio ice cream.

Near FIC and beside Nepo Mall, the ice cream was further "pushed" down by a sampler of Armando's Pizza at the Historic Old Camalig Restaurant, an old grains depot converted to a quiant restaurant with "old world" feel. The pizza, unique to Pampanga, features Kapampangan longganiza, salted duck eggs (ebun buru), onions and pickle relish and proclaims it as the "pambansang pizza (national pizza)." The pizza, when ordered for take use a native bilao which good for their environment advocacy.

The pitstop: Susie's Cuisine, famous for the best kakanin of Pampanga particularly mochi (looks like japanese gyoza), tibok-tibok (akin to maja blanca). Tutubi also found out Aling Susie's embotido passed his exacting standard on this steamed pork delicacy. (You may also visit Colour Orange's take on Pampanga Food Trip: Susie's Cuisine for kakanin/pasalubong photos)

At around 12noon and with tummies full of the samplings, headed home to chaotic Manila.

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Other Notable Angeles City Restaurants and Food Trip destinations:

Near Nepo Mart is a branch of Everybody's Cafe, Halo-Halo sa Corazon (whose version of halo-halo consists of sweetened saba (a banana variety), macapuno (mutant coconut), halaya (purple yam jam), beans and cream corn. Also in Angeles City is the home of original sisig: Aling Lucing's Sisig who's branches now in Makati.

Other Information:

Historic Camalig Restaurant
292 Sto. Rosario Street, Angeles City
Website: http://www.camalig.com
Location: Beside Nepo Mall

You will not find information on girlie bars and hookers and stuff (like those on Fields Avenue, Barangay Balibago) for Tutubi doesn't advocate sex tourism-- please respect the Filipina and women in general.


How to get to Angeles City, Pampanga:

Commute by Bus to Angeles City by Philippine Rabbit with terminal on Rizal Avenue (near corner Recto Avenue). Nearest LRT station is Doroteo Jose and LRT 2's last station. Victory Liner buses bound for Dagupan can also be taken to get to Angeles City (alight at the terminal then board a jeep or tricylcle to your destination). You may refer to the bus companies' official websites for fares and updated schedules.

Related Links:

Razon's Halo-Halo

Labels: Angeles City, Pampanga, Pampanga Restaurant, Restaurants

Hast Du etwas Zeit für mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont

Up, up, and away...


Tutubi didn't turn German, he just remembered the 80's song by German group Nena, "99 Luftballoons" and The Fifth Dimension's "Up, Up And Away" when he made a trip to Clark Field (formerly Clark Air Base and now Clark Economic Processing Zone (CEPZ)), Pampanga.

12th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta Pictures:

The fiesta saw 21 hot air balloons fly to the sky in the early morning and last day of the 12th International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. Participating ballooners from 12 countries came with their colorful propane-powered flying machines.

the flag raising (or was it flag-descending ceremony where a skydiver delivered the Philippine flag from the sky

the propane gas-powered balloons and a "wicker basket" for the pilots

Wish you were blue, but "The color of the sky as far as I can see is coal grey" --10000 Maniacs, The Color of the Sky
It's just bad that the weather didn't cooperate. 'Twas cloudy and quite windy, good thing Tutubi can stand the chilly wind due to his spending long hours inside the datacenter, typical of people in the IT industry
the hot air balloon that looks like an octopus reminds Tutubi of the robot of Little John, member of the Voltes V quintet :P
One of the last balloons to fly. (wanted to take pictures of all hot air balloons in flight but limited by the kitlens' ability to zoom in closer. This will change, however, in a few weeks) :P

Photographing the Photographer: look at how photographers try to find the perfect shot

After the balloons disappeared on the horizon, kites by fiesta goers filled the sky, skydiving, helicopter flights and airplane acrobatics ensued but Tutubi and band of bloggers (catchlyts, orange and yam) just went to some restaurants at 10:30 for something like an Angeles City food trip to again sample the famed Kapampangan cuisine and pasalubong.

More on that next time...

Looking forward to the 13th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta!

Links:

Angeles City Food Trip
Orange's Hot air balloon post

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Notes:

Tutubi was able to secure a VIP pass to the area reserved for organizers, media and photographers (made to cough up P350 each), courtesy of J's friend manning the entrance (a DOT employee). He was also able to spot several bloggers and photographers up close.

How to get to Clark, Pampanga:

Directions by car: the best way to go there from Manila is via the NLEX (north luzon expressway), DAU exit. turn right, cross the bridge then left at the end of the street (MacArthur Highway). On reaching Caltex gasoline station, turn right. You will see SM City Clark and directions to the place so it's easy to find. Travel time is around one and a half hours from Quezon City.

Commute: Philtranco Bus to Clark, Angeles City, Pampanga is available at SM Megamall Bldg A, Fare is around P300 and P350 from Pasay City terminal. For trip schedules, visit Philtranco official website. Philtranco is also the same bus company ferrying passengers to Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) that budget carriers Air Asia and Tiger Airways use.

Labels: Angeles City, Central Luzon, Festivals, Fiestas, Pampanga

The Clark Airport, once the home of American Air Force Base, now named Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, has two runways 3.5 kilometers each. Clark Airport is now poised to be premier airport destination of Central Luzon people and those heading north thus bypassing traffic of Metro Manila.


Clark Aiport Terminal Fee: P750.00 for international flights (also called departure tax, aiport users charge or airport tax)
P200 for domestic destinations

Flights to Clark Airport by several airlines who fly in and out of DMCIA:

Air Asia: KL, Kota Kinabalu
Asiana: Incheon Korea
Seair: Macau, Caticlan (Boracay)
Tiger Airways: Singapore
Singapore Clark Macau Singapore
Macau Clark Singapore Macau
Cebu Pacific: Hong Kong, Bangkok (Thailand), Singapore, Macau and Cebu
Hongkong Express

Soon: Spirit of Manila flights to Bangkok (Thailand), Singapore, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Taipei, Kaohsiung (taiwan), Osaka (Japan), Hong Kong, Macau, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, and Dubai and Palau.


How to get to Clark Airport:

Commute to Clark Aiport: Buses bound Philtranco

On to the shuttle bus arrangement. You take the shuttlebus from SM Megamall to Clark Airport syncrhronized with various flights out of Clark Airport. The Philtranco terminal is at the back of SM Megamall Building A, near Watsons and BPI bank. There is a booth there (at the waiting shed). Bus fare from SM Megamall to Clark Airport is P300 (one-way). Trip schedules at 0230, 0700, 1130, 1300 and 1500HRS.

From Philtranco bus terminal in Pasay City, the bus fare to Clark Airport is P350 with the same
Philtranco contact number: +63.2.851 8077/78/79

Driving directions to Clark Airport:

Clark Airport can be reached by one-hour drive from Manila via NLEX either Mabalacat Exit to Angeles City or the new SCTEx.

Clark Airport Parking Fee: P30/day
Overnight Parking Rate: P90/24 hours

From Clark Airport to your destination:

There are taxis in Clark Airport, both metered taxis and coupon taxis (not cheap though)

Hotels near Clark Airport, Angeles City:

Airport Terminal Fees/Departure Tax

UPDATED June 24, 2009

Labels: Airports, Angeles City, Central Luzon