Green House Inn

Green House Inn - Sagada Far and away the best place for the budget backpacker to stay in Sagada is the Green House Inn. Just follow the trail behind the Bamboo Grill a short ways up the hill and there is a cozy little house managed by Nora a sweet lady from Baguio. Singles are only 180 peso and the doubles are 350 in rooms 6 and 9. You can lose a few days in Sagada very easily walking through the caves and the surrounding countryside. The only drawback to this place is that everything is very organized and a bit expensive to hire the guides which you will need to go into the caves. The fields around Sagada are easy enough to walk on your own. Tourists are common and the locals will be reserved but helpful, just try to stay on well established trails so you don't damage the rice paddy walls. There is a market in town where you can get vegetables to cook back home at the well equiped kitchen in the Green House. The main market is on Saturdays and the town square will be packed with dealers. Potatoes, onions, tomatoes, sweet peas, oranges, apples, gabi and all sorts of other stuff is available. There is also a bakery on the same side of the road as Sagada Weaving where fresh breads are baked daily. Nora has a toaster in the kitchen and you can make some killer tomato and onion sandwiches real cheap. A thermos of hot water is always available for coffee and tea and a large dispenser of fresh drinking water is on the counter. Hot water for showers can be heated up for 15 pesos which is a good value on really cold mornings when you are trying to wake up. There's big tv in the common room where you can relax and exchange information with other travellers Charging cell phones costs 15 peso. The weekends can be packed with Filipino tourists by the hundreds so try to arrive on a Monday. The Green House makes no reservations and just treats everyone on a first come first serve basis. Manager, Attie Nora is a down to earth gal and a pleasure to talk with. 2007  www.dutchpickle.com

 

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