Christmas Getaway

We have just arrived back from a lovely three and a half day break at The Marco Polo Hotel in Davao. It's one of the nicest hotels I've stayed in for a long while, so luxurious and the food was fantastic.  We spent most of the time by the pool but also wandering around the hotel and the grounds and sitting in the lounge.  There was often a piano player or singer in the lounge so it was nice to just sit and listen to that.  We had an amazing meal in the Pool Lounge, overlooking the pool, on Christmas Eve.

On Christmas Day we had a huge breakfast, the breakfast room was massive and full of food choices. Then we had another fab meal in the same restaurant last night - Boxing Day.

Today was great again as we didn't have to be out of the room until 12 so we were able to fit in some more pool time!  It was a very unusual Christmas, being in a hotel, not opening many pressies and not being with any other friends or family or at church.  However, the hotel was so idyllic and we ate, relaxed and swam and sunbathed so it was a wonderful time all in all :-)

Christmas Eve meal in the Pool Lounge

Christmas lights at the pool

Staircase in the hotel lobby

Boxing Day - waterfall at the front of the hotel

View from window-front of hotel

Sea view

Christmas Day - the flash on the camera sadly doesn't give the real effect of the fairy lights going up the stairs

Christmas Day

My dessert being flambéed!

Gingebread house made in the hotel

Christmas chocolates left in the room :)

Davao Punch Mocktail

Over the back of the Christmas lights is Mount Apo - the highest mountain in the Philippines.

my favourite place to be ;-)