I have developed a not so pleasant relationship with Baguio when i was a
kid. I have been sent to this city for a couple of times, most of them
to represent for competitions where triumph was never my ally.
During those naive moments in Baguio as a younger boy, I only have memories of frustration and disappointment - the kind of remembrance that we don't want to take home with. I have not come back since, probably because of the lack of chance to revisit or the lack of drive to make new memories. It wasn't until Azalea's invite that I saw myself excited about meeting the pine city again.
As I grew, I learned how to move on from the memories that I do not wish to recall. I was looking forward for comfort and pure leisure upon entering Azalea Residences, little did I know that what was waiting for us was something deeper than the earthly pleasure that hotels are expected to give. It rekindled why I wanted to travel in the first place and it led me to make a new relationship with a city I once hated. I've had the chance to experience a number of hotels until I have reached that point of certainty in expectations. Azalea Residences caught me off guard because for the first time, I have actually met a hotel that knows their blood and soil beyond the standards of four stars.
