Art in Island Interactive Art Museum: Family Holiday at the Amazing 3D Illusion Arts (15th Ave Cubao Quezon City)

Since it's opening last December 2014, Art in Island photos taken my friends have flooded the social media. 

Good thing they are open during holidays so the family has taken that opportunity to drop by.  We came all the way from Manila so we're really glad that there was no traffic since it's a non-work and non-school day.

The location is easy to find using Google Maps or Waze.  There's a big signage and a huge parking space so you'll know you are in the right place.

They have year round promos which we only learned when we arrived there.  You can take advantage of them especially the Birthday Promo so you can have a free entrance before, on the day and after your birthday.

Just show your ID to avail of the student rate. 

There are art works even outside so it's free! ;)

Upon entry, we already played with the first thing we saw.

This is where we surrendered our tickets, keep the half part if you intend to use it for their Loyal Customers Promo so you can get 50% off!  My mom and siblings also bought their slippers at 150 php each.  I was fine with being barefoot.  (You have to deposit your shoes and you can also deposit some of your belonging if you wish)

All the arts in the museum are illusion arts.

The first part showcases the classic illusion arts and not interactive.  Most of them, I'm already familiar with. 

There are certain points where you should stand to make the illusion work.

There are artworks that are huge like this one.

Some involve stairs and ramps.

The space is well-utilized even the staircase.

Each room entrance has an art too.

There are so many arts so alot at least 2 hours for you to fully enjoy them.

There are clean restrooms and clogs you can borrow.

Here's a sample of one of my shots.  I could never succeed in dunking in real life but I did pretty well here right?  =)

Mona Lisa will bid you farewell.

There's a cafeteria on your way out. (Still a no shoe portion)

These are the photos and model of the Korean painters who made Art in Island possible in just 4 months.  Yep! The concept is Korean (from Jeju Island specifically).

Overall, we Travel Tripsters highly recommend Art in Island.   This should definitely be on your list to visit within the Metro Manila area.  Especially now the photography and social media sharing is a thing, a lot of people will surely appreciate this!

Art in Island
Address	175 15th Ave., Brgy. Socorro, Cubao, Quezon City,  Metro Manila, Philippines
Budget Per Person	Adult: 500 php Student/PWD/Senior Citizen: 400 php  Children Below 3Ft: FREE	Art in Island Map
Payment Options	Cash
Operating Hours	Tuesday to Sunday: (even holidays) 9:30am-9:30pm
Reservation Required	No
Contact	(632) 421-1356

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Kim's Hot Spring Resort & Restaurant: Korean Private Hot Spring Bath Tub Experience (Sta. Lourdes Puerto Princesa Palawan)

Tired from our Honda Bay Island Hopping, we were excited to arrive at Kim's Hot Spring Resort & Restaurant.  It is easy to find since it is just along the road.

It doesn't look much from the outside so we were surprised see how enormous the place is from the inside.

We had to pass their huge cottage-like restaurant.  It was so large that it can hold banquets and events.

I actually regret not having dinner there.  I bet they serve delicious authentic Korean dishes.

From the restaurant, we followed the pathway towards a villa.

You can rent a cottage and make use of the common hot spring pool.

There also showed us the private tub rooms which we rented out for 500 php for 4 hour.  It was very spacious with a shower area, tables and chairs so you can order food and have it brought there.  (Again, we should've had dinner that way and saved some time.) 

The pool was very large for the two of us.  Upon dipping in, we were asked if the temperature of the water was okay for us.  We said yes.  After quite sometime, we felt it was too hot (since we also.had fresh sunburns) so we called the staff to have it adjusted.  And, eventually we felt the water being a bit cooler which is what we wanted it.  

They don't seem strict with the time but we timed ourselves to avoid extra charges.  The time was actually more than adequate as we couldn't.dip longer without feeling light-headed.  We then settled our dues and the staff asked if we wanted to view their rooms.  We were curious so we agreed.

1st Floor of the Native Type of Room

The term room is misleading because you're actually renting a huge two-story air-conditioned (1,500 per night) or fanned (750 php per night) place.  There are two types of room showed to us.  Both are offered for the same rate a night.  But, the interiors vary.  For the native type of room, the first floor has a cold and hot spring private stone tub which you can use during your entire stay.  We thought that alone is a great bargaining factor. There's a table and chair too. 

2nd Floor of the Native Type of Room

There's a stair leading to the second floor to the bedroom with queen-sized bed.

The Modern Room

The Modern Room doesn't is only a single floor area with the queen-sized bedroom.

And, then a modern-tiled bathroom with cold and hot spring tub.  Yes, the water source of your tub is spring water and you have two faucets: 1 cold and 1 hot so you can control the temperature of your bath.

Overall, we Travel Tripsters loved our private tub session as Kim's Hot Spring Resort & Restaurant.  We'll definitely consider staying here if ever we'll be back at Puerto Princesa.

Kim's Hot Spring Resort & Restaurant
Address	(main road between Puerto Princesa and Sabang) Brgy. Sta. Lourdes Puerto Princesa Palawan, Philippines
Budget Per Person	250-1,500	Kim's Hot Spring Resort & Restaurant Map
Payment Options	Cash
Operating Hours	Monday to Sunday (even holidays)
Reservation Required	No (Encouraged)
Contact	(6348) 723-1608 |   (0921) 580-1997

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