{"id":3433,"date":"2017-02-06T14:52:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T06:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=3433"},"modified":"2019-02-13T14:25:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T06:25:39","slug":"villa-angela-heritage-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2017\/02\/06\/villa-angela-heritage-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Villa Angela Heritage House in Vigan is Tom Cruise-Approved since the 1980&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Among the many heritage homes in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, there is one that still stands out for retaining its luster since the 1800s. This is\u00a0<\/span><b>Villa Angela Heritage House\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">located along\u00a0<\/span><b>Quirino Boulevard and Calle Ventura de\u00a0los\u00a0Reyes in Vigan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10122\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Villa-Angela-Heritage-House-facade.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Villa-Angela-Heritage-House-facade.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Villa-Angela-Heritage-House-facade-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Villa-Angela-Heritage-House-facade-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Villa Angela Heritage House really embodies that Hispanic vibe from the foot of the stairs up to its brick walls and capiz windows.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Passing through the gate, you will see Villa Angela\u2019s simple yet nostalgic atmosphere as you walk through the driveway and reach the staircase towards the heritage home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reaching the end of the stairs, you will be greeted by Villa Angela\u2019s dining area where guests usually dine together with other guests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10123\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Villa-Angelas-dining-area.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Villa-Angelas-dining-area.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Villa-Angelas-dining-area-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Villa-Angelas-dining-area-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Guests may get to have an informal chat with their dining area built for sharing experiences and moments together.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beyond this is the house\u2019s main living room where all the mementos of the prominent Versoza family can be seen since the house\u2019s restoration in the 1980s. The heritage house\u2019s history, however, dates back in 1859 when it was built by then Gobernadorcillo (Municipal Governor) Agapito B. Florendo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10124\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Villa-Angelas-main-sitting-room.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Villa-Angelas-main-sitting-room.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Villa-Angelas-main-sitting-room-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Villa-Angelas-main-sitting-room-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Mementos of the Versoza family can still be seen inside Villa Angela&#8217;s sitting room.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This heritage house is one of Vigan\u2019s most popular accommodations not only for its well-maintained facilities and antique collections but because it has also been used as the set of\u00a0<\/span><b><i>Rizal\u00a0sa\u00a0Dapitan (1997)\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b>(Rizal in Dapitan) starring Albert Martinez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was also\u00a0<\/span><b>Tom Cruise\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0very own choice for accommodation when they were filming\u00a0<\/span><b>Oliver Stone\u2019s\u00a0<\/b><b><i>Born on the Fourth of July (1989)<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, thus staying at the\u00a0<\/span><b>Cuarto del Se\u00f1or,\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">now priced at\u00a0<\/span><b>Php 2,900\/night<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10125\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Tom-Cruise.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Tom-Cruise.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Tom-Cruise-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Tom-Cruise-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Tom Cruise graces one wall at Villa Angela in commemoration of his stay at Cuarto del Senor.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The room is clothed in both simplicity and elegance,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">complete as it is with a king-sized four poster bed, a television, and a huge antique dresser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10126\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-del-Senor.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-del-Senor.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-del-Senor-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-del-Senor-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Cuarto del Se\u00f1or,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">now priced at\u00a0<\/span>Php 2,900\/night<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Families composed of 4 members may also opt to stay in either the\u00a0<\/span><b>Cuarto de las Hijas<\/b><b>\u00a0(P3,200\/ night)\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with its queen-sized, double-sized, and twin four-poster beds or the\u00a0<\/span><b>Cuarto de\u00a0los\u00a0Hijos (P3,200\/ night)\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with its king-sized, double-sized, and single four poster beds, as well as the luxury of a veranda and an outdoor bathroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10127\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-de-las-Hijas.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-de-las-Hijas.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-de-las-Hijas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-de-las-Hijas-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Cuarto de las Hijas\u00a0(Php 3,200\/night)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10128\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-de-los-Hijos.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-de-los-Hijos.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-de-los-Hijos-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-de-los-Hijos-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Cuarto de\u00a0los\u00a0Hijos (Php 3,200\/night)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10129\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-de-los-Hijos-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-de-los-Hijos-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-de-los-Hijos-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Cuarto-de-los-Hijos-2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>King-sized bed inside Cuarto de\u00a0los\u00a0Hijos<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All these rooms are made even more lustrous with its\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">capiz<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0or window glass shells for its huge windows, giving each room great ventilation from sunup until sundown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moreover, for bigger groups of 10 to 12, Villa Angela also offers their\u00a0<\/span><b>Dormitoryo A (Php 5,900\/night)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0with its\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">single, double deck beds and\u00a0<\/span><b>Dormitoryo B (Php 7,000\/night)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0with its 6 single, double deck beds, both with its private bathroom for the guests\u2019 convenience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10130\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Dormitoryo-A.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Dormitoryo-A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Dormitoryo-A-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Dormitoryo-A-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Dormitoryo\u00a0A (Php 5,900\/night)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s more is that in-house guests may also get to enjoy a hearty breakfast meal care of Villa Angela Heritage House.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So if it is an authentic vacation in Vigan that you would like to experience the most, book your most precious stay at a Tom Cruise-approved villa\u2013 Villa Angela Heritage House.<\/span><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">How to get here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">By car: From Calle Crisologo, turn to Silang Street and reach Villa Angela in a few minutes.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">By public transport: Take a tricycle for Php 30 or a calesa or horse-drawn carriage roaming around Calle Crisologo. They will take you to Villa Angela Heritage House in no time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>General Information:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Address:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#26 Quirino Blvd., Vigan City, Ilocos Sur<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Check-in\/Check-out:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 pm\u00a0<\/span><b>\/\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">12 pm<\/span><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Contact Information:<\/b>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">077-722-2914 \/ 02-425-6473 \/ 0919-315-6122 \/ 0917-631-4024<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Website:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">villaangelavigan.com<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>E-mail Address:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">villangela.heritage@gmail.com<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Facebook:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VillaAngela\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Villa Angela Heritage House<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>A version of this appeared in Philippine Primer\u2019s Japanese (Vol. 104) and English (Vol. 11) magazines\u00a0<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Updated as of February 7, 2019<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hotels may be plentiful in the city of Vigan, but most of them are heritage homes that have been given an upgrade. They may retain the aura of a heritage house, but they can\u2019t be compared to Villa Angela Heritage House in terms of being a true heritage of Vigan City. See what Villa Angela has to offer that made Tom Cruise choose this as his very own accommodation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[278,72,8,57,1871],"tags":[279,281,343,1737,1845,1846,1847],"class_list":["post-3433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vigan","category-ilocos-sur","category-hotel","category-historical","category-ilocos-sur-x-vigan-hotel-2019","tag-vigan","tag-ilocos-sur","tag-villa-angela-heritage-house","tag-vigan-city","tag-villa-angela","tag-tom-cruise","tag-cuarto-del-senor"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3433"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10147,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3433\/revisions\/10147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}