Aniceto Mansion

Aniceto Mansion

This is the reception area at the lobby of Aniceto Mansion. The two arched doorways at the back leads to the dining room area.

In one corner of the dining room area is a deep well where one can actually draw water but people have been using this as a wishing well.

I like the arched doorways with the french doors in the dining room area of Aniceto Mansion. 

Each table has four low-ceiling arched doorways with thick columns that encloses each area. This makes one dining table like a private dining area.

My DH just goofing off on the wide stairways like a young boy.

A tall grandfather clock in the hallway leading to our bedroom.

It was so hot even at night so we kept the air con running all night through. 

We moved out of the Vigan Heritage Mansion after spending only one night with them. We wanted to experience staying in another mansion which is why we went to Aniceto Mansion the next day. This mansion was built in 1840 and was owned by  Leona Florentino's father. The mansion used to be the residence of Don Mena Crisologo, a political and literary figure at that time. The wealthy Spaniards who were more prominent in their status in life had their homes much nearer to the plaza and the church while the less prominent families were located much further from the center of the plaza. The ownership of this mansion is now with the Aniceto family who restored the place and maintained its old-world charm. This mansion is next to the Vigan Plaza Hotel and is much nearer to the Plaza Burgos, Plaza Salcedo and the St. Paul Cathedral.  

The ceiling in the bedrooms are high but the room itself is somewhat narrow. The bed is pushes against the wall and at the back of the bed is a wide wooden french windows with white curtains as you can see in the last picture. Just beside the chair near the bed is a door that leads to a small veranda at the back overlooking an open courtyard below with some trees and other plants which is really nice. It's just that the veranda is too narrow like maybe two feet wide only. My DH likes to smoke outside at night so this small veranda was really perfect for us.  At the foot of the bed is a 3-feet tall tv stand with the tv of course. Inside this tv stand is where guests can keep their things. Behind the tv is the bathroom with hot and cold showers. They had a friendly staff but they seemed to be short with manpower at that time because we had to ask for the bathroom stuff before they brought these things to us. What we liked best in the place is the restaurant with its very cozy set-up.