Informations about this hidden gem in Northern Luzon are only a few. This place deserves it to be mentioned.
We stayed at the Rock Inn for two nights in the dry season.
The location of the inn is in a beautiful, small valley within a citrus plantation, just some 300 meters away from the road that connects Sagada with Bontoc and some 2 km from the center of Sagada, a little inconvenient if you are non-motorized and want to tour around all the places.
The Inn consists of a large main building with check-in, restaurant, a small garden and a nice thatched terrace, were you can also sit down for meals. All guest rooms are in a second building. Gardens, buildings and rooms are in good conditions and the staff does all necessary works to preserve it.
The rooms are quite spacious with wooden walls and floors. The beds are a little bit narrow for two persons but comfortable.
Our room contained a bathroom with a shower with hot water, provided by a flow heater (plug the second outflow with an ear plug to get more water). It was a little on the small side, but clean and ok.
The guest house is keen of hearing. The wooden floors and thin walls are the reason. As we were nearly the only guests at this time, we haven't had a problem with noise from other guests.
The meals in the restaurant are cheap, tasteful and nice displayed. If you order tea, it comes in a big tea jug, enough for two. We had no need to check the other restaurants "downtown". All in all it was a very good deal and we enjoyed it very much. Espacially the tranquility.
Don't miss the spectacular outlook on the rice terraces. The spot can easily be reached on foot in half an hour from the Inn. Tour operators are downtown. We haven't used them. Our car and the Lonely Planet was sufficient for us.
AN IMPORTANT HINT: Sagada is really off the beaten path. To reach the place you need plenty of time and should preferably travel in dry season. We deciced to take the route via Banaue. The road from Manila is paved until that town and from there on the road winds around the mountains - sometimes steep - and is unpaved and in bad condition. With own car, expect 8-10 hours to Banaue on car or bus, another two hours to Bontoc (approx. 40 kms) and a half more to Sagada (with own car). As we have heard, the road to Baguio is in the same bad condition and closed for trucks, even though it is the main connecting road to civilisation. A 4WD is strongly recommended.