Ever since taking our son to BGC Excessive Avenue in Taguig for a short dinner some months again, we’ve all the time considered bringing him again for an extended interval. We noticed simply how comfortable he was with all of the open areas and the actions he can do round. A staycation could be good, we thought.
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| SEDA HOTELS’ 10TH ANNIVERSARY LUNCH CELEBRATION AT SEDA BGC’S STRAIGHT UP ROOFTOP BAR |
Quick ahead to December final 12 months, I used to be invited to a dinner at Seda BGC for his or her tenth anniversary and a present certificates for a keep was given as a present. It was good for our February marriage ceremony anniversary, my spouse and I, thought. And right here’s our likelihood to lastly convey our child again to BGC too!
SEDA WHAT?
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| THE SIGNATURE GIRAFFE SCULPTURE AT SEDA BGC’S LOBBY |
I’ve beforehand stayed with two Seda Lodges earlier than, the primary one on the sprawling Seda Nuvali in Laguna, and the opposite one—nearer to residence—at Seda Vertis North in Quezon Metropolis. I immensely loved each stays, and on the latter, my spouse and I have been even in a position to convey our mothers with us for a weekend staycation.
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| SEDA BGC’S LOBBY AREA |
Named after the Filipino phrase for silk, Seda is an Ayala-owned chain of four-star city way of life accommodations. It now has a complete of eleven accommodations unfold throughout the Philippines—from Metro Manila, Laguna, Palawan, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, to Cagayan De Oro, and Davao.
OUR ROOM
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| SEDA BGC’S DELUXE ROOM |
Seda BGC has a complete of 521 visitor rooms divided into two wings, with eight room varieties; Deluxe, Government Deluxe, Membership Room, Suite, Government Suite, and Seda Suite.
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| OUR ROOM FOR THREE DAYS IN BGC |
We have been billeted at Seda BGC’s most inexpensive room, their Deluxe Room. Its thirty square-meter area can accommodate as much as three adults or two adults plus two children—extra company are, in fact, topic to extra charges, although it’s free for teenagers beneath six years outdated. A, can get in without cost, so, yay for that!
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| CELEBRATING OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AT SEDA BGC WITH OUR SON, A |
Our room sports activities a comfortable king-bed (may be swapped with two twin beds) complemented by an alcove seat by the window which might perform as a nap space. It overlooks Serendra, and additional on, the Laguna de Bay. It has the standard 40-inch flatsceen TV, espresso and tea-making services, digital secure, mini bar, and a piece desk.
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| ALCOVE SEAT BY THE WINDOW |
The TV has an easy-access media panel close to the work desk, so it’s straightforward to plug in your laptop computer or moveable USB drives to observe downloaded motion pictures and even Netflix. That is particularly useful since their cable channels are a tad restricted—we really had a tough time discovering a channel apt for a toddler for the reason that solely kid-friendly one was Boomerang—which isn’t actually match for A but, so we needed to accept the Aquarium Channel in the course of our keep, lol.
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| CLEAN AND SPACIOUS TOILET & BATH WITH HOT WATER |
The en suite bathroom and tub is spacious and has sizzling bathe. I like the truth that they’ve an digital weighing scale, since I’m attempting to maintain monitor of my weight. On the draw back, as with each Seda Lodges I’ve stayed in, I actually want they’ve a bidet.
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| LOVING THE INTERIOR DESIGN OF SEDA BGC’S ROOM |
The room is greater than sufficient for us; it’s spacious, the mattress is uber snug, the air-conditioning is excellent, the black-out curtains are good, and when opened—the view is picturesque. I particularly like our room’s inside design—fashionable with out being naked; pure textures, earthy colours, and geometry echoing Piet Mondrian’s iconic work.
SEDA BGC AMENITIES ~ POOL, GYM, FUNCTION HALLS
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| SEDA BGC’S SWIMMING POOL AT THE SECOND FLOOR |
When not in our room, we will often be discovered on the second flooring swimming pool. It’s additionally the place two of its three occasions rooms are, and so’s the fitness center.
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| BG AND A AT THE SEDA BGC KIDDIE POOL |
The pool, which is shared by each Seda BGC wings, has an space for teenagers with a depth of two toes—good for our son, and a daily pool 4 toes deep. Some areas are lined with a roof, handy for individuals not wanting to show their porcelain pores and skin to the solar. It additionally stretches for fairly a bit, about 17 meters, greater than sufficient for my traditional pool laps.
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| GYM AT SEDA BGC, LOVE THE BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT GRACE ITS WALLS |
I initially deliberate on additionally hitting the fitness center, however for the reason that lodge is only a hop away from good jogging parks in BGC, I made a decision to go off. The one occasions I went inside it was to take photos and to refill my water bottle, lol.
FOOD AT MISTO RESTAURANT & STRAIGHT UP ROOFTOP BAR
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| SIX A.M. AT MISTO AT SEDA BGC, BEFORE THE CROWD HITS |
A complimentary breakfast buffet may be availed at Seda BGC upon reserving, though should you’re actually not into buffets, you too can take away it to shave just a few hundred pesos off their charges. Our keep included breakfast at Misto, their in-house restaurant. And as with our earlier Seda expertise, it didn’t disappoint.
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| PASTRY STATION AT MISTO SEDA BGC |
Seda BGC’s breakfast buffet is loaded, they’ve an assortment of breads and pastries, contemporary fruits, and salads; Pinoy breakfast faves like lugaw, champorado, dangits, tawilis; Western fares like sausages, bacons, hashbrowns, and pancakes; devoted noodle soup and omelet stations; and for rice lovers, they often serve a few Filipino fares like bistek to pair it with. I particularly love their Indian choices, roti and curries, yum! And oh yeah, their espresso is basically good too.
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| OUR BREAKFAST SPREAD |
A tip, should you like your bacons, ask to be seated close to the place it’s positioned, because it often runs out about two minutes after being served.
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| NOODLE STATION AT SEDA BGC MISTO |
Misto does get actually busy throughout breakfast, so remember to wake early particularly should you’re staying throughout weekends, the queue throughout each occasions we ate have been fairly lengthy. Late risers needn’t fret although, as they do accommodate everybody on the road even when it’s already previous breakfast hours of 6:00AM to 10:00AM.
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| EXECUTIVE LOUNGE AND STRAIGHT UP ROOFTOP BAR AT SEDA BGC |
We have been unable to attempt Seda BGC’s Straight Up Rooftop Bar. It was positioned on the unique wing, however has now transferred to the lodge’s newer wing. Nonetheless, I used to be in a position to go to and dine right here in the course of the lodge’s anniversary a few months again. The view is very nice, particularly on the out of doors space. It’s surpassed solely by the meals they serve—which is outstandingly good.
SEDA BGC’S CENTRAL LOCATION
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| THE VIEW FROM SEDA BGC’S ROOFTOP |
One of the best half about staying in Seda BGC is, actually, its location. It sits actually proper beside the place it’s occurring—the BGC Excessive Avenue. Additionally inside putting distance is Serendra, and farther on, Market! Market! Mall.
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| GROCERIES & SUPERMARKETS NEAR SEDA BGC |
When you want provides to your keep, there are a few groceries close by—The Landmark Grocery store and Metro at Market! Market!. We tried each, and these aren’t mini marts in any respect, these are full-scale call-your-mom-for-what-she-needs supermarkets.
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| RESTAURANTS AROUND SEDA BGC |
You additionally wouldn’t run out of eating places and bars to eat and drink in. BGC Excessive Avenue alone has all the favored meals joints within the Metro—and you’ll discover additional alongside BGC’s facet streets if you wish to keep away from the group.
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| TRACK 30TH, ONE OF THE PARKS NEAR SEDA BGC |
For health buffs, there are three jogging areas throughout the neighborhood of the lodge—Monitor thirtieth Park, BGC Excessive Avenue, and Terra twenty eighth Park. When you like an extended stroll, the 1.2-kilometer lengthy BGC Greenway Park—which is basically, very nice—can also be inside strolling distance, in actual fact that’s the place I often do my morning exercise.
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| OUR SON ENJOYING THE HUBBUB OF ACTIVITIES AT BGC HIGH STREET |
And at last, the explanation why we selected Seda BGC is due to our child. The enjoyable he had taking part in all weekend lengthy over the quite a few parks, open areas, roads-turned-to-weekend-playgrounds in BGC was priceless. A weekend well-spent, certainly. Precisely what we got here right here for.
~ OUR STAY WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY SEDA BGC. OPINIONS, ALL MINE.
Seda BGC ►ROOM RATES
Handle: thirtieth Avenue cor. eleventh Avenue, BGC, Taguig Metropolis, Metro Manila
Contact Quantity: +63 (2) 7945-8888
E mail: bgc@sedahotels.com
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GPS Coordinates Map: 14.550760, 121.053077
