Stay, Stray, Play and Feast: ADC Hotel Naga: Beautiful Hotel, Insensible Management (Christmas Typhoon 2016 Series 4)

ADC Hotel Naga
Beautiful Hotel, Insensible Management
(Christmas Typhoon 2016 Series 4)

ADC Hotel without doubt, is one of the most beautiful
hotels in Naga City which I avoided like a plague for

years after a very bad experience when we had a dinner,

at Eight Secret Spices which I have blogged on this LINK.

A super- typhoon would hit Naga City the next day,

I called Villa Caceres Hotel for a reservation as we

always stay there for shelter every time there is a

storm, but they were fully booked until New Year.

Sogo Hotel's bigger executive rooms where we also
stayed as a storm shelter in the past are all occupied.
I also blogged about our stay in this hotel on this LINK.

I did not bother to call our favorite hotel, Avenue Plaza,

...and the Carmen as these two are riverside hotels and not

a good place to stay on a storm as both could get flooded.

I asked for a family room at ADC Hotel

and I was happy when they confirmed

that the Presidential Suite was available.

It was December 24, the super- typhoon would hit Naga City

the next day and we checked in on December 25, noon time.

At the front desk, we were informed that the Presidential Suite

that we earlier reserved was not available as the panoramic windows

were leaking. It was okay with us, as we didn’t want to stay in a room

with nothing but glass windows for a wall during a super typhoon.

They offered us two separate rooms instead,
a Junior Suite, and an Executive Suite, and
we settled comfortably right in after checking in.

Stay

Junior Suite

One of our rooms was the Junior Suite which

had a minimalist but elegantly designed interiors.

It had one double bed, too small for a family of four to fit in,

but that was okay as we had another extra room with two

single beds reserved for us where the two kids could stay.

Right above the bed is a decorative wrought iron framed mirror

that serves as the modest decoration on this minimalist room.

The beautiful room had a large LCD TV hangs on the wall,

…and right below is a large working table that serves

as a mini- bar and holds the kettle and the coffee kit,

.,..and a small refrigerator.

The closet was spacious.

…that holds the electronic lock.

It had a beautiful toilet with a nice bathtub

…provided with basic amenities,
and sufficient toiletries.

There were several beautiful
decorative chairs in the room.,

...but unfortunately, no sofa.

The room had huge window, with a backyard view of the
street leading to a residential area at the back of the hotel.

A room had only landline phone at the bedside,

…and a complimentary Wi Fi connection.

Stay

Executive Suite

The Executive Suite where the kids stayed

also had a minimalist yet elegant interiors.

It had two double beds, perfect for two kids.

Just like the other room, right above the bed is a decorative wrought iron

framed mirror that serves as the modest decoration on this minimalist room.

The beautiful Executive Suite, although apparently

smaller than the Junior Suite appeared like it is more

spacious than the latter and it even had a living room.

A large LCD TV hangs on the wall,

…and right below is a large working table that serves
as a mini- bar and holds the kettle and the coffee kit,

.,..and a small refrigerator.

The closet was just as spacious as the first
room that also holds the electronic lock.

It had a beautiful toilet, but this
room does not have a bathtub,

…and just like the other room, it was provided
with basic amenities and sufficient toiletries.

The room was windowless and we found

it a perfect and sound proof storm shelter.

A room had only land line phone at the bedside,

…and a complimentary Wi Fi connection.

Stray

ADC Hotel is located at the glittering Magsaysay Avenue,
A walking distance to other major hotels, lifestyle centers

and almost a hundred restaurants lining the strip.

It is located few blocks away

from the Penafrancia Basiliica,

…and the Penafrancia Shrine.

Play

ADC Hotel does not have any recreational and health

facility so there is really nothing much to do inside the hotel.

It’s location at the busy Magsaysay Strip makes

the hotel ideal for people wanting to have good time

and experience the dazzling night life in the city.

Feast

Despite the numerous restaurants lining the Magsaysay Strip,
there are several excellent in- house dining facilities at the ADC Hotel.

Eight Secret Spices

Eight Secret Spices was one of our favorite restaurants then,

that we even booked a Thanksgiving Dinner here in the

past and had a horrible dining experience (which I blogged

on the LINK) and we never returned ever since- until now.

I was once invited by a pharmaceutical company to speak

on a medical forum but I backed out when I learned that the

venue was Eight Secret Spices. They decided to change

the venue to Carmen Hotel (which I featured on this LINK).

It is ADC Hotel’s in house restaurant and we were supposed

to eat dinner here. We had no choice as the super- typhoon

was expected to have a landfall early in the evening. Together

with other hotel guests we trooped early in the evening to dine

but we were told by the front desk to dine somewhere else as

the restaurant was closed because of the on coming typhoon.

This was a forbidding and irresponsible decision of ADC Hotel

by abandoning their guests without anything to eat and to fend

off for themselves to look for food in the middle of a typhoon.

Set Breakfast

The complimentary set breakfast was supposed to be served
at Eight Secret Spices but it was still closed after the storm,

...so it was served as a room service.

Bear Cups Patisserie

Bear Cups Patisserie is an in house cake shop.

We have never been here, it was closes during our visit but

it had about a hundred teddy bears inside when I peeped in.

The Coffee Table

Used to be known as the Chef’s Office,

The Coffee Table is probably one of the

best homegrown coffee shops in the city.

This coffee shop is also known to serve

mouth-watering sandwiches and pastas.

Paradise

What used to be occupied by Mexicali

my family’s favorite Mexican restaurant,

…was turned in this wine shop called Paradise.

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ADC Hotel, has no doubt is one

beautiful but badly managed hotel.

I avoided this hotel like a plague for years after

a very bad experience on our thanksgiving dinner,

at Eight Secret Spices (posted on this LINK).

We stayed here as this was the only hotel with

available room during the Christmas eve storm,

which served as my family’s typhoon shelter.

I was optimistic that it would redeem itself

from our unpleasant experience in the past,
during this stay, but we were disappointed.

We enjoyed the rooms as they were beautiful, comfortable and kept
us safe during the storm,and the staff was courteous and hospitable.

But closing the hotel’s in- house restaurant and leaving their guests

without anything to eat and to fend off for themselves to look for food
at the height of a super typhoon, is nothing but gross irresponsibility
on the part of the hotel’s negligent and insensible management.