Seda Hotel BGC; Spacious Rooms, Tiny Lobby

Seda Hotel BGC 
Spacious Rooms, Tiny Lobby 

Seda Hotel BGC, is the second Seda Hotel

facility that we have stayed in the past,

Source: AGODA

The first one is the beautiful Seda Hotel Centrio in

Cagayan de Oro, which we tremendously enjoyed.

^^^Seda Hotel Centrio, Cagayan de Oro

The lobby of Seda Hotel BGC was modern,

sleek, but very small for a 179 room hotel.

 

It gets very crowded at daytime,

 

…and there was not enough chairs and

couches to sit on the lobby on peak hours.

 

In lieu of a business center, there were several units

Apple computers at the lobby for guests to use for free.

 

The check in counter was also very small but

staff at the  was friendly and accommodating.

Check- in was easy, and we 
were in our room in a jiffy.

 

Stay

Our room was located at the 8th floor.

…and right by the elevator foyer.

Our room was a De Luxe King and we were

pleasantly surprised to see that it was very spacious,

 

… and the we had a lot of space to move around.

It a had a huge comfortable king sized bed.

It also had a comfortable seating area, that had a

cushioned bench and could be used as an extra bed.

 

There was a study that could serve as

a dining and as a working/utility table,

It had huge flat screen TV,

…and spacious closets.

I had a kettle for a coffee maker at the minibar,

…and a well stocked refrigerator.

It had a beautiful and spacious toilet,

…a nice shower area and a bathtub

…provided with basic amenities,

….and sufficient toiletries.

 

The room had panoramic windows with a nice

view  of  the booming Bonifacio Global City,

…and of the distant Laguna de Bay on the horizon.

A room had three landline phones-

the first one at the bedside,

 

...the second one on the study table,

 

…and a third one in the toilet.

We were very happy with the very fast

and complimentary Wi Fi connection.

 

Stray

The Seda Hotel BGC is located at the
 booming Bonifacio Global City 

....and in close proximity to Market Market Mall which just  like
the hotel, is owned the prestigious Ayala Land Corporation.

It is also a short  ride away from S&R, my

family’s favorite place to shop for groceries.

 

Play

Seda Hotel BGC had a beautiful outdoor

swimming pool, which we failed to visit,

 

^^^Source: Seda Hotel Webpage

…but it was visible from our window.

It also had a well equipped Gym.

Feast

Breakfast Buffet

Misto Restaurant

The Misto Restaurant offers a

decent spread in the breakfast buffet,

…but dining there is one uncomfortable experience.

^^^Source: Seda Hotel Webpage

It was tucked at a dead end corner of the lobby,

..seemed too small for a 179 room- hotel, it gets very crowded during peak
hours and guests had to wait for hours before they could get accommodated. 

In Room Dining
Dining in A Box

When we ordered in room dining,

…the food was delivered in a box,

…placed on eco friendly

biodegradable container.

The food was delicious,

…and I initially thought it was

cool way to help the environment.

 

But as an afterthought, it would have

been more environmentally friendly

had they used washable dinnerware,

…and I suspect that this was a brilliant strategy to decongest

the tiny Misto Restaurant so the guests could just pick up

their food to go in those cool boxes and eat somewhere else.

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Seda Hotel BGC is an budget hotel  and ideal for those

looking for well-appointed but affordable accommodation.

It has a well- designed   spacious

and comfortable suite rooms.

 

For a hotel this big, I found some of their

amenities too small to accommodate their guests,

….but I noticed that they are expanding,
and building another tower for the hotel,

…and I hope that the expand the

 lobby  and the restaurant as well.

Read the links below for related posts and other
Ayala owned and operated hotel reviews:

Seda Hotel Centrio
Holiday Inn Makati: Luxury on a Budget 

Hotel Intercontinental Manila
Requiem to Hotel Intercontinental Manila

Caffeine Power House Naga

Caffeine Power House Naga 

One of the best and most affordable Café Americano in town
is available 24/7 at any 7- Eleven stores, and a good way to 
caffeine power your morning to  jump start a terribly busy day.

 

And of course, nothing can beat a refreshing glass

of frappe (minus the dead mouse) coming from one

of the best coffee shops in the world, Starbucks-

…served with a ham and egg sandwich for snacks.

From Starbucks to Kopi Roti,  to The Coffee Beanery,  to name a 
few,  one would never run out of choices for coffee sources in the city.

 



Isn’t it about time to have a caffeine fix in Naga City?

Tara na, mag kape na, nagpa- Naga na.

Read the links blow for related posts: 

Kopi Roti Naga: Delicious Roti Egg Dunking Meal 
Starbucks Naga: Milk Dunkin' Cookie Bonding
Ministop Magsaysay: Cookie- Swiss Miss Dunking Bonding 
The Coffee Beanery Lunch

The Coffee Table: Magsaysay Avenue, Naga City

Travel Café, Magsaysay Avenue: The Case of Milk Disappearing Cookie

Alfogens’ Foods at Hillary and Andrew Hostel: Homey, Delicious and Affordable

Alfogens’ Foods at Hillary and Andrew Hostel    
Homey, Delicious and Affordable 

What used to be the refined Calle Barlin Cafe  
at the Hillary and Andrew Hostel located in
a quaint ancestral house, was renamed into a
more disappointingly tacky Alfogens’ Foods.



At the time we dined, the old but beautiful
Filipino- Hispanic façade of the hostel was
covered with huge political campaign tarps,



…and also a huge signage of the
restaurant’s new ill-chosen name.



It made me wonder why the owners allowed to ruin their 
otherwise beautiful hostel by turning it to an unsightly 
outdoor advertising billboard. We were glad though that 
nothing changed on the charming old-fashioned interiors.



My young son ordered a Pork Chop and it was served with
a cup of rice. It was delicious and had a sweet an sour flavor
that reminded us of the popular barbecue that this restaurant
once served when it was still known as “Our House” in the 90’s.



Their Grilled Pink Salmon may the most perfectly grilled salmon
in the whole world. It came as a huge serving of fresh, juicy and
very delicious pink salmon. I could eat this forever and just for this
dish alone, it is worth coming back for more in this restaurant.



The Pork Sisig was greasy, slimy and
looked mucky but was very delicious.



The Fried Chicken was a revelation. It was covered with
a thin coat of breading that interestingly did not appear like
it was made of flour. The texture was delightfully creamy and
tasted like egg. The chicken was tender and juicy can could be
best described as delicious yet less saltier version of original KFC.



The Chop Suey is probably the best tasting in Naga City.
The vegetables were fresh, crunchy and not overcooked.
The plump shrimps gave a delightful seafood flavor and
the ‘tengang daga’ mushroom served as a healthy organic
thickener that made the sauce richer and naturally tastier.



While I feel sad when they changed the more appropriate
name of Calle Barlin Cafe (considering it is located in an 
old ancestral house), to a more ludicrous Alfogens’ Foods,
I am glad that the food was just as delicious and remained
the same the first time we dined here few months ago.

I hope that they remove the hideous tarpaulins covering
the hostel’s facade, and leave it the way it used to be,



 ....as its old, classic architecture compliments 
the historic Barlin Street where it is located.

Read the link below for related post;

Calle Barlin at Andrew and Hillary Hostel