Thursday, May 31, 2012

Home Crest Residences


Home Crest Residences is a best value 3-star, 3-storey boutique hotel that has all the conveniences and comforts of home. It is ideal for business and leisure travelers who are looking for comfortable accommodation that provides excellent personalized services and top-of-the-line amenities at a price competitive with standard inns. 

The Hotel houses 28 comfortable, minimalist Zen designed suites that assure maximum comfort and relaxation to its guests. Each of the room is fully air-conditioned, complete with contemporary bed, private bath with hot and cold showers and toiletries, cable television, multi-function telephone system for IDD and NDD calls, Internet-ready data port for guests who want to stay connected with families, friends, or business associates anywhere in the world in the comfort of their rooms, secure electronic door locks with a key card system for privacy and safety of guests and their belongings, complimentary bottled water, a personal refrigerator, hair dryer, and a security deposit box in selected rooms.

The Main Lobby and Reception Area

Moreover, the Hotel is equipped with 24/7 security and CCTV cameras installed in strategic locations and common areas, 24-hour stand-by generator sets, a modern state-of-the-art 8-passenger elevator, and an automatic fire alarm system that is capable of immediately receiving information from environmental sensors designed to detect changes associated with fire. 

Facilities include a mini-function room for all types of social functions such as: birthdays, family and school reunions, anniversary parties, or bridal and baby showers, and reception; as well as corporate events such as meetings, business conferences, power presentations, conventions, and seminars.

Function Room

D' Blue Hub Cafe Bar

The Hotel's D' Blue Hub Cafe Bar is a perfect escape to get through a busy day by relaxing or have a private tete-a tete over a glass of cocktail drink, or a round of ice cold beer, or perhaps a sumptuous dinner with personal friends or business associates. A wide selection of Filipino, American, and Continental breakfast capped with a cup of coffee is served at the coffee shop.

Or, one may simply visit and avail of the Hotel facilities at Washpod Laundry Shoppe, Body Bliss Palm Massage, Crystal Clear Water Store, and I-Fix by Microwarehouse (Service Center for Apple products, Blackberry, etc.)

The Hotel also provides professional reception and concierge services, airport transfers, car rentals, guided tours, housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning, and massage services.

Home Crest Residences offers a selection of elegant standard rooms and premium suites suitable to any budget. The rooms have been carefully designed to give each room a homey ambiance to assure hotel guests maximum comfort and style during their stay in the Hotel. 

Standard Room

Standard Room is approximately 15 square meters furnished with a single bed, covered with European Duvet Linens, and is good for one person.

Twin Standard Room

Standard Twin Room is approximately 19 square meters with two separate single beds, covered with European Duvet Linens, and is good for two persons.

Deluxe Twin

Deluxe Twin is approximately 21 square meters with two separate single beds, covered with European Duvet Linens, and is good for two persons.

Superior Double

Superior Double is approximately 21 square meters with one matrimonial bed, covered with European Duvet Linens, and is good for two persons.

Junior Suite

Toilet and Shower

Junior Suite is approximately 25.5 square meters with one Queen-size bed, covered with European Duvet Linens, and is good for two persons.

Executive Suite

Executive Suite is approximately 22 square meters with one Queen-size bed, covered with European Duvet Linens, and is good for two persons.

Family Suite

Family Suite is approximately 34 square meters with two matrimonial  beds, covered with European Duvet Linens, and is good for four persons. The room has a communicating door either to a Superior Double or Standard Double Room.

All rates are subject to change without prior notice.
Rates are inclusive of complimentary breakfast.
Rates are inclusive of 12% VAT.
No service charge.
Special rates for corporate accounts and long stay bookings.
All major credit cards are accepted.
Check-in time is 2 PM and Check-out time is 12 PM.


How to get to Home Crest Residences

The Hotel is conveniently located along Tulip Drive corner Walnut Avenue, Ecoland Phase 7, in Davao City. It is only a short walk from SM City Mall Davao, and is near to dining and entertainment conveniences amid a friendly neighborhood, towering trees, and green gardens. A van terminal, a 24-hour convenience store, and ATMs are close by.




Home Crest Residences
Tulip Drive corner Walnut Avenue, Ecoland Phase 7 Davao City
Phone (+6382) 297-7777 | (+6382) 299-2777
Telefax ( +6382) 297-3777
Mobile (+63922) 998-8268
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Pinnacle Hotel and Suites


Opened to the public on July 15, 2010, guests of the hotel will find the finest amenities in each of the 210 guest rooms in this popular 3.5-star hotel, The Pinnacle Hotel and Suites in Sta. Ana Avenue, downtown Davao City. This 12-storey hotel is considered the first high-rise structure in Mindanao that is environmentally-sound in terms of structural design and interiors. Dubbed as the GREEN hotel, it was designed to make maximum use of natural light and allow cross ventilation on each of the floor. LED (light emitting diode) lighting system, as well as energy efficient air conditioning system, and elevators that require less energy were also used primarily to have lesser impact on the environment. Moreover, the hotel was constructed with locally produced construction materials and furnishings as part of the hotel's commitment to have a smaller carbon footprint. 

The Pinnacle Hotel and Suites is part of the Central Parq Group of Hotels 

and 


was designed by Architect Mark Maximo Chan while interiors were done 
by Don Cabaog of 
Design Lab



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Entrance to the Hotel

Driveway to the Main Lobby

Facade of the Hotel

View of the Main Lobby at the 3rd Floor

At the Main Lobby

The Hotel has all the facilities standard to a business class hotel such as: a 24-hour security, CCTV security camera monitoring system, 24-hour standby Generator Set, spacious ground level and basement parking spaces, five function rooms for 50 to 200 people on a theater type set-up suitable for all types of social and business functions, a coffee shop, Wi-fi Internet access in common areas and wired Internet access in all rooms, a business center with fax and photocopy services, safety deposit boxes, wading pool and jacuzzi, airport transfers and car rentals through EUROPCAR services, massage and laundry services.

Function Hall

Pool Area

The Hotel houses 210 beautifully designed suites: Standard, Junior Executive, Executive, Cabana, Junior Suite, and Family Room, all of which is complete with air conditioning units, and beautifully furnished with queen-sized beds, 32-inch LCD-HD plasma screen cable televisions, IDD/NDD telephone systems, mini bars, writing desks, private bath toilet, and comes with complimentary breakfast courtesy of the Hotel.


Executive Suite

Exterior of the Cabana Rooms at the 5th Floor

Check-In time is 2 PM and Check-Out time is 12 PM. Rates are inclusive of breakfast and VAT and all major credit cards are accepted.

The Pinnacle Hotel and Suites is a business class hotel situated in the central business district of Davao City and is 12 kilometers or 20-minute drive to and from the Davao International Airport.


The Pinnacle Hotel and Suites
Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City 8000
Phone (+6382) 300 1881 | 300 5885 | 221 3025
Website www.thepinnacledavao.com
Email info@thepinnacledavao.com
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Images courtesy of reign of SSC-Davao on Hotels and Resorts - Compiled Threads 

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Peak


The ever changing city skyline of Davao is brought about by the tremendous infusion of foreign and local investments in the city. No businessman in his right mind would ever infuse fresh capital to a business venture without the clear guarantee of early return of, and sustainable income from his investments in mind. Absolute trust in the city government's dynamic leadership and confidence in  the stability of city's economic activities top among the list of very important considerations in a businessman's mind in his pursuit of doing business in the locality. Of course, the success of Davao City government's initiatives would have not been possible without the unwavering support of the Dabawenyos who, after all, ultimately reap and enjoy the benefits of the city's progress, and for whom only its elected leaders had purposely intended to provide for the upliftment, pride and dignity of its constituents. 

The ultra-modern THE PEAK at Gaisano Mall in J. P. Laurel Avenue in Bajada, is a welcome addition to the ever increasing structures that dominate the city skyline of Davao City. Perched on the rooftop of Gaisano Mall, it provides a panoramic 360 degrees view of downtown cityscape, the Gulf of Davao, and the magnificent Mount Apo, the Philippines' highest mountain peak. The inviting lure of the Mall's sky-park themed Al fresco ambiance and beautifully landscaped surrounding with its interactive fountains at the center that change its colors interchangeably is surely a happy treat to families, friends or business associates needing to shop and dine or simply hang-out and relax from the demands of the day.














Another draw is the well-lit row of restaurants along the Al fresco area near the arches. It is a perfect place for dinner dates because of the romantic view of the city at night. The Mall also provides ample parking spaces at the top floor for easy access.















THE PEAK is owned and operated by the Gaisano family of Davao whose roots originated in Cebu where the family matriarch, the late Doña Modesta Gaisano, started the retail chain in the 1970s on the ground floor of a rented house turned small restaurant-cum-shop in Colon, Cebu which later became the White Gold Department Store, predecessor of the Gaisano malls.
In 1981, after the death of Doña Modesta, her sons: David, Stephen, Henry, Victor, and John decided to split the corporation and went separate ways. The family's mall chains are currently run by the second-generation Gaisanos and their cousins. Stephen Gaisano, Jr., son of Stephen Sr., operates the Gaisano Country Malls in Cebu and Cagayan de Oro. John Gaisano, Jr. of the Davao Chamber of Commerce and Industry, runs the Gaisano Ilustre in Cebu, while the other cousins are involved in other mall-related businesses.

The family's flagship company is the DSG Sons Group, Inc. (stands for David S. Gaisano, Sr.), which owns and operates the four biggest malls in Mindanao. In the late 1980s, the group opened branches in Digos, Tagum, General Santos City, and Davao City. 



Gaisano Mall of Davao Rooftop
J.P. Laurel Avenue, Bajada, Davao City
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Images courtesy of ipowerphotography.com and eco.city of SSC-Davao

Sunday, May 27, 2012

One Fab Pooch Davao

At Sunflower Hotel in Tiokno corner Araullo Streets

One Fab Pooch is Davao's first and only one-of-a-kind upscale professional dog salon complete with grooming services, hotel and fitness facilities under one roof for every modern pooch’s lifestyle right at the very heart of downtown Davao City. It is a stylish one-stop-shop dog salon where pooches are treated with ultimate pamper wash, creative styling, and teeth cleaning by a team of professional stylists, meet and interact with equally fabulous paw-friends, and where their masters can shop for the latest in dog outfits from the Pawtique, luxe treats and chic doggyblings from the Poochy Couture Collection, and meet new circles of dog-lover friends as well.

At F. Torres corner Mabini Streets

The Pawlour

Professional Grooming Stylists in action

Le Pawtique

One Fab Cab

Here, dog-lovers no longer have to go through the mess of grooming their pooches at their own home nor the hassle of transporting them from to the salon. One Fab Cab, the first and only pick-up and delivery services, is only phone call away. 

Launched in September 8, 2009, One Fab Pooch is the brainchild of dynamic partners, Patrick Moran and Ina Bautista, and Jun and Mimi Tupas who are dog lovers themselves. Following the success of The Professional Doggie Paw-lour, the One Fab Pooch Hotel & Fitness Club was opened to the public on May 8, 2012. The salon was featured in national television programs in GMA-7's Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho and Unang Hirit. 

One Fab Pooch Hotel

The Reception Area

Deluxe Accommodations

Very comfortable room

Now, dog masters will have complete peace of mind to get through vacation, business trip, or simply a busy day ahead. The One Fab Pooch Hotel & Fitness Club has 21 comfortable rooms for pooches: standard, deluxe, and suite on daily rates. Meals, potty schedules, and daily walks are provided to the pooches like having their own holiday! During the pooches' stay, the One Fab Pooch Hotel & Fitness Club also provides fitness and playgroup activities which ensure that the dogs are properly exercised and well socialized with the other guest-pooches.

The Fitness Club

The Fitness Room

The Fitness Club is a total workout center especially designed for dogs that not only assures agility and obedience through supervised agility and use of gym and obstacle equipments, but energies well-translated into fitness and playgroup fun activities to make the dogs happier and healthier. 

One Fab Pooch Davao is open from Mondays to Sundays at 8 AM to 6 PM. Tour of the facilities are also welcome from 9 AM to 7 PM.




Contact Information

Door 3, GGL Building
F. Torres corner Mabini Streets, Davao City
Phone (082) 305 460

One Fab Pooch | Hotel & Fitness Club
Sunflower Hotel
751 Tionko corner  Araullo Streets, Davao City
Phone (082) 305 0351
Email onefabpooch@yahoo.com
Visit their Facebook page
Follow them on Twitter@onefabpooch


Images courtesy of One Fab Pooch and eflex@SSC