Make It Davao: April 2013

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Bodegera Café

Bodegera Cafe

Bodegera Café is a nice and cozy restaurant-café that serves cupcakes and home-made cookies, delectable sweets and pastries, light snacks, coffee, soft beverages, and anything in between. A complimentary soup comes with every order. It is located at the ground floor of Homitori Davao - a dormitel for budget travelers and transients visiting or doing business in Davao City.

Inside the Cafe

Pastries

Home-made Cup Cakes

The restaurant is notably clean and well-maintained, and the staff and crew are very solicitous and attentive, always with a ready smile. They are open promptly at 9 in the morning and closes at 9 in the evening.

There is a FREE Wi-Fi, too in the café.

Bodegera Cafe

How to get to Bodegera Café

The Café is conveniently located at the ground floor of Homitori Davao in the corners of Bangoy Street and Sta. Ana Avenue in Davao Chinatown, which can be accessed through a cemented alley between Mandarin Enterprises, and Golden Luck Agri Products along Bangoy Street. It is approximately 40 minutes away from the Davao International Airport, and is easily accessible by private and public transportation.

For more information, please contact

Bodegera Café

F. Bangoy Street corner Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City 8000 Philippines

Tels +63 (082) 295 2969 | +63 (082) 295 2971

Mobile +63 (0922) 854 1127 | +63 (0922) 899 4646

Email homitoridvo@gmail.com

Website www.homitori.com

Please visit the Dormitel's Facebook Fanpage

Images courtesy of, and many thanks to Homitori Davao.

Homitori Davao

Homitori Davao

Homitori Davao is a dormitory-type hotel perfectly suited for budget travelers or transients, single or in groups, who are looking for clean, spacious, and well-secured stay for overnight or long term lease, with all the practical amenities and conveniences standard to its class at very affordable daily or monthly rates. It is conveniently situated within the Davao Chinatown, in close proximity to several business and commercial establishments, shopping malls, parks, dining and entertainment areas, and is easily accessible by private or public transportation.

Lobby and 24-Hour Front Desk

Built in 2011, the 2-storey dormitel houses separate buildings and facilities for men and women with 137 centralized air-conditioned, non-smoking rooms: 60 rooms for men, and 77 rooms for ladies; all of which are beautifully furnished with bunk beds, individual lockers, writing desks, and chairs.

The Room

Ladies' Lounge

Hallway leading to the Ladies' Rooms

Ladies' Rooms

Homitori also has facilities such as common TV and dining areas, massage center, business centers and Internet facilities, FREE Wi-Fi Internet access at hotspot areas, CCTV surveillance cameras strategically installed in key areas of the dormitel, and a wide, spacious parking space.

Common TV Area

Ladies' TV Room

Ladies' Dining Area

Men's Business Center and Internet facility

Ladies' Business Center and Internet facility

Wide and spacious Courtyard and Parking Space

The toilets and baths which are always kept clean and well-maintained are shared, and come with hot and cold showers.

Men's Shower Room with 28 Cubicles

Men's Toilet with 18 Cubicles and 5 Urinals

Men's Lavatory in Shower Room

Ladies' Shower Room

Ladies' Toilet Room

Ladies' Make-up Area

Accommodation comes with a FREE use of the Gym, Laundry and Dry Cleaning facilities, and guests are served with FREE breakfast daily.

Men's Gym

Ladies' Gym

Ladies' Laundry Area

Earliest Check-In time is 12 Noon, and the Check-Out time is 11 AM.

Also located at the ground floor is Bodegera Café where they serve delectable sweets, light snacks, soft beverages, and anything in between.

Bodegera Café

How to get to Homitori Davao

The dormitel is conveniently located at the corners of Bangoy Street and Sta. Ana Avenue in Davao Chinatown, and can be accessed through a cemented alley between Mandarin Enterprises, and Golden Luck Agri Products along Bangoy Street. It is approximately 40 minutes away from the Davao International Airport, and is easily accessible by private and public transportation.

For more information, please contact:

Homitori Davao

F. Bangoy Street corner Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City 8000 Philippines

Tels +63 (082) 295 2969 | +63 (082) 295 2971

Mobile +63 (0922) 854 1127 | +63 (0922) 899 4646

Email homitoridvo@gmail.com

Website www.homitori.com

Please visit the Dormitel's Facebook Fanpage

Images courtesy of, and many thanks to Homitori Davao.

Villa Carmelita Inland Resort and Hotel

Villa Carmelita Inland Resort and Hotel

This is Ermelyn's Inland Resort in Toril, south of Davao City, which is popularly known as Villa Carmelita Inland Resort and Hotel. It is a nice resort-hotel along McArthur Highway in Toril, Davao City, reasonably priced, has clean and spacious rooms for overnight stay, a large outdoor swimming pool for adult (about 5-7 feet deep) with water slides and a kiddie pool (3 feet deep) which are open until 10 PM. The resort has been operating since 2009 and in June 2011, opened their 21-room Hotel.

21-Room Hotel Facade

Adult Pool

Kiddie Pool with Water Slide

Villa Carmelita also has cottages that are rented out for FREE, and a spacious air-conditioned function room which make the resort an ideal venue for poolside parties and small gatherings as well; a great weekend destination for families to bond and friends to simply frolic in the pool.

Standard Twin Deluxe Room

An in-house restaurant cafe serves reasonably priced grilled food and other delectable, including beverages. Guests may bring their own food for a low corkage of Php 40 for food and Php 20 per bottle for drinks and beverages.

Multi-Function Room

Entrance Fee is only Php 100 for adults, Php 80 for 2-10 years old, and free of charge for children below 2 years old. The fee is already inclusive of the use of the pool, slides, tables, chairs, and cottages.

How to get to Villa Carmelita Inland Resort and Hotel

The resort-hotel is conveniently located along McArthur Highway in Toril, Davao City and is approximately half an hour drive from downtown city proper of Davao where numerous Toril-bound jeepneys that pass through the resort can be easily found.

For more information, please contact:

Villa Carmelita Inland Resort and Hotel

Km. 14 MacArthur Highway, Toril Davao City 8000 Philippines

Tels +63 (082) 295 2688 |+63 (082) 286-1726

Please visit the Resort's Facebook Fanpage

Images courtesy of, and many thanks to Villa Carmelita Inland Resort and Hotel

Monday, April 29, 2013

Jazzy James Country Hotel

Jazzy James Country Hotel

Jazzy James Country Hotel is a country-western themed hotel ideal for budget travelers who are looking for clean, spacious, and secured accommodations with all the practical amenities and conveniences standard to its class at very affordable rates.

The hotel is conveniently situated within close proximity to several business and commercial establishments, shopping malls, dining and entertainment areas, and is easily accessible by private or public transportation.

Front Desk

Elevator Service

Hallway leading to the rooms

There are four types of accommodations: Standard Single, Standard Double, Matrimonial Deluxe, Triple, and Quadruple, all of which are fully air conditioned, furnished with contemporary beds, writing desks, LCD cable televisions, telephone systems, Wi-Fi Internet access, and feature private toilets and baths with hot and cold showers.

Standard Single

Standard Double

Matrimonial Deluxe

Triple Bed

Quadruple Bed

How to get to Jazzy James Country Hotel

The hotel is located along Lacson Street in Barrio Obrero, Davao City, and is about 25 minutes away from the Davao International Airport.

For more information, please contact:

Lacson Street, Barrio Obrero, Davao City 8000 Philippines

Tel/Fax +63 (082) 305 1847

Email frontdesk@jazzyhotel.ph

Website www.jazzyhotel.ph/

Please visit the Hotel's Facebook Fanpage

Images courtesy of, and many thanks to Jazzy James Country Hotel.

Legaspi Suites Davao

Legaspi Suites Davao

Legaspi Suites Davao is a stylish 20-room boutique hotel housed in an old but beautifully restored ancestral house built in 1938, and remodeled in modern style to create a cozy environment with all the comforts and conveniences of home, leisure and business travelers will surely enjoy at very affordable rates.

This 4-storey landmark beauty is situated right in the center of Davao City's business and entertainment district, and features a U-shaped courtyard which houses a restaurant café, a bar, a health spa, a wine cellar, and various offices and service shops.

The Lobby

The hotel lobby features simple furnishings of a gray tufted sofa, and a large Venetian mirror set against a freshly painted white walls.

There are three types of accommodations: Premiere, Deluxe, and Suite each of which is uniquely designed and decorated with different curtains and runner fabrics, sofas, furnishings, lighting fixtures, and wall stencils, and is spacious, with ample space to accommodate extra beds for additional guests.

Premier Superior Room

Premier Superior Room is furnished with a Queen-size bed, a mini refrigerator, an LCD cable television, with Wi-Fi Internet access, and has a private toilet and bath with hot and cold showers.

Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room is furnished with a Queen-size bed for single or double occupancy, an LCD cable television, with Wi-Fi Internet access, and has a private toilet and bath with hot and cold showers.

Suite Room

Suite Room is furnished with a Queen-size bed and two double-size beds, good for four to five guests, an LCD cable television, with Wi-Fi Internet access, and has a private toilet and bath with hot and cold showers.

Stay in the hotel includes a complimentary breakfast served at Kusina Selera from 7 AM to 10 AM. Check-in time is at 2 PM, and Check-out time is at 12 noon.

How to get to Legaspi Suites Davao

The hotel is located along P. Pelayo Street (formerly Legaspi Street), in downtown Davao City, about 25 minutes away from the Davao International Airport and is easily accessible by private or public transportation.

For more information, please contact: