Lot's Pad nr BGC

The condo is near BGC and Market Market, relatively accessible if you have a private vehicle or on a ride sharing app. The only public transpo available is a tricycle. The roads leading to the property are almost always congested because of some road repairs. It has its own shopping center, albeit small, right in front of the towers; it has limited choices of restaurants and coffee shops (Starbucks is right in front of the condo). The 24-hour convenience store (Alfamart) gets really crowded and busy, except after midnight. The property will provide you with 2 rolls of thin tissues and 2 pieces of bath towels. You can request a flat iron if needed. You can use the washing machine to wash your clothes, but there isn’t a drying rack to hang them. Since the unit is on the 18th floor, the view from the balcony is pretty good, but it is facing the amenities and the other towers, so you will definitely be seen by other occupants when standing on it. The owner is quick to respond, the check in process is quite easy, just have a spare ID ready to be surrendered at the reception for the entire duration of your stay (other than your passport).

The 24-hour convenience store (Alfamart) gets really crowded and busy, except after midnight. The staff always take their time ringing purchases and bagging goods which always results to a long queue. Expect to wait in line for around 10 minutes or so. It’s not for the impatient. Some staff are just inexperienced and frankly inefficient. They need to digitalize card payments without having to print and sign receipts to keep the transactions quick and easy. One of the lifts in Tower 3 was not working for the majority of my stay, and almost all of the time, I had to wait for a ride for more than 7 minutes, either going up or down. The doors open very slowly. As for the unit itself, it only has the basic necessities. Don’t expect too much. There’s a cooking range with a hood that barely works. When you fry something, expect that the whole apartment gets filled up with smoke. There’s one small dining table which is the only place where you can eat and use as a workstation, but not at the same time. It will only be enough for a 15 inch laptop. The TV was not working on a the first few days I was there, and it magically started to turn on the day I asked the owner about it. Even then, I couldn’t use it because there’s no cable TV or streaming apps downloaded. You will not be able to use any electrical outlets if your devices are not 3-prong, hence, it’s best to buy an adapter before checking in. The only available outlet is the one where the TV is plugged in. There is no available outlet in the bedroom (apparently there is one behind a large heavy chest but it’s nowhere near the bed and it’s completely concealed). It’s unusable. Have an extension cord with more than 3 outlets to charge your devices. No My main issue with the unit is the infestation of COCKROACHES. Not the big ones, but the smaller kind that gets their way into tiny spaces such as your food containers and yes, even inside the fridge and microwave oven.

Location is accessible to establishments. Host is accommodating. My request for late check out for an hour was considered by the host.

Bed Mattress may need some replacement already. There is already a deep part in the mattress which can lead to back pain. No available comforter on my first night. The one inside the cabinet is already used and smelly.

Expensive parking

no toiletries and the location is not really accessable especially when you using public transportation