Bloom Residences by Casa Stellar

- New clean apartment, small but adequate, with good furniture. - Various consumables/cleaning articles provided - Uninterrupted views from the balcony - Excellent agency-host giving quick and attentive support, such as providing mobile internet upload to offset an unconnected modem. Also provided a quick connection of the washing machine to the mains - Pleasant and helpful condominium staff all around - There is a large grocery shop called Shopwise, and opposite, a relative small SM city mall with allaround fastfood chains as well. All within an easy 10 minutes walk in westerly direction along the main road from the Bloom residence entrance

It would have been advisable to be more upfront about the the construction works taking place and its readiness to operate, since you are paying a heafty daily/monthly rate and there are currently no facilities at all. - You are located on a building site, with only two (block A & B) out of 8 condos ready for occupancy. There is almost 24/7 construction work ongoing and thanks to the noice produced by the aircon, it is manageable and acceptable. Workmen still occasionally roam the corridors for repair and outstanding work of the vacant apartments (almost all) - The swimming pool looks fine to me, but has been closed since september 2024 (or much longer) and each time the date of “re-opening” is shifted from early december to late december, etc. Now perhaps in Q1/2025. Do not hold your breath on continued promises. This should have been mentioned/updated on booking.com by the owner, where is only states that there are no fitness facilities, or acknowledged by a considerable deduction in rental price. From its positioning there will be little to no sunshine over the pool area during the day. - The apartment lacks essentials, such as storage cabinets for your provisions. They are missing. Just some small shells. As such, your chinaware, forks and spoons, etc, needs to be placed permanently on the dining table. There are no knives provided to cut fruit, vegetable or meat. - There is no toilet brush to clean the toilet. All small items than can easily be rectified, so not an issue - No internet hook-up. Had to wait for 1 week. No washing machine hook-up. Mere start-up glitches Both were sorted out by the excellent agency host! - Due to continuous traffic congestion it takes a long time to reach central Manila, BGC, Makati, etc. Much longer than anticipated and expected. In summary, all points can easily be taken care of, or will be resolved within a reasonable time frame. It should then be a convenient and well-recommended place to stay.