Hotels in Alabang, Philippines: Vivere Suites

Vivere Suites in Alabang, a wealthy residential and commercial area in Muntinlupa City, Philippines, offers guests with a welcome drink and fruit basket upon arrival, along with complimentary newspaper, daily replenishment of bottled water, and buffet breakfast throughout the duration of their stay. They can also use the free daily shuttle to go to the nearby malls and the Madrigal Business Park.

Location

Vivere Suites: 5102 Bridgeway Ave., cor. Asean Drive Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City 1781 Philippines; +632-771-7777

Vivere Suites is interestingly bound by the sights of two famous bodies of water in the Philippines: the Manila Bay on the west; and the Laguna de Bay on the east. This hotel is right across the Festival Super Mall and about 2 kilometers away from the Alabang Town Center. These provide easy access to a wide array of shopping, dining, games, movies, and nightlife options.

Accommodations

Whether staying for a day, a week, a month, or even a year, Vivere Suites guests can choose from the various types of accommodations available from a studio to a junior or senior suite to an apartment. Room options feature anywhere from one to three bedrooms. Presidential and Penthouse Suites are also available for VIP stays. All rooms provide distinctive Asian flair and each of them comes with free Internet access and a fully equipped kitchenette/bar where guests can cook or heat their own food.

The Executive Floor Rooms has its own special services and facilities. Aside from the standard hotel provisions, guests can also benefit from a fully personalized butler service, bubble bath preparation upon check-in, express laundry and free laundry and pressing services, free shoeshine services, turn down service with complimentary sweets or flowers, two hours of free cocktails per day, provisions for international reading materials, free flowing coffee or tea, use of the Executive Lounge complete with complimentary drinks, services, and facilities, various Business Center services (including fax, photocopy, and internet), and express check-in and check-out services.

For business travelers, there are conference rooms and office spaces available for lease as well.

Long-staying guests get additional provisions: guests staying for at least a week receive souvenir items; while guests staying for at least a month get free Shiatsu Massage Session per month and a complimentary three-hour use of meeting room per week.

Dining

Vivere's Skyline Restaurant and Bar located at the 31st floor boasts of magnificent views of the bay and the metropolis. Guests can enjoy al fresco dining with diverse food choices from exquisite international entrées to the best-selling bar chows that come with delightful drink of the month offerings. Skyline also features bountiful buffets for breakfast. A live musical ensemble is typically scheduled to serenade diners at least twice a week.

Those who want to explore more of what Alabang dining can offer can start just across the hotel where guests can already find a number of bars and restaurants within the same street and other nearby areas. Many of them serve up heaping plates of just about any local or international cuisine including top Filipino favorites, along with the best of Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, American, French, Italian, and Spanish dishes. Coffee shops also abound in the area, from an in-house one situated at the hotel's 2nd floor to other coffee shop favorites like Starbucks, Figaro, and Seattle's Best Coffee that are just a stone's throw away from the hotel.

Health and Relaxation Facilities and Amenities

All hotel guests have free access to the gym, swimming pools, sauna, Jacuzzi, and kiddie playroom. Vivere's in-house health and relaxation facility Forest Steam Spa provides guests a private oasis where they can indulge in exquisite treatments of spa, massage, body scrubs, and aromatherapy baths.

Guide to Tourists in the Philippines:

Must-try Filipino Dishes for Foreigners

Popular Gift Ideas in the Philippines

Vacation Ideas for Singles Traveling to the Philippines

Customs Declaration Information for Travelers Going to the Philippines

More About Visiting the Philippines:

City Trip Suggestions for Foreigners in Manila, Philippines

Foreigners Traveling to the Philippines: Must-try Out-of-town Trips in Nearby Provinces South of Manila

Philippine Travel, Food, Shopping, Arts and Culture, and Laws and Legalities

Shopping in Manila, Philippines: The Country's Top Three Biggest Malls