How these two hotels serve as seaside bliss in the Metro

Relaxation reigns for these staycation destinations

- By JINGGOY I. SALVADOR

The sun rising over skyscraper city is the view from the window of rooms facing East, while the West wing rooms capture the view of Manila Bay and the famed sunset as its backdrop. Which of nature's wonders would you want to witness?

Two towers stand side by side south of Manila—Kingsford Hotel and Grand Westside Hotel, sister hotels from the Megaworld family. Which hotel would you like to stay in to watch nature’s wonders? But why stay in one when you can stay in two? I did.

Designed with similar aesthetics of modern contemporary architecture and interiors, Kingsford Hotel rises alongside the Grand Westside Hotel in the same address, at the Westside City within the vibrant Entertainment City. It’s where the bustling entertainment complexes, convention venues, and exciting shopping malls make up the neighborhood. It’s a destination as well? Certainly. The rooms are designed for it—comfortable and appointed with amenities any type of traveler may need. Both make perfect spots to turn off work mode and unwind, stay in, be lazy, and order everything on the room service menu, catch up on reading, or finally get to the final episode of a TV series that’s been forever put on pause. These “substitute homes” can work wonders.