B Hotel QC: The Newest and Chicest Hotel in the City

The weekend before Y and I left for Hong Kong, our little family had a staycation at the newest, chicest and hippest boutique hotel in Quezon City, B Hotel QC. 

B Hotel QC is the second three-star boutique hotel owned and managed by The Bellevue Hotels & Resorts. B Hotel QC is situated at 14 Scout Rallos St., Diliman, Quezon City.

We had a busy morning until lunch time in school so we arrived late in the afternoon already. B Hotel QC was still in its soft opening so expect we had a little inconvenience during our stay. They're also in the middle of hotel's drop off's construction, we were asked to parked in their parking lot in the basement and a bellman was waiting for us. You can still enter through their front door but you need to climb a flight of stairs.  

Checking-in was easy breezy, they require a Php1,000 security deposit, which they will refund you when you check-out. The front desk person (I really have to start remembering names!) was really nice and accommodating when I requested to give us a king bed instead of two twin beds.

We stayed in a Superior Room on the 9th Floor.

It's not your usual(ly- designed) boutique hotel but I like B Hotel QC's chic industrial-designed rooms! Check out our room! 

Our room has the view of Quezon City!

Here's the view of the other side of the room. 

Left: The faucet was inside the room and not inside the bathroom.

Right: The bathroom is "open" but you can roll down the blinds. The door to the bathroom is also the door to the shower.

After settling down our room, we went out for bit to buy some things and went back to the hotel just in time for dinner at the Lobby Cafe. Because it was still in its soft opening, their menu has limited choices only.

We had the Lobby Cafe all to ourselves! It can be a little cold, so bring your sweater/jacket especially for the kids.

We had to wait for a few minutes before the server was able to give us the menu and they me a photocopy of the menu. Apparently, some of guests took the menu to their rooms, hence, the photocopy. I hope they have printed more copies of their menu and put a copy in the room so guests wouldn't have to bring the menu from the cafe to their room. :) So while waiting for our food to arrive, I took the chance to check out their Mezzanine Bar.

A nice place for friends to hang out, have drinks and chit chat! This could be the venue for your barkada's Christmas Party!

Finally our food arrived and here's what we had for dinner:

Pumpkin Soup for BOS

Mushroom Soup for the kids to share.

There's wasn't anything in the menu my kids liked so we just ordered the pansit for them to share.

Crispy Bagnet with Pakbet. There was 3 pieces of lechon kawali on top of the pinakbet. 

This was the saving grace. BOS and I each ordered Prime Rib from their grill. This was good! I wish their A/C wasn't too cold because the food got cold fast too.

After dinner, we went out for a quick night cap at Cafe Breton because I wanted to have dessert. Heehee! Good thing there are tons of restaurant and dessert places nearby. Tomas Morato and Timog are just a few minutes drive away which was one of the few things I like about staying at B Hotel QC. We were tired by the time we arrived back at the hotel so we slept in early so the kids can have a swim at the pool the next day!

Rise and shine, kiddos! Chill lang before we went down for breakfast!

Breakfast was also at the Lobby Cafe. After dinner the night before, I was happy to see a buffet spread for breakfast! Yay!

Free flowing coffee, hot chocolate, tea and fruit juice (not in the picture).

Bread and cereal station. Wish they have other cereal choices and a toaster for the breads.

Fruits and Salad Station

Lugaw Station

Fried Rice and Plain Rice

Fish with Black Beans

Eggs!

Sauteed Vegetables

And my favorite from the breakfast buffet: Pineapple Fried Chicken. I went back thrice for this and more rice! Hehe

Fueling up for a busy Sunday ahead!

After having our breakfast, we took the kids to the pool to have a quick swim! B Hotel QC has a small pool (4 feet deep) and a pool deck where you can hangout. There's a bar by the pool but it wasn't open yet when we stayed. There are no lifeguards stationed so make sure to watch your kids.

Towels are provided by the entrance.

It was the perfect day to swim! We just watched the kids swim by the shade.

Going up and down the pool may be a little bit harder for smaller kids because of the ladder. But kids found it fun to go and up down the ladder. Haha!

There's also a Jing Monis Salon opening soon on the same floor as the pool.

Overall, we had a great time at B Hotel QC! The food in Lobby Cafe needs improvement and I hope they can find a way for the food to not get cold because of their cold A/C. Heehee! More kid-friendly food please so parents wouldn't have to worry what to feed their kids. It's definitely a nice boutique hotel for family staycations, barkada sleepovers and business functions! Thank you again B Hotel QC!

B Hotel QC

14 Scout Rallos St., Diliman, Quezon City

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What Summer Has Been Like for the A&D Kids!

It's mid-May already! Ang bilis ng bakasyon! In less than a month, it's going to be back to school na! That also means back to driver/yaya duties na ulit ako and with that we're going to savor every minute of everyday before school starts. How's summer been like for your kids? 

This summer I try to keep the kids busy, less iPad time, practice writing, take them out and play and more! I enrolled them in a swimming class that only lasted for 5 days because both of them were crying while in class, I don't want them to get traumatized so we stopped and just enjoy our inflatable pool at home. Heehee!

R during his second day. Brave boy but didn't want to get his face wet. Hehe

Yukie only lasted 1 session. She didn't want to go in the water on the next class. I didn't want to force her. R lasted for 5 sessions but he was crying na the last 2 sessions whenever the coach would make him swim and float by himself.

This is them at our laundry area. Hehe!

Most days we are home. Our living room always looked like it's been hit by a typhoon, si bagyong Raizo. Toys all over then we pack away, then next minute R is at it again. This cycle is on repeat everyday! Kaloka. But there are peace and quiet days naman when we all play together.

I made a Lego parking lot for R's car.

Y made a castle with a moat for her Rapunzel (which she got from a Kinder egg).

Lego is a must-have in every child's toy collection. It's very versatile! I used Lego to teach R colors and shapes. It's a great for sensory play and for the imaginative minds too! Y has built lots of things just by using Lego blocks! We were lucky that my cousins were able to keep their Lego and pass it on to my kids. I had my own collection when I was a kid, passed it on to my cousins but I don't know if they kept them or give it away too. Nonetheless, I am going to start my kids's their own Lego collection.

R is turning three next month. Even though his age made it to Y's school's cut-off for this school year. We decided not to enroll him muna and teach him at home, play more at just enjoy his pre preschool days!

We learning letters! This is Y's Speller Jr. which we won in a children's party. I took it out this summer to introduce spelling to Y. Although R doesn't really recognized all the letters of alphabets yet but this is a great practice! He enjoyed this too as much as achi!

Y is entering Kinder 1 this June and I've been making her practice writing ever since summer started. It's a battle with her everyday! Her school is very strict in penmanship and I want her to practice as much as she can this summer because I don't want to pressure her when school starts.

Practice, practice... makes perfect? And a stressed momma and Y.

Sulat manok! It's been so hard making Y write and she would always hurry to finish one page, hence that kind of handwriting. Heehee!

Y likes to doodle. Can you guess what this is? It looks like a princess noh? But it isn't daw. It's an ice cream volcano! She used my pens to draw this.

BOS bought some canvas and paint and let the kids try it.

Left: Y and her colorful work. Right: R and his favorite color. Hehehe

For Easter, we did this bunny craft made of paper plates, art papers, and cotton balls. Cute noh? Didn't think it would turn out this way.

Introduced addition to Y too. We use popsicle sticks to count to make it more fun!

Of course we didn't stay indoors all summer. We also had play time outside. The kids have their afternoon play daily at the playground in our compound. Then we a 3-day staycation in Edsa Shangri-la last month. We had a super great time and the kids loved the water park and the pool!

Took the kids to Mind Museum last month! You can read about it here.

Brought Y with me to Manila Post Office when I had to pick up a package. It's both our first time at the post office and her first time to see an actual "mail man". Love old buildings and its architecture. I will bring Y back and send snail mail to her cousins!

Swim all day for three days! And I was so happy their swimming class didn't traumatize them. They enjoyed the water! It was the best three days!

Mall time! Y saw this life size Baymax and asked me to take her photo. Ang cute naman kasi!

Took this boy for a haircut! And this is us waiting for our ice cream!

We're excited for our staycation at the end of the month! More family time before school starts and yaya goes home to her province. How about you? How's your summer so far?