NAGA CITY---Redefining what a luxury hotel here in the “Heart of Bicol”, the management of Villa Caceres Hotel officially unveils November 12 its 50-room Mediterranean wing in a blessing and inaugural ceremonies with dignitaries in attendance.

        “The fifty luxuriously appointed and elegantly furnished rooms and suites give you the gracious lifestyle you expect at the Mediterranean wing of the Villa Caceres Hotel,” said Robert Obiedo, owner-proprietor of the Villa Caceres Hotel.

        Obiedo revealed that the cutting of the ribbon would be officiated by a six-pair dignitaries that includes Dr. James Dy, chairman of Philippine Chinese General Hospital and Ms. Dolly Sison, president of University of Nueva Caceres; Fil-Am businesswoman-millionaire Loida Nicolas Lewis and Joey Macadaeg, senior executive vice president of United Coconut Planters Bank; Ambassador Antonio Cabangon Chua and Regional Director Maria Nini Ravanilla, Department of Tourism; and Chairman of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation Ephraim Genuino and Mrs. Rosario Dy-Lo; Mayor Jesse Robredo and wife Atty. Leni Robredo; and Regional Director Maria Celestina Manlangit-Tam, Department of Agrarian Reform, and Commissioner Romulo Fabul of Housing Land and Urban Regulatory Board (HLURB).

         Archbishop Leonardo Z. Legaspi will lead the blessing of the Mediterranean wing of the Villa Caceres Hotel after the cutting of the ribbon that will officially usher the opening the hotel for business.

        Obiedo said the unveiling of the left wing of the Villa Caceres Hotel responds to the growing demand of affordable luxury hotel here to cater to local and foreign tourists visiting this city as the number of tourist arrivals continues to increase.

        He said the opening of the Mediterranean wing of the Villa Caceres Hotel showcases the classic and fine lifestyle the Nagueños are learning to embrace since the boom of tourism industry in Camarines Sur peaked in 2005.

        Obiedo said that on the socioeconomic side, the expansion of the hotel operation has increased employment rate in this city with additional workers employed here aside from those employed during the construction phase.

        “To make the occasion unforgettable, we are mounting a concert with Rico J. Puno and guest artist Ms. Carmen Soriano on the center stage courtesy of Dr. James Dy and to be hosted by Ms. Eva Poon at the Doña Dolores Convention Center to celebrate the renaissance of the Villa Caceres Hotel,” he enthused.

        The newly built Mediterranean wing of the Villa Caceres Hotel is destined to be a unique landmark of this city with the craftsmanship and integrity of the finish unparalleled, providing a sense to an entirely different world that knows nothing but pure comfort. It has a wide array of room choices for guests that range from standard single, first class, executive twin, executive and family to presidential suites.

        Obiedo said the hotel’s two elevators and one scenic elevator the first ever installed in Bicol where one could enjoy the lift viewing the sceneries as one goes up and down the building.

        To complete the renaissance of the Villa Caceres Hotel, the Bistro Roberto has been fully refurbished and redesigned with electronic lights and sounds to suit the new Mediterranean design that brings total enjoyment to its patrons. Outside the glass wall of Bistro Roberto is the spacious lobby with a coffee bar that complements the needs of guests as they lounge in elegance.

        Lyn Palmiano-Santy, general manager of Villa Caceres Hotel, said the Mediterranean wing of the hotel provides the most modern facilities and amenities available like electronic key cards, security cameras, individually controlled air-conditioning system, broadband internet with WIFI capability and LCD television sets and vaults in all its rooms.

        Santy said the four-storey Mediterranean wing is built with a 1,500-capacity convention center elegantly decorated with the most classic design which would make conventions, conferences, seminars, private events and weddings memorable experience to guests and participants.

        The ground floor has four boardrooms that can be expanded with collapsible walls to accommodate appropriate number of guests and participants of small conferences and meetings.

        First of its kind in Naga City, the public rest rooms of the Mediterranean wing are equipped with sensors and their users would not touch anything to wash or dry hands after using.

        It has two presidential suites for the most discriminating guests who could enjoy Jacuzzi, living and dining rooms and an executive table aside from the LCD television in the best place of the hotel where one can fully relax overlooking the city.

        Obiedo said he saw to it that guests would be provided with the best security so he also constructed a spacious parking area which is the common problem of hotels in downtown Naga City.

        He said that the renovation of the Villa Caceres Hotel would continue until he had transformed the old part of the hotel into world-class to show that indeed this city could lead Bicol in the hotel industry.

        Villa Caceres Hotel has come a long way in delivering its guests the finest that Bicolandia can offer from its establishment in 1993. From first-class amenities to uncompromising service, it raises the bar higher with the opening of its Mediterranean wing. The 50 rooms and suites, a grand Victorian-inspired lobby, and large Convention Center are unparalleled in both scale and function.


CLASSIC - The lobby of the Mediterranean wing of Villa Caceres Hotel exudes elegance.


LUXURY - The Mediterranean wing of the Villa Caceres is a Unique landmark along Magsaysay Avenue in Naga City.