space matters: beach time!
Written by designfolder on March 19, 2010 – 9:38 am -
Good morning everyone! Before we take a break for the weekend, let me leave you with some tropical eye candies to help keep your cool amidst the burning heat of… El Nino. Haha!
We spent the morning of our second day in Cebu to visit BE Resorts (formerly known as Mircrotel Resort) in Mactan Island. The resort’s relatively different approach in resort design caught our attention.
Garry Garcia, BE Resorts’ general manager, toured us around during our visit. He explained to us that the resort’s design was primarily inspired by the new generation of local and international tourists that they usually cater to. “These are the young, dynamic individuals who love traveling,” Gary shares.
Noticeably, Be Resort’s interiors sport a hip and vibrant look through the design’s playful use of color and pattern. The white-washed interior spaces are dotted with bright colors of lime green, orange, fuchsia, and tangerine. Their furniture pieces are a mix of modern, organic designs and updated classical pieces, showing off Cebu’s distinctiveness as a furniture design capital.
A similar “refreshed hotel” theme continues to their 160 guest rooms. For this room (above), a fresh color palette of white, soft yellow, tangerine, blue, and green create a welcoming and relaxing setting. It also has a balcony that allows you to enjoy the view of the beach.
What we love the most about BE Resort is its ambiance. It is youthful, happy and vibrant and, at the same time, it maintains the casual and relaxing atmosphere that everyone wants from a resort hotel. We’ll definitely BE back in BE! 
BE Resort has an ongoing promo until May! Visit their Facebook fan page for details. [Thank you again Garry!] 
Tags: beach, cebu, interior design, mactan island, resort design, space matters. be resort
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By hoa on Mar 19, 2010 | Reply
Ang ganda naman! This makes us want to go to Cebu now! Is BE a beachfront hotel?
By designfolder on Mar 19, 2010 | Reply
haha, go!
yup, it’s a beachfront hotel. they have a really nice promo now until may, i think. sayang nga kasi we didn’t know about the promo then. but like vito said, it’s an excuse to go back!
By orange on Mar 19, 2010 | Reply
what is that bench/bean-like thing made of? (white, in last pic)
By designfolder on Mar 19, 2010 | Reply
if i’m not mistaken, they are made of laminated coconut shell chips.
By grand on Dec 6, 2010 | Reply
hi can you suggest any boutique hotels like this one in Manila area. i cant find any in google.. thanks…
By designfolder on Dec 15, 2010 | Reply
hi grand! you can check this new boutique hotel in manila http://www.g-hotel.com.ph