But more than the pine trees, bulalo, and the majestic view of Taal Lake, Tagaytay is popular mainly because it is a hotspot for residential developments. |
Among the most visited sites in Tagaytay are the SM Sky Ranch Amusement Park, the adjacent Taal Vista Hotel complex, and the Robinsons Summit Ridge Hotel and shopping area. For those who want to enjoy horseback riding and crater-lake trekking, there is the Picnic Grove Complex, and for elevated panoramic viewing, there is People’s Park in the Sky. |
There are at least 70 developments that offer condos for sale in Tagaytay, even ones that offer views of the Taal Volcano and the Taal Lake. |
The current average price of a Tagaytay condominium for sale is about PHP 157,000 per square meter. |
Dubbed as the “City of Character,” one might find it suspect how Tagaytay came to have its assonant name. According to a folktale, the name is derived from a story about a father and his son. It was said that the two went out to hunt for a wild boar but then riot ensued and the wild boar attacked them. The son then shouted “taga!,” which means “cut” and then “Itay,” which denotes “father.” The panic-stricken son was apparently wary of his father being attacked by a wild boar he quickly implored the latter to kill the beast. Him shouting “Taga, Itay!” was so loud he was heard all over the place and thus the place was known to bear the name “Tagaytay” in remembrance of a caring son, fearing the demise of his father.
Soothing breeze from pine trees that line the roads of the city is very much iconic of Tagaytay that it can be said to come next to the country’s summer capital, Baguio City. But more than the pine trees, bulalo, and the majestic view of Taal Lake, Tagaytay is popular mainly because it is a hotspot for residential developments. Many real estate giants like Megaworld Corp., SMDC, Robinsons Land, and Ayala Land have marked their respective territories in Tagaytay with collections of villas, sophisticated subdivisions, and world-class condos for both working Filipinos who want to own a house and foreigners who want to settle in the Philippines.
Among the most visited sites in Tagaytay are the SM Sky Ranch Amusement Park, the adjacent Taal Vista Hotel complex, and the Robinsons Summit Ridge Hotel and shopping area. For those who want to enjoy horseback riding and crater-lake trekking, there is the Picnic Grove Complex, and for elevated panoramic viewing, there is People’s Park in the Sky.
For those who love eating, there are many food places to choose from. The quirkiest of them may well be Qiwellness Living, an Asian fusion teahouse, bathhouse and spa destination. You can go Filipino with Nurture Wellness Village (Pulong Sagingan), formerly Nurture Spa, reportedly a tourism-accredited resort and wellness retreat house for nature therapy. You can also go American with the cool and hip Red Bus Mobile Diner, a classic 1970 VW Kombi food truck diner serving off-the-grill gourmet burgers, burritos, fajitas, and milkshakes, located at the One Destination Hotel along the Tagaytay–Nasugbu Highway.
What better way to enjoy the city than to live on a high-rise? There are at least 70 developments that offer condos for sale in Tagaytay, even ones that offer views of the Taal Volcano and the Taal Lake.
SMDC’s Wind Residences is one of them. Featuring studio type to four-bedroom condo units (ranging in size from 26 to 216 square meters), brand new properties in Wind Residences can be bought for between PhP 3,200,000 to PhP 36,400,000. Kasa Luntian is another Tagaytay condo for sale that buyers should take into consideration. Developed by Ayala Land subsidiary, Alveo Land, this low-density development offers condo units ranging in price from PhP 5,200,000 to PhP 24,000,000. Other developments in the city that are worth checking out if you are looking for Tagaytay condos for sale include Crosswinds Tagaytay, The Wellington Courtyard, and Twin Lakes. Other individual developers and condo owners (resale) offer their properties at various price ranges, either ready for occupancy and even rent-to-own.
Sought-after real estate properties like condominium units abound in Tagaytay. Premier Tagaytay condo units for sale from Serin East Tagaytay developed by Avida Land Corporation can be owned for only PhP 3,100,000 to PhP 9,000,000. It is a contemporary haven suited for families and individuals who want to experience laid back, suburban living. Serin East Tagaytay is also very much accessible to both commercial establishments and public markets in Tagaytay as it stands at the convergence of the new diversion road connecting Aguinaldo Highway to Tagaytay–Nasugbu Highway.