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Wondering if you should live the condo life with your kids? Today’s condos are more family-friendly than you think
Who says that condos are only for young professionals who are always on the go? These days, condos are transforming into family-friendly enclaves that incorporate amenities ensuring that parents and their kids experience a convenient, safe, and fun lifestyle. So if you are looking into buying a home for you and your family, you might want consider choosing a condo, specifically those found in Manila. Not only do they provide adequate space for a growing family, not to mention a well-located property assured to increase value over time, they also offer family-friendly amenities perfect for a growing family.
Many of these Manila condos offer basic amenities one would expect from a newly built property, but some are truly a class on their own, especially these features compiled by Lamudi Philippines.
Parks, Gardens, and Picnic Areas
Spending time outside the home is essential to one’s development, especially now that young children spend more and more time indoors playing computer games. Therefore, it would be ideal to live in a condo that offers a number of varied outdoor amenities. At the 52nd floor of Admiral Baysuites’ West Wing is a European-inspired English garden with a water fountain, gazebo, trellises, and a manicured lawn where you and your loved ones can take a breather while taking in the view of Manila Bay. Monarch Parksuites located in the Bay City area of Parañaque, on the other hand, has a barbecue deck with built-in barbecue rigs for those big weekend meals with family, as well as a hedge maze where the kids can keep themselves entertained as they go exploring.
Playground or Indoor Play Area
The best condos for children would have to be those that have play or activity areas where they can get some exercise, improve their motor skills, interact with other children to develop their social skills, and just plain have fun. To offer these benefits and more, Admiral Baysuites in Roxas Boulevard, Manila, has a kids’ play section with an obstacle area, an interaction area, and a reading corner. In Monarch Parksuites, on the other hand, the outdoor playground’s flooring is cushioned for safety and the play structures are child-friendly.
Swimming Pool
Most Filipino families believe that summer is not complete without a few days at the beach or resort, but for those who cannot get away from school or work for a week-long vacation, a swimming pool within their own condo complex is the next best thing. These days, almost all condos offer swimming pools of virtually all shapes and sizes; at Admiral Baysuites, parents can cool off in the 25-meter lap pool as their little ones splash around in the kiddie pool, which is also built with a juice bar. At Clairemont Hills in San Juan near Greenhills, residents can enjoy a quick swim in its 25-meter canopied pool, while kids can cool off in the kiddie pool beside it.
Bicycle Lane
Learning to ride a bike is like a rite of passage for every kid, but you do not want your child to go out and race with the more experienced crowd until they have at least learned to balance and move a couple of feet forward. At Clairemont Hills, there is a bicycle lane (that doubles as a jogging path) where you can help your kid learn how to ride a bike within the safety of the condo (and away from oncoming traffic) until they are ready to do without the training wheels.
Basketball Court
Think you are raising the next Kobe Bryant or Stephen Curry? Good news: many condos these days are built with a basketball court, so there is no need to look for an available court outside should you spontaneously need to play. Some condos, however, take this amenity a notch higher, such as Monarch Parksuites, whose basketball court is professional grade. This means helping your kid practice their three-pointers will be just as challenging as it is fun.
Mini-theater
If family bonding time means sharing a giant bowl of popcorn while taking in the latest Marvel movie, living in a condo with a mini-theater should be a dream come true for you and your kids. At Admiral Baysuites’ 15-person mini-theater, moviegoers feel like they are in an actual cinema with its carpeted flooring, velvet walls, La-Z-Boy seats, surround sound, and curtained screen.
Study or Reading Room
Sometimes, studying at home can be distracting for students of any age; there is the issue of having a comfy bed only a few feet away, or the temptation of turning on the TV in time for their favorite show. The solution? Have them step away from your condo unit and go somewhere else where they can actually concentrate and retain the things they need to remember for school. Anchor Land’s Oxford Parksuites situated in Manila’s Binondo District has both a study and a reading room where they can quietly do their homework, review for an exam, or simply sit back and finally finish re-reading the complete Harry Potter series.
Music Room
If you are a true music aficionado who sometimes feel that listening through headphones is not enough, wouldn’t it be nice to have access to a room where you can have a full listening experience? At the East Wing of Admiral Baysuites is a music room that is spacious and has big, upholstered sofas so you can share your love for Mozart or The Beatles with your whole family. Of course, if singing to your favorite music is what you would prefer…
KTV Room
It is common knowledge that Filipinos love to sing, so it would only make sense for condos to cater to this need by providing residents with an in-house KTV room where families and friends can privately argue over whose turn it is on the microphone. These rooms are not your ordinary KTV rooms, mind you; in Admiral Baysuites’ case, guests sit on upholstered Victorian-inspired furniture and belt out their favorite songs using the latest sound and video gadgets.
Game Room with Billiards, Darts, Chess
When rains threaten to ruin one’s day off from school or work, playing games indoors is a great option, an opportunity that condos like Clairemont Hills made sure to provide. In this condo-townhouse project, the game room is equipped with everything from chess to a billiards table, making sure there is a chance for everyone in the family to get into some friendly competition.
These are just some of the family-friendly amenities that condo projects of Anchor Land Holdings, Inc. offer. The developer’s projects, including Admiral Baysuites, Clairemont Hills, Oxford Parksuites, and Monarch Parksuites, in the addition to the upcoming and much anticipated Admiral Grandsuites in Roxas Boulevard and Anchor Grandsuites in Binondo, Manila, ensure that property buyers are getting exactly what they are searching for in a true home.
This article was sponsored by Anchor Land Holdings, Inc.
Anchor Land Holdings, Inc., is one of the fastest growing real estate developers in the Philippines. Initially establishing a niche within the affluent Filipino-Chinese community, Anchor Land has brought modern condo living to Old Manila via a well thought-of combination of modern trends and classic comforts and practices.
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