Our townhouses are currently not available because these are under renovation.<br><br>Tucked in the middle of Doa Vicenta Village lies a quaint hotel which displays an array of visually-stimulating art pieces.<br><br>The art works you are going to see in Ponce Suites are aesthetic delights that aren't compromised by conservative standards. You cannot miss the place because from the outset you can see gigantic, tribal-inspired cemented sculptures guarding the perimeter of the hotel. Whether you are drawn by awe or just by sheer curiosity, these huge statues look as if they are beckoning you to stop for a while to marvel at their inherent magnificence. But this isn't where it ends for this is what this place is all about - a stopover. It is a respite for those who yearn to partake in consuming visual food for the soul.<br><br>For people who appreciate modern art, going inside the hotel is a confirmation of how diverse and eclectic art can be. Going away with the usual numbered and framed hang-in-the-wall paintings you see in most hotels, Kublai Milan?s art works found in Ponce Suites literally fill every nook and cranny of the place. Even the paint-splattered ceilings aren't spared from having art pieces like different-sized paintings, wire-framed paper sculptures and even larger than life papir-mach ants. - Visual Food for the Soul by Frances Sepulveda / Mindanao Insider Daily<br><br>What used to be a three-storey box with thirty rooms is now surrounded with gigantic sculptures of eagles, easily the biggest eagles in the world, the only durian with seeds in the female form, the largest waling-waling and concrete sculptures inspired by Mindanao's tribal culture.<br><br>Inside the building are rows and columns of murals, art photos, paintings, art pieces made of hair, toothpicks, nails, steel, and glass filling every nook and cranny.<br><br>Although designed for children and the child in adults, the artwork look as if they beckon you to stop, feel, think, and reflect, or let your thoughts wander what you may have missed in life.<br><br>At the hotel roof deck lies an open terrace with 17 twisted lamp posts, giving a look of solemnity, sheltered by a giant table and chairs reminding us of our smallness in this grand universe. On the other hand, you will see giant ants, miniscule in real life, to remind us that all big things come from small beginnings, and never again to belittle the critical contribution of details. If you start counting the ants from the first floor to the third floor, you will find that there are 365 in all!?an insight on the symbolism. But if you want to be clear about it, ask for assistance from the hotel's general manager.<br><br>Run by the synergies of mother and child, the gallery hotel reflects their impassioned efforts to do little business and make a big difference in the lives of the guests.<br><br>Ponce Suites is for a once-in-a-lifetime priceless experience.<br><br>The art will wake up your heart and soul. The message will wake up your mind. Never again will you be the same person after you visit the hotel. There, everything you see, feel and think spring from the bounty of art pieces that you have never seen before, and can never be duplicated nor bought anywhere in this world.<br><br>And to think you only paid for either a hotel room or are a participant of a live-out or live-in seminar which is almost a daily occurrence at Ponce Suites!<br><br>Ponce suites are definitely not for the faint-hearted. As soon as you enter the lobby, your senses are overwhelmed by the texture and colour of various art forms.<br><br>At the centrepiece is a papir-mach of women in a cycle of life with hands outstretched... Worker ants crawling on the ceiling are magnified a million times, butterflies are stuck near giant flowers, bees the size of dogs with glowing eyes cavort with flowers.<br><br>There are no walls. Just rows and rows of paintings, from the ceiling down to the floor...Works of art are simply everywhere. Even the restroom has seven to eight paintings and photos in different sizes.<br><br>Then you come face to face with E.T. at (the) bar on the second floor. You will feel compelled to touch this alien's forefinger with your own, reminiscent of the young Drew Barrymore in the late 70s movie.<br><br>At the top of the inn is an open terrace where the 17 twisted lamp posts, symbolic of Kublai's phases in life, lend an air of solemnity.<br><br>But what really startle are the giant chairs and a table that seem to touch the clouds. From the huge ants to these humongous chairs, you feel humbled and so puny. Then you begin to have a healthy respect for insects that must be in a constant state of terror watching human beings. - Of Art and Ant: Kublai breaths life into an inn by Amy B. Cabusao / Mindanao Daily Mirror.