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Ada S Garden Spa Hotel and Resort (A - Action Plan)
Ada S Garden Spa Hotel and Resort (A - Action Plan)
CTHM37
Quezon, Philippines
Submitted to:
MADONNA URSOLINO
Submitted by:
Arguelles, Ronalyn I.
Banawa, Carmela C.
MANUEL S. ENVERGA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION CANDELARIA, INC
Candelaria, Quezon Philippines
The Revival of Spa Industry: A Planning and Development of Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and
Resort in Gibanga Sariaya, Quezon
Within the Province of Quezon Sariaya, an inland municipality of Quezon Province is located
126 kilometers south of the National Capital Region and approximately 11 kilometers from the
provincial Capital City of Lucena. It is traversed by the “Daang Maharlika” and the Philippine
National Railways. It is bounded on the north of Mt. Banahaw, on the northeast by Tayabas,
Quezon, on the east by the City of Lucena, on the south by the Tayabas Bay, on the southwest by
San Antonio, Quezon and on the west by the Municipality of Candelaria. The nearest
municipalities are Candelaria, Lucban, Dolores, Pagbilao, San Juan and Liliw.
The researcher’s purpose is to study and search for further development of the Ada’s Garden
Spa Hotel and Resort in Barangay Gibanga Sariaya, Quezon to provide a safety, clean and more
relaxing spa around the city. The researcher function is to give an idea to improve the
establishment in the Municipality of Sariaya, Quezon. The research would like to provide a
propose plan to give the city the idea how they would develop the tourism sector. In this
establishment the researchers are going to studied by conducting an interview, survey and ocular
visit in order to see and understand the situation of the establishment and action plan to
contribute by the researchers in the Establishment.
INTRODUCTION
As one of the fastest developing new industries on the market today, the enterprise of health
is no exception. Health Spas are the rising style and show a growing want to rejuvenate one's
adolescence and preserve a wholesome Wellness lifestyle. Much of the recognition of these
facilities can be attributed to the “Baby Boomer” generation. As a giant share of the populace
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grows older, they begin to seem for non-traditional ways to maintain their youth or at least the
feeling of youth.
Many believe that a massage is merely a way to pamper themselves, however, a massage is
much more than a momentary feel-good treatment. In fact, spa treatments are important in
helping you maintain physical, mental and emotional well-being, especially when you make it
part of your regular wellness routine.
Although there are many spas in the Municipality of Sariaya researchers had decided to
conduct their study in Ada’s Garden spa Hotel and Resort in Baranagay Gibanga Sariaya
Quezon. Ada’s garden is a kind of spa that offers hotel and resort it is under the health tourism.
Ada’s has the only spa in the municipality with a Red Soil Sauna "Infrared Sauna “and this can
help tourist and visitors improve blood circulation, eases joint pain and stiffen, strengthen the
cardiovascular system and burn calories and controls weights. The researchers believe that this
establishment could be one of the fastest-growing spa hotel and resort in the province of Quezon
and could be known not just in locally but internationally. The importance of this research is to
help Ada’s Garden in marketing by reviving their promotional strategies like the platforms.
An old town in the Philippines, Sariaya in Quezon province brings with it a unique but
familiar quiet charm. Nestled between the sea and the foothills of San Cristobal, the birth of this
town harks back to the late 1500s. Today, it is fusion of the old and the new with ancestral and
contemporary homes intermingling along its streets.
Three grand ancestral houses, in particular, literally embody the town’s rich historical
heritage, among which is the Gala-Rodriguez House along Rizal Street. On May 14, 2008, the
National Historical Institute (NHI) bestowed its historical marker on this two-storey mansion,
maintained and occupied to this day by a direct descendant of original owner Don Agapito de
Gala, the town’s gobernadorcillo from 1874 to 1876. But with the coming in of modern-day
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progress, history is now under threat of facing permanent extinction—what with road-widening
projects looming on the side, to pave the way for more modernization.
Source: https://smart.com.ph/About/newsroom/full-news/2014/12/15/old-meets-new-in-sariaya-
for-2nd-wikiexpedition-supported-by-smart
This section presents the location and location map of the Municipality of Sariaya and the
Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort in Barangay Gibanga Sariaya, Quezon. It is located near
inside Purok 3 Brgy. Gibanga along the Pan-Philippine Highway, Sariaya, Philippines. It has an
approximately 2.7k form the Municipality of Sariaya.
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Figure 1: Map of the Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort in Brg. Gibanga Sariaya
Quezon
The Municipality of Sariaya is bordered by Tayabas City on north-east side, the city
of Lucena on its southeast, the municipality of Candelaria on its west, and the town of San
Juan in Batangas on its south-west. Mount Banahaw flanks it on the north and Tayabas Bay on
the south side. It has a total land area of 24, 530 hectares and is composed of 43 barangays. The
urban area has an area of 63.73 hectares. With an urban population of 11,570 and a total
population of 134,163 as of 2009, the urban density is placed at 181 person per hectare while the
gross density is 5 persons per hectare.
Source: http://calabarzon.dilg.gov.ph/134-old-lgus/old-quezon-lgus/607-sariaya
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Sariaya is a coastal municipality in the province of Quezon. The municipality has a land
area of 212.16 square kilometers or 81.92 square miles which constitutes 2.36% of Quezon's
total area. Sariaya has 43 barangays as shown in the following table. With more than a hundred
of cultural properties and ancestral houses mostly built in Art Deco architecture within the
municipality, Sariaya is considered as the Heritage Town of Quezon and the Art Deco Capital of
Southern Luzon.
Source:https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?
appid=8454e2584e984440bfa91cd06543ad46
C. POPULATION
Sariaya composed of 43 barangays. The Poblacion, which is divided into 6 barangays are
categorized as urban barangays while the rest are rural barangays. Based on the Philippine
Statistics Authority Census of 2015, Sariaya has a total population of 148, 980 or 29,796
households. The urban area or the “Poblacion” which consist of 6 barangays, had a total of 6.8%
of the municipal population while rural area with 37 barangays had 93.2% of the total
population.
YEAR POPULATION
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015 148, 980
Source: Philippine Statistic Authority (2015)
D. Employment
The employment rate in the municipality was computed at 83%. The employment rate is
slightly higher for females (85 percent) compared with males (82 percent). Additionally,
there are also some overseas workers from the municipality of Sariaya. As of 2010, there are
at total of 1, 079 overseas workers that constitute for about 2.55% of the labor force.
IN THE LABOR FORCE
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E. Accessibility
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Don Catalino Rodriguez Ancestral One of the three houses declared by the National
House or Villa Sariaya Historical Commission of the Philippines as Heritage
house in Sariaya, Quezon. It was owned by Don
Catalino Rodriguez, Sariaya’s town Presidente from
1908 to 1909.
St. Francis of Assisi Church, Sariaya Tourists may find antique relics on both sides of the
Church altar, which is believed to be miraculous. The chosen
patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi, was believed to
appear and mingle among the locals. Sariaya Church
also has an accompanying museum displaying old
relics, vestments, restored photographs, and other
religious items.
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Natalio Marquez Mansion Its twin spires and castle-like exterior are unique and
attractive amid the hustle and bustle, and traffic of
the area. The most beautiful ancestral house in
Sariaya, Quezon situated beside the church of
Sariaya.
2019
TYPES OF VISITORS PER MONTH NUMBER OF VISITORS
Philippine Residents January 32581
February 34038
March 30781
April 120144
May 32586
June 35149
July 32399
August 29526
September 28118
October 31920
November 30253
December 27994
TOTAL: 465,489
Non-Philippine Residents January 107
February 75
March 97
April 1334
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May 110
June 147
July 120
August 109
September 89
October 106
November 93
December 78
TOTAL: 2,465933443
2018
Philippine Residents January 16135
February 18066
March 21025
April 142422
May 109804
June 20034
July 15121
August 15729
September 16037
October 16286
November 16997
December 16891
Total: 424,547
Non- Philippine Residents January 80
February 85
March 90
April 2148
May 2979
June 87
July 25
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August 30
September 33
October 38
November 44
December 45
TOTAL: 5,648
2017
Philippine Resident January 3021
February 4800
March 8472
April 42785
May 56829
June 11205
July 11085
August 13039
September 12043
October 13199
November 12947
TOTOAL: 200,255
Non-Philippine Residents January 56
February 69
March 76
April 92
May 71
June 12
July 11784
August 13005
September 12018
October 13158
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November 12907
TOTOAL: 63,248
Source: Department of Tourism Sariaya
SEASON MONTHS
Peak- Season February- May
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September- December
Lean- Season June- August
October- November
Source: Department of Tourism Sariaya
TOURISM AGENCIES
1. DAISY ARPIA DALISAY LIDALEN BRGY. SAMPALOC STO.
TRAVEL AND CRISTO, SARIAYA, QUEZON
TOURS
2. CHONA DE LUNA RUBIO CLRUBIO 042 DALIZ ST. BRGY. 4 (POB.),
TRAVEL & SARIAYA, QUEZON
TOURS
3. DT WANDERING FEET DELA TORRE, 16 BONIFACIO STREET,
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QUEZON
13. SKYLANE TRAVEL AND MARCUAP, 2ND FLOOR RCM BUILDING
TOURS CZARINA BUKID KM 115, SAMPALOC STO.
CRISTO, SARIAYA, QUEZON
Source: Department of Tourism Sariaya
EATERY
NAME ADDRESS
1. GADOY AND GIRLIE'S PANCITAN LUTUCAN MALABAG SARIAYA, QUEZON
2. GAGALAC'S EATERY MAHARLIKA HIGHWAY POBLACION 3
GEN. LUNA ST. ARELLANO SUBD.
3. CSTC CANTEEN POBLACION 3
4. 3 IN 1 SNACKS AND ICE CREAM GEN. LUNA ST. POBLACION 2, SARIAYA,
HOUSE QUEZON
STALL NO. 104 MAHARLIKA HIGHWAY
5. C.S. JADER EATERY POBLACION 3
STALL NO. 292 MAHARLIKA HIGHWAY
6. OPIE AND LEVY EATERY POBLACION 3
PUBLIC MARKET POB. 3, SARIAYA,
7. SAM AND GAILE EATERY QUEZON
GOV. RODRIGUEZ ST., POBLACION 4,
8. SANTA & DAHLIA CANTEEN SARIAYA QUEZON
9. KYLE AND KYRIE EATERY SAMPALOC 2. SARIAYA QUEZON
SAMPALOC STO. CRISTO, SARIAYA,
10. ARGANDA EATERY QUEZON
11. LEILANI CANTEEN MANGGALANG KILING
12. YSSA ABD BOYET EATERY POBLACION 3 SARIAYA, QUEZON
13. ELIASNAGSINO EATERY POBLACION 3 SARIAYA, QUEZON
14. JC GARCIA LUGAWAN BRGY. POBLACION 2, SARIAYA, QUEZON
15. HTAH EATERY ECOTOURISM ROAD MANGGALANG
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KILING, SARIAYA
16. ALLAN BABY EATERY POBLACION 3, SARIAYA, QUEZON
BRGY. SAMPALOC STO. CRISTO SARIAYA,
17. ANETH LOMIHAN QUEZON
HOTEL
NAME ADDRESS
1. GLORYLAND HOTEL 045 SAMPALOC 2, SARIAYA, QUEZON
2. GREEN YARD HOTEL GIBANGA, SARIAYA, QUEZON
STA, CKARA SUBD SAMPALOC 2,
3. LEONMAR'S INN SARIAYA, QUEZON
BEACH RESORT
NAME ADDRESS
1. DALAMPASIGAN BEACH RESORT
CORP. GUIS GUIS TALON SARIAYA, QUEZON
2. SARIAYA COAST VILLAGE
COTTAGES AND SHEDS BIGNAY 2, SARIAYA, QUEZON
3. VILLA DEL PRADO POOL AND
BEACH RESORT BIGNAY 1, SARIAYA, QUEZON
4. VILLA VICENTA BEACH RESORT BIGNAY 2, SARIAYA, QUEZON
5. PARAISO SA GUIS GUIS BEACH
RESORT CORP GUIS GUIS TALON SARIAYA, QUEZON
6. MONTE VISTA BEACH RESORT BIGNAY 2, SARIAYA, QUEZON
7. BALAI LORETA BEACH RESORT TALAAN APLAYA, SARIAYA, QUEZON
8. PLACA'S WHITE HOUSE BEACH
RESORT 718 TALAAN APLAYA, SARIAYA, QUEZON
9. PUNTA BERDE BEACH RESORT BIGNAY 2, SARIAYA, QUEZON
RESORT
NAME ADDRESS
1. LYNNELLE'S LAGOON RESORT GIBANGA, SARIAYA, QUEZON
2. DALAMPASIGAN BEACH RESORT GUIS GUIS TALON, SARIAYA, QUEZON
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CORP.
3. LUCKY D RESORT LUTUCAN 1,SARIAYA, QUEZON
4. OYAYI FARM & RESORT CASTAÑAS, SARIAYA, QUEZON
5. LABAK SA MORONG MORONG, SARIAYA, QUEZON
6. BALAI SADYAYA RESORT BALUBAL, SARIAYA, QUEZON
7. VILLA DEL PRADO POOL AND
BEACH RESORT BIGNAY 1, SARIAYA, QUEZON
BONIFACIO STREET POBLACION 6,
8. PLAZA DE SHALOM SARIAYA, QUEZON
9. PARAISO SA GUIS-GUIS BEACH
RESORT CORP GUIS GUIS TALON, SARIAYA, QUEZON
CONCEPCION PALASAN, SARIAYA,
10. VILLA LEANDRO RESORT QUEZON
11. MONTE VISTA BEACH RESORT BIGNAY 2, SARIAYA, QUEZON
12. BAHAY PUTI CAMP BIGNAY 1, SARIAYA, QUEZON
CONCEPCION PALASAN, SARIAYA,
13. LOLA EYANG'S FARM QUEZON
14. BLT FARMVILLE RESORT BALUBAL, SARIAYA, QUEZON
15. PLACA'S WHITE HOUSE BEACH
RESORT 718 TALAAN APLAYA, SARIAYA, QUEZON
16. LEONCIO'S FARM RESORT CORP MORONG, SARIAYA, QUEZON
RESTAURANTS
NAME ADDRESS
1. CMZS RESTAURANT CONCEPCION PALASAN
2. LA BARRIDA PIZZA HAUS POB 1. SARIAYA QUEZON
3. LA CASA DE SARAIAYA
RESTAURANT VALDERAS ST. POB. 2 SARIAYA QUEZON
4. JOLLIBEE FOODS CORPORATION GEN. LUNA POB. 4 SARIAYA, QUEZON
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STRENGHT
-Long Tradition
-Healing and Health Factors
-Well-educated staff
-Reasonable Price
-- The only spa in the Municpalty that
offers Red soil sauna
THREAT
-Heavy Traffic WEAKNESS
-Covid 19 Pademic ADA'S
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-Not Visible
GARDEN SPA
-Narrow road -Limited beds
HOTEL AND
- Equipments and RESORT
Cafeteria
massage area during
the pandemic
Figure 2: The Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threats of Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort
Entering Ada’ Garden Spa Hotel and Resort feels like stepping inside a friend’s cozy,
welcoming home. The relaxing vibes and warm look of the interior will absolutely urge you to
say yes to all of their spa treatments. Their aim is to extend the establishments to accommodate
more customers and provide a relaxed stay.
COMPETITIVE STRATEGY
Developing a strategy to promote tourism and development in Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel
and Resort is admirable and executing the strategy is the key to introduce the finest and relaxing
service.
Here are some of the strategies of Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort:
The only spa that offers a red soil sauna in the Municipality of Sariaya.
A quiet and relaxed environment.
Offers professional therapist that give a well massaged.
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The Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort offers special promo that connects in holiday
seasons. They post it thru the official page of the establishment for guest to be informed easily.
AVERTISING CAMPAIGN
The Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort use social media account, signage and tarpaulin
to become interesting to the eye of the tourist. And also, participate in different exhibition related
to tourism campaign, like Travel Mart, Quezonarya, Food Expo, and Niyogyugan Festival. Ada’s
Garden Spa Hotel and Resort has an Official Facebook account so people can be updated on the
new promo, events coming up and other activities.
b. Population
The population of the Sariaya. Year of 2015 has Based on the Philippine Statistics
Authority Census of, Sariaya has a total population of 148, 980 or 29,796 households.
c. Employment
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The Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort has only 19 employees including all the
therapist, front desk and housekeeper.
d. Development direction
The Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort in Barangay Gibanga Sariaya Quezon has a lot
to offer, Besides their massage treatment, they also have their well-known sauna service wherein
people come back and travel just to experience this kind of service because of its “Red Soil
Sauna“ Infra-Red Sauna uses and infrared radiant heat source similar to those used by doctors
and physical therapist. The radiant heat process warms the body directly and not air. It operates
at a safer, more comfortable temperature of 110 to 140 degrees. They also offer Accommodation
especially Couple room, Family rooms, VIP type, and Dormitory Type. They also assist
Weddings, Birthdays, Baptismal, Other events and catering services here. They have a huge
space wherein the nature vibes will give you the warm feeling of having your events done here.
4. Target settings
The Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort is a model in the municipality in tourism
development upholding love, relaxation, peace and care; promoting sustainable environment
friendly and gender responsive destination and thereby, transforming lives and communities
towards a progressive establishment. The Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort have a bright
vision on what they want to accomplish in upcoming years. One of this is to have a Korean
restaurant and extension of rooms They want to further improve the promotional strategies in the
establishment by signages, tarpaulins, leaflets, broacher and advertising the establishment thru
technology and having an official site.
a. Number of overnight visitors and growth rate
The estimated number of overnight visitors in Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort is
maximum of 170 guest per month. While the numbers of visitors are maximum of 600 per month
based on the data given by the in charge of the establishment.
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room can accommodate 3 persons, Family has 1 room can accommodate 7 persons, Dormitory
has 1 room can accommodate 10-14 person and VIP couple has 4 rooms can accommodate 2
persons in each room.
The target market of Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort are the domestic travelers,
international travelers and residents. They often visit the municipality because of leisure,
recreational activities, religious activities, events, vacation, educational and business purposes.
The Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort is located in Barangay Gibanga Sariaya Quezon.
Demand for spa treatments is predicted to stay high attributed to increasing want for
Here are some proposed projects in the Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort:
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Korean Restaurant- Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort was known as Korean spa
before they renamed it to Ada’s Spa. The establishment wanted have a restaurant for
Extension of rooms- The Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort is really in demand and
Renovation of the Main Entrance- - The Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort has a
wooden entrance and the manager is planning to make it cement for customers to be safe.
10. Action Plan for Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and Resort
The researchers conducted an action plan for the Ada’s Garden Spa Hotel and
Resort for them to gain a comprehensive understanding of what the goals of your
Marketing Strategy
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distribute thru Broachers and Spa Hotel and media can still
local areas the Flyers. Resort have details
rates and Distribute it to about the
services of the the local area. Ada’s Garden
establishment Spa Hotel and
to be Resort
acknowledged
Accommodation
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