Space Review: Mitsukoshi BGC's Family Lounge

When a place offers amenities that are good for families, such as this family lounge in Mitsukoshi BGC, we want to review it so that more such places can be made (and made better, too!).

SPACE

Nicole Lasam

5/3/20252 min read

Have you tried the family lounge in Mitsukoshi BGC in Taguig, Metro Manila? Here's my short review of the place.

The good

  • It has toilet rooms (not cubicles) that allow multiple users of different sizes (I mean child size and adult size) that's simply wonderful to use for parents who bring their kids to the mall without helpers (yayas).

  • Because of that, my children and I can use the toilet and wash hands in one room (one lock) without bumping into each other. I can help them wash up after using the toilet without asking them to unlock a cubicle door first.

  • Their diaper changing station is great too: my husband can help me change the baby diaper in a proper cushioned table that doesn't fold up to the wall. We can do this as our other kids are freely moving in the same room and not out of sight. A diaper disposal box makes the place look (and smell) cleaner because you don't need to see the other diapers that were thrown away.

  • There are breastfeeding rooms in the lounge as well, though I have not tried them yet. Since I have a nursing cover, I can do this anywhere I can settle down. And anyway baby is already eating solids, so there is less of a need to nurse in public places.

  • I also like the waiting area; it is a calming space with soft seats and enough floor area for more than one family to park a stroller (if that's your jam!).

Room for improvement

  • There is a receptionist desk (if you need assistance) although there were times when there wasn't anyone at all. I think having a receptionist/personnel present can help increase the safety inside the lounge, especially since men and women can enter.

  • Not only in the family lounge but also in other toilets in the mall, some faucets aren't working. In our last visit, however, we didn't notice this problem so it could have been fixed already. Heads up, anyway.

Why it works

Having such amenities in a mall can really grab the family market. I think the following are other qualities that make Mitsukoshi BGC's family lounge very useful:

  1. The mall is not too large (or too sprawling). The compact design of the mall makes special spaces such as the family lounge easier to get to. Plus, they located the lounge in a middle storey, neither the top floor nor the basement.

  2. It is visible, with a large, properly labeled, and welcoming door. There is no weird corridor that hides it from public view. It is located near stores/attractions that may attract family groups.

MITSUKOSHI BGC opened in 2022 and we have been visiting the mall since its soft opening. here are images of the mall from the start.