Dear friends. Just looking at booking a hotel in Kuala Lumpur and Manila on Expedia. Why are the Kuala Lumpur 5/4 star hotels generally cheaper and in greater quantity than the Manila hotels. When KL is generally a richer more develped place than Manila? Could it be that Manila offers a more exotic nightlife that the more straighlaced KL.
Manila hotels cost far too much!maybe because the 4/5 star hotels are very small in number. for me, only the 2 shangrila%26#39;s are world-class hotels, the peninsula and intercontinental are very old and need refurbishing.
Manila hotels cost far too much!They are harder to find online, but I personally think there%26#39;s good accomodation to be found in Manila at reasonable rates.
I stay in the Ermita area when in Manila, and on MH Del Pilar street you have The Duck Inn, and The Slouch Hat, with the Duck Inn asking about 1400 peso (around $40 Aust dollars) a night.
I find this accommodation acceptable, with double bed,air con, room safe, and decent bar and food available.
Its certainly not 4 star, but its damn handy to some great bars in the area like LA Cafe, and G.Point, with Robinsons Mall very close too, and the staff look after their guests, plus they have a couple of good Snooker tables, and good sports channels on the big screen in the bar area.
Not sure what standard you are looking for?
To be honest. When I was younger the hotels you are talking about would have been adequate. But as I get olderbits 4/5 star for me. Over the years I have found the Dusit Thani in Makati to be excellent. Although the prices have shot up. At one time online you could get a twin bed room for 拢40. Now its a 拢100 plus. I tried the Pan Pacific in Malate last time but it was flipping useless for a host of reasons. The same quality of hotels in Kuala Lumpur cost half the price and more of them. It%26#39;s not just the foreigner who have to pay Manila%26#39;s silly prices but the returning oversas Filipino workers. Maybe they just need to build some more hotels!
My favourite is the Kimberly, Pedro Gil St, Ermita - essentially 3 to 3.5 stars with everything seeming to work properly and close to Robinsons Place Mall - reaosnably priced at A$72 per night (US$50).
Yes it is true that some 4 to 5 stars in Manila are expensive.
However two things come into play.
Firstly there has been a relative lack of new hotels built in the 4 to 5 star category in recent years in Manila, yet tourism has increased (including business visitors because of the growth of call centres or business process outsourcing as it is called in the Philippines).
Allegedly however a couple of new five star hotels are planned for Makati, the business centre of Manila so this may change supply versus demand a bit.
Of course a number of so-called %26#39;condotels%26#39; (apartment hotels) have opened in Manila recently (some of which receive excellent reviews by TA travellers) but these may not be viewed as suitable by many leisure travellers, as they appear to be in areas like Ortigas that are great for conducting business, but not as geared as say the Manila Bay (Ermita/ Malate) areas are to leisure travellers.
Secondly, Manila is a city of 11 million people (with another five million workers on weekdays) so it is, I suspect, larger than KL.
I find Manila overall to be more vibrant than KL despite the latter%26#39;s Chinatown, but I think that Manila%26#39;s nightlife now may have little to do with any discrepancy in rates between these two cities - it%26#39;s more a reflection of a relative lack of investment in increasing the supply of new rooms in Manila in recent years.
Anyway, that%26#39;s my theory. Perhaps someone may wish to debunk it.
Dead right there Paul, like you, been going to Manila since 2002 and on last visit in 2006 Traders Hotel on Roxas Boulevard had shot up in price terribly. Gosh knows what it%26#39;ll be now since the pound to piso has gone nearer 70 and it seems tourists areas like hotels and places of interest will make it more cost efective, if it wasn%26#39;t for the wonderful seafoods and great nightlife areas like in Ermita I%26#39;d think again about planning a trip there.
hi paul!
try some ';condotel'; along ortigas ave pasig which are near to shopping malls as well
try discvoery suite and linden suite. u can also try richmonde hotel.
hi paul!
try some ';condotel'; along ortigas ave pasig which are near to shopping malls as well
try discovery suite and linden suite. u can also try richmonde hotel.
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A. Venue Suites in Makati is new and decently cheap. It is on the cusp of four stars.
If you want a quality three star at a great price, try Hostel 1632 on Adriatico in Ermita. It is really affordable.
The best in Ermita is the Hyatt. Generally, it is less than the Diamond and Pan Pacific.
Thanks all the above. Some good news some of the hotels have cut prices must be the credit crunch. Less travellers and Balikbayan going home.
I too have frequented KL last year, one major element is of course the low priced 4-5 star hotels. From my point of view, hotels in KL are congested in the central areas, and obviously competition may directly affect pricing.
We are fond of staying overnight at hotels here in Manila. For those who often visit Makati/Maanila, I%26#39;d suggest you get the hotel club cards which can get you good discounts on rooms, and sometimes even free rooms. I%26#39;ve been getting the cards annually for Mandarin, Sofitel, and Dusit. Before I%26#39;ve been getting the Pen Card regularly but found it difficult to book the ';free'; room so I gave it up. Occassionally I get the Shangrila Makati card. but for the best deals with the card, it would be Mandarin and Dusit. I%26#39;ve used the Sofitel card here and abroad and the discount I get is so good!
I get these cards for abobut P6,000-P7,500, depending on which hotel.
If you%26#39;re a Filipino, you can get it here. If you occassionally visit the country, you can check with hotels there with branches here if they offer such cards. They are usually discount cards for dining and accommodations. Mandarin gives the card packaged with discount vouchers and other freebies.
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