Must see hotels in Manila

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Raffles Makati
Two five-star hotels in one skyscraper. The Raffles consists of 32 stunning suites on the 9th and 10th floors. They feature high ceilings, wooden…
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Manila Hotel
One of Asia’s grand and regal hotels, where everyone from General MacArthur to the Beatles to JFK has spent the night. It’s more than 100 years old, yet…
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Hive Hotel
The lower-budget sister of Cocoon is hardly a downgrade. Rooms are slightly smaller, but efficiently designed with open closets and lovely room dividers…
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Makati Shangri-La
With a soaring lobby lounge punctuated by floor-to-ceiling bay windows and sequoia-sized columns, the Shangri-La wins the award for Makati’s most stunning…
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Red Carabao
With its innovative program of cultural immersion, Red Carabao Manila treads the line between hostel and tour. If you want in, you must commit to a multi…
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Makabata Guesthouse & Cafe
This training hotel provides at-risk youth with a chance to get a start in the hospitality industry. But it's more than just a feel-good story. Rooms…
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Henry Hotel
We run out of superlatives when describing the two Henry Philippine properties – first the stunningly creative original in Cebu, and now this: a leafy…
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Element Boutique Hotel
This functional and fashionable new French–run hotel adds another splash of originality to Makati's up-and-coming Poblacion area. The 14 rooms come in a…
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Cocoon Boutique Hotel
This is QC's most chic address for the wannabe hipster in you. The rooms are fit for the pages of Wallpaper*, with beautiful 3m-long recycled-hardwood…
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Sofitel Philippine Plaza
This five-star masterpiece, with its meandering pool area right on Manila Bay, is the closest you’ll get to a resort holiday in Manila. It’s the same…
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Picasso
Exuding rock-and-roll chic, this suave art hotel has serviced apartments and studios with mounted beds, floating staircases, space-age chairs and bright…
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Peninsula Manila
With rooms that highlight the best of Philippine design, the Peninsula is a Makati veteran that nevertheless appears brand new. The cafe in the soaring…
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La Casita Mercedes
This sophisticated addition to Poblacion occupies a beautifully restored 1930s house. Step into an Old World lobby of antique mirrors, filigreed transoms…
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New World Manila Bay
The New World offers five-star amenities at a lower price (usually) than the competition. You can get a haircut, buy gourmet chocolate, play a game of…
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Seda
One of the few hotel options in The Fort, this classy business hotel has large, stylish rooms with jumbo plasma TVs and bench seating. There's a gym, pool…
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Luneta Hotel
The French Renaissance–style Luneta Hotel is symbolic of Manila's intent to return to its pre-war glory. Originally opened in 1918, the hotel survived…
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Shangri-La at the Fort
This gleaming luxury hotel signals The Fort's ambitions to become Manila's new epicentre of business and commerce. It rises 60 storeys high, with condos…
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Edsa Shangri-La Hotel
Slightly less impressive than Shangri-La’s Makati branch, yet still five-star by all rights. The gardens here are truly a sight to behold and the MRT is…
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City Garden Grand Hotel
This 32-storey high-rise is the smartest choice in Poblacion. Even the cheaper rooms have desks, sleek TVs, polished wood floors, shag rugs and floor-to…
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Pan Pacific Hotel
This luxurious five-star business hotel is Malate’s solitary choice for travellers requiring British–trained butler service. The particulars of each stay…