We arrived at the hotel at around 9PM, after a two hour drive from the airport. The drive was bumper-to-bumper the whole way, and combined with the scorching hot weather it was no fun. By the time I got to the front desk I was just in a grumpy mood. After sitting in a cab…
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"Sunset Boulevard" is called the Bay walk. Glad to read your report on this hotel, I will be there mid April.
Still can't believe you ate only from Hotel Lounges. That'd be like going to Belgium and only drinking Budweiser.
Still can't believe you ate only from Hotel Lounges. That'd be like going to Belgium and only drinking Budweiser.
Forgot to add great post. Looking forward to reading the next post!
It's been quite a few years since I've been in Manila and I can only imagine what traffic is like these days but it's definate that Quezon City is something of a drive from the airport and not totally convenient to some of the "sights" in Manila. At least the Intercon is in Makati, down EDSA towards the airport. I guess you found that location a bit more convenient.
I personally like to stick towards the Roxas Blvd., Intramuros area if I'm going to be "seeing" Manila. Makati for business certainly. Of course I'm dating myself but I remember quite a few days by the pool of the Century Park Sherton and then nights out at the 'Hobbitt House'. Got to love Manila!
Agree about the comment re: only eating in club lounges. Especially in Hong Kong! It's basically the 3rd best restaurant city in the world, behind NY and London. I would get so fat there eating out all the time at the delicious and cheap restaurants. I think you miss a lot of the local flavor if you don't get some of the local food...