Originally Posted by
JohnnyColombia
Manila is a wonderful city and hotels there are surprisingly cheap, stay somewhere near the crossroads of Ayala and Makati Ave and you cannot go wrong. The slightly jaded Mandarin Oriental is cheap as chips and in a cool area opposite Ayala Triangle Park.
The Mandarin Oriental closed its doors at 14:00 on Tuesday, September 9th after 38 years in operation. A new Mandarin Oriental is set to open in 2020 in a different location.
Other hotels in the area are the Peninsula, Makati Shangri-La, and the Fairmont Makati (my favorite). Another block further would be the InterContinental Manila and the Dusit Thani Manila.