barracuda93

Sort of surprised by your review tone. No Suite upgrade for Titanium member? I didn't check the pool, but found the lounge underwhelming and crowded.

Flapster

I needed 3 beds in a room, so wasn't surprised that suites can't accommodate this.

I guess we look for different things. The lounge was huge, and empty when I was there.

Lobster

I've been trying to book here and it is only coming up with one room option, it does not even let me specify what type of bed it just says Guest Room with either King or 2 Queen Beds.

I thought that bed type was guaranteed or was that just an SPG guarantee?

CO-PLAT

Looking for Marriott suggestion in Manila. This will be in December for two nights at the end of our Korea & Thailand trip. I've been to Manila once for one or two nights and stayed at this Airport Marriott. I really liked the property (especially the lounge), but the location is lacking. All the casinos were full of smoke which bothers me. Is the airport Sheraton any better or the Sheraton that's outside the airport? My wife will be with me this time. We're both 49 and she is Korean. All three properties are about the same cost (in points).

Also looking for a response to post 102. Has anyone used the pedestrian walkway to get from terminal 3 to the hotel?

CO-PLAT

Landed in T3 this afternoon. Upon exiting baggage claim, go right all the way until you see the sign for Manila Walk. If you go outside to escape the crowds (like we did), you have to eventually go back in and wait to screen your bags. You need to take two or three escalators up to the top. Just follow the signs. You will end up on the 5th floor. Then there are some moving walkways you can take if there isn't a guy sitting there waiting to pick you up in a golf cart. We took the cart. It takes you to the end of the walk where you need to take the elevator from the 5th floor to the ground floor. We exited the elevator at 5:25 PM and the armed guard asked where we were going. When we said "Marriott", he took my wife's bag and escorted us to a white van that drove us to the hotel. I think these same vans go to the Sheraton.

Earlier in the day, Marriott told me (through chat in the app) that shuttles were only available at the top of each hour. Glad this was false as I was about ready to walk.

Lounge on 2nd floor in West wing. SNA cleared for our 2-night award. 1 BR Executive suite overlooking the golf course. Its very busy here.

GiovanGolf

Let me enhance your guide:


Upon leaving the baggage claim, go right until you see the Jollibee (restaurant) or simply just follow the "Runway Manila" bridge directions.

You'll see the escalators on your right, take the 3 sets all the way to level 4, then go left towards the food hall (restaurant section), then go left. You'll see a KFC and just continue along the corridor till you reach to Runway Manila, the signs are easy to follow. You'll probably even notice the "Manila Life Cafe" by Marriott Manila, which serves upmarket versions of the local cuisine, Filipino breakfast bowls, and other delicious bites.

The elevators are all the way to the right of Jollibee, towards the airport staff entrance, elevator is on the left before the doorway. Arrivals (Level 1), Airline offices (Level 2), Departure (Level 3), Restaurants and Shops (Level 4) and the Runway Manila bridge entrance.

The golf carts are there for senior citizens and those with mobility issues, but the driver will accommodate anyone when not busy. The first moving walkway (upward) has been under-maintenance for some time, I think 2 months already. Runway Manila is very convenient even if you don't intend to go to the hotels (Marriott, Sheraton, Hilton, Holiday Inn Express, Okura, and etc.) since getting picked-up / dropped-off from the Runway Manila entrance is much more calm than at the airport. Just tell the guards where you want to go, they'll assist you. Marriott Manila is the first stop of the shuttle, make sure to indicate which wing you'll be staying, the West Wing (newer) is where the club lounge is located.

If you don't want to wait, go towards Belmont Hotel, cross the pedestrian and enter the Marriott Grand Ballroom, turn right and go all the way to the rear and take the elevators all the way to level 3. To the right is after the skylight is a passageway and bridge to the west wing.

Resorts World Manila is a jumble of hotels under one developer. You'll soon have The Ritz Carlton in the area, which replaces the existing Maxims "6-star" hotel that's next to Marriott. I'm betting they'll add a couple more of hotels in the area.

Enjoy your stay in Manila!

CO-PLAT

Breakfast for TIT-Es was complimentary in the ground floor restaurant as well. I went down this morning, but quickly left as it was way too noisy for me.

GiovanGolf

Here's the current 24/7 complimentary shuttle schedule for Runway Manila (The covered and air-conditioned pedestrian bridge from NAIA Terminal 3) to Marriott Manila and other hotels.

Note the 30-minute intervals on the hour.

CO-PLAT

When I took that 0710H shuttle (Van 2) from the Marriott, it took me to Terminal 3 departures and not to the end of the Runway.

SPN Lifer

My wife, older son, and I walked over across the Manila Runway pedestrian bridge, from the 5th floor of the northeast corner of T-3, in late February 2020.

It had rained recently, so there was a lot of standing water, which made maneuvering our luggage a bit difficult. (I would not attempt this in the rain or with two suitcases each.) My family enjoyed a delicious buffet in the downstairs restaurant, with a friend. I did not get the Titanium discount, because the buffet had already been discounted 50% with a piece of paper taped over the regular sign. We took the complimentary Resorts World shuttle back to T-3.

qrctraveller

Any recent stays at this hotel, especially the Executive lounge?

SPN Lifer

I will be there this Sunday night, staying with my wiife one night on a 35K certificate (would have been a 30K point redemption) from my Marriott Business AmEx, before moving on to the Sheraton Manila Bay for four nights in her name and paid with her Chase Marriott Bonv°y Visa.

qrctraveller

Hi SPSN lifer,

Any news regarding both of these hotels would be appreciated, as I'm unsure which one will provide better service. Based on my initial research, I believe both these hotels are where travellers are quarantined. I'm interested to learn if that's indeed still the case and if yes, are the quarantined people on the same floors are non-quarantined individuals? In Canada, the hotels where I've stayed the quarantined and non-quarantined guests are in separate wings, so just curious to learn how they're handling this situation.

supatight80

In the Philippines, there is isolation hotel and quarantine hotel. MR properties in PH are not isolation hotels. Most "quarantine" guests are just staying overnight pending results of PCR test done in MNL to travel overseas, as a requirement by whoever.

There are some cases of quarantine guests from overseas who are PH citizens but unvaccinated. In any case, they have a pre-departure 48H negative PCR test results or pre-departure 24H negative Antigen result. They are quarantined for about a week pending another PCR test result about 5d after arrival.

In both cases, they are on separate floors with elavators that are locked on their floors.

qrctraveller

Thanks for this information supatight80, greatly appreciated and feel much better making this decision, due to your response.