Cheap Manila Hotels
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Finding a cheap hotel in Manila is easy. You just need to know how and where to look for your Cheap Manila Hotels.
Manila hotels come in different packages: deluxe and budget hotel chains, bed and breakfast, apartment hotels, dormitory type, resorts, hostels and suites. There are no hard and fast rules on which hotels are easy on the pocket, but these tips will help:
Avoid the hotel peak season which runs from December 15 to January 15. It is advisable to check Manila’s official calendar to find out ongoing festivals and holidays such as the New Year, the Chinese New Year and Holy Week (which can fall anywhere on March or April). Hotel rates take a 20% hike during the peak season, and guests are normally required to make a deposit with their reservation. The deposit can be made by bank remittance or telegraphic transfer, but some hotels require credit cards to be charged in advance.
Booking online is almost always cheaper than walk-in rates. If you have a fixed and definite schedule for your Manila stay, you can get very good deals by booking online and well in advance.
If you are in Manila for sightseeing, rest and relaxation, look for cheap accommodations that are close to several city attractions. Select a number of one, two or three star accommodations in the Malate and Manila areas that offer deals for as low as USD16 per night. Most of these hotels offer the basic requisite comforts and are within walking distance of shopping malls (such as SM Manila and Robinson’s Place), al fresco drinking and dining, street dancing and ground-level concerts, karaoke joints and comedy bars. Hotels in Manila give you fast and easy access to famous tourists spots such as the Luneta Park, Intramuros, the Manila Cathedral, the Oceanarium and the Manila Bay.
The normal rates for Manila hotels range from USD20 to USD150. The tariff of many hotels includes arranged travel to tourist spots such as Tagaytay City, Corregidor Island, Intramuros and the US Cemetery at Fort Bonifacio. Unfortunately, these packaged tours are not normally announced or posted online. However, it is easy to request for these packages and, for as long as they are available, your hotel will make the arrangements for you.
Many hotels offer discount packages from time to time. Some offer discounts that can be used in restaurants. Others offer schemes such as booking for two days and getting the second day at 50% off. These discount packages are offered sporadically, but they can be obtained through a quick check with the hotels.
Guests who are in Manila for business must figure out where their work is. Cheap hotels in the Ortigas Centre Business District and the Makati Central Business District are perfect, but hotels in Manila (along Roxas Boulevard) also attract a significant number of travelers on business. Manila and Makati are just a few kilometers apart, and so are the Makati and Ortigas business districts. It is easy to shuttle from one business district to another, but one must plan ahead. During the early morning and evening rush hours, a commute from the hotel to the venue of a business meeting and back can be excruciatingly slow and frustrating, so one must choose well.
As a general rule, hotels in the Manila, Ortigas and Makati Business Districts cost more than hotels in other locations. For some, the cosmopolitan setting of the business districts, the accessibility to business and entertainment, and the general feel of a chic environment eclipse any consideration for financial prudence. For others, the experience and adventure provided by value hotels outside the business districts make the savings even more worth it. But this is not cast in stone. Numerous hotels in the business districts occasionally offer great deals and low packages.
Budget travelers who enjoy the adventures of the nightlife can do well by booking in discount hotels that line Adriatico Street in Manila and P. Burgos in Makati. Adriatico Street is a perfect gateway to neon lights, blaring music and Manila’s vibrant nightlife. Numerous karaoke bars and night clubs with guest relations services fill the street. Gay bars, comedy bars, clubbing joints, and similar establishments contribute to a festive air that transforms the entire street into one huge party place. P. Burgos in Makati offers a similar excitement but on a more subdued level.
For bottom feeders, rates can crawl down to as low as USD10 per night for hotels in Quezon City, particularly in the areas of Timog Ave. and Cubao, where limited service value hotels offer guests options such as fan-cooled or airconditioned rooms and the dormitory-style set up. Timog Avenue is well known for the restaurants, clubs and drinking bars that line the avenue. It is a favorite among foreign and local tourists.
Apartelles offer great deals for travelers who opt for a lengthy visit. Rates for these apartment hotels hit rock bottom when you book for en extended stay, such as one month or longer.
Manila is a unique blend of rugged and chic, raucous and relaxing, rural and urban. That’s why there is definitely a hotel that is perfect for anyone and everyone in the city. Manila hotels offer great deals and real discounts. Above all these, the warmth of the hotel staff is second to none. Once you sample the world-renowned Filipino hospitality, you will realize that this is unmatched anywhere in the world, and you will keep coming back for more.
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