Holiday Inn Galleria Manila Hotel
- Classification: Four (4)-Star Hotel
- Number of Rooms: 284
- Location: Ortigas, Pasig
- Address: One Asian Development Bank Avenue, Ortigas Center, Manila, Philippines
At the heart of the busiest district in the Metro, the Holiday Inn Galleria Manila stands tall in all of its 29-floor glory. Formerly called the Manila Galleria Suites, this four (4)-star hotel boasts that their top priority is each guest’s utter relaxation.
With this goal in mind, all of its 284 exquisitely furnished guest rooms are complete with all amenities that guests checking in would feel as though they have never left home at all. The kitchen has a fully-stocked mini refrigerator plus coffee and tea makers. The bathroom are complete with sets or robes, bath essentials and even a hairdryer for the lady. For those who have work to do, all rooms have a fully-equipped work station furnished with a work desk and a lamp, adapters, power converters, etc. and stay in touch with high-speed internet access provided by DIGITEL.
But if you want to leave work alone even for the duration of your stay, feel free to explore the numerous channels of colored cable/satellite TV complete with premium cable pay-per-view movies. One could also request connecting rooms, cribs, ironing boards, rollaway cots even an in-room safe for your precious valuables. Leave those worries at the doorstep and welcome relaxation at its purest degree.
To maximize your stay here, enjoy Holiday Inn’s numerous facilities with one goal in mind: your relaxation body and mind.
For fitness buffs and beginners alike who want to tighten up on those nasty spots, the hotel’s on-site Red Corner Fitness and Boxing Club is the place to go through. Operating under the strict goal of their credo: “Real Fitness for Real People,” the Red Corner Fitness and Boxing Club is perfect to the hotel’s hybrid guests. It could cater to hardcore fitness buffs, to business executives who are finally finding time to do some crunches and to that idealistic beginner who wants to honestly shave some pounds. Renovated in 2005, it operates from 6:00am to 9:00pm.
If the hustling metropolitan living leaves you hungry for a good ‘ol pampering, let the Suriya Spa fill that craving. Located at the 5th floor, the spa with its blend of Asian influences aims to provide a sense of well-being, renewal and rejuvenation to that tired and famished metropolitan body. With health and beauty remedies composed of all organic ingredients, guests would be sure of the quality of the spa’s services rendered by the able and rejuvenating hands of their experienced and well-trained specialists.
And last but not the least, nothing can give relaxation and pleasure the way food can and in Holiday Inn Galleria Manila, food is never less than the best.
FAB, The Restaurant offers stellar international and local dishes that would satisfy every person’s gastronomic craving. Served in a classy minimalist restaurant dominated by wooden and golden shades, dining in the FAB is not just a meal, it is an art.
For a nice shot of Margarita or a glass of Whiskey, trod to the 4th floor to barOne. Play a game of billiards or enjoy live nightly entertainments while are trained bartenders concoct you the best drinks and cocktails from our fully-stocked bar. barOne is a great place to unwind and relax after a busy metropolitan day.
But the Holiday Inn Galleria Manila never looses touch of real life as it also gives priority to the busy executives who can’t afford to leave their business behind. With its premium Business Center, Holiday Inn pays tribute to the talented multi-tasking executive by making his/her life easier with the various services the Business Center has to offer. It offers high-speed internet access, printing, facsimile, courier services, secretarial services, mobile phone rental and even a private limousine. Enjoy all of this in the comforts of your own room by checking in one of the Executive Suites. This fully-staffed Business Center operates from 6:00am to 10:00pm.
Aside for these on-site attractions, Holiday Inn Galleria Manila is surrounded by other must-see locations. Connected to the hotel through its 3rd and 4th levels, Robinson Galleria Manila, the flagship mall of Robinsons Land Corporation is an easy-access escapade to a chic and classy shopping galore. With more than 400 shops, dining outlets, service centers, etc., this 5-level shopping center satisfies the demanding tastes and desires of all class of customers from students, yuppies, executives, fathers, mothers—the whole family.
Being the sister mall just across EDSA, SM Megamall sits proudly in its massive commercial domain. Consisting of two large sections and more than 500 shops of all kinds, SM Megamall is the third largest in the SM chain of malls and even in the country. It has played host to numerous premier nights, album and concert tours and other memorable events.
EDSA itself is a sight to behold stretching for kilometers, this historic avenue is the site of not just one, but two peaceful people power uprisings with one dethroning a dictator and the other overpowering a corrupt president. The Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue culminates at the EDSA Shrine (formally known as the Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace—Our Lady of EDSA) which was established on 15 December 1989 with then Rev. Fr. Socrates B. Villegas as rector.
Another would be the Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club. Aside for being the perfect place to play golf and talk shop at the same time, it offers prime space for various events. Two kilometers from Holiday Inn, the sports center of the Philippines, the Araneta Coliseum, sits in all of its massiveness. Host to most of the country’s local and international sporting events, it also hosts concerts, religious conventions and other important events. Its huge sitting capacity earned itself the name “The Big Dome.” And if you want some totally rocking nightlife, trod to Eastwood City Libis and enjoy bars, drinks, coffee and fine food from evening up to 3:00am the following day. Live bands play during Fridays.
So, what else are you looking for? In the heart of Ortigas, in Holiday Inn Galeria Manila, business and relaxation has mixed in exquisite balance. Check in now and experience what it feels to be truly relaxed.
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