Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila


  • Classification: Five (5)-Star Hotel
  • Number of Rooms: Not Specified
  • Location: Malate
  • Address: 1588 Pedro Gil Cor. M.h. Del Pilar Sts., Malate, Manila, Philippines

The Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila is the melting pot of leisure and pleasure where business, gaming and relaxation meet in style. This five (5)-star hotel at Malate, Metro Manila not only provides exquisite lodging, but also a superb gaming experience and a reliant business venue. Just one kilometer from Manila’s airport, a 30-minute ride by private transport, Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila is a perfect choice for those who are searching for a place where they can work and play so as not to be a “dull” boy.

The Hyatt Hotel has 378 elegantly designed and furnished rooms including 61specialty suites and five presidential suites. One is invited to enjoy each room’s standard amenities such as a 29” flat screen colored TV, DVD player, 2-line digital speaker phone, comfort room with both rain and handheld shower, and of course a deep soaking tub where guests can ease their bodies from a tiring day’s work. For the working class who doesn’t leave his work alone, rooms are fitted with workstations with ergonomically designed chairs and even a safety deposit box. Rest assured, guests are quite safe with the electronic door and lock system.

In the Hyatt hotel, things are not just good, they get better. Service is impeccable. You can get snacks through the 24-hour room service, but eating at Hyatt’s fine restaurants and sipping Whiskies and Martinis at the bars are not bad either, especially for celebration after closing a deal or so.

If you want excellent Chinese cuisine, Lily is the place to be. Open from 11:30am to7:30pm, it can sit 200 people and serve them with the best Chinese food in town. If you are in for a few shots, The Lounge is the place. Sitting a handsome crowd of 65, The Lounge blends the right amount of privacy and openness drinking needs. Open from 11:00am to 9:00pm, The Lounge can concoct the best drinks. But if you want 24-hour service that can serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, sit amongst the other 199 customers of Market Café, then feel the difference.

After getting a full stomach, start preparing for your best business presentation. Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila can help you close that deal, land that contract, or just make you the most important person in the eyes of your boss.

The Hyatt Hotel’s Business Center offers services readily available to aid you in your administrative needs. Services include Broadband Internet Access, secretarial assistance, photocopying, scanning and faxing, ring-binding and lamination, mail handling, word processing, office supplies and even mobile phone rental. Equipments are available on-site and upon request. These include video projectors, audio speakers and amplifiers, state-of-the-art control systems and the like. The Concierge is available 24-hours.

And then, after finally closing the deal. It’s time to have fun! And there’s no place to have fun at than at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila being the largest hotel and gaming facility in town. 15,000 sq m is covered by the Casino Manila which encompasses almost four floors of the hotel. It features 123 gaming tables 626 slot machines in 30 different kinds.

If you want to celebrate outside and explore the surroundings of the hotel, places you can visit abound. Start off with the nearest ones: Ermita, Malate and Remedios Circle district around the hotel. These areas are known for being the center of Metro Manila’s bohemian night life. One could hop around bars and dance and drink the night away.

A kilometer away from the Hyatt is the Old City of Intramuros. Once considered as the capital of the country during the Spanish regime, it now houses numerous historic landmarks in country, not to mention several old majestic stone churches. One would do well to visit the Fort Santiago, an old Spanish garrison which was Jose Rizal’s (the Philippine’s National Hero) prison during his last days. Also, the old stone churches of San Agustin and the Manila Cathedral are very worth the time to see.

Since one is in the area, the Rizal Park would be an excellent venue to enjoy not only history and the company of friends and family but also to see and smell the fresh blowing sea winds. Stretch your legs on the lawns of the Quirino Grandstand or walk the stretch of the bay in the Baywalk and wait for the famous orange sunsets of Manila Bay.

If you want a more modern place to hang out, the country’s largest mall (and also one of the world’s largest), the SM Mall of Asia (SM MoA) is located just at the Diosadado Macapagal Avenue and features a large array of shops, restaurants and entertainment activities. Of special interest here is the SMX Activity center which plays host to various events, conventions, trade shows, fairs and the like.

Off at Roxas Boulevard, one would not fail to notice the architectural feat that is the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). Being true to its name, the CCP is indeed the center of cultural activities in the country. It host major film festivals like CineManila and CineMalaya, theatre festivals, art shows, art galleries and the like.

Further into the complex, one would see the Philippine International Convention Center, a kilometer away from the Hyatt. This large, spacious event center is the common venue of conferences, trade shows, fairs and the like organized locally or internationally.

After one has toured the area, one would want to relax and be pampered. The Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila features five floors of Regency Club which includes the Club Oasis Fitness Center and Spa which offers various spa facilities operational for 24 hours offering various therapies and massages that would not just relax your body but would also rest your mind. It also includes hot and cold plunge pools, steam and dry sauna, relaxation rooms, exclusive fitness centers with fully equipped gymnasium and exercise rooms, 35-meter lap pool, children’s pool and whirlpool and various classes on Yoga, Pilates, Aerobics and the like. In the Hyatt Hotel, one would not run out of things to do.

So, if you want to experience the warmth in the heart of Manila, check in at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila where play and work live in harmony. All major credit cards are accepted.

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