Hotels & Accommodation near SM City Sta. Mesa

The staff was friendly

Located outside the tourist areas in a clean, safe neighborhood that I enjoyed walking through. Calling a Grab was easy and sometimes available before I could get to the ground floor. Several major malls within a 30 minute walk or 10 - 15 minute Grab ride (due to traffic in those areas). Rooms were decent sized though cost possibly a little higher than what might be expected for Philippines. Showers were always hot and service in the hotel very responsive. Many restaurants available for delivery throughout the night. 24 hour gym was great value with professional equipment and decent assortment of dumbbells. On site laundry was nice too though only accessible til 10 pm and required staff to start the wash / dry cycles. I stayed in a variety of rooms and floors for about 1 month here. Overall I think its a good base for exploring the greater Manilla area without being trapped in a high traffic zone or a noisy area with high foot traffic. Only 2 criticism is the internet speed and elevators. 2 of the three elevators are for guests. However, they are quite small and a bit slow. During the day it can take excess of 10 minutes just to get to the ground floor from any other floor. Also internet through stay was quite slow at speeds of ~10 - 20 Mbps if I recall. High enough for normal browsing but sometimes not sufficient for streaming services.

Great hotel