Pearl Garden Hotel, Manila

The fact that they charged me for a towel that had a little stain that was all ready there!

Hotel Feature Tip : Brimg Extra towels with ya!

bath room i believe could be an improvement. Like more towls and wash clothes.

Shopping Tip : Mall just mins away.

smell, laundry station on 7th floor, housekeeping station on every other floor, noisy, unfriendly front staff, not to happy 1st floor eatery staff, not very helpful reception

Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : if your in manila just pack your bags and go to cebu. the only thing i felt this area offered was one of the biggest malls i have ever seen and that too was a bit of disappointment

Not much really. My big one was Room service after 2400 hours or midnight. They did not have any after 2400 hrs during the time I stayed. Before midnight was good. If your coming in after midnight stop by 7/11 and get some chicken before you go up if your like me and get the munches. I gave the Hotel a rating of a 3 in food not because of quality but because of not having room service after midnight. Food was really good. Taxi to the Airport-Not a Hotel problem however; you needed to know it might take 2 hours to get to the Airport due to traffic. Make sure you give yourself plenty of time. The Hotel add says 15 minutes or so away from the Airport which is true with no traffic. Nevertheless, I have never seen it take less that 45 minutes to an hour to get there. So be warned. First time travelers to the Philippines, remember to keep 1000 to 2000 Peso’s with you to pay the Tax at the Airport to leave the country. It cost I think 750 Pesos per-person. You need to pay before going through Customs and give them the little blue card with your passport.

Nightlife Tip : Excellent area for Manila Nightlife. Many bars and clubs with in walking distance. Start at the front door and within one block you are at a restaurant, café or club in any direction you go. Has a good mix of anything a single person could be looking for. One of my favorites is out the front door and turn left, and walk 300 meters to the open-air café bar. Get a seat close to the sidewalk and watch the fun go by. If you wish to avoid the peddlers, move one table in but to me its fun. Beer is so cold it ices up when the top comes off.

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Shopping Tip : Robinson mall is very close,ocean park is only 15 minutes drive away from the hotel on manila bay

only one - noisy traffic below (soundproofing the rooms?)

Beware, all rooms are smoking.

I wish they had more things on their Breakfast to eat. I would like to have a balcony. A pool would be nice as well.

Shopping Tip : Robinson's Manila is right down the street half a block from the hotel, it is a big mall with everything that you could want, also plenty of restaurants. Glorietta Mall is a ten minute cab ride from there and is even bigger.

Location

Travel tip : lots of Japanese restaurant nearby

Droopy shower heads

Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Besides being located fairly close to Intramuros, the hotel is also located near Roxas boulevard. I especially enjoy going for a run on Roxas either early in the morning or as the sun begins to fall. It is a great place to watch people and to see the splendor of Manila bay as the day changes into night.

Location of the hotel

Nightlife Tip : Most people will want to take a taxi to your destination from the hotel.

LObby area is small sharing the first floor with a coffee shop. Beggers,children begging with their mother and pirated good sellers are annoying.

Breakfast was OK, but for those looking for unambiguously safe (i.e. cooked and piping hot) and healthy (i.e. low-fat) options, there are few choices in their buffet (but enough to keep you from starving). Also, the doorman needs to better assist guests in finding honest taxis. When leaving the hotel, I asked the doorman to call a taxi. First taxi he called for me seemed OK, but after I got in, the driver claimed he had a "broken meter." After much strenuous insistence, the driver let me out a few blocks down the road (thank goodness I hadn't put my bags in the trunk). I walked back to the hotel, asked the doorman to call me an HONEST meter taxi. So he flagged down another taxi, talked to the driver briefly, and assured me this was a good taxi. And so it seemed, until I arrived at the airport, and it became clear that the driver had somehow rigged his meter to show 700 pesos, rather than the usual 250 peso fare (upon arguing, the driver quickly caved and accepted 250 pesos, which leads me to believe even that was too high a fare). So, I am deeply disappointed that the doorman doesn't know how to (or doesn't care to) find an even somewhat reputable meter cab for his customers.

Hotel Feature Tip : Rather than pay minibar prices, buy your bottled water dirt-cheap at the convenience store immediately across the street from the hotel. If you're looking for sanitary and healthy food, there are many excellent choices in the food courts of Robinson's Place Mall, just a couple blocks north of the hotel.

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Nightlife Tip : Geared to many Japanese and Korean travelers as restaurants display their language, always insists of meter when board taxis, if budget does not permit try hotels nearby for half the price but a compromised standard of room/service.

A little Noisy from the street, all rooms are smoking rooms. Free Breakfast does not include drinks and does not offer much selection.

Shopping Tip : You are two blocks from Robinson's Mall which is open from 10 am to 9 pm everyday.