The Malayan Plaza — Hotel in Pasig

Well this is a nice place to stay, there are a few things to take into account. Firstly, you will get charged for your calls. That was not explained to me or and any of the details that I found. The overall cost for the calls was only 100 Philippine pesos which isn't too bad. Another thing that concerned me was that the room had tiny black ants that would show up. While ants are a pretty common thing I was on the 21st floor not the ground floor. Another concern is parking. At one point of my stay there was a night where there was no parking with the exception of a paid parking spot instead of a complementary. Luckily the front desk was able to get that squared away and we didn't have to pay for parking. Apparently they share the parking with another building so be sure to reserve a spot. The security guard was a bit rude. He had a bit of a superiority complex. Beyond those concerns, my stay was pretty fantastic. Everyday the room was cleaned and the room was resupplied for two people with water, towels, and dining wares. One thing to know is that if you are doing additional travels that if you do not use your key that day when you come back the following day have the front desk reactivate your key. It will have been deactivated. The front desk personnel are fantastic. Friendly and fast people to work with and very kind. The room is pretty big. I was able to stay there with my fiance and we had plenty of room. The room came with a rice cooker, two pans, a knife that had tape on the handle to hold it together, a water kettle, and a stove top with two burners Electric. Also included was a fire extinguisher and a safe. The bed was pretty stiff. For me that was good but for others that may not suit their needs. There is a TV with cable though I did not use it very often. There are 3 prong plugs on both sides of the bed. Also there are numerous two-prong. All of them work with the American plug standard. For the bathroom, toilet paper was included and it was a dual flush toilet seat and no bidet. The shower leaked a bit and the door was a bit hard too close on the shower. The placement of the towels was in the rear of the shower, so don't aim the shower too high. Also be careful because the hot water does not last too long. All in all, my stay was quite Pleasant. The breakfasts were not the best, the bread was often hard but tasty. The bacon the same. But the fruit was delicious. The eggs were runny and the coffee was on the weak side. The selection shuffles a bit day to day. And the service in the breakfast area is fantastic as well. I would rate this place a 4 of 5 stars. Although there were many downsides that I mentioned as well as heavy traffic around the area, the local malls are nearby one by the name of podium and the other by SM Mall. So a small walk can take you far much easier then driving. The AC unit worked fantastically. So keep all those things in mind and pay them a visit. It was a cost-effective place to stay with quite a bit of features including a nice pool and a smoking...

We have stayed in The Malayan Plaza Hotel, Pasig, Philippines, all in all 6 times, 2 occasions in 2013, january 2014 & 3 occasions in jan to feb 2016. Before traveling to Manila in 2013, we spent a week in Hongkong at the Holiday Inn Hotel at Nathan Road. During our vacation trips to the Philippines in 2013 for 1 1/2 months, we visited our relatives in Manila & Quezon City and as tourists visited different parts of the Philippines like Tagaytay, Bikol & other Provinces along the way to Legaspi City, Mt. Mayon We are very, very satisfied in staying in Malayan Plaza hotel. The location of the entrance of the hotel at Opal Road is calm & peacefull. Just across ADB Avenue, 5 mins walk is the Podium Mall. Robinsons Galleria is 10 minutes walk North at the corner of ABD & Ortigas Avenue. The EDSA Shrine, Catholic Church is beside the EDSA entrance of Robinsons.The huge SM Megamall, A & B Section, is also 10 mins walk towards the west parallel to EDSA Road. One should not miss to visit Din Tai Fung Restaurant, a Manila Branch, Ground Floor, serves excellent Dim Sum. The main branch is in Singapore City. The very modern East & West Wing of Shangrila Megamall towards South West is 15 - 20 mins walk. Opposite the Shangrila Hotel is the St. Francis Catholic Church.The old Wack Wack Golf Club is also near, just parallel to EDSA to the west. Quite easy to get a taxi to get to the nearby shopping centers like Greenhills in San Juan, Pasig City Center etc. We experienced that all the personnel, from the Malayan Plaza Hotel Reception, Concierge, Room service, Housekeeping & Breakfast Room are very professional, very friendly & helpful. Many thanks to Mr. Arturo "Atoy" Lacang, Exec Housekeeper, for your special attention in making it very convenient for us to stay in the same room during our numerous stay in the hotel. In our 2014 visit to the Philippines. we stayed twice in the Malayan Plaza with the total of 1 month in our favorite hotel in Manila. Then we spent one week in Boracay, at the Tanawin mountain Lodge, exotic place. On the way back to Sweden, we spent again a week in Hongkong & stayed again in the Holiday Inn Hotel, Nathan Road in Kowloon. In 2016, we spent a total of 2 months in the Philippines. We visited Sabang west coast of Puerto Princesa, Palawan & stayed for 6 nights at the Daluyong Beach resort. We went to see the Subterranean River by boat. Then 2 days & nights in Puerto Prinsessa City for sightseeing. Then back to Malayan for 2 days & nights & took the Old Intramuros & Manila sightseeing car trip. Then to Baguio City by bus for 2 nights & 6 nights in Banaue. We revisited these beautiful places perhaps for the last time due to our age. On the way back to Sweden, we made a stop over & spent 1 week in Singapore & stayed at the Orchard Parade Hotel. We were not able to visit Manila this year 2017 but we will certainly make plans for another visit, perhaps the later...

CHECKING IN: I think we waited for around 30 mins to be checked in, medyo mabagal than other hotels I've been to. Parang 3 staff lang kasi yung nasa front desk and hindi lahat available, 2 out 3 are answering the phones so iisa lang yung nag assist samin.

ROOM: Stayed here for overnight with my bf. We had the 1 bedroom suite. The room is big, spacious and its clean naman buuuut the lights are so gloomy, hindi sya well lighted. The furnitures are old, yung iba sira sira na.

NEEDS: Its my first time to check in in a hotel na for request lahat ng toiletries and slippers. Unlike in other hotels I've been to, ready na kagad sa may CR, in this particular hotel every time you need something tatawag ka pa sa housekeeping. Also, hindi lahat availabe. There was a sign in the bathroom saying that we can request for dental kit, sewing kit, cotton buds, cotton pads etc. but when we called the housekeeping, dental kit lang daw meron. Kaloka, para saan pa yung sign. Dental kit lang pala meron. Haha.

My bf also needed pressing for his polo kasi we had to go out for dinner, when we called the housekeeping wala din daw available na iron. Lahat na lang wala. Kaka disappoint.

Breakfast: I was not satisfied. Yung egg drop soup nila matubig, walang lasa. Walang variety of fruits, watermelon lang ang meron. The drinks are not cold, yung staff only placed ice sa juices nung dumami yung tao, pero breakfast started ng 6am and we were there almost 8am na. Super konti lang ng variety ng breakfast, tapos hindi pa masarap, like its either matubig or kulang sa seasoning. Maliit lang din yung space nya so if napuno na yung tables yung late comers needs to wait pa to be seated.

CHECK OUT: We waited around 45 mins to checked out kasi super understaffed sila and ang dami ng tao. So imagine waiting for almost an hour to check out and you're just waiting for your security deposit. Gusto ko na ngang iwan pera ko doon kung hindi lang sayang kasi di naman worth it yung stay namin.

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