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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Would have been better

For our 10-day stay in Manila, EJ and I stayed at The Malayan Plaza in Ortigas. I love Ortigas and its accesibility. It's near EJ's pedia, our banks are there, two of our properties are near, it's near my brother's place and best of all Megamall and Shangrila Mall are just walking distance. LOL!

I booked our stay at The Malayan Plaza thru their website. It was easy and fast. Best of all I got the best rate online for only $65 per night for a studio superior.


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The picture above is exactly the same as our room. It was very spacious and complete with the kitchen equipment like stove, microwave oven, utensils, etc. For long staying guests who want to cook sometime, this is a perfect place.

The Malayan Plaza is not a hotel but a serviced apartment. Hotel-type facilities are limited. But I was okay with it. My basic requirements were A/C, TV with cable (most importantly Playhouse disney channel for EJ), and internet in the room. All of which were available. Internet in the room was of course expensive but they had a weekly rate which I availed. It was cheaper.

It would have been a totally perfect stay if only the breakfast buffet was good. As it was, the food choices were limited. I only had breakfast there once. I never returned. Oh I did. But I never ate on the second visit. There was nothing to choose from.

Will I stay at The Malayan Plaza again? I will. It is the cheapest accommodation in Ortigas so far. And the location is great. I just hope they do something about their breakfast.

4 comments:

Francesca said...

well, we cant have everything when traveling, but if it is that good, it has to be discovered. Ill put it as must be one to be visited.
The breakfast, for me it is not a big thing, kasi sa lunch ako hahataw! lol

btw I thought you got your condo to stay on in Boni?

josiet said...

Ate Amy - mahilig kase ako mag big breakfast..hehehe!

We just got our condo so it's not furnished yet. So hindi pa sya pwedeng tirahan. Next time na pag uwi namin papa furnish pa lang namin =)

witsandnuts said...

Wow, USD65 per night only? That was a very good rate. I hope to avail the same when I get to visit this year.

Kayni said...

just by looking at the photos, the place looks really nice.