Grand Villa Hotel, Manila

A homey and quiet yet elegant tourist lodge to stay in for a night or two while in the suburbs is what we're often looking for. The long search may be ended by a look at Grand Villa Hotel, Manila.

Its' easy to locate the place. To be precise, it's at 866 P. Herrera St., Makati, Metro Manila. It's just a few distance from Market Market Mall, The Fort, and Fort Bonifacio. Though situated in an upscale district of Makati, Grand Villa Hotel, Manila offers very reasonably priced accommodations, and among the best at that. A night's stay for two costs about Php 1500 or $30.

Grand Vila Hotel, Manila looks like a chic gabled mansion of two edifices, the newer 3-storey building just off the road. There are provisions for big and small rooms, luxury rooms, a roomy banquette hall, and convenience escalators. The new building houses the smaller rooms. Rooms are fitted with air-conditioning, TV, toilet with hot and cold shower, comfy bed and sheet, and friendly room service.

Grand Villa Hotel, Manila also has a large restaurant on the ground level offering interesting meals. The security is excellent, manned by courteous yet no-nonsense personnel. And there are two poolsone for kids (circular shaped) and the other for adults (oblong shaped). The front exterior corridors have neat decorated floor tiles and steel railings with a marble top. Over the railings is a series of arches accentuating the facade.

Grand Villa Hotel, Manila has a wide front driveway entrance directly facing the road where cabs are available. From the hotel we can easily access different parts of Makati. Once we access the C-5 highway it will be easy travel going to different places of Metro Manila by cab or private car.

Among the hottest places in Makati is The Fort where almost everything is patterned after an American setting. It's a commercial center dotted with superb eateries and other luxurious amenities. It's just minutes going to this place from Grand Villa Hotel, Manila.

But if we just prefer a good rest, Grand Villa is the perfect place to stay in. It has everything a traveler needs plus the company of friendly and polite service crews adept at entertaining guests. And they say drinking beer there is a different experience. Everything is done to create a feeling that we're just home.

If we're tired of huge hotels with plenty of guests and craving relaxation with privacy and great ambience, it's Grand Villa Hotel, Manila we have to settle for.