Where to Stay in Manila: Armada Hotel Manila

After staying in Heritage Hotel for 3 days, we were booked in another hotel - a lesser known hotel named Armada Hotel Manila. It was the Chinese New Year and Heritage was already full on other days by the time our rooms were booked. Armada Hotel is located along Marcelo del Pilar St. in Malate, Manila. We were booked the Deluxe Room for 2 nights, before going back to Heritage Hotel for another week.

Armada Hotel's Reception

We arrived in the hotel before 2PM, the regular check-in time of hotels. It was so nice of them to bring us orange juice while waiting for our rooms. This made us feel welcomed right away and comfortable.

Our very spacious deluxe room

When we finally got into our room, we were happy surprised to see that the room was very spacious for 2 persons. It has 2 queen-sized beds that it can comfortably fit 4 persons. It also has a closet with robes, coffee-making facility, a study table and a huge rest room with bath tub. What I really liked about our room were the glass windows on 2 sides. Although the view outside was not that great, it's nice to see the streets anytime of the day.

Our queen-sized beds

Armada's buffet breakfast did not have as many selections as Heritage Hotel, but we agreed that it was better because each morning was complete with fish, pork, chicken and beef. Their food also tasted like they were specially prepared and thought of. They also had salads, cereals, waffles and all those good food for breakfast.

The rooftop pool

To add to our already very nice experience, their wifi worked and it was free. Although Armada did not have sauna and jacuzzi, I personally enjoyed the ambiance of their rooftop swimming pool as it was not very accessible to people. 

Sunset view from the rooftop

Overall, it was a very nice experience that we requested to be booked again in Armada for our 1-week extension. And given a chance, we will keep coming back.