Hotels near the British Embassy, Manila

[IainBusby]

Hi Folks,

Can anyone recommend any reasonably priced hotels near, or in the general area of the British Embassy in Manila. My wife's due to be going there soon and I wanted to try to fix her up with accommodation and an airport pickup, so it hopefully wont be too stressful for her.

Cheers,

Iain.

[scotsfiancee]

Okay got this email last first week of July from the travel agency (http://www.asiatravel.com)in manila coz i was looking for hotels nearby in British Embassy :

Hello!

Other hotels near British Embassy are Somerset Olympia and Gilarmi Apartment. Somerset Olympia is a serviced apartment and the cheapest room type that they offer is the studio room. The rate of the studio room is USD 70.00 net per night. Another hotel is Gilarmi Apartment. The rate of the hotel type/ one bedroom apartment is USD 45.00 per night. Millenium Plaza Hotel i got it 1,800 per night and room is too huge. its just 15-20 minutes away from British Embassy.

And bout the taxi it is expensive if your going to book for that from the hotel, theres alot of taxi around in the airport you will pay more less, but its up2 you:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[gingxrick]

Hi this is ok..Hotel Malate Pensionne they will pick up at airport and take you to hotel they will also take you to British Embassy next day and pick you back up and take you back to hotel, price is good will cost you 1200 peso fpr 1 night and pick up to hotel and back to airport, you will have to ask the charge for the Embassy very good service.

Address 1771 M. Adriatico St.. Malate,Manila
tel 523-83-84 to 6
fax No 522-6626
email address info@mpensionne.com
web site www.mpenionne.com.ph
hope this is of help to you

[A_flyer]

Be careful that Gilarmi Apartment may be closed:
From Uri on Asawa forum (February 24, 2006):
FYI:
Just returned last weekend. We stayed in Gilarmi and some of the stuff there told us, Gilarmi will be closed soon, desctructed and rebuild. They can't tell us exactly the date, but they said it should already been started but has been postponed because of some reservations. In case somebody plan to stay there, you should contact them about this.

[gingxrick]

Hi Iain have you got your date for interview from the Embassy?? would be intresting to know if you dont mind telling me, from ricky in scotland

[IainBusby]

Hi Rick,
She's only going to file her application, but I been told that to save any hassle, if you go to UKVACS 1st thing in the morning and hand in your application and evidence etc, then they will askyou return in the afternoon to confirm that its all in order. Otherwise, if they find something is wrong or missing, they will contact you by snail mail. So she intends to stay over in manila the night before she goes to UKVACS and also the following night because it will be too late to catch a flight back to CDO by then. I have been told that since the introduction of UKVACS and the streamlining of the process, an interview is not always required, if they feel that the evidence of relationship is strong enough and all the other paperwork checks out.
Cheers,
Iain

[equaliser]

Hi Iain

Go to this website , www.yellowasp.com/makatimap/ (http://www.yellowasp.com/makatimap/) and it will show you all the hotels in the area. The embassy is in the LV Locsin building on the corner of Ayala Ave. and Makati Ave. The map can be moved and zoomed. Ashley stayed in Tower Inn Makati , one block south of the embassy, fairly cheaply. More expensive hotels just across from the embassy if you want.

Hope this helps

Brian and Ashley

[scotsfiancee]

Just stay around makati, you can get it like 1,400-2000 per night..not too bad. I think i will stay back in Mellinium Plaza Hotel just near though:) ..

[gingxrick]

Hi Iain,
Thanks for the reply Iain thought maybe your wife had got a date for her interview, I got in touch with the Embassy yesterday to ask them about my wifes application and was told we should hear something early next week,so lets hope we do so that I can arrange to go to the Phils soon cant wait to get there :BouncyHappy: I've been 3 times since October last year and love it,I will let you know the outcome soon and as I will be going to CDO if you want anything doing just let me know ok. :xxgrinning--00xx3: