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Best Hotels Near NAIA Airport for Layovers and Early Flights

April 27, 2026 by traveltomanila

Practical guide to NAIA airport hotels in Manila: terminal-by-terminal Newport, Pasay, Aseana, and Bay Area picks for layovers, early flights, and overnight stops, with walking times and prices.

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Getting Around Manila: A Practical Transport Guide

April 26, 2026 by traveltomanila

Grab fares by route, MRT and LRT lines, jeepney etiquette, kalesa pricing, P2P buses, traffic windows, and the tourist mistakes to skip.

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Manila After Dark: Best Cocktail Bars and Rooftops

April 26, 2026 by traveltomanila

A Manila nightlife guide to the bars worth the trip: Curator, OTO, Polilya, Bank Bar, and the rooftops with the best sunsets, plus which streets to avoid and how Grab fares actually work after midnight.

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Manila in Three Days: A Realistic Itinerary

April 26, 2026 by traveltomanila
Manila 3-day itinerary: Stunning cityscape of Manila skyscrapers during a colorful sunset with sea view.

A real 3-day Manila itinerary with timed schedules, Grab fares, restaurant pre-bookings, and what to skip. One day for history, one for modern Manila, one for the day trip.

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The Best Things to Do in Manila

April 26, 2026 by traveltomanila

Eighteen things across Old Manila, BGC, the bay, and the food, with the contrarian list of what to skip and a by-time-of-day cheat sheet.

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BGC Hotels: Sleeping in Manila’s New Skyline

April 26, 2026 by traveltomanila

Where to actually book in BGC: the mid-range and value picks worth the room rate, the BGC-adjacent options for backpackers and long-stay, and where the grid falls short.

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Where to Stay in Manila: An Area-by-Area Breakdown

April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 by traveltomanila
Manila skyline twin towers silhouetted at sunset over Manila Bay

Most Manila hotel guides default to Makati. The right answer depends entirely on what brought you here. Here is the area-by-area breakdown for travellers who want to choose properly, with 21 verified hotels across luxury, mid-range and budget tiers.

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Travel To Manila

A travel guide to Manila and the Philippines. Real opinions, current prices, written from inside Metro Manila.

Where to Stay

  • Manila by Area
  • Luxury Hotels
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  • Budget Hotels

Things to Do

  • Best Things to Do
  • Intramuros
  • Manila in 3 Days
  • Manila After Dark

Eat & Drink

  • Where to Eat
  • Street Food
  • Pampanga Food Trip

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  • Tagaytay
  • About
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