BAYVIEW PARK HOTEL MANILA

I stayed there for a night with my mother and my 2 children. It was a pleasant experience. There was hot and cold water. My children enjoyed at their recreational room for children and swimming pool. Sadly it’s raining during our stay but still me and eldest tried to enjoy the pool. Overall it’s satisfying and value for money.

We do have a relaxing stay at this hotel, the rooms are spacious and every room do have bath tubs which is awesome. Also the buffet breakfast is good.

The first time i stayed at this hotel was way back 2001. I remember it to be well lit, well ventilated with a hip business-like ambiance. Upon booking, I was looking forward the same elegant experience with the view of the bay and the soaking in the bathtub. Upon checking in, we requested for a room with a view of the bay which the receptionist obliged. The lobby looked so different now. It looked so rundown. And the smell, it was like a casino-sort of smell. Not the clean and crisp smell I remembered. Checking in was quick and we were given a room at the 6th floor. At the elevator, we rode with an old American with a young filipina in lingerie. Although Ermita is known to be a red light district, I would've thought they checked in at motels. Nonetheless, upon reaching our room, the first thing my sister checked was the bathtub, and to our dismay, we were given a shower room. So we decided to go back down at the reception and ask for a room with a bathtub. The receptionist informed us that they had a room with a tub with a bay view but it was a connecting room. We agreed to it as long as it was kept locked. We waited for 15-20mins for housekeeping to clean the room and waited at the lobby. By this time, i was getting disappointed because of the "ambiance and cleanliness" of the hotel. It’s a good thing that service was good or else I would’ve cancelled and transferred on the spot. Then we checked in to our new room at the 7th floor. Upon entering, there was a musky smell inside the room. The bed was a king sized bed. We were kind of apprehensive of the "cleanliness" of the bathtub. And the view of the bay was... very disappointing... We dropped our things and decided to check on the gym and the pool at the deck. Their pool is only a quarter of the size of a normal pool with a 4ft depth. And it closes early at 5pm. On the other hand, the gym had the basic essentials but again, it looks so rundown that we weren’t inspired to gym anymore. So we decided to explore the area and buy some foodstuff. The minibar prices were exorbitant with bottled water priced at 80pesos. Right beside the entrance is a Starbucks cafe and across is yellow cab and 7/11. We walked a few meters more and saw a puregold supermarket. We bought a bag full of chips and drinks. we now love puregold because of its very affordable prices. Then we decided to eat at Lido (the home of asado pugon) which did not disappoint. Happy with our dinner and purchases, we went back to our room and started to work. We soaked the tub in zonrox just to make sure it was disinfected before we used it. (Yes, we bought zonrox at the grocery.) We could hear the music coming from the Aliwan festival but we couldnt see the parade. We were distracted thus we ended up watching television. The channels weren’t as clear so we ended up just using the wifi and watching using our laptops. However, even the wifi was acting up. The buffet breakfast was just okay. We couldn’t wait to checkout.