Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Review: Raffles Hotel, Makati

The excerpt of this review came from my TripAdvisor account.

My boyfriend and I got to celebrate our 2nd year anniversary here and they provided us with an anniversary cake! We enjoyed every detail this hotel has to offer: lovely room, courteous and helpful staff, responsive butler, personal touches, food inclusions (not only buffet breakfast but also afternoon tea and evening cocktails).


We felt very relaxed and at home during our short stay. Though butlers were very responsive, they sometimes did not meet our expectation on some of our requests but its not really a big deal. We still felt well taken care of with their personal touches. I think the only cons we experience was when we ask for their assistance in hailing a cab for us. Though its common here in the Philippines for cab drivers to choose passengers or even ask for additional fee other than the metered rate, I just hope the management will do something about this and how to address this concern. They took quite a while to get us a cab.

Overall, we still enjoyed our stay and would want to come back if time permits. I would also recommend this to friends for their relaxing staycation.
Stayed May 2014, traveled as a couple


Sharing below are the pictures of our stay.

Hotel Room - All rooms are called Suites.  We stayed in the Junior Suite  

Small Living Room with mini ref, electric kettle, snacks, utensils underneath the TV cabinet








Small Dining Area with coffee machine and tea service
Big bedroom view from the living room

Bedroom with city view

Big bathroom with bath tub, separate shower and toilet and 2 sink

Other view of bathroom

Some toiletries
Coffee maker and tea service

Alcoholic drinks area


Glasses and other utensils storage
Snack storage

Electric kettle

Other refreshments
Pool area



Panoramic View




Nice Lounges

Afternoon Tea at the Writer's Bar

Writer's Bar
Canapes, sweets and breads
My (ex) boyfriend (now my husband) and I enjoying the afternoon tea
Wall painting at Writer's Bar

    
My Tea

Bread and spread
Pastries
Yum!
                          


Evening Cocktails at Writer's Bar - cocktails and some food we ordered.

Cocktail with pica pica
Finger food

Cocktail
                                      
Pita bread with bacon

Closer pic

Small bottles of mayo and ketchup

Chicken wings

This hotel is highly recommended.  A truly relaxed staycation.

Should you wish to have your staycation here, you may book and check the rates from this link.