We stayed at the Manor hotel for one night in a standard room. Location is nice if you like to be outside of Baguio center and it only takes ten minutes to get to Baguio center if you need to go there. What is missing in Baguio and that is to the advantage of the manor hotel is a good priced nice hotel in a great location. You either pay premium (Manor) or have a downtown hotel which won't get you the quiet peaceful environment.

My issues are around service and the little details. For 5200 a night I would expect a bit more efficiency and empathy from the staff. Check out took over 20minutes. Four guest in line and only one staff member taking care of the checkout while other staff members "were" busy with non guest related issues. They also told my gf that they won't put the luggage in my car without "validation" that we paid. What a big no no and quite frankly this really ticked me off. All this after they took my credit card imprint already at check in (incl. 1000 peso consumables). Two other "little" things. Chocolate in the minibar was way beyond expiry date. And the room was really loud. 2nd floor on facing the parking. At night we heard the Karaoke from the hotel lobby bar and in the morning the cars leaving. This kind of beat the purpose of being in Baguio in a quiet location.
They would have problem to fill a place like this with the issues they have at this price in Manila but again...no real competition.

All of the rooms are beautiful, with the exception of the two rooms with twin beds which face a wall. The rooms have small refrigerators and hot water kettles with free coffee. The bathrooms are very nice and there are plenty of amenities: shampoo, toothbrushes, etc... Our room had two double beds with high thread count bed linen and four (!) pillows. The rooms facing the valley have the best view, but there is some noise from the street directly below their balconies. If you want a very quiet room, take a room overlooking the parking area.

There is a restaurant on the ground floor which we were told was not owned by the hotel. This became apparent when we tried to have breakfast there. They had neither pancakes nor waffles, nor eggs, nor toast, etc.. They offered only four choices, of which only the tapas were palatable. They served a cup of coffee that was very, very weak and had to be sent back. The mango shake was not particularly good, either. I would strongly recommend anyone staying at this hotel to take their breakfast elsewhere!

The asking price for the rooms with two double beds is 2,800 pesos, but they quickly offered it for 2,000 pesos when we hesitated. There seemed to be few other guests, but this was during the rainy season when even Camp John Hay Manor cuts its rate to 2,900 pesos. I can recommend this hotel to visitors who would like to be close to town, but not in center of town with the attendant problems of traffic, noise and polluted air.

South Drive Manor hotel has been a favorite for years. It is located way out of the populated session road, offering the guests a relatively quieter setting.

Great view from the terrace. The view are greeneries (much pine trees), teachers camp below, far away you can the SM white cap :) We take out the coffee table and bring them out to the terrace. This is where we lounge, watch cars drive by, people watch and chat and snack and always eat at least one breakfast.

We have a favorite room. It's on the 3rd floor with terrace. But the last time we went (in June), we saw a room on the 2nd floor which looks better. Next time, we are going to request that room :) Anyway, the rooms do not have airconditioning. It is no issue actually because of the cool baguio weather. But if you feel it is not enough, they can provide you with electric fan or fans for that matter.

Am very particular abt bath details. It is the first thing i check in an accommodation. I check if the place has sufficient and clean towels, hotel standard water (hot and cold with pressure), enough toiletries. And, South Drive Manor has obviously aged. It needs uplifting (rusting and dismantled bath fixtures). The towels are sufficient and clean though (maybe because i was the only one who used the towels. My company didn't want to use hotel towels).

The food is ok. It has improved (from the past experience). Was not disappointed with my meal when i tried it this time. "medyo" understaff lang because the front desk girl is also the person who gets the orders; and the one who gets the food from the kitchen and the one who serves the food. So, i didn't bother to order again. I just waited for her to finish serving the other table before asking for the bill. The management can improve the lobby, lounge and dining area. They can also look at improving their menu so they have additional come on for guests...or maybe other hotels' guests. You can never underestimate the power of "word of mouth" and blogs and travel advisors :)

Our room rate is 2.8k for a twin bed.

In the morning or afternoon, you can take a leisurely walk along the road below. It is downhill to BCC and Camp John Hay. So the challenge is going back to the hotel :) Teachers Camp now has an oval. It is a walk away from the hotel. You can challenge yourself further there :-)

Over all, South Drive Manor with all it's room for improvement, can still be a favorite place for me.

I enjoyed my stay for 3 days.. that was the holidays.. and everything was so cool that i want to go back again this 2007. The place was cool that it has a view of cool pine trees overlooking the near by city proper like the shoe mart. Employees were accommodating with a smile and also additional greeting of korean word "hello".