Nothing at all special and well over priced. We arrived early and of course there were only deluxe rooms available for an early check in at an extra 500 pesos. To their credit though, we were allowed the early check in. The deluxe room cost about 3 times what a similar room would cost in Bangkok. Manila is more expensive than Bangkok for hotels and you don’t get anything like the quality. Don’t expect much in the room. TV was an old style and no coffee making stuff and annoyingly no safety deposit box in the room. The room was big, but contained nothing much to fill the space except a horrible plastic couch. Shower was OK, but there were gaps in the air con unit through which mosquitoes wouldn’t have a hard time flying through. We had the room sprayed just in case. They have silly penny pinching policies like no extra toilet rolls which is really quite inconvenient.
The area you cannot even think of walking at night. Keep the taxi door locked daytime also as the area is famous for “snatching”. It is quite convenient for the airport. The staff were all very pleasant, but I wouldn’t stay there again or recommend the place as the place just doesn’t deserve the tariff they charge.

I stayed with my nephew here when I vacationed last year. It was advertised on TFC to be a nice hotel. it's NOT. First, location is in a bad area. It was scary walking off the property at night. It's located behind a dark alley. Their buffet (uncooked food) was just left in the open. I don't know if there is such thing as Dept of Health inspecting it, but it didn't look safe. The lobby is tiny, not many seats to sit on while waiting. The room itself is not as clean. I would not stay there again.

We went to Manila for a four-day tour and we stayed in this hotel. Well, the first thing I'd say is the location isn't that really safe. The streets around Mabuhay Manor are really dirty and are a little dark when you take a night stroll. But if you're there for budget shopping then you came to the right place because it's a short walk away from Baclaran. Mall of Asia is also fairly close. The rooms are fairly big and clean. One thing I noticed is although we got quad-sharing rooms of the same type, ours is smaller and didn't have a sofa like the other rooms. We didn't complain about it because we were out of the hotel most of the day anyway. They also got a nice little pool and restaurant.

Overall, Mabuhay Manor is a good choice if you're looking for an affordable place to stay in Manila and if you're into budget shopping. But if you got a little extra bucks. there are better hotels in Manila.

Location in Baclaran is not really safe to walk around esp at night. So if you are ok with not being able to do that, and plan to stay in most of the time, then location is good for you.

They do have vans and taxis ready to drive you anywhere. Mall of Asia is very close.

The hotel itself is ok. Rooms are very big. However, they do no have windows. Pretty clean though. Some items were missing from the bathroom like towels and soaps, but called front desk and they brought over. Exercise room is from 1970s, only once machine works.

Service was very good. Staff was nice and helpful. Breakfast buffet is included with room, but the food is nothing to brag about. It's so-so.

I did not choose this hotel but since I did stay there I'd say experience was ok. I would not stay there again as I prefer to stay in Makati next time. But the rooms are cheaper here than in Makati hotels... so it's up to you what you are looking for,