My husband and three-year-old son stayed in one of the bayside rooms on the sixth floor. The room was in order and looked clean. I was disappointed because they didn't provide toothbrushes, toothpaste, and shampoo. Only 2 soaps were provided. For the price of 3500/night it was OK considering it's accessible to Roxas Blvd and landmarks such as the Manila Zoo (for my kid) and CCP.

A plus was the receptionist told me that he'll give me a discount on our next stay. They have these index cars where you write your info so I guess, that's their way of tracking visits and possibly, a discount.

Good hotel in a great location. Make sure to get the 5th or 6th floor only. The other floors are in poor shape.

I stayed at the Aloha for three nights in July 2007 and had no real problems. We stayed on the side of the hotel facing Manila bay, top floor, breathtaking view of the sunset. The TV and A/C remote were in the room and both worked just fine. The staff was courteous, friendly and respectful. The only negative I can think of is that a city official would come and charge us about 20 pesos for parking a rental car out in front of the hotel each day.

After a long week trip from Boracay, we decided to spend another week in Manila before flying back to Hong Kong. I spent almost half-day making oculars in different hotels along bayside. Among the many 3/4 star hotels that I've been through, Aloha hotel beat the others in terms of staff service, room coziness, convenient location and above all - budget friendly for the whole family. Traveling in & out of Mall of Asia was as comfortably easy as riding on a Calesa in Chinatown. Although there are newly renovated carpeted rooms on the top floors, we chose the non-carpeted room on the lower floors as we prefer shiny wooden flooring - perfect for kids like ours who are rather allergic to carpets. Staying in one of the bayview rooms in Aloha hotel is as spectacular as in Hyatt hotel & Casino where we stayed for 2 days before going to Boracay. I was just lucky to have the chance to actually look, see and feel the difference first hand before deciding where to stay.
For people who would want their money's worth, do check this hotel out before venturing to a more expensive and commercialized ones. You'll be glad you did!

Chua Ngar Lee from Hong Kong