Rooms at the Mabuhay are quite clean and staff are pretty nice and friendly. The breakfast buffet is reasonable. Price is quite ok. That's the good part.

My biggest peeve is that our room had no window of any sort and I had no warning that that might be the case from the hotel's website or the reservation staff I exchanged emails with. Some rooms do have windows, so it's not uniform, but we were told there was no other room to change to and it was something that just made the place feel uncomfortable (even though we likely wouldn't have had anything to look at, just some natural light would have been a big improvement).

Per above, neighborhood is a dump, with most of the immediate area occupied by love hotels. Not even a store of any sort really around. About 15-20 mins walk takes you to the new giganormous SM Mall of Asia, and beyond the traffic, it seems safe enough walking.

Beware that the seemingly free internet access in the lobby comes with a charge (reasonable though).

I am very pleased with my stay at Mabuhay Manor. The staff are courteous and very helpful. The room was big enough, comfortable and very clean. The buffet breakfast was excellent! And I like the fact that they have a prayer room. The only downside of this hotel is their Sutokil resto---I think the food is way too expensive!!!
Otherwise, I still look forward going back to this Balikbayan Hotel.

42US$ per night including 2 breakfasts. A great value hotel with nice staff, a good pool, good AC and Cable TV.

Ask for a room with windows (no extra cost) if you don't want one without any.

Use the huge shopping plaza a short cab ride away for shopping - supermarket to high-end fashion; for food - more than 100 restaurants, some on the sea promenade; for people watching.

The Mabuhay Manor Hotel is truly a paradise for Balikbayans. My family and I went there last Christmas season and the service was topnotch. we availed of the pick up service at the airport - minus the hassle of waiting for taxi..Everyone was accommodating...

The food was great, love the buffet breakfast.

Its great for families because the rooms are large, unlike other hotel rooms which are cramped.

For budget conscious travelers, this is a real bargain with excellent accommodation, almost like a 5 star treatment.

We'll spread the word around and we'll surely come back.