Because it is so strategically located relative to the four NAIA terminals, you would think that Nichols Airport Hotel management would be content to provide clean rooms and comfortable beds to its mostly foreign guests, especially as they don’t often stay more than a night. A short trip to the hotel’s cozy, simply appointed coffee shop for something as ordinary as a cup of their excellent brewed coffee though, will reveal that Nichols Airport Hotel is run with pride, and every care is taken to ensure that every guest has a relaxing yet memorable stay.
On the menu at the Coffee Shop is a selection of carefully chosen comfort food. No attempt is made to be fancy or ostentatious, the menu is one of well loved classics rather than bold new flavors, and it works, because every dish prepared is done to perfection. From humble pancit, to classic Filipino comfort classics like Kare kare and Salpicao. If it’s on the menu, it’s as good as you can get it anywhere else, and at prices that are surprisingly reasonable for such well crafted fare.
But the hotel’s crown jewel is its Roof Bar with its spectacular view of the city. Nichols has been rated by http://www.plane-spotting-hotels.com/ as one of the best hotels in the city for plane spotting, and unlike other local plane spotting hotels where you need to book specific rooms to get a view of NAIA, Nichols Hotel’s Roof Bar is open to the public from 4:00pm to midnight except on Sundays, and short of being at NAIA’s Air Control Tower, no spot beats the Roof Bar for watching planes actually take off and land, as no other vantage point in the city offers a view of the full length of the busier of NAIA’s two runways. The Makati skyline is visible also, as well as the Manila Bay. The view of the sunset is also quite unique, and at night, the city lights help create an atmosphere on the Roof Bar that’s simply magical.
The Roof Bar is tastefully done, and the great food available at the coffee shop is available there as well. It is a great venue for parties, receptions, drinking with friends after a hard day’s work, and of course for romantic interludes. Drinks are quite reasonably priced, particularly surprising are the cocktails, they are of superior quality, but relatively inexpensive for mixed drinks in a hotel in Manila.
The Hotel isn’t just close to the airport, it is just off Roxas Boulevard, and walking distance from Baclaran Church. The Mall of Asia is close by, and even Makati and Manila are not far. The hotel works equally well as a jump-off point for the Philippines, and as a base of operations in Metro Manila. That’s why the hotel attracts all manner of travellers, from lone businessmen, to backpacking young couples, and even small families. It is also why the hotel has a wide range of rooms to choose from, and discounts for long bookings as well. The rooms are clean and well maintained, and room service is prompt, efficient, flexible, and as with the rest of the hotel staff, they are extremely well mannered, courteous, and customer service oriented.
With well equipped conference rooms and a first rate spa service to complete the package. Nichols Airport Hotel is far from one dimensional, and offers something for both foreign travelers and Filipinos alike. With sporadic traffic jams causing many exasperated travelers to miss their flights, it offers the additional dimension of being a convenient place for travelers out of Manila to check into the night before, to prevent missing their flights.
For inquiries and reservations, call (02) 851-8348 or send text to 09178508624.
Check out the website: Nicholsairporthotel.com.ph