The Best Family Hotel in the Philippines:The Best of Stay, Stray, Play and Feast

The Best Family Hotel in the Philippines:
Shangri La Hotels

The Best of Stay, Stray, Play and Feast

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Philippines is one of the countries blessed

with so many fabulous hotels of all categories,

and luckily they are not as expensive

as their international counterparts.

We have been to so many hotels in the Philippines

and it was quite tough to trim the list down  

to only one hotel and declare it as best among the best,

…but I had to do it as this blog is about the most

family friendly hotel facility in the Philippines.

So many names cropped up when I asked

my wife and the kids on which hotel

they think was the most family friendly 
and the one that they liked best?

Hotel Sofitel came to our mind as who could

ever forget swimming in their  lake size pool,



 

 

 Manila Diamond Hotel offered spacious suites

with great view of Roxas Boulevard…

  

Oakwood – Joy Nostalg had fully furnished suits,

and had a fabulous living room, 

...and comfy bedrooms

Source;  http://www.oakwoodasia.com/manila/oakwood-manila.php

We also thought of Marriott Hotel in Manila  

as it had beautiful rooms,

and connected to a gorgeous mall

and upscale lifestyle center,

Misibis Bay in Albay, also came to our mind

as it that had the breathtaking view of the ocean.

...and a spectacular swimming pool 
snaking around

 the marvelous  upscale resort.

...that had a beautiful bedroom,

 

  
...but a rather drab living room not befitting

of it's status as a luxury hotel
that made the kids chorus: Lugi.
(Filipino word for not worth it).

…and even the bucolic The Manor at Club John Hay

that had a quaint homey ambiance and

rustic charm and amidst a charming pine forest.

Difficult- it was nothing but difficult and challenging

to decide which is the best among the bests

until my wife said it was Shangri- La Hotel.

No one protested or disagreed Shangri-La Hotel

and everyone just agreed in collective conformity.

When I asked, which Shangri-La- La Hotel?

It made the choice even more complicated.

All of them, someone suggested.

Indeed- why not all of them?

There are five Shangri La properties in the Philippines.

Edsa Shangri La, Shangri La Makati, ShangriLa Mactan,

Shangri La Boracay and Trader’s Hotel Manila.

 We have been to all of them 
except for the Shangri La Boracay.

 

Edsa Shangri La: Our Home, our hotel.

I cannot remember how many times

we have  stayed in Edsa Shangri La.

 
Source: http://www.islasphilippines.com/hotel-edsashangrila.html

The kids virtually grew up knowing 

as the hotel that comes to mind whenever

we need an place to stay in Manila.

It is our hotel home.
   

Source: http://www.asiarooms.com/en/philippines/manila/175198-edsa_shangri_la.html

The hotel is treasure throve of memories

for my young and growing family.



It was the age of pre digital cameras
and most of our old photos were burred
in tons and tons of huge photo albums
and a was too lazy to retrieve them.

This is my eldest daughter’s very first hotel experience.

She could not remember it anymore as she was

barely eight months old at that time.

But she got to love the Edsa Shangri- La as the hotel

might have been imprinted on her subconscious

as we stay in the hotel almost every year.

Source: http://www.travelsmart.net/ph/hotels/Edsa_Shangri_La/

It was in the hotel’s pool that we discovered that

then my son who was barely two years old

can swim on his own without having undergone

formal swimming lesson.

He was enjoying the pool when we decided to

to take his floater off as he was feeling uncomfortable.

 Lo and behold- he just kept on swimming

as if the pool was his natural habitat.

 

We have also stayed a lot in this hotel

when we were building our house in Naga

because of its close proximity to Ortigas’ Home Depot

and Shangri La Mall where we bought

most our furnishing s on our home then.

Source: housinginteractive.com

It is also where our interior decorator would meet us.

 The hotel design one way or another, influenced

how our house would look like in the future.

Shangri- la Makati:   Our Christmas Hotel.

I don’t know why, but there is nothing better

than spending Christmas Eve in a posh hotel.

Could it be due to the gaily decorated lobby?

Or is it because of the authentic looking

Caucasian Sta. Claus commissioned by the hotel

that thrills the kids and the kid at heart to no end?

 

My family has spent so many memorable

Christmases in Makati Shangri La in the past.

 

  
Having a Noche Buena at the buffet area

while being serenaded with Christmas Carols

by a choir with angelic voices.

No holiday is complete without being

in this magnificent Christmas hotel.

 

  
Shangri-La Cebu: Our Vacation Hotel.

We have been several times to Cebu and

stayed of some of their wonderful hotels,

but a vacation in this progressive province

is never the same if we do not stay on

the glorious Mactan Shangri-La  Resort.

My family has spent several memorable

summer vacations in this seaside paradise.

 

And lastly- Shangri- La’s Trader’s Hotel

Our Relaxing Lay Over Hotel.

We have always stayed at Trader's Hotel

 Whenever we go abroad, to relax while waiting

for our connecting flight out of Manila,

…or to lay over and rest our jet lag upon arriving

 in the country and before going back home to Naga.

I have already raved like mad about this hotel

in past blogs on how marvelous it is staying

in Trader’s very spacious suite rooms,

…comfy living rooms,

 

….luxurious bathrooms,

…and walk in closets as big

as an ordinary budget hotel rooms.

There is really nothing more that I can say 
that I haven't said in these past blogs:
(you may click the links to read more)

Trader’s Hotel, Manila
Shangri- la Cover up - Revealed

Trader’s Hotel, Manila

 a Shangri- la in Disguise

It is a Shangri-la Hotel in all angles

but with a lesser tag price.

For Stay, Stray, Play and Feast, and based

on our personal experience-  the Shangri la Hotels

are the  Best Family Hotels in the Philippines

Read My Other Blogs on The Best of 

Stay, Stray, Play and Feast Series

Best Family Vacation Destination Abroad (Series 1)

Best Family Vacation Destination in the Philippines (Series 2)

 Best Culinary Destination Abroad (Series 3) 

Best Culinary Destination in the Philippine (Series 4) 

Best Family Hotel Abroad (Series 5) 

Best Family Hotel in the Philippines (Series 6) 

Best Museum Abroad (Series 7) 

Best Museum in the Philippines (Series 8)

 Best Restaurant Destination  Abroad (Series 9) 

Best Restaurant Destination in Bicol (Series 10)

 Best Zoo  Abroad (Series 11) 

Best Zoo in the Philippines (Series 12)