Shangri-La at the Fort's one of many advantages would be its location. It is centrally located in Bonifacio Global City and well within walking distance to places of interest such as the Mind Museum, High Street Cinemas, a couple of malls, rows of restaurants and bars, S&R, and St. Luke's. There are a lot of 24 hour convenience stores and restaurants so there are plenty of things to do even late at night.
The hotel is huge and there are three entry points that I noticed. The one along the main driveway, one where the shops are that you should use to immediately get access to Bonifacio High Street (from the lobby, turn right) and another one in front of the Mind Museum though the entry point takes you directly to Kerry Sports.
Check In / Out
Checking in was quick as is checking out. My actual issue was when I was trying to reserve the room. I was communicating with one of their staff who mentioned that she'll forward my reservation request to their team when everything was set-up as I sent on a request a bit early. A month before my check-in date, I still haven't received any confirmation. I followed-up via email but didn't receive any reply. To make the long story short, I had to make another reservation, this time via phone.
Checking in was quick as is checking out. My actual issue was when I was trying to reserve the room. I was communicating with one of their staff who mentioned that she'll forward my reservation request to their team when everything was set-up as I sent on a request a bit early. A month before my check-in date, I still haven't received any confirmation. I followed-up via email but didn't receive any reply. To make the long story short, I had to make another reservation, this time via phone.
Room Size
The Deluxe room's size felt just right and the muted colors of the entire hotel feels new and refreshing.
Room View
As we are in the middle of a bustling city, we had office spaces for our view. Don't forget to close the curtains at night to ensure privacy.
Room Amenities
Dried mangoes and pineapples are provided as welcome amenities along with a welcome card.
The hotel also sent an email asking us to reach out if we need anything, kind of like an online concierge. I asked for a hotel fact sheet as they don't have one in the room and they replied asking me to check out their website. Thanks, I guess.
I liked the good use of the drawers and cabinets where the ironing board, minibar items, laundry bag and the safe are all hidden away. You end up with a room that looks neat and clutter free. Their wardrobe, however, has no partitions so you have to hang all your clothes.
The in-room dining menu is also unique and has very inviting visuals as opposed to your normal boring menu.
There are sockets on both sides of the bed for your charging needs and there are also properly labeled light switches.
Wifi is strong, stable and doesn't require you to log-in.
There's no turn down service, always a hit and miss with a lot of hotels so it's not a big deal.
Sleep Quality
The bed is huge and very comfortable with a 300-count linen. I didn't see a pillow menu as advertised on their website.
Luckily for us, we didn't hear any construction noise except on our last day, a few hours before noon.
Luckily for us, we didn't hear any construction noise except on our last day, a few hours before noon.
Bathroom
The white marble shower and bath is spacious and one that we really like. It has speakers that actually work so you can hear what's playing on the TV while taking your shower.
The amenities are from L'Occitane and I loved how good the soap smelled. My friend loved the bathroom so much that he took really really long baths.
The amenities are from L'Occitane and I loved how good the soap smelled. My friend loved the bathroom so much that he took really really long baths.
Hotel Amenities
Gym
The first in the country, Kerry Sports is a sprawling multi-floor gym. It has a basketball, squash and tennis courts. It also has a lap pool and an adventure zone for kids.
Lobby Lounge
They also have a gorgeous lobby lounge for your afternoon high tea or for just lounging around.
Grand Ballroom
For special events, they have the grandest ballroom entrance that I've ever seen.
The hotel pool is still under construction.
The hotel would also be host to retail stores but only a handful was open when we stayed there.
Breakfast
Breakfast is served at the charming High Street Cafe lined with bookshelves filled with interesting knick knacks. The selection is not as vast as the other Shangri-Las in Manila but is nevertheless plentiful.
I liked that you can have fresh fruits and vegetables slow juiced for you.
Their ice cream is among the best that I've ever had. If you can only have one, try the pistachio flavored ice cream, but since you're in a buffet, don't stop there! Check out the other unique flavors such as Ricotta Orange, Szechuan Passionfruit and Mangga't Suman.
Their danish also has fresh blueberries!
Breakfast is served at the charming High Street Cafe lined with bookshelves filled with interesting knick knacks. The selection is not as vast as the other Shangri-Las in Manila but is nevertheless plentiful.
I liked that you can have fresh fruits and vegetables slow juiced for you.
Their ice cream is among the best that I've ever had. If you can only have one, try the pistachio flavored ice cream, but since you're in a buffet, don't stop there! Check out the other unique flavors such as Ricotta Orange, Szechuan Passionfruit and Mangga't Suman.
Their danish also has fresh blueberries!
Staff Courtesy
The lobby is filled with Shangri-La staff and everyone is quick to welcome you or to extend assistance whenever needed.
Overall, we had a very comfortable stay and we can't wait to be back.
Shangri-La at the Fort Manila
30th Street cor 5th Ave
Bonifacio Global City
Taguig
