The Best Hotels in Makati
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The best hotels in Makati, according to the experts: the Forbes Travel Guide and the Michelin Guide have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. The Peninsula Manila comes out on top.
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Fairmont Makati and Raffles Makati hold the next two places. The Forbes Travel Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Michelin Guide next.
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The four-story lobby atrium, with its sunburst sculpture and cascading entrance waterfall, sets the tone for this Forbes Five Star hotel in Makati's central business district. Two towers, curved marble staircases, tufted chairs, and potted palms give the whole thing a grand-hotel-that-means-it seriousness. Guests here tend to dress for the lobby rather than through it, which tells you everything about the register.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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Marble bathrooms stocked with Le Labo and floor-to-ceiling windows over the Makati skyline set the tone at this luxury tower hotel in the city's financial district, which holds a Michelin Key and a Forbes Four Star. Rooms run large and the pool and spa do what Fairmont pools and spas do. The quiet bonus is access to the Raffles next door, including its quietly legendary Writers Bar, which makes afternoon tea feel like an occasion.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
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A 32-suite luxury hotel sharing a tower with the Fairmont in Makati's financial district, Raffles draws the stock-exchange crowd by week and mall-crawlers by weekend. The Greenbelt shopping complex is next door, and the city's bar scene is a short ride away. Service runs to the famously attentive Raffles style, unhurried and quietly personal. The hotel holds a Forbes Four Star rating.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
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A grand staircase and live orchestral music greet you the moment you walk into this luxury hotel sitting in the middle of Makati's financial district. The carpeted hush of the lobby feels deliberately engineered to make you forget the mall traffic outside, and it works. Locals and travelers alike treat it as a refuge, settling into plush chairs with pastries and tea while the city carries on without them.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended