New hotel that does everything right.

The Shangri-La at the Fort is in a perfect location. The hotel is new and everything is in perfect condition. It will take about 25-30 minutes from the airport with the usual heavy Manila traffic, and just 15 minutes without.

The rooms are nice and spacious with lovely views across BGC on a nice day all the way out to Manila bay. The bathrooms are also large and the showers are nice and powerful.

There is a large selection of restaurants in the hotel, and even more in the hotel mall area.

The pool bar is open until about 12mn, which is an improvement on the other Shangri-Las in the city.

The only complaint is that the aircon in the foyer and the lobby lounge bar is far too cold and you need a jacket to sit there watching the band.