The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Makati

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Makati

If it's your first trip to Makati, Philippines for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Makati. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Makati. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Makati for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Makati beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Makati for your first trip!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

The Peninsula Manila

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $105 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Corner Ayala Avenue and Makati Avenue, The Peninsula Manila has great rooms from $105 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this relaxing hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


City Garden Grand Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $64 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Makati
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is City Garden Grand Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $64. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.77 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 8008 Makati Ave.. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.5 km from the city center. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Raffles Makati

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $241 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Raffles Makati to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $241. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchens, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Raffles Drive Ayala Center. You'll also find rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, golf, and city views which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 2.1 km from the center of town. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Dusit Thani Manila

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $105 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Makati
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $105, Dusit Thani Manila, at Ayala Centre, 1223 provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a bar, child care, laundry services, city views, and cooking classes. It's located just 2.2 km from the city center, too. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


City Garden Hotel Makati

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $45 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

City Garden Hotel Makati has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $45 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 7870 Makati Avenue Corner Kalayaan Avenue. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a spa, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.5 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator


Fairmont Makati

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $128 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Fairmont Makati is 9.18 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and child care. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $128, and it's located at 1 Raffles Drive, Makati Avenue. We also love the laundry services, golf, city views, a spa, and a child pool which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2.1 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Holiday Inn & Suites Makati

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $105 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Makati
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Holiday Inn & Suites Makati because it has great rooms that start at $105. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Glorietta Shopping Complex. Only 2.1 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, golf, city views, a child pool, and free parking at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Child pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


One Pacific Place Serviced Residences

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $52 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.

One Pacific Place Serviced Residences offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $52 (before taxes). It's located at 161 H.V. Dela Costa Street, Salcedo Village and has earned a guest rating of 8.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and city views which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.7 km from the city center. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


New World Makati Hotel Manila

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $86 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Makati
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Esperanza Street Corner Makati Avenue, New World Makati Hotel Manila has great rooms from $86 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a spa and wellness center, and a spa which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.2 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Herald Suites

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $41 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Herald Suites which has nice rooms starting at $41. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 2168 Don Chino Roces Avenue. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry services, city views, kids meals, car rentals, and laundry facilities. It's located just 2.6 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Manila, Tagaytay, Olongapo, and Quezon City.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Makati, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Makati, Best Cheap Hotels in Makati, Best Luxury Hotels in Makati, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Makati, Best Hotels for One Week in Makati, Best Hotels for One Night in Makati, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Makati, or Best Business Hotels in Makati.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Makati?

Makati Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$74

After analyzing 18 first time trip hotels in Makati, Philippines, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $74. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Makati.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $133
  • 4-star hotels: $69
  • 3-star hotels: $43


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