Friendly is definitely the right word to describle this place. If you want to meet other travellers and take advantage of the fantastic communal space you should definitely stay here, however, if you are looking for an excellent night's sleep then maybe this isn't the place for you. Benji the owner is fantastic, so welcoming and staff are extremely kind... More

Small Bedroon, just the size of the bed, with a window bud smell realy bad, and I think there were bugs that go with me the rest of the travel, I was there just because it was late, I have to admit that they let me inspect the room before take it. The terraze upstrairs was ok, nice people, and... More

This is a typical backpackers place; small, bare, and a tad dirty. A bonus is their rooftop bar and chill out space. If you are there on a Saturday night make sure you enjoy the free wine and snacks on the roof. Good price for what you get and good location.

I don't know quite what to say about this place. It is not particularly clean, organized or convenient, but it has the best atmosphere to chill and connect with other travelers in all of Manila. A really wonderful community meeting place with books, plenty of tables, basic drink service, internet, wi-fi and entertainment center on the top floor. The rooms... More

The hostel is a good price to stay for one or two nights. The area is very close to the train and a short taxi ride to bus terminals. There is a nearby mall, robinson's that has a supermarket, cinemna, to meet all your needs. The service at the hostel was great, very helpful staff. The cleanliness is ok, not... More

I stayed at Friendly’s repeatedly when transiting through Manila. The location is convenient and fairly central, but very noisy all through the night unless you have a windowless room in the centre of the building. My reservation inquiry by e-mail was quickly answered. The roof terrace is nice although the view itself is not pretty. WiFi is available for free... More

Manila is desperately short of quality budget accomodation. This place is a mixed bag, the dorm rooms are cheap but the one i slept was very very smelly, i believe the culprit to be dirty traveler shoes. the bathrooms were just about clean enough. however the service IS friendly and the winner is the roof terrace with a great vibe... More

We did not like this place at all! It was dirty, the staff were so not interested in us and we will not be staying again! The chill out area is good though. Actually its the best bit about the place. Location is okay but for Manila that's not saying much. Not impressed.

We booked in advance and were too naive not to check the room before we paid (payments need to be made in advance on arrival). The first tiny private room (695 pesos) smelled of urine, which appeared to fly into our room from the even worse smelling communal bathroom nextdoors. An attempt to change rooms was not satisfying either: we... More