JORIVIM Apartelle

The employees were friendly and trustworthy, and they serve breakfast too. Some rooms are plain, but when you need somewhere to stay at short notice, it’s better than having nowhere. It’s also very close to the airport.

We changed our booking from a standard room for 12 hours at Php1100, with a P500 reservation fee, to a 24-hour stay for Php1800. The longer stay included breakfast and airport transfers, and check-in can be at any time. Our room had good air conditioning, a small Cable TV, and a window, though it looked out onto an improvised fence. It felt a little cramped for two, so we left two suitcases in the office to make more room. The restaurant is on the building’s third floor, and the hotel is accessible by Grab. Buy groceries before you arrive, since there isn’t a convenient store nearby.

The staff were kind and friendly, and the airport shuttle is free. Our room, though, was missing basic facilities like a rubbish bin and a telephone. I hope the owner will add a phone so guests don’t have to go downstairs whenever they need something, as well as tissues and a bin to help keep the room clean.

The barbecue is cheap and nice, and the rooms are simple but clean. It’s about a five-minute walk to Terminal 2 and 15 minutes to Terminal 1. A good, inexpensive place if you just need to spend a night near the airport.