Oakwood Premier Ayala Center

Annexed to Shopping, good location

When travelling with my kids, I always get 2-3 bedroom suites and we were given a very nice one with kitchen, dining and living area. The entrance is not as grandiose as other hotels, but most of the clients here are from out of the country due to the room prices. Elevators bring you to the rooms and security is always watchful of who goes up the elevator -- my brother-in-law and I were carrying small guitars we bought from the park and they thought we were going to solicit money by singing (lol). I should have changed my slippers and wore my expensive Italian shoes...hehehe...but I always prefer comfort. But I guess security is good to have here, specially with this hotel's history of being part of a mini-coup or revolt in the Philippines years ago (when armed military rebels held their ground). But, the hotel is very convenient to shopping in the Makati area and so we bought a lot of stuff and just had them bring it up to our room every time (even pants which I had altered were brought by store to the room since everybody knew where Oakwood was). We stayed there for over a week and the bill was huge, but comfort and safety are important specially with the kids. The breakfast was also very good.