Name: Ola Hostel Manila
Address: 1030 P Ocampo St Cor Enrique St, Manila, 1004, PH

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2025

Sergio

Many restaurants at walking distance and Uber eat avaliable.
Next to market and very conveniently 5 minutes walking from MRT station

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2025

Alex

Enjoyed my stay staff members friendly and approachable for questions and recommendations

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

27 Nov 2024

Robert

Bedbugs...Bedbugs.... Bedbugs... Bedbugs... Did I mention that this place has bedbugs?

I understand that accommodation gets bedbugs, but my friend was bitten quite badly by them when she stayed there.

However, they refused to help my friend. I e-mailed them and my friend spoke to them about about helping my friend with some medication and they REFUSED, despite it being a legal obligation to provide assistance in these circumstances.

My friend had to go to another hostel and cancel their remaining nights without a refund.

If they had simply paid for medication for my friend and refunded her for her remaining nights, I wouldn't have had a problem.

However, if they don't want to provide any medication for my friend, which is a basic legal requirement, then you should avoid this place. Could you trust them to help you if you had something more serious? Probably not.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Sep 2024

Gary

My partner stayed here for 2 weeks while waiting for me to arrive. Her stay was safe and comfortable in the women-only section. The included breakfast consisted of scrambled eggs, toast, apple slices, and coffee. Her major complaint was with a self-centered roommate who insisted on silence while she slept all day. For an air-conditioned, safe facility with a women-only section, this is a very good place to stay.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2024

Manuel

Good service and safety

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2024

JOSE

BEST HOSTEL IN MANILA (and maybe anywhere)

Best hostel ever. I never leave reviews, but I LOVE this spot maybe more than any place that I've ever stayed. I've never stayed so long somewhere. I and other guests have taken side trips and return here. I haven't even left Manila because I like this hostel so much
1) The staff is AMAZING. I feel like some of them are almost cousins by the laughs and inside jokes that I and other guests share with them
2) We have a ridiculous 6-7 PM rooftop FREE UNLIMITED OPEN BAR. You can have a million drinks if you want (one at a time). This is why many of us don't even leave the building to party anywhere else. During my two weeks in Manila, I only left to party elsewhere ONE TIME and that was for the Super Bowl
3) Free breakfast on top that
4) The beds are comfortable. Most, if not all, of the dorms have bathroom ensuite.
5) All rooms have air conditioning
6) Free bottled water and occasional snacks
7) Delicious and cheap food at the rooftop restaurant
8) Strict armed doormen with surveillance cameras at the building entrance (this is somewhat normal in Philippines)
9) Impeccably clean: every day the staff works so hard to leave everything spotless
10) Common room with big screen TV
11) Games of all kind all over the property
12) Organized fun: music blares on the rooftop bar, but it ends at 1:30 AM and can barely be heard from the room. Right now, my bunkmates are peacefully snoring, and I have slept all day without being able to hear anything.

Congratulations and thanks so much!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2023

Aravind

The good thing in manila

Very social hostel. Really good place to settle down once you land

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2023

Victor

Hopefully there’s convenient stores near

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2023

José

The hostel was very social and had a nice bar.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Cool place close to malls with a friendly staff and a restaurant bar on the roof. Much fun to stay there

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Great place

Great again stayed here now for almost 3 weeks comfy clean beds and shower etc. Only

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2020

Nina

One night

Perfect for one week or one night, close to the airport. Nice rooftop

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Nice roof top bar

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2020

Luis

Great place to stay

Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2019

Brian

My bathroom was clean but lacking some toiletries until requested. The ventilation fan was too loud once being turned on. And no Internet was found in the room. However, the hotel location is just good. Plus, the staff members were helpful and friendly.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Good hostel for 1 night but no wifi in rooms!!!

Happy hour free drinks were nice but didnt make up for not having wifi in the room. In this day in age thar is criminal and just plane cheap. I would rather not drink and get wifi. They did upgrade me to a nice private room with shower though. Its decent but 0 vibe. Manila in general is not for backpackers

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

The roof top terrace communal area was a great place to sit and relax. The fact that there was a resteraunt and bar was an addes bonus. Loved the location as it was easy to get to other locations for sight seeing. We even made use of the onsite laundrette. Staff were super friendly and helpful and gave us great safety advice and recommendations of where to travel next in the Phillipines. Enjoyed it so much we booked additional nights.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2019

DIANNE TWINKLE

basic hostel but no elevator. people are friendly and you would meet a lot of friendly backpackers staying. open bar everyday for 1 hour makes the hostel cool but i hope cleanliness should be maintained there were crawling bugs for my 4 nights stay.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2019

Girlie Joy

Amazing

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2019

Skipper

Super clean, great staff, comfy bed.