As I said my previous post I stayed in AirBnB accommodation during my weekend trip to Manila.

The condo unit is called CONDO UNIT @ NEWPORT INFRONT NAIA 3 hosted by Lars-Mia.

I gave it a 5 star review:

I stayed at Lars and Mia’s apartment for 3 nights last weekend. I enjoyed the apartment and location very much. The caretaker, Jocelyn was there to meet me and hand over the keys and show me to the apartment. Jocelyn was very friendly and efficient. The pictures are accurate, although a little smaller than I imagined. The apartment was very clean and neat with all the necessary facilities. Towels and bed linen was clean and smelled fresh. I arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 and walked to the apartment complex. There was a lot of road works going on, so the walk was a little difficult especially crossing Andrews Ave. I believe a pedestrian overpass is being constructed. This would make this area very accessible and convenient. Overall I had a great weekend. Thank you to Lars, Mia and Jocelyn.

Getting there is another thing

The attraction of this unit was the proximity to Manila Airport Terminal 3. When you arrive and exit the terminal you can see the condo complex right in front of you – about 300m. But! how do you get there? Good question. you can’t simply walk straight there. There’s a wall to climb. I asked one the guards and said I’d have to walk around on the roads (where the vehicles exit). Another guard suggested I take the airport loop bus and asked to be dropped off across the road. This didn’t fill me with confidence. I decided to walk.

The walk took me through several construction zones and through a tunnel emerging onto Andrews Ave. This appeared to be a make shift Jeepney stop. Crossing the road was daunting. Six lanes of traffic. When I say lanes, there’s really no concept of lanes to Manila drivers. There was a few other people waiting to cross at this point, so I joined them. Safety in numbers!

I negotiated the road crossing without incident. Then it was a relativity short walk to the condo unit complex. On arrival I told the guard where I was staying and he let me through to find cluster B. Another guard called Jocelyn and she took me up to the room.