* Did you read the first part of this post? You can find it here.
 
It was part of our itinerary to eat somewhere good in Manila right after our dugyut tour. We timed our tour perfectly so that we could catch the sunset from Bayleaf Intramuros’ rooftop bar – the Sky Deck View Bar. 



Rooftop bars have been around our in other countries for quite some time. When I went to Bangkok with Danix and Melissa a few years back, we made our splurge gimik at one of Bangkok’s rooftop bars – the Vertigo Grill and Moon Bar at the 61st (!) floor of the Banyan Tree Hotel. It is only now that the Philippines is catching up. 


We excitedly took in the view, posed and took photos. Even though it was a humid summer day we were thankful we had spurts of wind. 



Over-all, the dishes we ordered all tasted scrumptious. For hotel prices, they weren’t that bad. All 4 girls consumed everything and we were filled to the brim.

The churros of Bayleaf Hotel is a must try according to a lot of people. Our group couldn’t leave without trying it so we headed to the Cioccolata Churros Café where it is served located at the ground floor. Since it was after 7 PM, the café had a promotion wherein the muffins were 50% off, yay! We bought some as pasalubong for our families. 




The café had a different vibe from the view deck but I loved both vibes. The café’s delicious food and relatively affordable prices made me wish I had a Bayleaf Hotel near me because I would love to hang out at Cioccolata Churros Café often. I imagine having catch up sessions with friends here and even business meetings. 


A note of caution, we parked right in front of the café and unfortunately the car was hit with a golf ball. Thankfully, it just broke the sun visor. Bayleaf Hotel’s team looked for us, informed us about the incident and helped us through the whole process of contacting the Intramuros Golf Course and getting the visor fixed. Thank you to their team for the smooth dealing at a possibly stressful time. 


The team even saved the golf ball and the broken pieces of the visor as evidence. Lesson from this? Park in the basement next time!


We enjoyed the ambiance, food and drinks at the Sky Deck View Bar immensely. I plan to go back hopefully with better weather to enjoy the experience much longer.

* Additional photos from Danix Labudahon.

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The Bayleaf Intramuros
Muralla corner Victoria Streets, Intramuros, Manila City 1002
02-3185000; 02-5256642; 02-5255679; 02-5261477


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Past Photo Walks:
2011
2012
January - Free Luneta Park Tour
February - Humanity Fair 
March - Hotel Kimberly Tagaytay
April - The Full Monty



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