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Gay guide to Manila setting out practical safety tips, highlights of the city's gay scene, superior places to stay, where to eat, and more!
“Be super cautious in Manila boys…” was the blunt warning from our Filipino friends in London before we headed over, “…it's crowded, polluted, too much traffic and lots of thieves everywhere!”
But in all honesty, Manila is no alternative from any other big metropolis we've been in.
Our first steps on the streets of Malate were tentative – taking our friends' words to heart, we ensured to leave all valuables in our hotel, avoided unlit streets, and stuck to taxis to get us around. But the paranoia that we'd built up was quickly broken down. Sticking to basic common perception, it's fine in Manila.
We ended up enjoying the Filipino capital. It has a pretty invigorating gay scene with a super friendly LGBTQ community that loves connecting with foreigners. Filipinos are generally the most hospitable people we've ever met, which makes it so easy to make local friends here quickly. This was our favorite thing about Manila!
As the hub of the Philippines, Manila makes for a pretty adorable base to start explo
Nectar Nightclub
Wow. Pretentiousness is the only pos to describe Nectar. Everything about this bar is pretentious. Nearly all the available space is occupied by bottle service VIP tables. We tried to play by the rules and reserve a table ahead of time. The only method to reserve, though, is to wire cash to them. No credit card option. No other option at all. We live in the US and tried to wire funds, but our bank couldn’t recognize the information they provided for the wire and rejected it. So, no possibility of a reservation despite lots and lots of contact over Facebook Envoy. When we arrived, we waited in line outside for about 20 minutes despite the truth they had just opened and there were few people ahead of us and almost nobody in the lock yet. 1000 peso cover each gets 2 drink tickets. Great. Of course, there is a very small menu of drinks for those tickets and no substitutions allowed (I asked for soda or tonic instead of Sprite with vodka and was told no). The staff are not particularly approachable, which is weird for Manila. We definitely won’t be returning to Nectar.
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