jeremy

I'm heading to Manila for another week of fun and frivolity from next Friday (20th) - staying in another big hotel in Makati next to Glorietta Mall (Holiday Inn last time).  Looking forward to getting in / to touch with the locals again!  I have a few models in mind from two "massage" places that I will call on if Grindr, Scruff, Sniffies, and TheBlowers fails me... but they were more than I could handle last time haha.  They are Redapple (see on Mimaluwang's Twitter) and Pinkrabbit on Twitter and Telegram... I had two hot guys from Redapple last time I was in Manila (Karl and Miko)... I may have to try some from Pinkrabbit this time - Asher, Rio and Evan look so hot!
 
 
 

I can't really speak to massage spas and bars because I was inundated by messages on Grindr as soon as I arrived, but I can speak a little to guest-friendliness...  I stayed at the Holiday Inn and Suites at Makati (June 2024) after a recommendation from this website and although there was security doing checks at every entry point, I was never questioned when I met a guy off site and then took him in with me and escorted him out again.  Unfortunately each new guy I brought back to my room ever expanded the grins on the faces of the security people, especially the female ones for some reason, and although it was a bit embarrassing the thought of sucking this hot guy's cock or getting fucked by him very soon was enough to get through that... 
I would meet my hook up very close by, such as at the entrance to Glorietta Mall next door and say to security that he was my friend as we were having our bags "searched" (opened and then they poke around with a stick for 2 seconds.)  On the few occasions I didn't meet my hook up outside and bring him in personally (I was initially waiting for them at the elevators), security would either keep his ID until he went back out or if somehow he got in without handing his ID, they would actually detain him on the way out until he provided my name and room number so they could check I was OK.  One guy never checked the room number on the way out and Grindr was delaying messages as usual so he was detained by security for ten minutes before he could get through to me, and then security rang my room to check all was OK. 
I took a walk by and drive by of several other hotels in the surrounding areas and they looked to have even tighter security with airport style metal detectors at the door, and I was told that some hotels do not allow visitors to guest rooms at all...  Hotel security was the stand out difference for me in Manila, especially compared to Bangkok (Ibis Styles Silom) where I would just meet a hook up at the bottom of the elevators and then he would see himself out with no issues at all (Dec 2023).  But then I found Filipino guys so much less transactional than Thai guys - not one of my hook ups asked for money even for a ride to get there.  They really really get in to having their cock sucked, which I know sounds strange, because don't all guys?  Yeh, but it seems on another level with Filipino guys and I am happy to help them out! ...  

I did 8 days for both SG and KL back in March, and I am heading back again  in September for another 8 days.  I saw most of what I wanted to see in March so mainly heading back for the guys ... but also thinking of seeing Batu Caves too.  I used the hop on hop off bus in KL... it does circuits of the north and south of the city and there was a stop right behind my hotel (Ibis Styles) on Jalan Alor (the huge night market street) in Bukit Bintang. 
I just belatedly posted my March trip report to SG and KL over on the SG forum, but here it is again...
in 8 days during March I managed to hookup with a few guys in SG and a few more in KL.  About half were free and half MBs.  None of them were locals despite a few local Chinese and Malay i had connected with online before i arrived.  It seems to be that no matter how many connections I make online from home, after arriving most are not online or unable to meet!
All my hookups were from Grindr... They were Thai, Vietnamese, Filo, Indonesian and a Chinese from Australia who I hooked up with at Yotelair in Changi Airport.  I sniffed around some cruising places I found online but didn't see a hint of anything interesting going on.  I stayed at the Mercure Icon in SG and the Ibis Styles in Bukit Bintang in KL.  Both presented no issues taking guys up to my room, but Ibis Styles was very quiet I think due to renovations with most rooms empty and so it was rather less anonymous than in SG.  Both places had lift security so had to meet my guy in the lobby.
My paid hookup in SG was SGD$150 and the KL MBs were RM$150 to $400 for oral and fucking.  All but one i sucked and then he fucked me.  I fucked one guy in KL, my first time topping in a very long time, which was interesting and I will likely do some more of that in future!  I had an amazing sensual and sexually charged (but no actual sex) massage in KL from a very sexy Vietnamese boy and by the end of it I was panting and exhausted as if I'd just been fucked for an hour.  It was incredible!
I'm booked for another 8 days in SG and KL in September.  I'm really hoping to sample some local cock, especially Malay!
 

My apologies for the late response...
in 8 days during March I managed to hookup with a few guys in SG and a few more in KL.  About half were free and half MBs.  None of them were locals despite a few local Chinese and Malay i had connected with online before i arrived.  It seems to be that no matter how many connections I make online from home, after arriving most are not online or unable to meet!
All my hookups were from Grindr... They were Thai, Vietnamese, Filo, Indonesian and Chinese from Australia who I hooked up with at Yotelair in Changi Airport.  I sniffed around some cruising places I found online but didn't see a hint of anything interesting going on.  I stayed at the Mercure Icon in SG and the Ibis Styles in Bukit Bintang in KL.  Both presented no issues taking guys up to my room, but Ibis Styles was very quiet I think due to renovations with most rooms empty and so it was rather less anonymous than in SG.  Both places had lift security so had to meet my guy in the lobby.
My paid hookup in SG was SGD$150 and the KL MBs were RM$150 to $400 for oral and fucking.  All but one i sucked and then he fucked me.  I fucked one guy in KL, my first time topping in a very long time, which was interesting and I will likely do some more of that in future!  I had an amazing sensual and sexually charged (but no actual sex) massage in KL from a very sexy Vietnamese boy and by the end of it I was panting and exhausted as if I'd just been fucked for an hour.  It was incredible!
I'm booked for another 8 days in SG and KL in September.  I'm really hoping to sample some local cock, especially Malay!

I did 8 days for both SG and KL back in March, and I am heading back again  in September for another 8 days.  I saw most of what I wanted to see in March so mainly heading back for the guys ... but also thinking of seeing Batu Caves too.  I used the hop on hop off bus in KL... it does circuits of the north and south of the city and there was a stop right behind my hotel (Ibis Styles) on Jalan Alor (the huge night market street) in Bukit Bintang. 
I just belatedly posted my March trip report to SG and KL over on the SG forum, but here it is again...
in 8 days during March I managed to hookup with a few guys in SG and a few more in KL.  About half were free and half MBs.  None of them were locals despite a few local Chinese and Malay i had connected with online before i arrived.  It seems to be that no matter how many connections I make online from home, after arriving most are not online or unable to meet!
All my hookups were from Grindr... They were Thai, Vietnamese, Filo, Indonesian and a Chinese from Australia who I hooked up with at Yotelair in Changi Airport.  I sniffed around some cruising places I found online but didn't see a hint of anything interesting going on.  I stayed at the Mercure Icon in SG and the Ibis Styles in Bukit Bintang in KL.  Both presented no issues taking guys up to my room, but Ibis Styles was very quiet I think due to renovations with most rooms empty and so it was rather less anonymous than in SG.  Both places had lift security so had to meet my guy in the lobby.
My paid hookup in SG was SGD$150 and the KL MBs were RM$150 to $400 for oral and fucking.  All but one i sucked and then he fucked me.  I fucked one guy in KL, my first time topping in a very long time, which was interesting and I will likely do some more of that in future!  I had an amazing sensual and sexually charged (but no actual sex) massage in KL from a very sexy Vietnamese boy and by the end of it I was panting and exhausted as if I'd just been fucked for an hour.  It was incredible!
I'm booked for another 8 days in SG and KL in September.  I'm really hoping to sample some local cock, especially Malay!
 

I spend a few days in Singapore 14 months ago. There was more than enough non-transactional local talent on Grindr to keep me entertained, so didn't explore saunas or anything like that. No issues with guests, but I did stay in a not so nice (by Singapore standards) neighborhood where rooms were sometimes let on an hourly basis.

To piggyback, any sexy abhangya massages in Singapore.  Last time I was there, I stayed in Little India, but I was not aware of this particular type of massage.  I think it would be an interesting experience with or without a sexual component.

The second guy on your Grindr screenshot looks very familiar to me!  He sure loves a white daddy ass and knows how to play with one to leave you in ecstasy... He totally exhausted me! 😁

I can't really speak to massage spas and bars because I was inundated by messages on Grindr as soon as I arrived, but I can speak a little to guest-friendliness...  I stayed at the Holiday Inn and Suites at Makati (June 2024) after a recommendation from this website and although there was security doing checks at every entry point, I was never questioned when I met a guy off site and then took him in with me and escorted him out again.  Unfortunately each new guy I brought back to my room ever expanded the grins on the faces of the security people, especially the female ones for some reason, and although it was a bit embarrassing the thought of sucking this hot guy's cock or getting fucked by him very soon was enough to get through that... 
I would meet my hook up very close by, such as at the entrance to Glorietta Mall next door and say to security that he was my friend as we were having our bags "searched" (opened and then they poke around with a stick for 2 seconds.)  On the few occasions I didn't meet my hook up outside and bring him in personally (I was initially waiting for them at the elevators), security would either keep his ID until he went back out or if somehow he got in without handing his ID, they would actually detain him on the way out until he provided my name and room number so they could check I was OK.  One guy never checked the room number on the way out and Grindr was delaying messages as usual so he was detained by security for ten minutes before he could get through to me, and then security rang my room to check all was OK. 
I took a walk by and drive by of several other hotels in the surrounding areas and they looked to have even tighter security with airport style metal detectors at the door, and I was told that some hotels do not allow visitors to guest rooms at all...  Hotel security was the stand out difference for me in Manila, especially compared to Bangkok (Ibis Styles Silom) where I would just meet a hook up at the bottom of the elevators and then he would see himself out with no issues at all (Dec 2023).  But then I found Filipino guys so much less transactional than Thai guys - not one of my hook ups asked for money even for a ride to get there.  They really really get in to having their cock sucked, which I know sounds strange, because don't all guys?  Yeh, but it seems on another level with Filipino guys and I am happy to help them out! ...  

I agree 200% with you @floridarob.
98% of my meetings with the guys are in my room:
- don't need to worry about the massage shop bed and who was in it before me and if they left any skanky things like bugs or lice on that massage bed,
- don't need to worry about the status of the always wet massage shop shower and what might be lurking in that mold.  Also, I don't need to worry about what is happening to my valuables while I am taking a shower,
- ambiance , I can control the climate, temperature, music, lighting, pre-massage warmup beveracge + chit chat, post massage cool down time + beverage + snack + small talk.
So, the "home court advantage" has so many benefits. 👍🤩

Thanks to all!  I came across Elegantz Spa on the forum and also on Shamlessmack's website thinking of visiting only to discover today that it was raided by police just a couple of weeks ago ... https://www.balidiscovery.com/elegantz-male-spa-raided-by-bali-police/ ... rethinking my plans now.  I wouldn't want police bursting through the door as I am in flagrante delicto with an amazing 30yo Indonesian top guy!  Perhaps the fun police will be out in force across Bali for the next little while?!?

Shamelessmack posted a number of detailed reports on his experiences in Bali in 2023:
https://shamelessmacktwo.travel.blog/category/bali/

This is SO true for many religions - there seems to be a correlation with the more strict the religion/culture is --> the more crazy and horny they tend to be in the bedroom.

So you're looking for a Top, lol

Grinder still seems the best app, in my experience but doesn't hurt to pop up on them all, marketing 101 😉

I'll be there the end of this month...

I'll stay at the Primera Seminyak, former Ibis hotel, tiny rooms buy tiny rates as well and walking distance to the bars, beach and no problems with guests and there is parking for their motorbikes too. Then at the end part of my stay, I move to the Conrad, away from the gay scene but hopefully have made contacts with someone to come to to be with me to enjoy the incredible resort. Last trip someone from Jakarta stayed with me, was fun....as he was a bit freaky in sex, only thing I like about Muslim religion, being so closeted makes them so horny, lol

I've been doing some research for my upcoming trip to manila in June and found a huge range in prices for massage guys and their "ES" which I think means extra service?!?  On the explore function of Grindr I have found a few young guys who say they are straight but will get sucked and fuck for 1000 PHP plus transport and then I have contacted outcall massage spas like Greenappleboys and DreamboyzSpa that have quoted me 3500 PHP not including transport for up to 2 hours and then a few of the "masahistas" on Twitter who are quoting 5000 PHP for 6hrs of massage and fun...  A couple of other places have quoted 1000 PHP for the booking, transport and massage and then negotiate in the hotel room with the guy for whatever extras are desired... That sounds a bit risky to me especially as I usually skip the massage entirely and go straight for sex (I'm bottom).
I have become familiar with the Bangkok massage and money boy scene after two trips there last year, but I have never been to the Philippines.  Prior to going to Bangkok for the first time last year I contacted a few of the massage spas around Silom and Saphan Kwai to book guys to come to my hotel but then found it totally unnecessary after arriving and being flooded with messages on Grindr.  I am wondering if it will turn out to be the same in Manila or if I should keep busy making contacts before I arrive? 
I have also looked at hotels and noted suggestions from here for the Holiday Inn and Dusit Thani as being good places to bring guys back to the hotel room without complications, but are there any that anyone knows of that are bit smaller but still provide some degree of anonymity, ie not having to greet reception every time you pass?   
Many thanks! 

I can't really speak to massage spas and bars because I was inundated by messages on Grindr as soon as I arrived, but I can speak a little to guest-friendliness...  I stayed at the Holiday Inn and Suites at Makati (June 2024) after a recommendation from this website and although there was security doing checks at every entry point, I was never questioned when I met a guy off site and then took him in with me and escorted him out again.  Unfortunately each new guy I brought back to my room ever expanded the grins on the faces of the security people, especially the female ones for some reason, and although it was a bit embarrassing the thought of sucking this hot guy's cock or getting fucked by him very soon was enough to get through that... 
I would meet my hook up very close by, such as at the entrance to Glorietta Mall next door and say to security that he was my friend as we were having our bags "searched" (opened and then they poke around with a stick for 2 seconds.)  On the few occasions I didn't meet my hook up outside and bring him in personally (I was initially waiting for them at the elevators), security would either keep his ID until he went back out or if somehow he got in without handing his ID, they would actually detain him on the way out until he provided my name and room number so they could check I was OK.  One guy never checked the room number on the way out and Grindr was delaying messages as usual so he was detained by security for ten minutes before he could get through to me, and then security rang my room to check all was OK. 
I took a walk by and drive by of several other hotels in the surrounding areas and they looked to have even tighter security with airport style metal detectors at the door, and I was told that some hotels do not allow visitors to guest rooms at all...  Hotel security was the stand out difference for me in Manila, especially compared to Bangkok (Ibis Styles Silom) where I would just meet a hook up at the bottom of the elevators and then he would see himself out with no issues at all (Dec 2023).  But then I found Filipino guys so much less transactional than Thai guys - not one of my hook ups asked for money even for a ride to get there.  They really really get in to having their cock sucked, which I know sounds strange, because don't all guys?  Yeh, but it seems on another level with Filipino guys and I am happy to help them out! ...  

I can't really speak to massage spas and bars because I was inundated by messages on Grindr as soon as I arrived, but I can speak a little to guest-friendliness...  I stayed at the Holiday Inn and Suites at Makati (June 2024) after a recommendation from this website and although there was security doing checks at every entry point, I was never questioned when I met a guy off site and then took him in with me and escorted him out again.  Unfortunately each new guy I brought back to my room ever expanded the grins on the faces of the security people, especially the female ones for some reason, and although it was a bit embarrassing the thought of sucking this hot guy's cock or getting fucked by him very soon was enough to get through that... 
I would meet my hook up very close by, such as at the entrance to Glorietta Mall next door and say to security that he was my friend as we were having our bags "searched" (opened and then they poke around with a stick for 2 seconds.)  On the few occasions I didn't meet my hook up outside and bring him in personally (I was initially waiting for them at the elevators), security would either keep his ID until he went back out or if somehow he got in without handing his ID, they would actually detain him on the way out until he provided my name and room number so they could check I was OK.  One guy never checked the room number on the way out and Grindr was delaying messages as usual so he was detained by security for ten minutes before he could get through to me, and then security rang my room to check all was OK. 
I took a walk by and drive by of several other hotels in the surrounding areas and they looked to have even tighter security with airport style metal detectors at the door, and I was told that some hotels do not allow visitors to guest rooms at all...  Hotel security was the stand out difference for me in Manila, especially compared to Bangkok (Ibis Styles Silom) where I would just meet a hook up at the bottom of the elevators and then he would see himself out with no issues at all (Dec 2023).  But then I found Filipino guys so much less transactional than Thai guys - not one of my hook ups asked for money even for a ride to get there.  They really really get in to having their cock sucked, which I know sounds strange, because don't all guys?  Yeh, but it seems on another level with Filipino guys and I am happy to help them out! ...  

I can't really speak to massage spas and bars because I was inundated by messages on Grindr as soon as I arrived, but I can speak a little to guest-friendliness...  I stayed at the Holiday Inn and Suites at Makati (June 2024) after a recommendation from this website and although there was security doing checks at every entry point, I was never questioned when I met a guy off site and then took him in with me and escorted him out again.  Unfortunately each new guy I brought back to my room ever expanded the grins on the faces of the security people, especially the female ones for some reason, and although it was a bit embarrassing the thought of sucking this hot guy's cock or getting fucked by him very soon was enough to get through that... 
I would meet my hook up very close by, such as at the entrance to Glorietta Mall next door and say to security that he was my friend as we were having our bags "searched" (opened and then they poke around with a stick for 2 seconds.)  On the few occasions I didn't meet my hook up outside and bring him in personally (I was initially waiting for them at the elevators), security would either keep his ID until he went back out or if somehow he got in without handing his ID, they would actually detain him on the way out until he provided my name and room number so they could check I was OK.  One guy never checked the room number on the way out and Grindr was delaying messages as usual so he was detained by security for ten minutes before he could get through to me, and then security rang my room to check all was OK. 
I took a walk by and drive by of several other hotels in the surrounding areas and they looked to have even tighter security with airport style metal detectors at the door, and I was told that some hotels do not allow visitors to guest rooms at all...  Hotel security was the stand out difference for me in Manila, especially compared to Bangkok (Ibis Styles Silom) where I would just meet a hook up at the bottom of the elevators and then he would see himself out with no issues at all (Dec 2023).  But then I found Filipino guys so much less transactional than Thai guys - not one of my hook ups asked for money even for a ride to get there.  They really really get in to having their cock sucked, which I know sounds strange, because don't all guys?  Yeh, but it seems on another level with Filipino guys and I am happy to help them out! ...  

I (51yo Australian) have been in Manila since Friday night and once again I have found that all my hook-up research and planning before arriving was just not necessary.  I looked up massage spas like Greenappleboys and Redappleboys and booked two of the Redappleboys (Karl and Miko) before I arrived.  They were beautiful but too young (both 21yo) and unexperienced for this bottom and so in the end that was probably 7000 pesos (3500 each) unnecessarily spent. They both did have beautiful bodies and big hard cocks though that were a delight to suck on...
When I opened my Grindr looking for tops I was flooded with messages and any top guys I messaged returned pretty nearly a 100% success rate, even meeting two guys in the same hotel.  Only two other guys involved money.  A 28yo guy across the street messaged me late one night asking if I wanted a massage and suck him for 2000 pesos so I said yes and then the next night he came back with his cute as a button 23yo friend who he fucked while I watched and sucked off as he rode the older guy... I gave them a nice tip. 
All other guys were free sex from Grindr and Scruff.  Grindr is as buggy as hell at the moment so some have also connected with me through Telegram. I have had 17 sessions of sucking and sucking and getting fucked so far, 4 paid and the rest free.  And i think the rest of the week I am here will be repeats because I've met some really beautiful guys that I want to see again.  Only one guy was uncut and the rest cut.  The uncut guy is one of the most beautiful guys - a 32yo guy from Cavite.  Other than the two 21yos from Redappleboys, all the others have been 25-40.  The after sex laying, touching and chatting is far more common and far longer than anything I had in Bangkok last year.  As strange as it may seem, i don't think I could have learned so much about Filipino people and culture if I was just doing the tourist thing.  The fact that so many Filipinos speak really good English helps too. 
I am staying in the Holiday Inn and Suites at Makati which is nice but the it is both a blessing and a pain to have security at the entrance checking everyone entering and leaving and I get awkward smiles from the guards already because of seeing me bring different guys in with me.  I usually meet guys somewhere outside the building or in Glorietta Mall and then walk in with them and then the security doesn't ask them for ID.  I have to escort them out through the door again after we finish our fun following their detaining of one guy I met because he couldn't tell them my fullname and room number and the poor guy couldn't get through to me for 10 minutes or so during one of Grindr's bug attacks... The security are very proactive.  So my advice for any hotel guests doing what I've been doing... Bring your hookup in with you and then take them back out again!
I was also interested in the cruising culture in Manila and research a lot of cruising areas, but the ones I have found so far have too many people around, there are cleaners practically living in all of the toilets around Makati which makes hooking up impossible and I've been too busy to look further afield at the cruisy parks and cinemas that are supposedly here.  I have been told the Isetan Cinema at Recto is very cruisy, practically a sex on premises place, and I am hoping to check it out before I leave.  
I am super impressed with Manila so far and though I had planned to return to Bangkok for my next escape in December, I am thinking of coming back here again. I have managed to see the sites around Manila and I'm going to Tagaytay tomorrow so I'm not spending every hour on my knees or all fours!  But when I am on my knees or all fours, this place is giving me some of the hottest experiences of my life...  I hope this post helps others... I definitely recommend the Philippines!
Twitter / X Pages with Redappleboys including the guys I met - https://x.com/MeduzaRedapple or Telegram number 09932317268...
 

Yeh a few I met wanted to suck ... but I meet only vers or top guys as I prefer to do the sucking 😛 ... Like Oldaddy I am researching airbnbs for my next trip in Nov-Dec.  They are definitely cheaper and hopefully I may avoid the uncomfortable looks bringing guys back to a hotel.  I will stay one week in Manila and one week in Baguio this time around. 

I can't really speak to massage spas and bars because I was inundated by messages on Grindr as soon as I arrived, but I can speak a little to guest-friendliness...  I stayed at the Holiday Inn and Suites at Makati (June 2024) after a recommendation from this website and although there was security doing checks at every entry point, I was never questioned when I met a guy off site and then took him in with me and escorted him out again.  Unfortunately each new guy I brought back to my room ever expanded the grins on the faces of the security people, especially the female ones for some reason, and although it was a bit embarrassing the thought of sucking this hot guy's cock or getting fucked by him very soon was enough to get through that... 
I would meet my hook up very close by, such as at the entrance to Glorietta Mall next door and say to security that he was my friend as we were having our bags "searched" (opened and then they poke around with a stick for 2 seconds.)  On the few occasions I didn't meet my hook up outside and bring him in personally (I was initially waiting for them at the elevators), security would either keep his ID until he went back out or if somehow he got in without handing his ID, they would actually detain him on the way out until he provided my name and room number so they could check I was OK.  One guy never checked the room number on the way out and Grindr was delaying messages as usual so he was detained by security for ten minutes before he could get through to me, and then security rang my room to check all was OK. 
I took a walk by and drive by of several other hotels in the surrounding areas and they looked to have even tighter security with airport style metal detectors at the door, and I was told that some hotels do not allow visitors to guest rooms at all...  Hotel security was the stand out difference for me in Manila, especially compared to Bangkok (Ibis Styles Silom) where I would just meet a hook up at the bottom of the elevators and then he would see himself out with no issues at all (Dec 2023).  But then I found Filipino guys so much less transactional than Thai guys - not one of my hook ups asked for money even for a ride to get there.  They really really get in to having their cock sucked, which I know sounds strange, because don't all guys?  Yeh, but it seems on another level with Filipino guys and I am happy to help them out! ...  

I can't really speak to massage spas and bars because I was inundated by messages on Grindr as soon as I arrived, but I can speak a little to guest-friendliness...  I stayed at the Holiday Inn and Suites at Makati (June 2024) after a recommendation from this website and although there was security doing checks at every entry point, I was never questioned when I met a guy off site and then took him in with me and escorted him out again.  Unfortunately each new guy I brought back to my room ever expanded the grins on the faces of the security people, especially the female ones for some reason, and although it was a bit embarrassing the thought of sucking this hot guy's cock or getting fucked by him very soon was enough to get through that... 
I would meet my hook up very close by, such as at the entrance to Glorietta Mall next door and say to security that he was my friend as we were having our bags "searched" (opened and then they poke around with a stick for 2 seconds.)  On the few occasions I didn't meet my hook up outside and bring him in personally (I was initially waiting for them at the elevators), security would either keep his ID until he went back out or if somehow he got in without handing his ID, they would actually detain him on the way out until he provided my name and room number so they could check I was OK.  One guy never checked the room number on the way out and Grindr was delaying messages as usual so he was detained by security for ten minutes before he could get through to me, and then security rang my room to check all was OK. 
I took a walk by and drive by of several other hotels in the surrounding areas and they looked to have even tighter security with airport style metal detectors at the door, and I was told that some hotels do not allow visitors to guest rooms at all...  Hotel security was the stand out difference for me in Manila, especially compared to Bangkok (Ibis Styles Silom) where I would just meet a hook up at the bottom of the elevators and then he would see himself out with no issues at all (Dec 2023).  But then I found Filipino guys so much less transactional than Thai guys - not one of my hook ups asked for money even for a ride to get there.  They really really get in to having their cock sucked, which I know sounds strange, because don't all guys?  Yeh, but it seems on another level with Filipino guys and I am happy to help them out! ...  

I can't really speak to massage spas and bars because I was inundated by messages on Grindr as soon as I arrived, but I can speak a little to guest-friendliness...  I stayed at the Holiday Inn and Suites at Makati (June 2024) after a recommendation from this website and although there was security doing checks at every entry point, I was never questioned when I met a guy off site and then took him in with me and escorted him out again.  Unfortunately each new guy I brought back to my room ever expanded the grins on the faces of the security people, especially the female ones for some reason, and although it was a bit embarrassing the thought of sucking this hot guy's cock or getting fucked by him very soon was enough to get through that... 
I would meet my hook up very close by, such as at the entrance to Glorietta Mall next door and say to security that he was my friend as we were having our bags "searched" (opened and then they poke around with a stick for 2 seconds.)  On the few occasions I didn't meet my hook up outside and bring him in personally (I was initially waiting for them at the elevators), security would either keep his ID until he went back out or if somehow he got in without handing his ID, they would actually detain him on the way out until he provided my name and room number so they could check I was OK.  One guy never checked the room number on the way out and Grindr was delaying messages as usual so he was detained by security for ten minutes before he could get through to me, and then security rang my room to check all was OK. 
I took a walk by and drive by of several other hotels in the surrounding areas and they looked to have even tighter security with airport style metal detectors at the door, and I was told that some hotels do not allow visitors to guest rooms at all...  Hotel security was the stand out difference for me in Manila, especially compared to Bangkok (Ibis Styles Silom) where I would just meet a hook up at the bottom of the elevators and then he would see himself out with no issues at all (Dec 2023).  But then I found Filipino guys so much less transactional than Thai guys - not one of my hook ups asked for money even for a ride to get there.  They really really get in to having their cock sucked, which I know sounds strange, because don't all guys?  Yeh, but it seems on another level with Filipino guys and I am happy to help them out! ...  

I can't really speak to massage spas and bars because I was inundated by messages on Grindr as soon as I arrived, but I can speak a little to guest-friendliness...  I stayed at the Holiday Inn and Suites at Makati (June 2024) after a recommendation from this website and although there was security doing checks at every entry point, I was never questioned when I met a guy off site and then took him in with me and escorted him out again.  Unfortunately each new guy I brought back to my room ever expanded the grins on the faces of the security people, especially the female ones for some reason, and although it was a bit embarrassing the thought of sucking this hot guy's cock or getting fucked by him very soon was enough to get through that... 
I would meet my hook up very close by, such as at the entrance to Glorietta Mall next door and say to security that he was my friend as we were having our bags "searched" (opened and then they poke around with a stick for 2 seconds.)  On the few occasions I didn't meet my hook up outside and bring him in personally (I was initially waiting for them at the elevators), security would either keep his ID until he went back out or if somehow he got in without handing his ID, they would actually detain him on the way out until he provided my name and room number so they could check I was OK.  One guy never checked the room number on the way out and Grindr was delaying messages as usual so he was detained by security for ten minutes before he could get through to me, and then security rang my room to check all was OK. 
I took a walk by and drive by of several other hotels in the surrounding areas and they looked to have even tighter security with airport style metal detectors at the door, and I was told that some hotels do not allow visitors to guest rooms at all...  Hotel security was the stand out difference for me in Manila, especially compared to Bangkok (Ibis Styles Silom) where I would just meet a hook up at the bottom of the elevators and then he would see himself out with no issues at all (Dec 2023).  But then I found Filipino guys so much less transactional than Thai guys - not one of my hook ups asked for money even for a ride to get there.  They really really get in to having their cock sucked, which I know sounds strange, because don't all guys?  Yeh, but it seems on another level with Filipino guys and I am happy to help them out! ...  

I can't really speak to massage spas and bars because I was inundated by messages on Grindr as soon as I arrived, but I can speak a little to guest-friendliness...  I stayed at the Holiday Inn and Suites at Makati (June 2024) after a recommendation from this website and although there was security doing checks at every entry point, I was never questioned when I met a guy off site and then took him in with me and escorted him out again.  Unfortunately each new guy I brought back to my room ever expanded the grins on the faces of the security people, especially the female ones for some reason, and although it was a bit embarrassing the thought of sucking this hot guy's cock or getting fucked by him very soon was enough to get through that... 
I would meet my hook up very close by, such as at the entrance to Glorietta Mall next door and say to security that he was my friend as we were having our bags "searched" (opened and then they poke around with a stick for 2 seconds.)  On the few occasions I didn't meet my hook up outside and bring him in personally (I was initially waiting for them at the elevators), security would either keep his ID until he went back out or if somehow he got in without handing his ID, they would actually detain him on the way out until he provided my name and room number so they could check I was OK.  One guy never checked the room number on the way out and Grindr was delaying messages as usual so he was detained by security for ten minutes before he could get through to me, and then security rang my room to check all was OK. 
I took a walk by and drive by of several other hotels in the surrounding areas and they looked to have even tighter security with airport style metal detectors at the door, and I was told that some hotels do not allow visitors to guest rooms at all...  Hotel security was the stand out difference for me in Manila, especially compared to Bangkok (Ibis Styles Silom) where I would just meet a hook up at the bottom of the elevators and then he would see himself out with no issues at all (Dec 2023).  But then I found Filipino guys so much less transactional than Thai guys - not one of my hook ups asked for money even for a ride to get there.  They really really get in to having their cock sucked, which I know sounds strange, because don't all guys?  Yeh, but it seems on another level with Filipino guys and I am happy to help them out! ...