Where to rent a condo in Manila (short term)
A big decision on your happiness in Manila is going to be determined by where you live. If you are staying for a month your necessities are different from the guy who is staying long term.
I am going to break this down into 2 post starting with where I would live if I was going to stay in Manila for 1 month or less.
On a short stay in Manila my #1 goal would be to get laid as often as possible. Most guys aren't coming for the tourist attractions.
This is an easy decision for me. I would stay as close to greenbelt in Makati as possible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenbelt_(Ayala_Center)
I don't mean short taxi ride either. I would want to be a max 5 minute walk from greenbelt.
Why?
The reasons are many.
-Tons of restaurants. Most people on a short term stay are eating out all the time. Great to have lots of options.
-Lots of people. Great place to do day game, or just be social.
-Everyone in the Manila knows where greenbelt is located. Really easy to set up dates there because girls know where it is.
-Makati is centrally located in the city of Manila. Increases the chance you can get a girl from Quezon in the north or Alabang in the south to meet you.
-Makati has over 500,000 people living there and on a weekday it is over 1 million with all the people who commute for work. Meaning lots of girls you can meet up with.
-Being walking distance and not having to get a taxi is a huge advantage. If you are trying to get a taxi at 7pm in greenbelt there can be a line of people and the wait is over 30 minutes. Crushes any momentum you have going. You need to be a short walk away.
why not?
-The highest concentration of foreigners in all of Manila. In no way will you be unique here.
-with all the foreigners means at night there are some working girls you have to deal with.
No place is perfect. But the upsides outweigh the downsides when it comes to living next to greenbelt on a short term stay.