For all the convenience of Makati’s newest and most extensive shopping malls offering a wide variety of departments stores, boutiques, restaurants, bars, specially shops, and cinemas.

Whether you’re visiting Manila for business or pleasure, you will discover why the Shangri-La has emerged as Manila’s preferred hotel for the discriminating traveller and the focal point of the city’s commercial and social life.

I felt lucky to experienced one of the hotel 699 spacious and beautiful room, the right side area of Makati’s famous Ayala Avenues and Makati Avenue, from me was the most awesome view of Makati Shangrila.

Metropolitan Manila in wikang Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila or the National Capital Region (NCR) in wikang Filipino: Pambansang Punong Rehiyon is the greater metropolitan area of the city of Manila, the national capital and largest city in the Philippines. Its residential population of almost 16millions (2008 estimate) makes it the nineteenth most populous metropolitan area in the world and the largest in Southeast Asia.

Metro Manila is one of the three defined metropolitan areas in the Philippines, the other being Metro Cebu and Metro Davao. There really is no better place in the country for shopping than Manila. Malls are conveniently clustered together for ease of access. A good place to start is the SM Mall of Asia - Galleria, Megamall and Shangri La - Trinoma and SM North Edsa cluster. This group of malls is readily accessible via the MRT. Flea market stalls crowd the congested streets of Baclaran - Sta. Cruz and Quaipo - Divisoria that all accessible via LRT1 where all the bargain-hunters jostle and haggle for the best buy in fabric, ready-to-wear clothing, shoes and slippers, houseware and home decor items and fresh produce.