For those who have stayed at the peninsular, its popular with foreigners, although more expensive than some of the other 1st class hotels, its a shame they chose this one to hold it up.
Since it has a nice lobby and as Scott says, nice piano music on entry, I love hotel lobby's and its a shame this one was left in such a mess, but i am sure in time it will be put back the way it was.
I have to say in all the times during our courtship we stayed at the Peninsular we always felt as though the hotel was the best place in Manila, but then as my wife points out, after we got married, our hotel grade went down slightly ? Aberdeen Court Hotel ? hehehehehehe