Manila International Airport Lounge: The Sky View Lounge at NAIA Terminal 3

Manila International Airport Lounge:

The Sky View Lounge 

at NAIA Terminal 3

Updated February 2023: Skyview Lounge is now Marhaba Lounge. 

Check out my new post here:Everything you need to know about Marhaba Lounge, NAIA 3 

The new Skyview Lounge at NAIA Terminal 3 is a pay lounge, which means you can enter this lounge for a fee. However if you are a holder of certain credit cards (like the American Express Platinum Card, the Citibank Premier Miles/Platinum, Security Bank Platinum/World or Diners Club, BDO Diamond Rewards), the  (AND 1 GUEST) are allowed to enter for FREE.

Fee for Entry (if you are not a holder of the cards mentioned above):

800 pesos: fee for adult and children 2 years old and above.

20% discount is applied to senior citizens.

Children below 2 years old are free.

Where it is located: 

At the International Departure area.

NOTE: There is no access to this lounge if you are in the Domestic Departure area. So if you are departing from this airport on a domestic flight, you will not be able to use this lounge.

Departure area is at Level 3. Skyview Lounge is at Level 4, seen above.

This photo is taken immediately after passing the final security check after immigration.

Look above and you see the Sky View Lounge.

You will find the stairs or elevator that goes to Level 4 to your right. Look for the signs. There are plenty of signs to lead you to where the lounges are

Hours of Operation:

24 hours, 7 days a week

Procedure for Entry:

1. Present your qualified credit card and your boarding pass to the counter in front. Or pay the fee if you don't have a qualified credit card.

• They get your boarding pass to get your flight information. Part of their service is to notify their guests if their plane is ready for boarding.

2. Sign the logbook.

3. You are given the WiFi password.

4. Then you are allowed to enter the lounge.

What You Will Find in the Lounge

FREE FOOD 

Hot dishes area

Chicken congee,
with condiments such as:
onion leaves, fried garlic, calamansi, soy sauce

Vegetable Yakisoba

Sweet and sour steamed fish
Stir fry beef

Steamed rice

Assorted mini sandwiches:

Cheese pimiento sandwich
Beef pastrami pan de sal
Open faced pesto chicken
Tuna salad square
Grilled eggplant sandwich
Open faced tomato and sliced cheese

(I love their sandwiches!!!)

Cereal

Assorted plain bread
with jam, marmalade, butter and cheese

Assorted pastries

(These pastries are really good.)

FREE DRINKS

Espresso coffee
(Don't miss the coffee. The coffee is really good!!!)

Tea

Liquor and Wine

Softdrink, Beer, Juice

Hot and cold water

SPACIOUS LOUNGE

You can choose to sit on these chairs...

Or take the seat with the view of the runway.

FREE WIFI 

WiFi speed at the lounge

FREE NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

MALE AND FEMALE RESTROOMS WITH SHOWER

PRAYER ROOM

The door to the prayer room is the one at the left

MY TIP: 

Make sure to arrive at the airport AT LEAST THREE (3) hours before your flight to be able to use this lounge. One (1) hour is spent checking-in and going through immigration, an hour and a half (1 1/2) to eat at the lounge and the remaining 30 minutes is for boarding.

NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL 3: Where to Find SM Kenko Spa

NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

TERMINAL 3: Where to Find SM Kenko Spa

There are two branches of the SM Kenko Spa: 

1.  At Level 4 Food Court

You can see the food court on the left side,
and the spa on the right side.

The front of SM Kenko spa at the Level 4 Food Court

2. At Gate 113 of the International Departure Area.

You can see the sign gate 113 on the left.

The front of the branch at Gate 113

What's the difference between the two branches:

1. The passengers who can use the spa

The spa located at the food court can be used by passengers of both domestic and international departure flights.

The spa at Gate 113 can only be used by passengers of international flights since it's located across one of the boarding gates of the international departure area.

2.  The services available

The spa located at the food court  offers massage, lounge stay of 2-5 hours so you can sleep if you wish, use of the shower and a manicure and/or pedicure, and wifi. 

List of services

Promo rates from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM.

The spa at Gate 113 offers only massage services.

You can view on the right side of the photo how the massage lounge looks like

Rates of massage services

Manila International Airport Lounge: The MIASCOR Lounge (NAIA Terminal 1)

Manila International Airport Lounge: 

The MIASCOR Lounge (NAIA Terminal 1)

In October 2013, when I took an international flight from NAIA Terminal 1, I was able to use the MIASCOR Lounge courtesy of my American Express Platinum card. The American Express Platinum card allows the cardholder (whether main or supplementary) plus 1 companion FREE entry to the MIASCOR lounge. For more details on this American Express card benefit, check it out here. It doesn't matter what airlines you use or what passenger class you're in, you can use this lounge as long as you're an American Express platinum cardholder, or a companion of a cardholder.

Select Citibank credit cards and accounts also offer this benefit for a limited time. For more details, check it out here.

Where it is located 

NAIA Terminal 1, beside the entrance of Gate 9

The arrow shows the entrance of MIASCOR lounge

Hours of Operation:

24 hours, 7 days a week

The counter where you present your credit card.

There are two lines in the counter: 

1. for credit card holders

2. for business class passengers

Procedure for Entry:

1. Present your American Express platinum card and your boarding pass to the counter in front.

2. Sign the logbook.

3. You are given the Wifi password.

4. Then you are allowed to enter the lounge.

Layout of the MIASCOR Lounge

AMENITIES at the MIASCOR Lounge

FREE FOOD AND DRINKS

Soft bread, pan de sal, chicken and rice, pad thai

Pastries, chicken congee and drinks section

Sandwiches, pastries, cereal, butter and jam

Drinks: juice, softdrinks, beer.
At the left (not shown) brewed and instant coffee and water

Wine and liquor
Chicken congee with assorted condiments

SPACIOUS LOUNGE

FREE WIFI 

FREE NEWSPAPERS

CABLE TV

MALE AND FEMALE RESTROOMS WITH SHOWER

FLIGHT INFORMATION AND PAGING SYSTEM

The receptionists at the counter inform you when it's time to board the aircraft. 

BUSINESS CENTER

There are computers with internet available for use.

MY TIP:
Make sure to arrive at the airport AT LEAST THREE (3) hours before your flight to be able to use this lounge. One (1) hour is spent checking-in and going through immigration, an hour and a half (1 1/2) to eat at the lounge and the remaining 30 minutes is for boarding.

If your airline departs from NAIA Terminal 1, you can use this lounge even if you're an economy class passenger if you are a cardholder of the American Express Platinum credit card.

Related news:

MIASCOR LOUNGE opens a pay VIP lounge at Davao airport: Read more here

Where to Find the International Airports in the Philippines: Summary of Airlines and International Destinations

Where to Find the International Airports in the Philippines:
Summary of Airlines and International Destinations

What's so interesting about finding out where the international airports are located in the Philippines? Knowing the international airports in the Philippines will allow foreign visitors to go straight from their home country to the nearest island or tourist spot of their choice without passing by Manila. The same holds true the other way. It will allow residents to go to the airport nearest their hometown, without passing by Manila.

It used to be that the only access to the Philippines was through Manila. But it's good news that there are other points of entry other than Manila. The safest is to choose Manila but there are other options now other than passing by Manila

The term "international airport" in this post is loosely defined as an airport that has flights to international destinations.

Below is a list of international airports in the Philippines,  the international airlines flying into the airport and international origin or destination of airlines flying into the airports.

LUZON ISLAND

Manila International Airport

You can fly directly from almost all international destinations to Manila. This is the main airport of the Philippines. It's safest to fly into this airport because this airport has access to all other international and domestic airports in the Philippines. 

Laoag International Airport

You can fly from Honolulu to Laoag (via Manila) via Philippine Airlines.

Clark International Airport

You can fly directly from the following international destinations to Clark:

1. Hongkong: via Cebu Pacific and Southeast Asian Airlines
2. Bangkok: via Cebu Pacific and Southeast Asian Airlines
3. Singapore: via Cebu Pacific and Southeast Asian Airlines
4. Macau: via Cebu Pacific
5. Kota Kinabalu: via Southeast Asian Airlines

VISAYAS ISLAND

Kalibo International Airport

You can fly directly from the following international destinations to Kalibo:

1. Hongkong: via Cebu Pacific 
2. Busan: via Zest Air, Philippine Airlines
3. Seoul: via Zest Air
4. Shanghai: via Zest Air
5. Taipei: via Zest Air, Mandarin Airlines

Cebu International Airport

You can fly directly from the following international destinations to Cebu

1. Hongkong: via Cebu Pacific, PAL Express, Philippine Airlines operated by Cathay Pacific Airways 
2. Kuala Lumpur: via Cebu Pacific 
3. Singapore: via Cebu Pacific , Tiger Airways
4. Taipei: via Cebu Pacific 
5. Seoul: via Philippine Airlines, Zest Air, Asiana, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air
6. Tokyo: via Philippine Airlines
7. Busan: via Air Busan, Korean Air

Iloilo International Airport

You can fly directly from the following international destinations to Iloilo:

1. Hongkong: via Cebu Pacific
2. Singapore: via Cebu Pacific

MINDANAO ISLAND

Davao International Airport

You can fly directly from Manado, Indonesia to Davao via Wings Air

Zamboanga International Airport

You can fly directly from Sandakan (Sabah) to Zamboanga via PAL Express.

Manila International Airport Lounge: The Sampaguita Lounge (NAIA Terminal 1)

Manila International Airport Lounge: 

The Sampaguita Lounge (NAIA Terminal 1)

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 is the second oldest international airport terminal in Manila. It was built in 1978 and has recently earned very bad reviews because it is old and has not been renovated for quite some time. Most international flights still depart and land on this airport terminal. 

Despite the dated facilities of this terminal, one of the perks for us when using this terminal is the free use of the  airport lounge courtesy of our credit cards. The credit card holder has free use of the MIASCOR lounge and can bring a companion for free. However, on the day of our flight, the MIASCOR lounge was full so we were redirected to the Sampaguita lounge instead.

The Sampaguita Lounge used to be the Mabuhay Lounge, which is the business class lounge of Philippine Airlines. Philippine Airlines transferred to Terminal 2 and no longer uses this lounge. It's being managed by Microasia Catering. So it's now open to the public for a fee.

This is one of the pay lounges of the NAIA Terminal 1. Using this lounge can help the economy class traveler endure the poor facilities of this terminal while waiting for their flights to depart.

Amenities of the Sampaguita Lounge

Spacious lounge

Free wifi

Unlimited Food and Drinks

They have chicken arroz caldo/congee, assorted bread, pastries, 

sandwiches, coffee, softdrinks, water, instant noodles soup.

Tariff Rates/Entrance Fees 

450 pesos or $10 for adults

370 pesos for kids 5 years old and below

• All you have to do to be able to use this lounge is to go to the Sampaguita Lounge on the day of your flight, enter the lounge and approach the counter near the buffet spread, and pay the tariff rates.

You see the counter above beside the buffet spread?
That's where you pay the entrance fees.

Where it is located

At NAIA terminal 1. After immigration, go straight through the duty free shops, then turn right going towards the direction of Gates 9 and 15. Map below shows that the elevator going to the Sampaguita lounge is before Gate 15. The elevator goes up to the next level where you will find the Sampaguita Lounge.

Photo courtesy of Sampaguita Lounge facebook page

Contact information

See Sampaguita Lounge facebook page

Telephone No: +6328313141
Hours of operation: Mon - Sun: 4:00 am -11:30 pm

Word of Warning: The toilets are passable and old and needs to be upgraded. But it's better than the airport toilets outside the lounge but not great.


If you have a choice between using the MIASCOR lounge and the Sampaguita Lounge, choose the MIASCOR lounge. The MIASCOR lounge, although much smaller, has great facilities and a hotel-like ambience.

The view from the window of the Sampaguita Lounge