| Angeles Angeles/Clark - the gateway to Northern Luzon, entertainment capital of the Philippines - and - for the night owl - a destination in its own right.
Mt. Pinatubo, from which the area rose like the proverbial Phoenix, is now one of the area's tourist attractions.
There are many fine high star hotels and restaurants, offering some of the best value for money in Asia!
Angeles
The legendary night-life varies from Casinos, an amazing number of Karaokes, and good old go-go bars. Even committed night owls would have a problem to visit them all in a week, let alone go back to the ones they like! Evening sets in early in Angeles, as many of the establishments open from lunch time onwards. It is hard to see where you are, entering a club, as your eyes adjust to the sudden change from dazzling sunshine to moodily lit - air-conditioned - comfort.
Publishing a map and guide to Angeles is a problem, as new bars, restaurants and hotels open (and sometimes close) so quickly. Even Hong Kong in its hey-day would be pressed to match this mushroom syndrome.
Our review starts off at the Fil- Am Friendship Bridge, re-built after being damaged by lahar flows from Pinatubo. Just by the bridge there are a couple of Western oriented pub/restaurants - Cold Drop & Simple Asia, which are popular with the expat crowd heading home to the sub-divisions, but the predominant influence is Korean, and the area has been dubbed "Korea Town". Establishments including Halla, Arirang, & Shilla, and a scattering of Japanese restaurants, hotels and KTV establishments.
Coming back onto Perimeter Road, Ichi-ban & Hana Mi are recommended Japanese eating, alongside Gyuu Korean Restaurant. Popular with the biking set, E-Z Rider is another entertaining watering spot.
For the local flavour Karaoke set there is Aphrodisiac and Cotton Club. Close by the Clarkton Hotel the Cottage Kitchen Restaurant serves the best New Orleans cuisine in Asia, and has the best steaks and ribs in Angeles.
Down the road, just off Perimeter Road is the local VFW with a really good restaurant open to non-members, and Patio V which offers weekly and monthly rates for accommodation. This trio is completed with The Blue Boar Inn/La Casa Hotel a popular budget hotel. Back down Periment, the new Savannah Hotel is a welcome addition to the accommodation market and a little further down “C” Italian Restaurant has a good reputation for its menu and quality cuisine.
After this comes Garfield’s a popular expat watering hole sits on the corner next to American Legion Post 10, and the Phoenix Hotel which is probably the most popular rest stop for out of town expats, and a watering spot for local expats. On offer on the menu are the excellent Steve's Curries.
{ 33 spacious, comfortable and affordable room, fully carpeted with Cable TV, mini bar, telephone, including - { 16 Internet ready rooms with broadband connection! { Non Smokers Rooms { Air-conditioned bar & restaurant poolside bar & grill. 
{ 24 hour room service, same day laundry and dry cleaning service 24 hour security, safety deposit boxes, car & van rental. { Mt Pinatubo Treks & Flights, Golf, Lawn Bowls & Tennis can all be arranged. # 810 Malabanias corner Perimeter Road, Angeles City, 2009 Philippines. Telephone: +(63) (45) 888-2195 / 6 +(63) (45) 322-5754 Fax: +(63) (45) 322-2074 E-mail: phoenix@mozcom.com Website: www.phoenixhotel.com.ph
Dennis Rodman’s dad Philander Rodman has set up his hang-out Rodman's Rainbow beside Jocson’s down Plaridel Road. Juke Box favourites play in the background to tales old and new about Angeles. Stop by and tell Pilay “Ray told me to say Hi!” Next to the Iglesia na Cristo Church and the Petron gas station stands the luxury Lewis Grand Hotel, modelled on the famous Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Since the closure of Jerry's Café, the regular crowd moved around the corner to the Wobbly Boot on San Angelo (21st) Street. The Wobbly Inn, a bamboo umbrella style building and the new luxury Angeles Beach Club (A.B.C.)Hotel setting new standards of oppulance to Angeles City. From here Perimeter Road turns into 21st Street and then Fields Avenue. Margarita Station is at Checkpoint proper, and being right opposite the Jeepney Terminal is a natural meeting point, famously so. Swagman Travel have another office close by, and the start of the Fields Avenue Strip. Salvatories Italian Restaurant has a strong following, while round the corner on Raymond Street Roy's Bar, another Manila relocation is the British pub in Angeles.
On Real Street Anchorage Hotel offers budget accommodation and is the meeting point for the Angeles Hash House Harriers. Pacific Breeze Hotel on Vian Street offer up-to-date facilities, and on the corner on Santos Street is the International Sports Bar. Further down we come to the Orchid Inn Resort, and part of the Orchid Inn Group.
Back on Fields Avenue there are several Hotels - the Royal Amsterdam, The Orange Lion, Walkabout, and Blue Nile, for those who like to be on top of the Fields action. The Ponderosa Hotel has changed not only it's name, but has also undergone renovation. Their free hourly hotel Jeepney plies to and from the Fields Avenue entertainment district, making this one of the Philippine expat’s more popular hostelries.
Further down Diamond Subdivision offers Marlim Mansions Hotel, Swagman Narra Hotel and Outback Restaurant, Patio Inn, and the excellent Marble Inn.
Visit Hensonville, for the Hidden Vale Sports Club. There is still much to be discovered in Angeles, famous for its beautiful and friendly people, food and entertainment. Also a thriving arts and crafts industries make it a veritable paradise for souvenir hunters and avid shoppers . There is a long string of cafes, discos, bars and clubs from the downtown area to Fields Avenue all the way to Friendship Highway, and new bars seem to pop up like mushrooms every month - so hurry up and visit this night owl's paradise.
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New and Old. The new Hotel Royal Amsterdam (above), 
(Genesis/Tropicana) Blue Nile Hotel 
The new Casino Filipino on McArthur Highway 
The new wing at the Clarkton Hotel 
The re-located Salakot, Bayanihan (Astro) Park 
Man about town, Dennis Rodman's father Pilay 
Mt Pinatubo flexing her muscles 
Angeles City Museum
A couple of streets down MacArthur Highway, on Surla Street, the RUMPA continues to serve a great American menu ((the breakfast is particularly good). Opposite John's Peso Bar is a popular place to watch the girls go by.
The Doghouse, home of the Beagles, has relocated from 1st Street onto Diamond Subdivision, while Rosalino's on MacArthur is a favourite haunt serving good value, tasty food, and the Casino Filipino is 100 metres away.
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