AJSU-AMOSUP Mariners Home is the safest, cleanest, decent and very affordable accommodation for Filipino seafarers seeking temporary accommodation in Manila. While the warmth of one’s own home remains unmatched, AJSU-AMOSUP Mariners Home is a close second offering a taste of home away from home.
A few years back just when I started my seafaring career, finding a clean, secure, safe, and affordable accommodation in Manila was a dilemma. Either you’ll find cheap boarding houses in Quiapo or Malate offering bed space in a cramped room or you’ll end up staying in another cheap boarding house living along with rats and cockroaches around or even worse – BEDBUGS. In short, seafarers didn’t have a choice for clean, decent, secured, and comfortable accommodation back then.
Thanks to All Japan Seamen’s Union (AJSU) together with the Associated Marine Officers’ and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP), the decades-long plight of many Filipino seafarers in finding a decent home in Manila comes to an end. With its dormitories, seafarers from the provinces now have the option for a clean, decent, secure, and comfortable accommodation.
As of posting, AJSU and AMOSUP have five dormitories exclusive for seafarers. Annex 4 and 5 is now open. I will post photos of Annex 4 and 5 when I have the time.
Mariners’ Home Annex 1
Address: 1970 Pilar Hidalgo Lim Street, Malate, Manila
Landline: +63 2 87086589
Mobile: +63 917 8964173
Mariners’ Home Annex 2
Address: 2251 Leon Guinto Street, Malate, Manila
Landline: +63 2 83552612
Mobile: +63 917 8669639
Mariners’ Home Annex 3
Address: 1004 Agoncillo Street, Paco, Manila
Landline: +63 2 85215180
Mobile: +63 917 8669638
Check-in
On checking in, you’ll be asked for a seaman’s book and passport so make sure you have these documents with you. The rate per day is Php 150 only and it comes with a free breakfast. You will also be provided with fresh linens (towel, bedsheet, blanket, pillowcase) upon check-in. Request for change linens is every five days.
Rooms
Double Room/Couple Room
This type of room is available in Mariners Home Annex 1 and Mariners Home Annex 3 only.
Dormitory Room
Available in Mariners Home Annex 1, Mariners Home Annex 2, and Mariners Home Annex 3. All rooms are air-conditioned configured to accommodate between 20 to 30 persons on double-deck bunk beds with a locker assigned per bed occupant.
Shower and Toilet
Every floor of the building has a shower room with hot and cold water. The toilet is separated from the shower room complete with a lavatory. Both the shower and toilet rooms have stained glass or board partition for added privacy.
Water
You don’t have to worry about water as water dispensers are available on each floor and it’s free.
Security
All JSU-AMOSUP dormitory buildings have a security guard 24/7 in addition to security cameras around the premises.
ATM Machine
Running out of cash? Well, that’s the last thing you’ll have to worry about. In Mariners’ Home Annex 1 there is an East West Bank ATM machine; in Mariners’ Home Annex 2 and 3 you’ll find a PNB ATM machine in each building.
Facilities/Amenities:
Study room with laptops
Free wifi
Clinic
Gym
Cafeteria
Elevators/lift
Sauna
Museum
Swimming Pool
Jogging Path
Basketball Court
Emergency generator
Free transport from dormitory to airport
Seafarer and Family Man
I'm Dexter— a seafarer by profession, a traveler by passion, and a homebody by choice.
