| Manila Hotel | |
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.jpg) Manila Hotel in 2012 | |
_location_map.svg)  Location within Manila | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | California mission |
| Location | Manila, Philippines |
| Address | One Rizal Park |
| Coordinates | 14°34′59.51″N 120°58′27.47″E / 14.5831972°N 120.9742972°E |
| Opening | July 4, 1912[1] |
| Renovated | 1935, 1975, 2008 |
| Owner | Emilio Yap |
| Management | Manila Prince Hotel Corp. |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 35,000 square metres (380,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William E. Parsons |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Andrés Luna de San Pedro |
| Engineer | Pedro Siochi y Angeles |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 149 (1912)[2] 570 (current)[3] |
| Number of suites | 7 |
| Number of restaurants | 3 |
| Number of bars | 4[4] |
| Website | |
| manila-hotel.com.ph | |
National Historical Landmarks | |
| Official name | Manila Hotel |
| Type | Hotel |
| Designated | March 31, 2003 |
| Legal basis | No. 1, s. 2003[5] |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| Marker date | June 19, 2002 |
The Manila Hotel is a 550-room, historic five-star hotel located along Manila Bay in Manila, Philippines.[3] The hotel is the oldest premiere hotel in the Philippines built in 1909 to rival Malacañang Palace, the official residence of the President of the Philippines and was opened on the commemoration of American Independence on July 4, 1912.[6] The hotel complex was built on a reclaimed area of 35,000 square metres (380,000 sq ft) at the northwestern end of Rizal Park along Bonifacio Drive in Ermita.[7] Its penthouse served as the residence of General Douglas MacArthur during his tenure as the Military Advisor of the Philippine Commonwealth from 1935 to 1941.[8]
The hotel used to host the offices of several foreign news organizations, including The New York Times.[6] It has hosted world leaders and celebrities, including authors Ernest Hemingway and James A. Michener; actors Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and John Wayne; publisher Henry Luce; entertainers Sammy Davis Jr., Michael Jackson and The Beatles; Charles, Prince of Wales (now King Charles III); and U.S. President Bill Clinton.[2][7]
The hotel tower, built as part of the hotel's renovation and expansion from 1975 to 1977, is the tallest hotel tower in the Manila Bay area.
- ^ "Celebrating 100 Years of Filipino Hospitality and World Class Service". Manila Hotel Official Website. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ^ a b "History" Archived March 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Manila Hotel Official Website. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ^ a b "Manila Hotel". Arkitektura.ph. Retrieved on September 27, 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
diningwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Declaring the Manila Hotel on Roxas Boulevard, Manila a National Historical Landmark" (PDF). National Historical Institute. March 31, 2003. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Hotel With a History, MacArthur to Marcos". The New York Times. July 8, 1986. Retrieved August 27, 2007.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
nytimes2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Day Romulo, Beth. "MacArthur At Home in the Philippines; excerpted from the book "The Manila Hotel"; The Heart and Memory of a City". National Media Production Center. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2015.