Manila Hotel

Manila Hotel
Manila Hotel in 2012
Manila Hotel is located in Manila
Manila Hotel
Location within Manila
General information
Architectural styleCalifornia mission
LocationManila, Philippines
AddressOne Rizal Park
Coordinates14°34′59.51″N 120°58′27.47″E / 14.5831972°N 120.9742972°E / 14.5831972; 120.9742972
OpeningJuly 4, 1912; 112 years ago (1912-07-04)[1]
Renovated1935, 1975, 2008
OwnerEmilio Yap
ManagementManila Prince Hotel Corp.
Technical details
Floor area35,000 square metres (380,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)William E. Parsons
Renovating team
Architect(s)Andrés Luna de San Pedro
EngineerPedro Siochi y Angeles
Other information
Number of rooms149 (1912)[2]
570 (current)[3]
Number of suites7
Number of restaurants3
Number of bars4[4]
Website
manila-hotel.com.ph
National Historical Landmarks
Official nameManila Hotel
TypeHotel
DesignatedMarch 31, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-03-31)
Legal basisNo. 1, s. 2003[5]
RegionNational Capital Region
Marker dateJune 19, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-06-19)

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.

  1. ^ "Celebrating 100 Years of Filipino Hospitality and World Class Service". Manila Hotel Official Website. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "History" Archived March 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Manila Hotel Official Website. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Manila Hotel". Arkitektura.ph. Retrieved on September 27, 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference dining was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Declaring the Manila Hotel on Roxas Boulevard, Manila a National Historical Landmark" (PDF). National Historical Institute. March 31, 2003. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Hotel With a History, MacArthur to Marcos". The New York Times. July 8, 1986. Retrieved August 27, 2007.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference nytimes2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ 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.