MANILA, Philippines - It was July 4, 1912 when the Manila Hotel opened its doors for the first time. Today, over a hundred years later, the same hotel that survived a war, witnessed a revolution, and seen the ousting of two presidents, is paradoxically, also one of the “newest,” most modern hotels in the country. This is due to the series of renovations that its executive vice president, Enrique Y. Yap Jr., has implemented in the past four years.
“It is a good story if it’s like Manila Hotel,” Ernest Hemingway writes. With Manila Hotel’s commitment to maintain the elegance of tradition while tirelessly striving to exceed the expectations of its modern clientele, indeed, the story just keeps getting better and better.