Marco Polo Ortigas Manila

Marco Polo Ortigas Manila
马尼拉奥迪加斯马哥孛罗酒店
Interactive map of the Marco Polo Ortigas Manila area
General information
StatusCompleted
LocationOrtigas Center, Pasig, Philippines
Coordinates14°35′14.9″N 121°03′48.3″E / 14.587472°N 121.063417°E / 14.587472; 121.063417
Construction started
October 2010
OpeningJuly 9, 2014 (2014-07-09)
Cost₱3 billion
OwnerXin Tian TI Development Corporation
OperatorMarco Polo Hotels
Height
Height180 meters (590 ft)
Technical details
Floor count44 aboveground + 4 underground
Floor area51,198 m2 (551,090 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architecture firm
MOHRI, Architect & Associates
Other designersGLYPH Design Studio (interior design)
Other information
Number of rooms316
Number of restaurants
3
Number of bars1
Public transit
Future:
 MMS  Ortigas
4 Meralco
Website
http://www.marcopolohotels.com/

Marco Polo Ortigas Manila (Chinese: 马尼拉奥迪加斯马哥孛罗酒店; pinyin: Mǎnílā Àodíjiāsī Mǎgē Bèiluō Jiǔdiàn) is a hotel and office building at the Ortigas Center in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Construction

First SLP Holdings through its unit Xin Tian TI Development Corporation agreed in May 2012 with the Marco Polo Hotels Group to build the Marco Polo Ortigas Manila.[1]

The groundbreaking ceremony was held on December 10, 2010.[2] The cost of the hotel project was ₱3 billion. President Benigno Aquino III opened the Marco Polo Ortigas Manila on July 9, 2014.[3]

Architecture and design

The architectural design of the hotel building was done by Japan-based firm MOHRI, Architect & Associates while The interior design of the hotel was done by Canada-based GLYPH Design Studio.[4] The building is 180 meters (590 ft) high, with 44 stories and 4 underground levels.[5]

Features

Marco Polo Ortigas Manila has 316 hotel rooms and suites which include two Continental Club floors. Dining outlets hosted inside the hotel is Cucina, an all-day dining restaurant, Lung Hin, a Cantonese restaurant, Café Pronto, a coffee venue and VU's, a sky bar and lounged at the 45th (sic) floor of the hotel.[6] The hotel rooms and amenities are situated on the top 20 of its 41 floors, leading to the claim that it is the first "sky hotel".[7] The hotel also has ten event venues: the Grand Ballroom on the 7th floor and nine meeting rooms on the 9th floor.[8]

Meanwhile, office spaces are located on its 11th to 20th floors.[9] Accessible through Sapphire Road, parking is located in the building's four basement levels for the offices and on the 2nd through 6th floors for hotel guests.[10]

Reception

In 2016, the management of Marco Polo Ortigas Hotel was awarded the 2015 Spirit of Marco Polo Best Guest Experience Award, and the hotel was given a 5-star accreditation by the Department of Tourism.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ de la Pena, Zinnia (May 15, 2012). "First SLP to build P3-billion Marco Polo Hotel". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for the Marco Polo Ortigas, Manila". Hospitality Net. December 10, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Marco Polo Ortigas Manila Grand Launch". Presidential Broadcast Staff - Radio Television Malacañang. July 9, 2014. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ Prieto-Valdes, Tessa. "One of the world's best Marco Polos opens". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Marco Polo Hotel". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Marco Polo Ortigas Manila - Overview". Marco Polo Hotels. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ Gacuma, Gil Jr. (April 26, 2015). "Discovering the Marco Polo Ortigas". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ "FAQs - Wedding and Banquets". Marco Polo Hotels. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Regus - Marco Polo Manila - Serviced Office for Rent". JLL - PH. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Marco Polo Hotel, Ortigas". Mohri & P.A. Associates, Inc. Consultants. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Marco Polo Ortigas gets 5-star status, Discovery Primea gives away gadgets". InterAksyon.com. July 23, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Marco Polo Ortigas Manila bags 2016 Best Guest Experience Award". InterAksyon.com. April 27, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.