Philippine Village Hotel (colloquially PVH) is an abandoned hotel located within the Nayong Pilipino Complex, next door to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Designed by National Artist Juan Nakpil, it was hailed as the first airport hotel in the Philippines.
| Philippine Village Hotel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Former names | Mercure Philippine Village Hotel |
| Hotel chain | Mercure |
| General information | |
| Status | Derelict |
| Type | Hotel |
| Architectural style | Brutalist |
| Location | Nayong Pilipino Park, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°30′42″N 121°00′40″E / 14.51176°N 121.01098°E |
| Opening | 1974 |
| Closed | May 2001 |
| Owner | Manila International Airport Authority |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 14 |
| Floor area | 36,289 square meters |
| Lifts/elevators | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Juan Nakpil |
| Known for | First airport hotel in the Philippines |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 332 |
| Number of suites | 20 |
| Number of restaurants | 2 |
| Number of bars | 2 |
The hotel is owned by the Enriquez-Panlilio family, who are involved in the real estate and shipping industry, and are also the same owners of the Silahis International Hotel.[1]
History edit
A construction boom of hotels initiated and streamlined by the then-incumbent Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. took place in the 1970s in anticipation for the then-upcoming hosting of the 1976 International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Summits in the Philippines. The Philippine Village Hotel was among those hotels and was built on a land owned by the Nayong Pilipino Foundation.
The hotel was built in 1974 by Philippine Village Hotel Inc (PVHI), leasing the Nayong Pilipino land for 21 years.[2]
The hotel hosted foreign business travelers, leisure travelers, nightclub partygoers, and socialites. First Lady Imelda Marcos frequently hosted events in the hotel. The hotel also housed the country's first land-based casino after the shutdown of MS Philippine Tourist.
Miss Universe edit
Delegates of Miss Universe 1974 were housed in the Philippine Village Hotel. One of the suites of the hotel was occupied by winner Amparo Muñoz, leading it to be named the "Miss Universe suite".
Grand Air Terminal edit
The hotel also operated as a terminal for another airline in the Philippines, Grand Air, from 1995 until 1999, when the airline ceased operations.
Closure edit
Philippine Village Hotel ceased operations in May 2001. A year later, the next-door Nayong Pilipino park was closed to make way for the expansion of the airport complex.
Sequestration by the Philippine Government edit
Due to non-payment of taxes, the government sequestered the property in 2023. The hotel was also deemed a threat to the airport's security as it was feared to be a potential base of operations for terrorism.[3]
Between November and December 2023, the Philippine Government took full control of the hotel and plans to demolish it for the expansion of the airport.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ Caña, Paul John (10 August 2020). "Here's The Story of Silahis/Grand Boulevard Hotel And Why It Hasn't Been Torn Down". Esquire. Summit Publishing Co. Inc.
- ^ "AHome of Beauties, Long Abandoned: Here's the Story of the Philippine Village Hotel". Esquire. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Abandoned Philippine Village Hotel: How it threatens NAIA operations". Rappler. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "ABIZ BUZZ: Philippine Village Hotel recovered". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "MIAA takes over Philippine Village Hotel". Manila Times. Retrieved 21 November 2023.