Marco Polo Ortigas Manila
{{Short description|Hotel in Pasig, Philippines}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=October 2022}}
{{use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = Marco Polo Ortigas Manila
| native_name = 马尼拉奥迪加斯马哥孛罗酒店
| native_name_lang = zh
| logo= Marco Polo Ortigas Manila Hotel logo.png
| logo_width=150px
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| image = Marco Polo Ortigas Manila.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption =
| status = complete
| address =
| location = Ortigas Center, Pasig, Philippines
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| coordinates = {{coord|14|35|14.9|N|121|03|48.3|E|display=inline,title}}
| cost = {{Philippine peso|3 billion}}
| start_date = October 2010
| completion_date =
| opening_date = {{start date and age|2014|7|9}}
| closing_date =
| developer =
| architecture_firm = MOHRI, Architect & Associates
| other_designers = GLYPH Design Studio {{small|(interior design)}}
| operator = Marco Polo Hotels
| owner = Xin Tian TI Development Corporation
| number_of_restaurants = 3
| number_of_bars = 1
| number_of_rooms = 316
| number_of_suites =
| floor_area =
| floors = 41
| height = {{convert|180|m|ft|sp=us}}
| parking =
| website = {{URL|http://www.marcopolohotels.com/en/marco_polo/hotels/philippines/manila/marco_polo_manila/index.html|http://www.marcopolohotels.com/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Marco Polo Ortigas Manila ({{zh|c=马尼拉奥迪加斯马哥孛罗酒店|p=Mǎnílā Àodíjiāsī Mǎgē Bèiluō Jiǔdiàn}}) is a hotel 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.{{cite news|last1=de la Pena|first1=Zinnia|title=First SLP to build P3-billion Marco Polo Hotel|url=http://www.philstar.com/business/806702/first-slp-build-p3-billion-marco-polo-hotel|accessdate=11 August 2016|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=15 May 2012}}
The groundbreaking ceremony was held on December 10, 2010.{{cite news|title=Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for the Marco Polo Ortigas, Manila|url=http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4049437.html|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=Hospitality Net|date=10 December 2010}} The cost of the hotel project was {{Philippine peso|3 billion}}. President Benigno Aquino III opened the Marco Polo Ortigas Manila on July 9, 2014.{{cite news|title=Marco Polo Ortigas Manila Grand Launch|url=https://rtvm.gov.ph/voyage-the-marco-polo-ortigas-manila-grand-launch-affair-2/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816182841/http://rtvm.gov.ph/main/?p=22907|archive-date=16 August 2016|work=Presidential Broadcast Staff - Radio Television Malacañang |publisher=|date=9 July 2014}}
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.{{cite news|last1=Prieto-Valdes|first1=Tessa|title=One of the world's best Marco Polos opens|url=http://business.inquirer.net/168211/one-of-the-worlds-best-marco-polos-opens|accessdate=11 August 2016|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer}} The building is {{convert|180|m|ft|sp=us}} high, with 41 stories.{{cite web|title=Marco Polo Hotel|url=http://www.emporis.com/buildings/1198080/marco-polo-hotel-pasig-philippines|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821034115/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/1198080/marco-polo-hotel-pasig-philippines|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 21, 2016|website=Emporis|accessdate=11 August 2016}}
Features
The hotel has 316 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.{{cite web|title=Marco Polo Ortigas Manila - Overview|url=http://www.marcopolohotels.com/en/marco_polo/hotels/philippines/manila/marco_polo_manila/index.html|publisher=Marco Polo Hotels|accessdate=11 August 2016}}
The hotel's rooms and amenities are situated on the top 20 of its 41 floors, leading to the claim that it is the first "sky hotel".{{cite news|last1=Gacuma|first1=Gil Jr.|title=Discovering the Marco Polo Ortigas|url=http://www.philstar.com/travel-and-tourism/2015/04/26/1447820/discovering-marco-polo-ortigas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510130234/http://www.philstar.com/travel-and-tourism/2015/04/26/1447820/discovering-marco-polo-ortigas|archive-date=10 May 2017|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=26 April 2015}}
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.{{cite news|title=Marco Polo Ortigas gets 5-star status, Discovery Primea gives away gadgets|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/lifestyle/hotel-news-marco-polo-ortigas-gets-5-star-status-discovery-primea-gives-away-gadgets|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=InterAksyon.com|date=23 July 2016}}{{cite news|title=Marco Polo Ortigas Manila bags 2016 Best Guest Experience Award|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/lifestyle/marco-polo-ortigas-manila-bags-2016-best-guest-experience-award|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=InterAksyon.com|date=27 April 2016}}
References
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Category:Hotels in Metro Manila
Category:Buildings and structures in Pasig
Category:Hotel buildings completed in 2014
Category:Hotels established in 2014