Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
building in Pasay, Philippines
The Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, formerly known as the Westin Philippine Plaza and Philippine Plaza is a defunct luxury hotel in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines that was under the Sofitel brand by AccorHotels since 2005 and under the Westin brand until 2005.
History
Construction and opening
Originally named the Philippine Plaza, it was built during the martial law era administration of President Ferdinand Marcos.
It was one of twelve luxury hotels rushed to construction using funds drawn from Philippine Government finance institutions at the behest of First Lady Imelda Marcos, with the intention of presenting an impression of luxury to the 2000 delegates who would attend the 1976 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, which would be held in Manila that year, and is considered one of the examples of the Marcos couple's "edifice complex" fondness for the use of construction projects as political propaganda.
It stands on land which was originally part of the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex and is owned by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).
Management and renovation history
The hotel became known as the Westin Philippine Plaza and was managed under the Westin brand until the management contract with Starwood hotels ended in 2005. The Westin Hotel Company made renovations on the hotel in 1994 and July 1995. In 2006, the hotel signed a new management contract with AccorHotels.
The following year, after extensive renovation works worth millions of pesos, the hotel was rebranded as Sofitel Philippine Plaza.
Closure
In May 2024, the hotel management announced that the hotel would close due to safety concerns following 27 fire reports within the year and possible deterioration of the building's water pipes and electrical wiring. Sofitel closed on July 1, 2024 as scheduled.
“Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila” enters the record as building in Pasay, Philippines. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sofitel, Philippine and Plaza can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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