Philippine Village Hotel
Former namesMercure Philippine Village Hotel
Hotel chainMercure
General information
StatusDerelict
TypeHotel
Architectural styleBrutalist
LocationNayong Pilipino Park, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Opening1974 (1974)
ClosedMay 2001 (2001-05)
OwnerPhilippine Village Hotels Inc.
Technical details
Floor count14
Floor area36,289 square meters
Lifts/elevators4
Design and construction
Architect(s)Juan Nakpil
Known forFirst airport hotel in the Philippines
Other information
Number of rooms332
Number of suites20
Number of restaurants2
Number of bars2

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.

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

A construction boom of hotels initiated and streamlined by Philippine dictator 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

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

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

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

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

  1. 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.
  2. "AHome of Beauties, Long Abandoned: Here's the Story of the Philippine Village Hotel". Esquire. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. "Abandoned Philippine Village Hotel: How it threatens NAIA operations". Rappler. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. "ABIZ BUZZ: Philippine Village Hotel recovered". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  5. "MIAA takes over Philippine Village Hotel". Manila Times. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

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