Makati City Hotels

By Author: Dennis Grogg
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With New World Hotels’ relaunch and aggressive expansion of luxury hotels across Asia, the brand identifies three of 2011’s top hotel trends:

Privacy No More.
In general, Asia’s Gen Y’ers want to see and be seen, causing a change in how communal spaces are designed and experienced. While private dining rooms remain a key component of the restaurant dining experience, younger consumers are more inclined to dine in the restaurant’s public spaces, preferring a more interactive dining experience.

Two Hotel Features Nearing Extinction.
• Safety deposit boxes at registration, as guests have their own safe within their hotel rooms anyway.
• Business centres, as today’s travellers arrive at the hotel prepared with all their office gadgets.

From Concierge to Connoisseur.
With travellers’ growing use of social media to plan their trips, and with instant access to what’s hot and what’s new, concierge services across Asia need to step up their game to keep pace with hotel guests. More than just pointing out the closest convenience store, concierges have to become virtual ...
... connoisseurs of their cities. Need an antiquity adviser? Check. Need to know where to find a private kitchen restaurant in a hutong? Check. How to get a personal tour of the Great Hall of the People? I’ll set it up for you within the hour.

Managed by New World Hotels, the New World Makati City, Manila Hotel is a world-class luxury hotel located directly opposite Greenbelt, the country’s first lifestyle and shopping centre with trendy bars and restaurants, posh boutiques, a lush tropical park and a modern museum in the heart of the Makati financial and commercial district. One of the best hotels in Makati City, this 598-room property features executive floor accommodation; sophisticated dining; an extensive fitness centre with an outdoor swimming pool, gym and sauna; and 2,000 square meters of dynamic function space for meetings and conferences.