Pop quiz: When was the last time a luxury hotel opened in Makati? Gosh, that’s a hard one. Seems like the last Makati five-star hotel opened just around the time when I had my wedding reception all of 19 years ago.
The last time Tom Meyer, managing director for the newly opened Raffles and Fairmont Makati hotels, worked in the Philippines, he picked up some Tagalog greetings and the campaign slogan “Erap sa mahirap (Joseph Estrada for the poor).”
For the first time in nearly two decades, the Makati central business district boosted its upscale hotel portfolio with the debut of renowned brands Raffles and Fairmont in the Ayala group’s crown jewel, Ayala Center.
The Philippines is getting its fair share of classy and famous hotel brands, as Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announces the opening of the five-star Fairmont Makati along Makati Avenue, Ayala Center, next Monday, December 3.
