{"id":53443,"date":"2020-02-21T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T02:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=53443"},"modified":"2020-02-20T13:24:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T05:24:12","slug":"15-philippine-properties-land-in-forbes-travel-guide-2020-star-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2020\/02\/21\/15-philippine-properties-land-in-forbes-travel-guide-2020-star-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Philippine Properties Land in Forbes Travel Guide 2020 Star Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With<strong> 15 properties<\/strong> included in the list of winners for the <strong>Forbes Travel Guide 2020 Star Awards<\/strong>, the Philippines is\u00a0definitely on an upward journey in the hospitality industry, besting last year&#8217;s number by two.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Forbes Travel Guide<\/strong> is the only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants, and spas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53465 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/15-Philippine-hotels-included-in-Forbes-Travel-Guide-2020-Star-Awards-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/15-Philippine-hotels-included-in-Forbes-Travel-Guide-2020-Star-Awards-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/15-Philippine-hotels-included-in-Forbes-Travel-Guide-2020-Star-Awards-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/15-Philippine-hotels-included-in-Forbes-Travel-Guide-2020-Star-Awards-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/15-Philippine-hotels-included-in-Forbes-Travel-Guide-2020-Star-Awards.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Its anonymous professional inspectors evaluate based on up to 900 objective standards, with an emphasis on exceptional service, to help discerning travelers select the world\u2019s best luxury experiences. The only way to get a 5 Star, 4 Star, or Recommended rating is by earning it through its independent inspection process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Included in the list of luxury properties with <strong>5 Star ratings<\/strong> are <strong>Marco Polo Ortigas Manila<\/strong>, <strong>Nuwa Manila at City of Dreams<\/strong>, <strong>Nuwa Spa Manila<\/strong>, <strong>Okada Manila<\/strong>, <strong>Sky Tower at Solaire Resort &amp; Casino<\/strong>, and <strong>The Peninsula Manila<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53469\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/5-Star.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/5-Star.png 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/5-Star-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/5-Star-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Marco Polo Ortigas Manila, Sky Tower at Solaire, and Okada Manila<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It&#8217;s worth noting that Marco Polo Ortigas Manila and Sky Tower have both received the 5-star rating for four consecutive years while Okada Manila earned its first rating since opening last 2016. Nuwa Spa Manila is also the first and only spa in the Philippines to be given the highest rating.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2020\/02\/18\/okada-manila-earns-prestigious-5-star-rating-from-forbes-travel-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">Okada Manila Earns Prestigious 5 Star Rating From Forbes Travel Guide<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On the other hand, <strong>Fairmont Makati<\/strong>, <strong>Hyatt Regency Manila<\/strong>, <strong>Nobu Hotel Manila<\/strong>, <strong>Raffles Makati<\/strong>, <strong>The Retreat Spa at Okada Manila<\/strong>, <strong>Shangri-La at the Fort<\/strong>, and <strong>Sofitel Philippine Plaza<\/strong> are all given the <strong>4 Star rating<\/strong>,\u00a0while <strong>Conrad Manila<\/strong> and <strong>Makati Shangri-La<\/strong> are rated as<strong> Recommended<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53470\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/4-star.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/4-star.png 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/4-star-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/4-star-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">(Clockwise) Sofitel\u00a0Philippine Plaza,\u00a0Hyatt Regency Manila,\u00a0Conrad Manila, Makati Shangri-La<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to Forbes Travel Guide&#8217;s website, 107 new 5 Star properties landed on this year&#8217;s list\u2014a record-breaking feat as a result of\u00a0an ambitious expansion. London also kept its distinction as the city with the most 5 Star hotels with a total of 19.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2019\/10\/24\/the-bar-at-the-peninsula-manila-among-forbes-travel-guides-best-hotel-bars\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Bar at The Peninsula Manila Among Forbes Travel Guide\u2019s Best Hotel Bars<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbestravelguide.com\/award-winners\" target=\"_blank\">forbestravelguide.com<\/a>\u00a0to see the full list of winners.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbestravelguide.com\/award-winners\" target=\"_blank\">forbestravelguide.com<br \/>\n<\/a>Images grabbed from websites of mentioned hotels and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbestravelguide.com\/award-winners\" target=\"_blank\">forbestravelguide.com<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 15 properties included in the list of winners for the Forbes Travel Guide 2020 Star Awards, the Philippines is definitely on an upward journey in the hospitality industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":53471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[12640,1435,2919,12638,4717,12661],"class_list":["post-53443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-current-events","tag-5-star-hotels-in-manila","tag-forbes","tag-forbes-travel-guide","tag-forbes-travel-guide-2020-star-awards","tag-hotels-in-manila","tag-spas-in-manila"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/02\/forbes_featured.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53443"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53474,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53443\/revisions\/53474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}