{"id":14077,"date":"2020-03-08T18:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=14077"},"modified":"2020-03-13T17:32:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T09:32:03","slug":"henry-hotel-manila-in-pasay-city-nostalgic-post-war-mansion-turned-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2020\/03\/08\/henry-hotel-manila-in-pasay-city-nostalgic-post-war-mansion-turned-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Henry Hotel Manila in Pasay City: Nostalgic Post-War Mansion Turned Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adorned with worldly and sophisticated ambiance, <strong>The<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Henry Hotel Manila<\/strong> is not your usual boutique tavern in the heart of Manila.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What was once a post-war mansion with adjoining cottages was turned into a warm nostalgic hotel in 2014 that exudes old-world flavor combined with modernism, which redefines a serene hotel experience in the metropolis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Facade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14081\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Facade-1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Facade-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Facade-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Facade-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Facade.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Henry Hotels and Resort\u2019s Innkeeper, <strong>Hanky Lee<\/strong>, described the place as a &#8220;serendipity&#8221; when he first visited the compound. A few years later, he met the compound&#8217;s owner\u00a0asked him if they could do something with some of the houses\u2014thus the creation of the\u00a0grandiose hotel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The modern vintage hotel features five Liberation style houses with 35 unique rooms of four types: Classic Room, Garden Suite, Suite Room, and Owner\u2019s Suite.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Each house is designed with Scala grilles inspired by the Art Deco style and Baldoza tiles prevalent during the 1940s, giving guests the design pulse of the era.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Facade-66.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14080\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Facade-66.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Facade-66.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Facade-66-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Facade-66-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As you enter the property, you will see the driveway that leads to the main house where\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the hotel\u2019s center, restaurant and bar, and the Owner\u2019s Suite are located.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The <strong>Owner&#8217;s Suite<\/strong> is considered as the best room in the hotel given that it has all the special amenities such as the ante-room with a designer couch, vintage patio set, and balcony with a stunning view of the garden and pool.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Owner_s-Suite-26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14078\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Owner_s-Suite-26-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Owner_s-Suite-26-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Owner_s-Suite-26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Owner_s-Suite-26-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Owner_s-Suite-26.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Owner&#8217;s Suite<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Determined to keep the vintage vibe of the hotel, they\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">furnished the rooms with repurposed\u00a0cabinets\u00a0and Ambassador chairs, all reminiscent of the design &amp; furnishings of houses during the mid-century.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Classic-Queen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14082\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Classic-Queen.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Classic-Queen.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Classic-Queen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Classic-Queen-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Classic Queen Room<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apart from the hotel itself, the garden area is one of the hotel\u2019s stellar features which was designed by Ildefonso P. Santos, National Artist for Landscape Architecture. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The garden\u00a0boasts of a carefully-selected plant palette of post-war favorites such as Palmera, Santan, Lantana, and Champaca. It is also the hotel\u2019s outdoor event venue for weddings, celebrations, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Garden_Henry-Hotel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14079\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Garden_Henry-Hotel.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Garden_Henry-Hotel.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Garden_Henry-Hotel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Garden_Henry-Hotel-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Another charm of the hotel is their partner<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0restaurant, <strong>Apartment 1B<\/strong>, which completes your old-world experience at Henry Hotel. With a taste of luxury, indulge in their finest entrees as you enjoy a glass of wine and smooth music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Apartment-1b-22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14085\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Apartment-1b-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Apartment-1b-22.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Apartment-1b-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Apartment-1b-22-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Apartment 1B<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Further, Henry Hotel Manila put up a shop called<strong> The Honest Henry<\/strong> as an ode to the Filipino values, particularly the honesty as people. All items being sold inside the honesty shop are proudly Filipino made. Just make sure to pay whatever item you got honestly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Gifts-and-Graces3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14083\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Gifts-and-Graces3-888x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Gifts-and-Graces3-888x1024.jpg 888w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Gifts-and-Graces3-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/Gifts-and-Graces3-768x886.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>The Honest Henry<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In light of preserving the old world charm of the place and have more guests enjoy the serenity while appreciating the slowness of life amid the bustling metropolis, Henry Hotel Manila\u00a0sustains\u00a0their hip vintage vibe as the charm that keeps them renowned in the industry of\u00a0hospitality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Apart from the Manila branch, The Henry Hotel also has a branch in Cebu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>How to get here<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u2022 From EDSA, drive southbound going to F. B. Harrison St. Upon reaching Gideon Academy, turn right and drive straight until The Henry Hotel Manila.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><b>General information<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>Address: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2680 FB Harrison St., Pasay City<br \/>\n<b>Contact: <\/b>02-8807-8888<br \/>\n<strong>Email:\u00a0<\/strong>reservations.manila@thehenryhotel.com<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Check-in:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 2 pm \/ <\/span><b>Check-out:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">12 pm<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Website: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/manila.thehenryhotel.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">manila.thehenryhotel.com<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><b>Facebook: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/TheHenryHotelManila\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com\/TheHenryHotelManila<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thehenryhotel\/\" target=\"_blank\">instagram.com\/thehenryhotel<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">This first appeared in Philippine Primer Japanese magazine February 2020 issue and English magazine March 2020 issue.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Images courtesy of Henry Hotel Manila<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adorned with worldly and sophisticated ambiance, Henry Hotel Manila is not your usual boutique tavern in the heart of Manila. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2991],"tags":[512,1244,2953,2954,2955],"class_list":["post-14077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-airlines","category-hotels-and-spas-spot-2020","tag-boutique-hotel","tag-hotels-in-manila","tag-henry-hotel-manila","tag-henry-hotel","tag-boutique-hotels-in-manila"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14077"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14177,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14077\/revisions\/14177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}