The rebuilt Admiral Hotel Manila – MGallery offers great harbour views and a classic car tour of the Philippine capital
- The Admiral Apartments building, erected in Manila in 1939 and partly demolished in 2012, was rebuilt in 2022 as the Admiral Hotel Manila – MGallery
- It offers amazing views of Manila Bay, access to the capital’s historical sites, exciting cocktails and food, and a city tour in a 1950s Buick
A 30-minute drive from Manila airport, the Admiral Hotel Manila – MGallery was built in 1939 by the prominent Araneta family.
Back then, what was known as the Admiral Apartments building was the tallest in the Philippines, in one of the poshest neighbourhoods of the capital. The views across Manila Bay alone attracted the city’s elite.
And then came World War II. During the war and the Japanese occupation, the hotel was used as a headquarters for the Japanese military.
The original structure was demolished in 2012 because of safety concerns, but the hotel was rebuilt on the same spot with the same iconic facade, and reopened under the MGallery brand in 2022.
The soul and legacy of the old Admiral hotel live on: the new building has the same look and aesthetics as the original, and the same eight floors – a decision made to recognise its achievement as having been the tallest building in the country.
