Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila


caption = Rendering of Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila
year_highest =
year_end =
plural =
location = 30th Street, Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Philippines
coordinates =
use = Hotel
status = Planned
groundbreaking = July 3, 2008
constructed =
est_completion = 2012
opening =
demolished =
destroyed =
antenna_spire =
roof =
top_floor =
floor_count = 66
Basement Floors=
elevator_count =
cost = US$ 250,000,000
floor_area =
architect = Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP; Hirsch Bedner Associates
engineer =
contractor =
developer =
owner = Shangri-la Hotel Asia, Ltd.
management =
references = [ GMA News TV (July 2, 2008) [http://http//www.gmanews.tv/story/104680/Arroyo-to-lead-groundbreaking-of-new-250M-Shangri-La-Hotel "Arroyo to lead groundbreaking of new $250M Shangri-La Hotel"] ] Business Mirror (July 4, 2008) "Shangri-La’s $250-M hotel to rise at Fort Boni"] Positive News Media Philippines [http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Business_19/6th_Shangri-La_Group_Hotel_A_tribute_to_Arroyo_administration.shtml "6th Shangri-La Group Hotel: A tribute to Arroyo administration"] ]

The Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila is a planned luxury hotel skyscraper located at the Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Philippines. It would be the 6th hotel from the Shangri-la Hotel Asia group to operate in the Philippines [ Shangri-La Hotel website [http://www.shangri-la.com/en "Shangri-La Hotels"] ] .

No announcement yet on the accurate details on the hotel's dimensions, but it is expected that upon its completion, it will become one of the tallest skyscrapers in the Philippines.

The hotel will be at least 66 storeys high with 500 guestrooms and 234 apartments. The size of the hotel’s guestrooms will range from 52 square meters (sq.m.) for a standard room to 260 sq.m. for a “Horizon Club” room, Shangri-La’s exclusive retreat for travelers. The new hotel will also feature over 4,600 sq.m. of meeting and banqueting facilities, including a grand ballroom, junior ballroom, 11 function rooms, a boardroom, business center, individual teleconferencing room and a 350-sq.m. high-end outdoor-event area . Sir Robert Kuok, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts chairman, also announced during the groundbreaking ceremonies that the hotel shall house what will become Manila’s largest ballroom with a floor area of 2,000 square meters .

References

External Links

* [http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=611531 Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila at Skyscrapercity.com Forums]