Dusit Thani Manila Wins Hotel of the Year Award

Makati, Philippines – April 19, 2012 – Dusit Thani Manila, Dusit International’s flagship property in Manila, won a landslide of 15 awards at the Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards (HAPA) held recently at the Capella Singapore and Meritus Mandarin, Singapore. It was the highest number of awards won among the hotels in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Philippines. The list of awards won includes: Hotel of the Year, Hotel Excellence Award for Philippines, Devarana Spa – Spa of the Year, Service Excellence Hotel Award, General Manager of the Year, Signature Spa Experience – Devarana Spa, Best Front Office, Best Concierge, Signature Luxury Hotel, Signature Business Hotel, Most Exquisite Dining Experience – Western – Tosca Restaurant, Most Authentic Asian Cuisine Restaurant – Benjarong Royal Thai Restaurant, Best Hotel Housekeeping, Most Chic All-Day Dining Restaurant – Basix Restaurant and Most Cosmopolitan bar and Restaurant – Umu Japanese Sake bar & restaurant.

These accomplishments will greatly motivate all of us to continuously exceed our guests’ expectations through the unique synthesis of Thai hospitality and Filipino geniality here at Dusit Thani Manila’, shares Prateek Kumar, Dusit Thani Manila general manager.

The awards were based on mystery audits conducted by a panel of judges over the past six months and included hotels and spas from all over ASEAN.

Aside from the remarkable service and product the guests of Dusit Thani Manila are assured of, the hotel is also greatly known for its location where an outstanding business and leisure centre that addresses the prerequisites of any discerning traveler is also within reach. It is situated in the heart of the premiere financial district, located just 15 minutes away from the Philippines’ major convention centers, 20 minutes from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and just crawling distance to world-class shopping and entertainment centres. Dusit Thani Manila also takes pride in being an active partner of the Department of Tourism (DOT) in promoting the Philippines as an ideal destination for leisure and MICE.

Media Contact:
Danelle Ruth Palang
Senior Manager – PR and New Media
Dusit Thani Manila
Ayala Center
1223 Makati City
Philippines
Tel: +63 2 238 8823 l
Fax: +63 2 238 8800
E-mail: danelle.palang@dusit.com