Amigo Terrace Hotel turns 25
Amigo Terrace Hotel at night.“The friendliest hotel with a heart in the throb of the city”, Amigo Terrace Hotel is celebrating its 25th anniversary today with a formal “dinner for a cause”. It will be a cocktail party featuring Richard Poon as the entertainer. An auction will also take place, with no less than Edu Manzano as the host. The items up for grabs were created by local artists as well as other valuable materials collected from certain individuals.
The Foundation
The proceeds of the sale will be donated to the Uygongco Foundation, Inc. It is a non-stock and non-profit organization that is centered on education. At present, it has 400 scholars coming from 10 schools of Guimaras, Capiz and Iloilo City. One school beneficiary is the Fort San Pedro National High School, home of Triby Pan-ay, the tribe that performed for the media and guests during the press conference held in relation to the hotel’s anniversary.
Richard Poon will entertain the guests tonight.The foundation also holds a daily feeding program in five Iloilo City schools. The foundation has also lined up several programs that adhere to its mission of providing opportunities, instilling values and building good citizenship. Included in these programs are activities in support of day care workers and early child care and development, support on non-formal education (alternative learning system), sponsorship of trainings for school heads and teachers, assistance for school facilities development such as library and classroom desks, assistance for the production of instructional materials such as textbooks and workbooks, annual jobs fair to match new graduates and unemployed individuals with prospective employers or recruiters, career and industry talks or fora to help the youth explore various career possibilities and more.
The foundation’s slogan is “A better life for the community, a brighter future for our nation.”
Amigo Plaza Mall's atrium.The Hotel
Jeb Bilbao, general manager of Amigo Terrace Hotel, said that they will undergo renovations starting March 2010, in order to give Ilonggos and guests a more modern and improved hotel. “Expect a lot of changes in our rooms and even in our ballroom and facade,” Bilbao said.
At present, the hotel has 100 guest rooms including the suites at the fourth and fifth floors overlooking the city and its environs. The rooms have wall to wall carpet, hot and cold batch with tub on all suite rooms, IDD and NDD telephones, Wi-Fi hot spot, cable TV, individual air conditioning system and coffee & tea making facilities in all deluxe and suite rooms.
La Filipina Business Suite.Some guest services include the swimming pool, news stand, safety deposit box, car rental, ticketing office, barber shop and beauty parlor, valet parking, local tour arrangement, room service and shopping mall.
Indeed, being in Amigo Terrace Hotel has its perks because it is in the heart of the city. Just below it is the Amigo Plaza Mall that is complete with shops that cater to your every whim.
Amigo Terrace Hotel is located at corner Iznart and Delgado Streets, Iloilo City. Its telephone number is (033) 3350908, fax number (033) 3350610, e-mail address is amigoterrace@yahoo.com and website at www.amigoterracehotel-iloilo.com.
Its Manila booking office is at the 12 Floor, Unit E of the Ramon Magsaysay Center, 1680 Roxas Boulevard, corner Dr. Quintos Street, Malate, Manila. The telephone numbers are (02) 5242264 and (02) 5213166 local 171 and 182 and fax number (02) 5243733.
