1. Makati City
“from Grass to Class”
Prepared by:
Kate S. Magpoc
Nikki Lopena
Angelina M. Balatbat
Majella Marie Miguel
Angela Chalice Santuyo
2. Introduction
The purpose of this unit of study is to give students a
basic understanding of the study of hospitality as an
emerging discipline worthy of rigorous study and to orient
the students to the hospitality industry and the issues
which confront it. This will include introducing students
to the depth and scope of hospitality as a social concept,
with an emphasis on developing a sensitivity to and
understanding of the forces that shape the industry, and
with reference to their own skills and characteristics.
3. City Profile
Makati City is one of the most important cities in the Philippines in
terms of finance and commerce. Situated east of the capital, Manila,
Makati is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro
Manila - The National Capital Region. Makati is often referred to as
the Financial Capital of the Philippines since many companies have
their offices and headquarters in the city. Makati is also home to the
influential Makati Business Club and the Philippine Stock
Exchange. Ayala Avenue, running through the heart of the Central
Business District is often called the Wall Street of the Philippines.
Makati is noted for its highly cosmopolitan culture. Many expatriates
live and work in the city. Makati is also home to many first-class
shopping malls such as Ayala Center and Rockwell Center. The city
also has many of the country's five-star hotels like The Peninsula
Manila, the Mandarin Oriental, the Shangri-la Makati Hotel, New
World Rennaisance Hotel, Intercontinental Hotel Manila, and Dusit
Hotel Nikko.
Makati came from the Tagalog word kati, which means tide. This
primarily refers to the rise and ebb of the tide of the Pasig River on the
city's northern border. The river drains into Manila Bay to the west.
and it was also known as San Pedro Macati during the Spanish era.
Today the city is one of the most modern cities in the country.
However, it faces challenges due to the disparate gap between the new
city in the west, which contains the Central Business District, and the
old city in the east, which is largely poor and where most of the city's
slums are located.
4. Seal of Makati City
The official seal of Makati City depicts a
silhouette of the territory of Makati. At the
bottom is the Pasig River, located on the
northern border of the city. The Guadalupe
Church stands on the river and is the oldest
church in Makati—a reference to Spanish
influence. Behind the church rises the
skyscrapers for which Makati City is well-
known. Behind the skyscrapers are 33 rays
representing the barangays of Makati.
5. Around the northern and eastern borders of Makati
City curl the serpentine length of the Pasig River,
which separates the premier urbanscape from the
adjacent cities of Pasig and Mandaluyong and the
municipality of Pateros. Fort Bonifacio and its
crowded barangays sprawl along the eastern fringes.
Due west is Pasay City, joined at various points to
Makati's major arteries via the South Superhighway,
Gil Puyat and Taft Avenues. Across Epifanio de los
Santos Avenue (EDSA) from the Ayala Center are the
posh villages of Forbes Park and Dasmariñas. The
trend spills over Makati's boundaries all the way
down the South Superhighway towards the newer
subdivisions of Magallanes and Merville Park in
Parañaque, and Ayala Alabang in Muntinlupa.
Villamor Air Base, skirting the highway due
southwest, is the headquarters of the Philippine Air
Force. The city occupies a total land area of 29.9 sq.
kilometers.
Geography
7. The city started out as part of the wide municipality of Santa Ana
de Sapa (part of Manila today) and in the 1600’sbegan to be
developed as a pilgrimage center around the churches of Our
Lady of Guadalupe (now Our Lady of Grace) and of Saints Peter
and Paul in what is today the city proper, built by the friar orders to
attract the faithful, and also as a farming community. It became
independent in 1670 as a full-time municipality, then named San
Pedro de Macati in honor of Saint Peter, its patron. The town was
also from the 18th century onward famous for its pottery industry,
with skilled potters trained by the Jesuit priests making the best
pots for everyday use.
In 1851, Don Jose Bonifacio Roxas (a member of the Ayala
Roxas family) purchased the Jesuit estate of Hacienda de San
Pedro de Macati for 52,800 pesos.then, Makati and it's
development remain close to the Zobel de Ayala family.
9. Lodging
Properties Location
DOT
Standards Comparisons
Customers
review
Peninsula Hotel
Manila
1226 Makati City - Old fashion
elegance with Asian
service culture
-Old world charm
with a contemporary
edge
- Simply pleasurably
Makati Shangri-
La Hotel
Ayala Avenue
corner,Makati
Avenue,Makati
City 1200,Metro
Manila
- Excellent location
- Great facilities
- Charming people
- Great meeting
space
10. Lodging
Properties Location
DOT
Standards Comparisons
Customers
review
Fairmont Hotels
and Resorts
1 Raffles Drive,
Makati Avenue
Makati City
Philippines
- Excellent customer
service
- Room size average
- Decent food
- Complementary
lounge amazing
Dusit Thani
Makati
Epifanio de los
Santos Avenue,
Makati City
1223
-standard of excellent
- professional service
- modern and clean hotel
amenities
- pleasant treat
- Extremely helpful and
cheerful staff
- proximity to shopping area
- Security is tight
New World
Makati Hotel
A. Arnaiz Ave,
Makati City
-Amazing breakfast buffet
- Very comfortable 5 star hotel
with affordable price
- Great location and service
- Good clean hotel
- Excellent and friendly service
