ASTORIA PLAZA: STYLISH & ELEGANT

ASTORIA PLAZA: STYLISH & ELEGANT

By Arnold Gamboa

Tucked in a strategic area in bustling Ortigas Center is a hotel where elegance and good service abound- Astoria Plaza.  It’s restrained modern elegance sweeps all the way from the lobby, to its coffee shop and function rooms, up to its guest rooms. The lights on the lobby’s double volume ceiling cast a subtle glow on the mirror-like black granite floor that seem to gracefully sway with the grey granite walls. In one corner of the lobby is the “crescenti silla”, an ensemble of chairs, foot stools & side tables from the highly-acclaimed jewelry & furniture designer Ann Pamintuan. On the other side is a duet of “dragnet” chairs by world-renowned Kenneth Cobonpue. A quartet of flower arrangements on the hallway catches the attention of passers - a clever creation using fresh flowers interspersed with indigenous materials and faux fleurs.

Astoria Plaza’s uncluttered & modern interiors provide the perfect setting for some notable collection of furniture & objet d’ arte (e.g. hammered copper lamps, brass pipe “wigwam” vases, vases from the “cocoon” series of Ann Pamintuan, etc), each of which are fine examples of modern design. At the Hampton Room (one of Astoria Plaza’s fashionable function rooms), maverick interior designers Ivy & Cynthia Almario designed a fabulous metal & glass lighting fixture which has seen many dreamy weddings & other social events. It’s nine other function rooms have also been the venue for product launches and conferences

Most of all, Astoria Plaza has become known in the industry for having one of the largest,  if not the largest suites in the country. All of the suites reflect the Almario trademark: modern, elegant, uncluttered, comfortable and very tasteful. It has a living and dining area, a fully functional kitchen and is WiFi ready. Small wonder that the hotel has been the favored “home away from home”  by “balikbayans” as well as some of the country’s leading corporations for their  traveling executives. All these,  coupled with the service rendered by seasoned hoteliers make Astoria Plaza, truly one of the most respected hotels in the country.

For inquiries & reservations, please call Astoria Plaza at tel. no.: 687-1111, ext. 8004. Astoria Plaza is managed with distinction by Genesis Hotels & Resorts.