The Ibis Styles Araneta City (stylized as ibis Styles Araneta City) is a 286-room hotel located in the

Araneta City Araneta City (stylized in all lowercase), formerly and still commonly known as Araneta Center, is a Transit-oriented development, transit oriented, commercial Mixed-use development, mixed-use development in Quezon City, Philippines. Situated i ...

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. The upcoming economy hotel is part of

AccorHotels Accor S.A. is a French multinational hospitality company that owns, manages and franchises hotels, resorts and vacation properties. It is the largest hospitality company in Europe, and the sixth largest hospitality company worldwide. Accor op ...

, and set to be the first hotel under the

Ibis Styles Ibis Styles is a French economy hotel brand focused on in-style stays and owned by Accor. Created in 1980 in Australia with the name All Seasons, the brand was acquired by Accor in 1999 and renamed Ibis Styles in 2011. Ibis Styles manages 476 hot ...

brand in the

History

The plans for the Ibis Styles hotel were laid out as early as 2014, as part of the Gateway Mall 2 complex, an expansion development of Gateway Mall. Following the opening of the

Novotel Manila Araneta City Novotel Manila Araneta City, alternately named Novotel Manila Araneta Center, is a 4-Star Hotel located at the Araneta City in Quezon City, Philippines. The mid-scale, full-service hotel is part of AccorHotels, and the first hotel under the Novote ...

in 2016, Araneta Center Inc. (ACI, Inc.) announced in 2018, that a second hotel would be built at the Araneta Center (now

). The second hotel was touted to be "a lifestyle budget hotel" run by "a popular international brand". Groundbreaking started in August 2017, while the ceremonial groundbreaking for the

Gateway Mall 2 Gateway Mall is a shopping mall located within the Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines. Owned and operated by the Araneta City, Inc. (ACI, Inc.), a subsidiary of the Araneta Group, the mall was completed in 2004 and has of total flo ...

including the adjacent Ibis Styles hotel took place in the same month on the following year, on August 2018. The Ibis Styles hotel, like

is also a hotel brand under

under the

brand , and costed to build, with

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serving as the general contractor, while hiring AMCOM & Company Inc. serving as the general consultant for the projects, along with the New Gateway Mall. On January 20, 2020, the hotel was officially topped off, and is scheduled to begin partial operations in late 2020 with full operations projected by early 2021. However, due to the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the country, the opening of the hotel, along with the adjacent New Gateway Mall was delayed, and the total price of the construction has inflated to . The target date for the completion and opening of the New Gateway Mall complex is expected within the 4th quarter of 2022, while the hotel is set to be completed and opened within early 2023.

Development and Location

The hotel is part of the Gateway Square complex, a prime

mixed-use Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some ...

transit-oriented In urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public transport. It promotes a symbiotic relationship between ...

superblock within the

. The superblock features retail shops, offices, restaurants, leisure amenities, lodging spaces, and entertainment facilities, while having over 3,000 parking spaces upon completion, and is directly connected to other buildings via sky bridges and walk paths. The complex consists of the two Gateway Malls, the Gateway Tower, the Gateway Office Building, the

, the

Smart Araneta Coliseum The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose arena, sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the ...

, and the Araneta Coliseum Parking Garage. The hotel is located adjacent to the Gateway Mall and the upcoming

along General Roxas Avenue, and stands at the north-western corner of the

Araneta Coliseum The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the Big Dom ...

. The hotel is also accessible near malls such

SM Cubao SM Retail Inc. is a private retail holding company based in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a subsidiary of the conglomerate SM Investments Corporation. SM Retail has been a member of the International Association of department stores si ...

, the

Farmers Plaza Farmers Plaza is a shopping mall located at the Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City. Renovated and expanded in 1999 and in 2014, the five-level complex is the first ever commercial condominium in the Philippines, making it one of the oldest comme ...

, and

Ali Mall Ali Mall is a shopping mall at the Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City beside SM Cubao, and is owned by The Araneta City Inc. (ACI, Inc.), a subsidiary of the Araneta Group. The first major shopping mall in the Philippines, the retail area was n ...

, the

New Frontier Theater The New Frontier Theater, known as the Kia Theatre between 2015 and 2018, is a multi-purpose events hall in the Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The theater has a 2,385 seating capacity and is used for a variety of e ...

through the Gateway Link Bridge, the

Manhattan Gardens The Manhattan Gardens, also known as the Manhattan Gardens at Araneta City is a transit-oriented residential development located at the Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City. The project is a joint-venture project between the Araneta Group and the ...

condominiums, the

Araneta City Cyberpark The Araneta City Cyberpark is a office development located in The Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City. The office complex is currently undergoing redevelopment under a new master plan, consisting of five green office towers, retail spaces, and a ...

towers; railway stations such as the MRT 3 Cubao Station on the west, the LRT 2 Cubao Station on the north, and other transport terminals, such as the Araneta City Bus Terminal and the

Araneta City Busport The Araneta City Bus Port (ACBP), also styled Araneta City Busport, is a bus station in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines. The bus station is currently one of two bus terminals in the Araneta City business district that link Metro Manila ...

, the Farmers Plaza

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terminal, and the Araneta Jeepney Terminal.

Architecture

The hotel was designed by

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in collaboration with Sudhakar Thakurdesai, along with the help of local architectural firms Palafox Associates and Aidea. The architecture of the building is similarly designed to the Cyberpark Tower 1, located at the

, which features a asymmetrical facade with a touch of nature-inspired colors, while the hotel's rooms and interior designs will be based from the historical events in the

throughout its 60-year (1960-2020) history.

Features

The Ibis Styles Hotel Araneta City stands at tall, and is directly connected to the

shopping mall through the hotel's first five floors and three underground parking spaces. The hotel has a total floor area of , which includes a total of 286 rooms, and is divided with 22 guestrooms on each floor. Ibis Styles also houses a total of six different function rooms for various meetings and conferences. The hotel will also feature a lobby lounge, an all day dining restaurant and patisserie, and a roof deck swimming pool with a roof deck pool bar, providing guests with a special view of the

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sunset.

References

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