The capital and chief port of the Philippines, on the island of Luzon; pop. 1,599,000
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon
Manila (pronounced ; Maynila|), officially the City of Manila, is the capital of the Philippines and one of the 16 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world with a population of 20 million people.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite
An establishment providing accommodations, meals, and other services for travelers and tourists
A code word representing the letter H, used in radio communication
In French contexts an hotel particulier is an urban "private house" of a grand sort. Whereas an ordinary maison was built as part of a row, sharing party walls with the houses on either side and directly fronting on a street, an hotel particulier was often free-standing, and by the eighteenth
Kuya Jun, Me, and Ida
We visited Kuya when we were staying at the Pope Pius XII Catholic Center. There are two "hotels" at that location, one "good" and one "bad." The bad one had no hot water, and well... at least there was a TV.