MICROTEL Inns & Suites Philippines will bring Tryp by Wyndham to the country next year, with plans for up to nine more properties under the select-service urban hotel brand.
Jose Mari del Rosario, president and CEO, said the first Tryp by Wyndham will open at the Mall of Asia Complex in Manila in December 2015.
A Microtel spokesperson also told TTG Asia e-Daily that the hotel will likely have more than 150 rooms in four distinct categories: the Tryp room for stylish comfort, the family room with bunk beds and amenities for children, the fitness room with equipment such as a treadmill and workout gear, and the premium room which boasts better amenities and views than the Tryp room.
Discussions are ongoing but restaurants and meeting spaces are also in the pipeline.
The spokesperson said the hotel is targeting Asian tour groups and FITs from the US and Europe, as well as young leisure and business travellers.
Unlike “spartan business hotel” sister brand Microtel, Tryp is more “upscale”, explained del Rosario.
Born in Spain as part of the Meliá Hotels International, Tryp became part of Wyndham Hotel Group in 2010 and is known for its trendy design.
Del Rosario said the group aims to have eight to 10 Tryp hotels within the next three to five years in urban centres such as Metro Manila and Cebu City, as well as mature tourist destinations like Boracay, he said.
