Kingsford Hotel Manila has elevated its standing in Muslim-friendly hospitality, moving up from a 4-Star to a 5-Star Crescent Rating. The latest recognition reflects the hotel’s ongoing efforts to enhance its services and provide a more comfortable, welcoming, and accommodating stay for Muslim travelers in Manila. The Crescent Rating system is operated by Crescent Rating, the world’s leading authority on Muslim-friendly and halal travel, helping travelers identify hotels and destinations that offer services designed to meet the needs of Muslim guests. For Megaworld Global Hotels & Resorts, the recognition marks an important achievement, with Kingsford Hotel Manila becoming the first MGHR hotel to secure a 5-Star Crescent Rating. The milestone reinforces the hotel group’s efforts to support more inclusive hospitality and cater to the growing Muslim travel market.
“Achieving a 5-Star Crescent Rating is an important milestone for Kingsford Hotel Manila, but more importantly, it reflects our commitment to making Muslim guests feel comfortable, respected, and genuinely welcomed. We want them to experience the warmth of Filipino hospitality while having access to the facilities, dining, and services that allow them to observe their faith with ease throughout their stay.” ~Jorold Montelibano, General Manager of Kingsford Hotel Manila
From Recognition to Everyday Hospitality
The 5-Star Crescent Rating of Kingsford Hotel Manila represents a meaningful step in the property’s continuing efforts to provide a more inclusive and welcoming experience for Muslim travelers. Rather than serving simply as a recognition, the rating reflects how Muslim-friendly hospitality has become part of the hotel’s day-to-day guest experience.
Certified by the Philippine Department of Tourism as a Muslim-Friendly Accommodation Establishment, Kingsford Hotel Manila provides Halal dining through its fully Halal kitchen. The culinary and service teams are trained in Halal food preparation and handling, helping ensure that Muslim guests can dine with greater confidence during their stay.
For prayer and religious observance, the hotel provides a dedicated prayer room, along with Qibla direction and the Qur’an. An in-room prayer set-up may also be arranged upon request, offering guests an additional option for privacy and convenience.
From dining and accommodation to prayer and personal religious practices, these amenities are designed to create a more comfortable and seamless experience for Muslim guests visiting Manila.
This commitment also reflects the Filipino value of hospitality. Like the sampaguita, which is widely associated with Filipino warmth and welcome, Kingsford Hotel Manila seeks to make every guest feel respected, cared for, and genuinely welcomed throughout their stay.
Welcoming Muslim Travelers from the Philippines and Beyond
With the growing number of Muslim travelers visiting the capital, Kingsford Hotel Manila sees an opportunity to serve a wider range of guests coming to Metro Manila for business, leisure, family holidays, government engagements, and group gatherings.
The hotel recorded a 102% increase in Muslim guest arrivals year-on-year, signaling stronger demand for Muslim-friendly accommodations in Metro Manila that take faith-based travel needs into consideration.
Through its expanded Muslim-friendly offerings, Kingsford Hotel Manila aims to become a comfortable and welcoming base for travelers discovering Manila and other parts of the Philippines. By providing services and amenities designed with Muslim guests in mind, the hotel seeks to make their stay more convenient while respecting their religious practices.
Moving forward, Kingsford Hotel Manila continues to strengthen its Muslim-friendly hospitality while staying true to the Filipino tradition of warm, caring, and genuine hospitality, ensuring that every guest feels welcomed throughout their stay.
About Megaworld Global Hotels & Resorts
Megaworld Global Hotels & Resorts (MGHR) is a subsidiary of Megaworld Corporation under the Alliance Global Group Inc. Recognized with a Tourism Excellence Award by the Department of Tourism in 2025, MGHR is the country’s largest homegrown hotel operator, offering Muslim-friendly accommodations and mindful stays across its growing portfolio of 16 hotels, 8 brands, and 12,000 room keys, including those in the pipeline. Experience Filipino hospitality through its signature brand of service, The Sampaguita, across its brands, including Savoy, Belmont, Richmonde, Hotel Lucky Chinatown, Twin Lakes, Kingsford, Grand Westside and Chancellor. Its properties are located in key tourism and business destinations across Metro Manila, Batangas, Boracay, Cebu, and Iloilo. MGHR also manages international brands, including Mercure Mactan Cebu and Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo.
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