Introducing Tatler Best Philippines: your ultimate guide to excellence in hospitality

For our inaugural hotel awards, we highlight ten of the best hotels in the country, taking hospitality to greater heights with luxurious stays. Selected by our esteemed reviewers and expert jury, our Best-in-Class awards celebrate excellence in distinct categories: Best Boutique Hotel, Best Design, Best Destination Hotel, Best Service, Best Heritage Hotel, Best Wellness Retreat, Best Resort, and Best City Hotel. Additionally, we spotlight the Best New Hotel, and last but not least, the Hotel of the Year for 2025.

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Through the years, Rajo Laurel has established himself as one of Philippine fashion’s most eloquent storytellers. He is a designer who is generous in letting his garments speak for themselves without having to wax poetic. It’s a rare and honest aspect of his work, which repeats in ‘Protea’, his spring-summer 2025 collection under his House of Laurel label. First glances at these pieces offer a glimpse into a corner of the world unravelling in colour, movement, and—in true Rajo fashion—sentiment.  

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Over the past two decades, Pampanga-based Jude Tiotuico has gone from subcontracting furniture to running a furniture company with his business partner, who retired two years ago. After their amicable separation, Tiotuico has moved into a new phase. “This is my chance to show who I am as a designer through the Ultima Collection,” he says.

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For decades, Maria and Diosdado “Dado” Banatao have been synonymous with innovation, philanthropy, and education. While Dado is widely recognised for his pioneering contributions to the semiconductor industry, their most enduring legacy may well be PhilDev, the foundation they established to drive progress in the Philippines through technology, entrepreneurship, and education.

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