LOCATION: Set among tropical gardens beside the bay, The Westin Philippine Plaza artfully combines the best features of a business hotel and resort. It is conventiently located adjacent to the Philippine International Convention Center, 20 minutes from Ninoy Aquino International Airport, and just minutes from downtown Manila.

ACCOMMODATION: The Westin Philippine Plaza artfully combines the best features of a business hotel and resort in its 609 thoughtfully appointed guest rooms and luxury suites. Each offers color TV with cable, refrigerated refreshment center and international direct-dial telephone with fax modem and bathroom extension.

RECREATION Health club/Fitness center; open daily 6 A.M.- 10 P.M. Golf course nearby; driving range and 18-hole putting green on property Spa Outdoor swimming pool Beauty salon/Barbershop • Tennis courts

HOTEL FACILITIES: Imagine being treated to world-class pampering from a friendly, effecient staff. Imagine having all the hotel's services available to you at the touch of a single button, with Service Express. Imagine all this right within twelve acres of tropical parkland at the heart of Manila's scenic Bay Area. Imagine no more, as we welcome you to The Westin Philippine Plaza -- Manila's premier business and convention hotel within a resort. Just like the spectacle that graces the hotel at sundown, there's nothing like it.

For rest and relaxation there is the lagoon-shaped outdoor swimming pool and the Westin Sports Club equipped with gym and aerobics facilities, sauna, steam and massage. The hotel also provides a Golf Aqua range, an 18-hole putting green and floodlit tennis courts. Imagine prime resort facilities -- four floodlit tennis courts, an 18-hole putting green, a 10-slot golf driving range by Manila Bay, a complete Fitness Club, and a magnificent lagoon-shaped pool -- by the setting of arguably the world's most spectacular sunset.

RESTAURANT: The hotel has five restaurants: China Sea features innovative seafood dishes, Alfiere serves freshly baked pizzas and homemade pastas, Cafe Plaza is a 24-hour delicatessen offering freshly baked breads and pastries, Sunset Bar provides cocktails and light snacks; al fresco dining is the mood at the Poolside Barbecue, which offers a wide selection of grilled seafood and meat and the Treasure Island by the poolside for refreshments and snacks.

A 3-in-1-entertainment complex called the Siete Picados is a sports bar with live bands, a disco and private karaoke rooms.