▁hot els ▁r ushed ▁into ▁construction ▁at ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁Im el da ▁Mar cos ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Ann ual ▁Me et ings ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Mon et ary ▁Fund ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁in ▁Man ila ▁during ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁her ▁husband , ▁President ▁Ferdinand ▁Mar cos . ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Le andro ▁Loc sin ▁of ▁Le andro ▁V . ▁Loc sin ▁& ▁Part ners , ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁named ▁a ▁National ▁Art ist ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁for ▁architecture . ▁ ▁Management ▁and ▁renov ation ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁managed ▁under ▁the ▁West in ▁brand ▁until ▁the ▁management ▁contract ▁with ▁Star wood ▁hot els ▁ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁West in ▁Hotel ▁Company ▁made ▁renov ations ▁on ▁the ▁hotel ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁hotel ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁management ▁contract ▁with ▁Acc or Hot els . ▁▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁after ▁extensive ▁renov ation ▁works ▁worth ▁millions ▁of ▁pes os , ▁the ▁hotel ▁was ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁Sof itel ▁Philipp ine ▁Pla za . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁before ▁the ▁Acc or Hot els ▁group ▁took ▁over ▁ownership ▁from ▁West in , ▁the ▁hotel ▁hosted ▁ 6 7 0 ▁guest ▁rooms . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁hosted ▁ 6 0 9 ▁rooms ▁and ▁ 4 6 ▁su ites . ▁ ▁The