Robinsons Place Manila is a large shopping mall located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines. It is the largest Robinsons Mall ever built. Robinsons Place Manila is located beside the University of the Philippines Manila and the Philippine General Hospital, and is built at the site of the former Ateneo de Manila Campus before it moved to Loyola Heights, Quezon City. The first major expansion of the mall happened when it opened its Padre Faura Wing in June 2000. The mall was further expanded in 2006 when the nearby Midtown Hotel was demolished to make way for the construction of its Midtown Wing and the Adriatico Place Residences. It is also known as Robinsons Ermita, Robinsons Manila and Robinsons Place Ermita. Robinsons Place Manila is connected to two high-rise residential condominiums: the 37-storey twin tower Robinsons Place Residences, and the triple tower Adriatico Place Residences.
History
Robinsons Place Manila was built in the 1980s, on the site of the former Ateneo de Manila University Campus and Assumption Convent located beside the University of the Philippines Manila and the Philippine General Hospital. Ateneo transferred to Loyola Heights, Quezon City while the Convent relocated to San Lorenzo Village, Makati. This seven-level shopping complex has 330 local shops, dining outlets, entertainment facilities and service centers. In June 2000, the mall was expanded with the opening of the Padra Faura Wing which contains additional shopping and dining facilities. It is also anchored by the construction of the 37-storey, twin tower residential condominium Robinsons Place Residences. Further demand in the market expanded the mall with the acquisition of the Manila Midtown Hotel and demolishing it to make way for its Midtown Wing, which is also anchored by another residential condominium project the Adriatico Place Residences. This expansion made the mall larger than Robinsons Galleria and therefore the largest Robinsons Mall. It was reported by BusinessWorld in November 2018 that Robinsons Land Corporation plans to renovate Robinsons Place Manila in 2019. The recently renovated Robinsons Department Store Business Center was opened to the public in March 2019. Cinemas 4-7 in the Pedro Gil Wing have completed their renovation works which also includes a newly-refreshed lobby. Cinema 1 is closed as continuation of the renovation works.
Midtown wing was the expansion of the original mall facing Adriatico Street. It was constructed on the adjacent lot located at the former Manila Midtown Hotel which was demolished to make way for this expansion. A lot of high-end shops and boutiques serves as its tenant. The Robinsons Department Store and its Business Center is located here. It is connected to Adriatico Place Residences, a triple tower residential condominium.
