Seventeen ancestral homes from all over the Philippines have been conserved by their owners and turned into historical spots to be enjoyed by the public.
Esquire magazine listed the 17 heritage houses that have been saved for their historical value and repurposed into hotels, museums, restaurants, and the likes, to be profitable.
- La Casita Mercedes, Makati City
Pre-war residence repurposed into a bed and breakfast - Dycaico Ancestral House, Angeles City, Pampanga
Now the home to Chef Sau’s 25 Seeds Restaurant, a multi-purpose hall with a rural bank and tutorial center - Cafe Apolonio, Bustos, Bulacan
Formerly the Casa Apolonio of the 1850s, the café serves Filipino and Spanish cuisine - Camalig Restaurant, Angeles, Pampanga
Grain depot for 100 years before being repurposed into a restaurant that offers the classic family recipe of Armando’s Pizza - 1335 Mabini, Mabini, Ermita, Manila
Originally the Casa Tesoro vacation house that is now a contemporary art gallery - Casa Vallejo, Upper Session Road, Baguio
1900s Boutique Hotel, one of the oldest, and main tourist attractions with a restaurant, cinematheque, spa, and bookshop - The Henry Hotel, Manila
Formerly a compound of over five houses that used to be the home to a Filipino-Chinese business owner and his family in the 1940s, is now home to a hotel, the Avella Art Gallery, and fashion design house of Jojie Lloren - Limbaga 77, Quezon City
A former 1940s-style home is now a restaurant on Timog - Paradores del Castillo, Taal, Batangas
Spanish-American home built in 1900s now turned to a luxury hotel, bed and breakfast - The Mansion, Silay City, Negros Occidental
The house of Adela Ledesma built in 1920, is now a café and artist space - Cafe 1925, Silay City, Negros Occidental
The city’s heritage bakery, a coffee house that seats around 10 to 20 people - La Planta Hotel, Bais City, Negros Oriental
The former power plant is now converted into a 17-room hotel - Plaza Central Inn and Halaran Plaza Hotel, Roxas City, Capiz
Houses turned into Heritage district hotels - Sans Rival Bistro in Dumaguete
First floor of the ancestral home of Trinidad “Tita Trining” Teves-Sagarbarria, the founder of Sans Rival Cakes and Pastries, who popularized silvanas and sans rival - Claude's Le Cafe de Ville, Davao City
The Oboza Heritage House of 1929 turned into French café - McDonald's, Plaza Rizal, Zamboanga City
The 1928 neo-classic building for the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China now holds branches for McDonald's and Western Union - Hacienda Don Juan, Glan, Sarangani
Barrio house transformed into a restaurant and mini museum