Located on Roxas Boulevard and overlooking Manila Bay, the Coconut Palace is a unique structure built of 100% Philippines materials, of which 70% are derived from coconut.
This building has had a controversial history. It was built by Imelda Marcos for Pope John Paul's visit in 1981. He was reportedly appalled at the cost and extravagance of the building (when there was such poverty in the Philippines), and he refused to stay there.