Built in 1932 as the ancestral house of Dr. and Mrs. Alejandro Montejo, Hotel Alejandro in Tacloban once stood witness to the turbulence of World War II. During the Japanese occupation and the liberation of Leyte, its rooms were filled not with guests, but with officers and soldiers, strategies and uncertainties. To this day, that sense of history lingers, gracefully preserved in the hotel’s polished wood, framed photos, and timeless air.