Cluck yeah! World’s biggest chicken hotel fully booked until 2025

Manila: Travellers to the Philippines can now stay in a hotel that's truly for the birds — a six-story, 35-meter-tall building shaped like a chicken.

Nestled in the picturesque highlands of Negros Occidental, this giant clucker isn’t just a quirky roadside attraction; it’s officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the largest chicken-shaped structure on Earth.

Despite the theme, guests won’t be roughing it.

The 15 air-conditioned rooms offer comfort and charm, though you won’t find windows — because who wants to mess with the chicken-feather aesthetic?

Rates start at just under $80 for a family of four, making this bucket-list stay surprisingly affordable.

The mastermind behind this architectural marvel is 70-something Ricardo Cano "Gwapo" Tan, a former politician with a flair for the dramatic.

“I wanted to leave a big legacy in this mortal world,” Tan said, and boy, did he deliver.

Tan dedicated his chicken-shaped masterpiece, aptly named Manok ni Cano (“Cano’s Chicken”), to honour the game fowl industry — a billion-peso enterprise in Negros Occidental.

The province is home to over 2,000 game fowl breeding farms and is a hotspot for "sabong" (cockfighting), a centuries-old Filipino pastime.

“Chickens are calm yet commanding creatures,” Tan mused. And judging by the crowds flocking to his resort, this rooster reigns supreme.

The Campuestohan Highland Resort, where the giant rooster resides, has grown from a humble mountaintop plot into a sprawling playground.

Think wave pools, cafes, restaurants, and hundreds of dinosaur and cartoon statues for the kids.

It’s the ultimate family escape — and yes, the chicken hotel is fully booked through January 2025!

Ready to visit? Start with a domestic flight from Manila to Bacolod-Silay International Airport. From there, the Campuestohan Highland Resort is a scenic 27-km (17-mile) drive through farmland and up a winding hill. The reward? An unforgettable stay inside the world’s quirkiest poultry palace.