Established in 1948, Apo View Hotel started as a modest 15-room lodging facility with a restaurant, providing Davao visitors a convenient place to stay. With the hotel’s unique kind of homey ambiance, it’s popularity grew extensively. From it’s modest beginnings, the Apo View became a first-class hotel. In 1978, in spite of the growing civil unrest in the City during the 70s, the hotel underwent a major development and expanded to a 100-guest room establishment. Tragedy struck in 1988 when the iconic hotel was hit by fire, forcing the management to close its doors. Painstaking efforts by the City and the hotel owners were undertaken to bring back the allure of Apo View. The hotel was renovated and 46 rooms were added.

In 2014, under a new management, the hotel facility was further upgraded. Since the hotel was relaunched in October 2017, Apo View Hotel has about 183 guest rooms.