Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino

Hotel and Casino in Cebu City, Philippines
10°19′29″N 123°54′16″E / 10.32472°N 123.90444°E / 10.32472; 123.90444OpeningJanuary 11, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-01-11)OwnerWaterfront Cebu City Casino Hotel, Inc.Technical detailsFloor count17 above ground, 8 below groundOther informationNumber of rooms562Websitewww.waterfronthotels.com.ph

Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino is a four star hotel located in Cebu City, Philippines. The hotel has 561 guestrooms.[1] Hotel function rooms include the Pacific Grand Ballroom, with over 2,000 m2 floor area, ten function rooms, and two pool gardens.

History

Hotel in 2007

The Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino was opened in 1998, in time for the ASEAN Tourism Forum held within the same year[2] although plans for the hotel date back as early as 1993.[3] The Cebu City hotel is the second establishment opened under the Waterfront Hotel & Casino brand with the first being in Mactan Island which opened in 1996.[1]

Facilities

The hotel has a gaming area called Club Waterfront. The Casino Filipino is also in the hotel. It also hosts a 7,000-people capacity Pacific Grand Ballroom, which is the biggest MICE venue in Cebu City.[3]

Notable events

  • 2005 - Southeast Asian Games: Dancesport tournament[2]
  • 2011 - IBF International Featherweight title match between Rey Bautista and Heriberto Ruiz[2] with Bautista clinching the belt.
  • 2012 - Concert venues of Engelbert Humperdinck,[4] Brian McKnight,[5] Dan Hill, Jimi Jamison, and Rex Smith[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Our Company". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Gutierrez, Pauline Joy (March 21, 2018). "Cebu City through the eyes of Waterfront". BusinessMirror. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Chua, Zsarlene (March 23, 2018). "Waterfront Cebu turns 20". BusinessWorld. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Engelbert Humperdinck Live in Manila And Cebu philippineconcerts.com February 15, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012
  5. ^ Brian McKnight Live in Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino Lahug one-cebu.info March 11, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012
  6. ^ Ultimate Love Concert @ Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino Jerminix.com January 23, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012

External links

  • Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino


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