Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino
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.
| Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino | |
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 The casino hotel in 2007 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Hotel and Casino |
| Location | Cebu City, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 10°19′29″N 123°54′16″E |
| Opening | January 1998 |
| Owner | Waterfront Cebu City Casino Hotel, Inc. |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 17 above ground, 8 below ground |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 562 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
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 clenching the belt.
- 2012 - Concert venues of Engelbert Humperdinck,[4] Brian McKnight,[5] Dan Hill, Jimi Jamison, and Rex Smith[6]
References
- "Our Company". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
- Gutierrez, Pauline Joy (March 21, 2018). "Cebu City through the eyes of Waterfront". BusinessMirror. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- Chua, Zsarlene (March 23, 2018). "Waterfront Cebu turns 20". BusinessWorld. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- Engelbert Humperdinck Live in Manila And Cebu philippineconcerts.com February 15, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012
- Brian McKnight Live in Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino Lahug one-cebu.info March 11, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012
- Ultimate Love Concert @ Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino Jerminix.com January 23, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012