Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino
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| Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Hotel and Casino |
| Location | Cebu City, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 10°19′29″N 123°54′16″E / 10.32472°N 123.90444°E |
| Opening | January 11, 1998 |
| Owner | Waterfront Cebu City Casino Hotel, Inc. |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 17 above ground, 8 below ground |
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| Number of rooms | 562 |
| Website | |
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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
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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 – Concerts by Engelbert Humperdinck,[4] Brian McKnight,[5] Dan Hill, Jimi Jamison, and Rex Smith[6]
- 2024 – Visayas leg of the Biniverse concert tour by the Pinoy pop group Bini.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Our Company". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
- ^ a b c Gutierrez, Pauline Joy (March 21, 2018). "Cebu City through the eyes of Waterfront". BusinessMirror. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ a b Chua, Zsarlene (March 23, 2018). "Waterfront Cebu turns 20". BusinessWorld. Archived from the original on 2018-06-10. 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. Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ultimate Love Concert @ Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino Jerminix.com January 23, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012. Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Escudero, Christa (2024-07-20). "What makes 'BINIverse' in Cebu extra special?". Rappler. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
External links
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