Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino

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Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino
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Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel and Casino
Location Cebu City, Philippines
Coordinates 10°19′29″N123°54′16″E / 10.32472°N 123.90444°E / 10.32472; 123.90444
OpeningJanuary 11, 1998;26 years ago (1998-01-11)
OwnerWaterfront Cebu City Casino Hotel, Inc.
Technical details
Floor count17 above ground, 8 below ground
Other information
Number of rooms562
Website
www.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.

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History

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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

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References

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  3. 1 2 Chua, Zsarlene (March 23, 2018). "Waterfront Cebu turns 20". BusinessWorld. Archived from the original on 2018-06-10. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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