| Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino | |
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.jpg) The casino hotel in 2024 | |
| 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 / 10.32472; 123.90444 |
| Opening | January 11, 1998; 27 years ago (1998-01-11) |
| 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 | |
Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino is a four star hotel located in Cebu City, Philippines. The hotel has 561 guestrooms. Hotel function rooms include the Pacific Grand Ballroom, with over 2,000 m floor area, ten function rooms, and two pool gardens.
History
The Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino was opened in 1998, in time for the ASEAN Tourism Forum held within the same year although plans for the hotel date back as early as 1993. 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.
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.
Notable events
- 2005 – Southeast Asian Games: Dancesport tournament
- 2011 – IBF International Featherweight title match between Rey Bautista and Heriberto Ruiz with Bautista clinching the belt.
- 2012 – Concerts by Engelbert Humperdinck, Brian McKnight, Dan Hill, Jimi Jamison, and Rex Smith
- 2024 – Visayas leg of the Biniverse concert tour by the Pinoy pop group Bini.
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. 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.
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