Waterfront Hotel allots P60M for renovation of suite units

The Gatchalian-owned Waterfront Cebu City Hotel (WCCH) is setting aside P60 million for the refurbishment of 35 suite units.

WCCH, the flagship property of publicly-listed Waterfront Philippines, said the renovation will be completed by the end of October in time for Cebu’s hosting of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit.

The company is optimistic its new suites will ensure its continued leadership in the lodging and hospitality business in Cebu, especially in the first-class hotel category, as these suites offer innovations in design and comfort that will be introduced for the first time in the city.

Designed by world-renowned Filipino designer Anton Mendoza, the new suites are uniquely modern Filipino, efficient and bear amenities tailored-fit for different guest needs.

The new suites – which will come in three categories: executive, bridal and executive – will all feature furniture designs from the best furniture makers in Cebu, which is famed for world-class furniture designers and manufacturers; as well as designer fabrics and carpets flown in from Italy.

WCCH said the new rooms and suites will be the biggest in terms of floor area in the Cebu City market, with superior rooms measuring up to 40 square meters each, while the executive, bridal and family suites measuring 55, 100 and 130 square meters per unit, respectively. "The size of our suites will definitely ensure total guest comfort" said Karen Mendoza, the hotel’s front office manager.

To add to the luxurious furnishings of the suites, Waterfront also spruced up the amenities of each suite. After conducting extensive marketing research on its clientele’s needs and preferences, the suites’ amenities were tailor-fitted to accommodate each market segments preferences, thereby making the designs efficiently guest-friendly. With the traveling businessman in mind, the hotel operator equipped its executive suites with personal fax machines, flat-screen computers with high-speed broadband Internet access, and premium coffee-making facilities.

The bridal suites on the other hand were furnished with in-room jacuzzis and state-of the art entertainment systems. Newly-wedded couples will also be pleased with the breakfast-in bed and romantic bed-turn-down services offered by the hotel when staying in the bridal suites.

The biggest suite category, the family suites will feature two bedroom units with separate bathrooms and child-friendly amenities. As the hotel targets traveling families, the family suites were furnished with child-entertainment amenities such as play stations; and toddler-friendly amenities such as cribs, baby tubs and sterilizers.

In addition to these personalized amenities, all the suites will feature the hotel’s new "Slumber Splendor Beds" that features goose feather pillows and duvets, guarantying its well-heeled guests good-nights’ rest.

Waterfront Philippines is the country’s largest Filipino-owned and managed first class hotel chain. It is the only hotel chain in the country that has a presence in the key cities of the country. In Manila, it operates the Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino and in Davao it is represented by the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao.

The group operates close to 1,500 rooms, employs 1,500 employees, and has over 41,000 square meters of convention and gaming space. It also houses the country’s largest gaming facilities.