GenSan’s pride

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – General Santos City is strategically located within the trading and economic center of SOCSKSARGEN Growth Area (South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos). It provides good trade access to major foreign markets – Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Pacific Islands, Japan, Hongkong, Middle East, Continental Europe and the United States.

The place is teeming with beautiful sights. Businessmen and tourists love the white sand beaches and pristine waters in Sarangani and the waterfalls, lakes, caves, and natural springs of South Cotabato.

First time visitors in Gensan, honestly didn’t know what to expect or what to look forward. After sweeping glance at the sprawling city life, many came to two conclusions that they found were polar opposites from each other, but nevertheless held equal to them: first it has the facilities and properties that is usually associated with modern living, like a spic and span downtown, a modern airport, a fish port, a wharf, several restaurants, thriving hotels. Speaking of hotels, the most spacious and homey is the Family Country Hotel and Convention Center wherein you can experience serenity right in the heart of the booming metropolis. Family Country Hotel and Convention Center, offers a unique environment where the combination of modernity and natural surroundings create an atmosphere of peace. Only 5 minutes from the bustle of the city, the hotel, which has an area of 17,475 square meters, offers a new concept for the meetings, incentive conferences, and convention activities.

Rey Golingan, general manager of The Family Country Homes & Conventions, said: ‘As Gensan continues to host the country’s political, business and social elite, business travelers are demanding new levels of creativity, service and facilities but more importantly, a genuinely new experience within Gensan.’

The national convention community has already previewed the comprehensive facilities at Family Convention; the hotel has been the housed of so many real estate, tourism, political, weddings, baptismal, sports and health conventions. "Our focus will be to continue to attract both international and local business events, whether meetings, conferences or conventions," he beamingly adds.

The hotel boasts over 68 rooms and a conference capacity of a two thousand guests, set in of natural countryside. It is conveniently located, just 20 minutes from the airport, five minutes from downtown area, and just two hours from downtown Davao.

Facilities for the discerning meetings, incentives and exhibition markets will include state-of-the-art facilities and on-site translators. Café Leticia offers the best grilled tuna.

The hotel will also offer unique facilities to both international travelers and residents of Gensan, offering a romantic setting for special occasions. Started as a pension house in the 1980’s, the hotel offers a very competitive and reasonable hotel rates. They offer special discounts to our regular customers, corporate customers and even walk-in customers who will stay for 7 days or more. They have also have competitive and reasonable packages for various functions like conventions/live-in seminars, wedding, birthday, concerts, baptismal Family Country Hotel & Convention Center is located at Mateo Road, Lagao, Gen. Santos City, tel. Nos. 083-5528895 to 97.