Grand Westside Hotel
| Grand Westside Hotel | |
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| General information | |
| Coordinates | 14°31′10″N 120°58′54″E / 14.51956°N 120.98163°E |
| Inaugurated | June 24, 2024 |
| Owner | Megaworld Corporation |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 19 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 1,530 |
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The Grand Westside Hotel is a hotel complex in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. With 1,530 rooms, it is the largest hotel in the Philippines in terms of room count.
History
[edit]Megaworld Corporation announced as early as 2015 that it would be developing Westside City, a township within the Entertainment City in Parañaque[1] The plan includes the construction of two hotels under a homegrown Filipino branding – the Kingsford Hotel and the Grand Westside Hotel. At the time the Grand Westside was only planned to have 685 rooms.[2]
The hotel complex was developed by Megaworld Corporation as its 19th hotel.[3] With 1,530 rooms, it is set to become the largest hotel in the Philippines in terms of room count.[4]
The first tower was set to open in late 2023, while the second tower was projected to be finished in 2024.[5][6]
The hotel was inaugurated on July 22, 2024 with Philippine President Bongbong Marcos among the ceremony's guest.[7][8]
Facilities
[edit]The Grand Westside Hotel consist of two 19-storey buildings which will host a total of 1,530 rooms.[9] Aside from the hotel, the complex will host retail and commercial spaces on its first two levels.[10]
The developers target to fulfill the requirements for a five star rating under the Department of Tourism's National Accommodation Standards once it is fully operational.[11]
Other amenities to be constructed are a Grand Opera House, theaters and gambling facilities which is part of the Westside Resort.[9][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Megaworld to develop P65-B 'Broadway of Asia'". ABS-CBN News. November 2, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Schnabel, Chris (February 27, 2018). "Megaworld to invest P54 billion more in Westside City township". Rappler. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Cordero, Ted (July 24, 2023). "Megaworld to open 1,500-room 'PH's biggest hotel' before end of 2023". GMA News Online. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Austria, Jenniffer (July 24, 2023). "Megaworld to open largest Philippine hotel in 2023". Manila Standard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Gonzales, Iris (July 26, 2023). "Megaworld to open Grand Westside Hotel by yearend". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Rivas, Ralf (July 25, 2023). "Megaworld to open Philippines' biggest hotel in Parañaque City". Rappler. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Cervantes, Filane Mikee (June 23, 2024). "Marcos: Parañaque hotel uplifts PH tourism, economic potentials". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "Megaworld milestone: Kevin Tan thrilled to open the biggest hotel in PH". bilyonaryo.com. April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Sanchez, Angelo (June 29, 2024). "Megaworld unveils PH's biggest hotel development". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Banzuelo, Neil (July 24, 2023). "Megaworld set to open 'biggest' hotel by yearend". BusinessWorld. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Yu, June Spencer (June 3, 2024). "Could the Grand Westside Hotel soon be Megaworld's first 5-star property?". Rappler. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Flores, Helen (June 23, 2024). "Marcos inaugurates Philippines biggest hotel". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
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