Property developer Megaworld Corp. is preparing to open the Philippines’ largest hotel this year as it bets on the strong recovery of travel and tourism industry.
Megaworld said in a disclosure to the stock exchange Monday it would open before the end of the year the 1,530-room Grand Westside Hotel within the 31-hectare Westside City in Entertainment City in Parañaque City.
“Once it opens, Grand Westside Hotel will become the biggest hotel property in our portfolio and in the entire country to date,” said Megaworld Hotels & Resorts managing director Cleofe Albiso.
It will also be the biggest hotel development in the Philippines in terms of total room keys.
The first tower of Grand Westside Hotel is slated for opening this year, while the second tower will welcome guests by 2024.
Grand Westside Hotel will offer a variety of room types and sizes, ranging from queen suites twin suites and executive suites with up to 48 square meters to twin suites (35 sq. m) and queen suites (37 sq. m.) designed for specially-abled guests.
Grand Westside Hotel will be the 19th hotel property launched by Megaworld and the second homegrown hotel brand to rise inside Westside City.