By Julito G. Rada | Posted on Nov. 08,
2012 at 12:01am |
[ manilastandardtoday.com ]
Filinvest Alabang Inc., a unit of the
Gotianun family’s Filinvest Land Inc., is set to open this month a five-star
hotel which forms part of the four-tower Entrata Urban Complex beside Festival
Supermall in Alabang.
Filinvest Alabang president and chief
executive Josephine Gotianun-Yap said in a press briefing the Crimson Hotel
would have 345 rooms, six meeting rooms, a 564-square meter grand ballroom,
five food and beverage outlets and concierge, a swimming pool, gym, spa and
business center.
Yap said the hotel which was built at
a cost of more than P1 billion would employ between 300 and 400 workers once
full operations began.
“We are very proud of this project and
it is the Manila version of Crimson Hotel in Mactan, Cebu,” she said.
The company said aside from the hotel,
a high-end shopping center at the ground and second floors of Entrata’s first
tower, which offers 400 small office/home office units, would open by the first
quarter of 2013.
The Entrata Shopping Center will have
more than 50 retail outlets, specialty shops, services, wellness centers,
international restaurants and a 4,000-square meter entertainment facility.
She said the mall would complement the
Festival Supermall, which was also being expanded to add 57,000 square meters
of leasable space for retail and dining outlets. Currently, more than 700
retail outlets occupy 135,000 square meters of leasable floor area.
Yap said some 110,000 square meters of
floor area would also be added to the 20-hectare mall, keeping it the largest
lifestyle center in southern Metro Manila.
A River Park featuring al fresco
dining will be built by the living creek. A Water Garden along the River Park
will house an amphitheater for live outdoor concerts.
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