A new boutique hotel in Cagayan de Oro City set for completion in 2012 promises to introduce new industry benchmarks in Northern Mindanao. The project will be part of the 3.7-hectare mixed-use development named Centrio, the first in the area to offer a full range of uses including retail and office in one integrated location.
The boutique hotel project is a joint venture between AyalaLand Hotels and Resorts Corp. (AHRC), a subsidiary of property giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), and Anflo Mangement and Investment Corporation (Anflocor), a leading Mindanao firm with interests in fruit export, real estate, hospitality and financing, among others. The hotel will be the third in a series of boutique hotels to be operated by AHRC and catering to both businessmen and tourists in key underserved markets of the Philippines.
The first boutique hotel will rise in Bonifacio Global City. The second, which is also a joint venture with Anflocor, will rise in Davao City. Both boutique hotels are also expected to open in 2012.
Al Legaspi, vice-president of ALI, disclosed that the 150-room, eight-story structure will be stacked above the three-story Centrio mall, with its main lobby on the fourth level. “The hotel has been designed to offer a stylish and warm hotel experience. At the same time, it will provide easy and convenient access to restaurants, shops, cinemas and other retail outlets.” It will also have function and meeting rooms, an executive lounge, a business center, indoor and al fresco restaurant, a fitness gym and swimming pool. Rchitects, Inc. and C.T. Onglao Architects have been awarded the architectural and interior design contracts, respectively. Both firms have extensive experience in both the local and Asian regional markets.
The hotel and mall complex will likewise be conveniently accessible to an office building that can cater to the unique needs of BPO companies seeking greater presence in Cagayan de Oro City. Tonyboy Floirendo, vice-chairman of Anflocor said, “This key city is considered as the economic gateway to Northern Mindanao, a prime educational center, as well as one of the emerging tourist destinations of the country known for river rafting and other eco-tourism opportunities.”
ALI subsidiaries and units specializing in each of these real estate lines will work together to offer discriminating business travelers, domestic tourists, local residents, overseas Filipinos, upwardly mobile professionals, job seekers and all who reside in the environs the complete and synergistic experiences associated with ALI mixed-use developments in more developed economic hubs such as Cebu Business Park, Bonifacio Global City and Makati Central Business District, the country’s premier business district.
The Cagayan de Oro mixed-use district will begin operations in 2012 shortly after a similar self-contained complex in Davao City named Abreeza begins catering to residents, travelers, businessmen and professionals of Southern Mindanao.
Junie Jalandoni, vice-president and group head of AHRC, states that all three boutique hotels in Bonifacio Global City, Davao and Cagayan de Oro “cater to the new generation of travelers that put a premium on style, location, comfort and good prices in one complete package.”
