Davao City just magnified its hospitality sector with the recent opening of Acacia Hotel Davao at one of the city’s busiest spots.
The hotel opened its doors to the Davaoeños last November 22 and is now ready to offer its unique brand of hospitality through its “simply heartfelt” service. It boasts of 260 striking guestrooms that usher in a feeling of home, nine spacious event spaces for milestones, business meetings or social celebrations, Venado pool bar and Waling-waling café, menu of native delicacies and the Acacia fit and pool to promote wellness.
Acacia has always set its eyes on expansion and with Acacia Hotel Manila as a stronghold, Acacia Hotel Bacolod stands firm, achieving amazing feats, paved the way for the opening of Acacia Hotel Davao.
“Our tourism industry in the country has been flourishing in the last few years, with Davao City as one of the favorite destinations. Filipinos that we are, we want to welcome our visitors with great hospitality which we promise to provide our guests in Acacia Hotel. Apart from the 260 guest rooms, it is capable to host functions and events from one to one thousand. It even has an amphitheater,” said Lucio Co, hotel owner and chairman of Puregold Group of Companies and who also led the ribbon-snipping.
There is no doubt that amazing customer service always win lifelong customers and this is what newly-inaugurated Acacia Hotel Davao promises to its guests.
According to Co, although, he is a sari-sari store owner and not a hotelier, he knows when one gets the best service and accommodation in a hotel.
“Once again I remind you that I am not a hotelier but our Acacia lives and breathes Filipino values of hospitality, superb service and love of making guests happy,” Co said.
What is admirable with Acacia Hotel Davao is 99 percent of its partners are locals from the busboy to the resident manager.
“They will breathe life into Acacia Davao City. Iba ang culture at training ninyo dito sa Davao. The skills, the willingness to learn, the sense of malasakit and going the extra mile – our colleagues here in Davao City have exhibited these qualities in abundance,” Co added.
Genevieve “Bing” Burgos, resident manager also delivered her message saying this milestone has made their team closer and created a strong bond that is ready to showcase their simply heartfelt service.
“Davao is such an exciting city and it is the right place to be. Acacia is thrilled to make it our new home,” said Burgos.
Co promised he will not stop investing in Davao City. In fact this is not the first time he opened businesses here. The first of the eleven Puregold stores he opened was in Davao in 2015. He also opened an S&R store in 2013 along McArthur Highway.
“Our experience in doing business in Davao City has been delightful – no non-sense, zero red tape, and hassle-free. Complement that with a stable environment and stellar peace and order situation, then it is little wonder why we continue to expand our businesses here,” Co said.
The inauguration was graced by President Rodrigo Duterte, who was the guest of honor and a close friend of Co. Other attendees were Puregold Price Club Inc. vice chair Susan Co, Honeylet Avanceña, and Department of Tourism (COT) Undersecretary Art Boncato, Davao Tourism Association (DATA) president Gatchi Gatchalian, Cosco Prime Holdings Inc president Leonardo Dayao, and Johnny Ang of Kudos Trucking Corp.
The ceremony was followed by a Dragon and Lion Dance performance to bring luck to the property.
The affair was capped with a dinner prepared by Acacia Hotel Davao’s chefs via buffet and grazing table. The Muses Acoustic Band serenaded everyone followed by a colorful Mindanaoan tribal dance performance by the Siningtala Dance Company.
