City of Dreams Manila
City of Dreams Manila | |
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Location | Entertainment City, Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Address | Aseana Avenue corner Roxas Boulevard |
Opening date |
Soft Opening December 14, 2014 Grand Opening February 2, 2015 |
No. of rooms |
940 HYATT : 365 Nobu Hotel : 321 Crown Towers : 254 |
Total gaming space | 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) |
Signature attractions |
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Notable restaurants |
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Casino type |
Land-Based American-styled casino |
Owner |
Melco Crown Philippines Belle Corporation |
Website | City of Dreams Manila |
City of Dreams Manila (Chinese: 新濠天地 馬尼拉) is a 6.2-hectare (15-acre) luxury integrated resort and casino complex located on the Entertainment City gaming strip at Aseana Avenue and Roxas Boulevard in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines.[1]
It is owned and developed by Melco Crown Philippines, a joint venture between Belle Corporation, a subsidiary of SM Investments Corporation, and Melco Crown Entertainment, listed on the HKSE and NASDAQ. The US$1.3 billion resort complex formerly named Belle Grande Manila had its soft opening on December 14, 2014 and its grand opening on February 2, 2015 with live performances from local and international acts such as Gary Valenciano, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Ne-Yo and Kelly Rowland dubbed as the "Concert of Dreams" to mark its grand launch.[2] City of Dreams Manila is a sister resort to City of Dreams in Macau. It is the second of four billion dollar casinos to rise in Manila's gaming strip after Solaire Resort & Casino which opened in March 2013.[2]
Overview
The resort consists of six hotel towers with 940 rooms, which includes a Nobu Hotel, Crown Towers and a Hyatt Hotel. It has 365 gaming tables, 1,680 slot machines and 1,680 electronic table games.[1][2] A feature of the casino resort is the dome-like structure called Fortune Egg which houses two international nightclubs namely, Chaos and Pangaea, both developed by the group led by “International King of Clubs” Michael Van Cleef Ault.[3] City of Dreams also contains a 60,000-80,000 sq.m. shopping mall called The Shops at The Boulevard.[4] A theme park is also located within the property called DreamPlay built in collaboration with DreamWorks Animation.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Our Business". Melco Crown Philippines. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Manila prepares for City of Dreams opening". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "‘Hottest’ clubs Pangaea, Chaos coming to City of Dreams Manila". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "Belle in casino talks with Aussie, Macau tycoons". Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "City of Dreams Manila brings in DreamWorks 'eduplay' theme park". Travel Trade Gazette Asia. Retrieved 5 January 2015.