High-end, most luxurious resort to rise in Mactan in 2024

 MINERVA BC NEWMAN

CEBU CITY – Cebu Landmaster Inc. (CLI), the leading developer in the Visayas and Mindanao strengthened its hotel portfolio as it unveiled on July 28 its very first resort development, the Abaca Resort Mactan, worth P2.5 Billion and touted to be one of the most luxurious resort destinations in the world is set to be completed in 2024.

“We have always wanted to contribute towards making Cebu a thriving economic and tourism destination, we are all geared up for the recovery of tourism.  It was very challenging to build this most luxurious resort/hospitality in Cebu.  Abaca Resort Mactan will put Cebu on the radar of this emerging breed of global travelers seeking world-class, authentic and unique holiday experience,” CLI chair and CEO Jose Soberano III said during the virtual unveiling event.

Soberano believes in the Filipino hospitality and this is what Cebu deserves for Abaca to have a resort feel in Mactan, nothing like what the designers have come up to rebrand it to be one of the most-desired resort destinations not only in the Philippines and Asia but in the world.

To design the resort and infuse it with a unique sense of place sought by an emerging breed of high-end travelers, CLI tapped internationally renowned architectural firm Büro Ole Scheeren whose projects won numerous awards globally.

Some of its notable works are CTBUH Urban Habitat Award 2020 Winner DUO in Singapore; the World Building of the Year 2015 The Interlace in Singapore; and MahaNakhon Tower in Bangkok, a mixed-use high-rise development that upends the conventional typology of the skyscraper.

 

  
Abaca Resort Mactan’s design is also locally supported by the Philippines’ leading architectural firm AIDEA.

CLI purchased the property in 2019 and has signed up The Abaca Group to continue operating the hotel and providing luxury experiences tailored for local and global tourists.  

Abaca Resort Mactan is CLI’s first resort development and will feature a timeless Sky Villas concept to serve as the platform for memorable getaways.

The resort will have 125-room all-suite accommodation featuring exclusively panoramic ocean views envisioned to fill the gap for luxury resorts catering to global travelers.   It is a 17-storey- high building on a 4,500 sqm. property formerly occupied by the multi-awarded Abaca Boutique Resort in Punta Engano, Lapu-Lapu City.

Each room will offer the luxury of space that range from 40-50 sqm for the Oceanfront Suites, and up to 105 sqm for the Sky Villas which have its own one-of-a-kind floating infinity pools that are offered in both one- and two-bedrooms accommodations.

Aside from its awe-inspiring architecture, the resort will feature a luxurious infinity pool, an elevated cascading plunge pool, 360-degree roof deck bar, a private beach and panoramic ocean views. These will be enhanced by a gym and spa, kids center and function rooms for events.

Abaca Resort Mactan will also be distinguished by culinary offerings that have won for The Abaca Group a loyal following in highly cosmopolitan Cebu.

 The resort will have three outlets, offering new food and beverage concepts for the resort: a live-fire Asian concept on the main level, a new normal all-day dining format and fantastic banquet facilities that can seat over 200 persons and Abaca restaurant to return with a new home on the impressive rooftop with panoramic views of both the city and the sea.

“As one of the country’s preeminent developers, we are honored that CLI has chosen to partner with us once again through their hospitality arm. Being added to their portfolio of established global brands like Accor, Radisson and Ascott is so inspiring,” Abaca Group’s Founder, Managing Partner and Executive Chef Jason Hyatt said.

With the opening of the new Abaca Resort Mactan in 2024, Cebu Landmasters targets expanding its hotel portfolio to 1,433 rooms by 2025. This is in line with CLI’s strategy to build-up its recurring business contributing 10 percent to the company’s topline.

“We see tourism in the Visayas and Mindanao driving the economy once global mobility is restored,” according to Soberano.

With direct flight connections all over the world, Cebu will be the natural gateway to the Philippines for many travelers seeking to enjoy the country’s world-acclaimed beaches and other attractions. “We will be ready for that boom,” he said. (Photos: Google Images/CLI)