On the Rise: Okada Manila

Tony Boy Cojuangco, Takihiro Usui, and Steve Wolstenholme

Paranaque’s Entertainment City is gradually taking shape, as another property is set to open along the Manila Bay foreshore by the end of 2016. Okada Manila brings Japanese opulence and hospitality to the country with its 44-hectare complex.

The hotel will feature an iconic design that will house two hotel wings, a premium retail promenade with both exclusive and casual outlets, luxurious and spacious gaming floors, a spa and wellness center, dome nightclub, indoor beach club, and casual and signature dining restaurants. But the most iconic of them all will be the two-hectare dancing fountain in front of the golden building.

The Y-shaped hotel’s golden exterior reinforces one of Okada Manila’s themes, abundance. At the same time, it represents the hue of the famed Manila Bay sunset. The two wings of the hotel—Pearl and Coral—will be connected by two sky bridges and will have 15 floors each, which houses 993 rooms in total.

Once opened, Okada Manila will have 21 self-operated restaurants for casual, buffet, and international dining. Aside from K.O. Dining, which carries signature restaurants by Michelin-starred chefs, there will also be The Sky Casino, Sports Boko and Bar, Yu Lei, Catch Live Seafood, Fujishiro, Museum Café, Enbu, Goryo Korean Barbeque. Imamura, and Ginza Nagaoka.

Rest and relaxation seekers are also welcome to enjoy the world class spa facility in the Pearl Wing. Other health and wellness amenities, meanwhile, will be found in the Coral Wing.

Okada Manila is also poised to become a nightlife hotspot, as it will be opening its 9,000 square metre indoor beach entertainment venue. With a ,aximum capacity of 4,500 guests, the Cove will have 33 cabanas and bungalows equipped with the most luxurious amenities. Making the experience more authentic are the real white-sand beach, lily pads, daybeds, a sunset deck overlooking the bay, a 700 sqaure metre butterfly pool, two expansive stages, and five bars.