17/11/2023
Property giant Megaworld has officially broken ground for the 12-story Kingsford Hotel Bacolod inside the company’s 34-hectare The Upper East township in Bacolod City.
To be managed and operated by Megaworld Hotels & Resorts and scheduled to open by 2028, the hotel will feature almost 300 rooms, as well as a variety of ‘first-in-Bacolod’ amenities including its own Executive Lounge exclusive to VIP guests.
Leading the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hotel was Lourdes T. Gutierrez-Alfonso, chief operating officer, Megaworld (center). Also shown in the photo were (from left): Engr. Ryan Villacorta, construction manager, Kingsford Hotel Bacolod; Ar. Elbert Ryan Ocampo, construction manager, The Upper East; Engr. Kim Navarrete, construction manager, The Upper East; Cleofe Albiso, managing director, Megaworld Hotels & Resorts; Yvonne Catamco, Ms. Bacolod Masskara 2023 and Ms. Megaworld Hotels & Resorts; Avinash Menon, cluster general manager for Visayas, Megaworld Hotels & Resorts; Christine Yusingco, general manager, Megaworld Lifestyle Malls-Bacolod; Jogie Viceo, township director, The Upper East; and Gilbert Montebon, Jr., junior assistant vice president for sales and marketing, Megaworld Bacolod.
