Information about Okada Manila

Okada Manila (Japanese: オカダマニラ, romanized: Okada Manira) is a casino resort and hotel complex located on the Entertainment City gaming strip in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines.

In 2007, with a total construction cost of about 250 billion Yen and spending 7 years, Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada established and managed Okada Manila.

History

Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment was granted a license to operate a casino within the Entertainment City in 2008. In June 2016, the casino complex then named as Manila Bay Resorts was re-branded as Okada Manila.The facility is intended to be used by Okada to compete with casinos in Macau and to position Metro Manila as a regional and international destination. The casino was set to open in November 2016 but the opening was later delayed due to worse-than-expected weather conditions.The casino complex was opened for "preview" on December 21, 2016 and later commenced operations as a casino on December 30, 2016.The Fountain, was officially opened on March 31, 2017 to invited guests. On the next day, the casino opened the attraction to the general public.The operations of the casino was significantly affected by the Enhanced community quarantine in Luzon imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic with 1,000 of its 10,000 staff members retrenched due in June 2020.

Features

Okada Manila occupies an area of 45 hectares (110 acres) of the Entertainment City 26,410.77 square metres (284,283.2 sq ft) allotted to gaming. The hotel building of Okada Manila is composed of the Pearl and Coral Wings with each wing having 15 floors to be connected by two sky bridges. The glass facade of the building has a gold color representing the hue of Manila Bay's sunset, and is one of the casino's key themes. The US$2.4 billion phase one of the casino project includes 993 hotel rooms. More than 3,000 electronic gaming machines and 500 table games were planned to be installed in the casino complex.Included in Okada Manila's amenities are The Retreat Spa, a full-service wellness center that offers luxury spa services; and PLAY, an indoor facility for the learning-oriented entertainment of children and teens. There is also an allotted 8,409 square metres (90,510 sq ft) shopping area within the casino resort.

The Fountain

A large central fountain, dubbed as "The Fountain" is the centerpiece of the casino resort complex spanning 37,464 square meters (403,260 sq ft) and costs US$30 million. The Fountain is dubbed as the largest multicolor dancing fountain in the world.The US$30 million fountain was designed by Los Angeles-based firm, WET Designs who also designed the fountains of the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The design was inspired from the "festive traditions of the Philippines", and the sampaguita (Jasminum sambac). The dancing fountain has 739 water nozzles which includes underwater robots which are proprietary of WET, 2,611 colored lights and 23 speakers.The Fountain at Okada Manila is the largest dancing fountain in the Philippines. Measuring 37,464 square meters (403,260 sq ft), the Okada Manila fountain is slightly smaller than The Dubai Fountain at the Burj Khalifa Lake in the United Arab Emirates.

The Garden

The Garden is a lush open space overlooking Manila bay. It occupies more than 30,000 square meters of manicured greenery and features five reflective ponds covering over 3,000 square meters. The Garden serves as a relaxation area for guests, as well as a venue for celebrations and special events.

Cove Manila

Cove Manila is an indoor beach club during the day and a night club at night.Cove Manila opened to the public on December 15, 2017, with DJ Steve Aoki headlining the event. The venue already hosted an event prior to its opening which was the after-party event for Miss Universe 2016 which was held in January 2017. Miss Earth 2019 was held on October 26, 2019.

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