Friday, October 20, 2006 Hotel shuts doors in Dec. to guests not part of summit
Marco Polo Hotel (formerly Cebu Plaza Hotel) is all set for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in December.
Hotel sales manager Arabella Barz told Sun.Star Cebu that the hotel is not accepting bookings anymore, except for delegates to the summit, for Dec. 1 to 15, as instructed by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
“All the hotels in Cebu, including Marco Polo, will be used exclusively by the delegates of the Asean for security reasons. No other guests could use the rooms and other facilities during the entire period,” she said.
She said Marco Polo Hotel expects delegates to start arriving Dec. 4.
Marco Polo Plaza Hotel opened last Oct. 6 its Continental Club, located at the topmost floor of the hotel.
The Continental Club is designed to cater to the various needs of executive guests of the hotel, said Marco Polo Plaza public relations manager Carlo Borromeo.
Conceptualized as a hotel within a hotel, the club features 101 guest rooms and suites.
Marco Polo Plaza, owned by Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co., is being managed by international Hong Kong-based hotel group Marco Polo.
