Widus’ Clark Marriott to open in the Philippines

South Korea-based Widus International Leisure Inc. will be opening a new hotel, the Clark Marriott, in Clark Freeport in the Philippines next week, according to a GGRAsia report.

A Widus representative said, “The Clark Marriott does not have a casino directly attached to it, but it is connected to the existing Widus Hotel and Casino as part of the integrated resort.”

The new 15-storey hotel will have 260 rooms for guests. The existing casino has 54 gaming tables and 342 slots, with an area of 48,437 square feet. Currently, there are two hotels in the resort. Last June, Widus mentioned that it was in the process of a $500-million expansion. After the Clark Marriott, a fourth tower is to be finished by 2020. In addition, according to GGRAsia, Widus may have a golf course built in the resort, with talks underway with Philippine agency the Bases Conversion and Development Authority.

All in all, beginning with Widus’ first Clark hotel tower in 2008 and casino in 2009, the company will have invested a total of over $1 billion in the resort, once the current expansion is completed.