REVENGE shopping and revenge travel are going to be the growth drivers of Araneta City’s Gateway 2 and Ibis Styles Hotel as they gear up for their openings on December 2022 and first half of 2023 respectively.
Lorna Fabian, vice president for leasing of the Araneta group, said the P5-billion Gateway 2 development project covering 190,000 sq.m will have 11 levels of additional choices for shopping, dining, entertainment, and leisure in Araneta City
“Gateway Mall 2 promises to be like no other mall in the world. This is the latest in our ongoing efforts to keep providing more memorable firsts in the City of Firsts,” Fabian said.
Fabian added the Ibis Styles Hotel, the first hotel under the Ibis Styles brand in the Philippines, plans to start operating in 2023. Situated adjacent to the Gateway Mall 2, the P2-billion hotel will be operated by the international hospitality brand AccorHotels, the same company that manages Novotel Manila Araneta City.
Fabian said the completion of the Gateway Mall 2 and Ibis Styles Hotel will have a total of 400,000 sq.m mixed-use Gateway Square superblock which already includes the Gateway Mall, Gateway Office, Gateway Tower, Novotel Manila, the iconic Smart Araneta Coliseum, and the Parking Garage South Building.
Fabian pointed out the completion of Gateway Mall 2 enables Araneta City to offer a broader choice in fashion and accessories, recreation and entertainment, health and wellness, and gadgets and gaming from local and international brands in over 500 outlets. She said Gateway 2 will also offer several dining concepts such as family fare, traditional comfort food, concept restaurants, regional cuisine, and bars and lounges to over 100 dining options.
In all, the Gateway Square will soon boast of a huge complex with two shopping malls, two office towers, two hotels, a parking building, and a coliseum right at the very heart of Metro Manila.
Other mall features of the Gateway Square include a 500-seat iconic church on the roof deck, sensory and culinary gardens, a 3,700 sq.m supermarket, and a 700 sq.m Atrium for various activities and events – all in one establishment that interconnects the MRT and LRT stations and straddles the Big Dome, Gateway offices, the Novotel and ibis Styles hotels, Gateway shopping, and parking facilities.
“These new properties revitalize the integrated Gateway Square—a development that offers opportunities for an experience where you can personalize yourself in a thoroughly modern and contemporary environment,” Fabian explained.
Once the Gateway Mall 2 opens, Fabian said the public can access the historic Smart Araneta Coliseum through doorways located inside the new establishment. With this development, Fabian said Gateway Mall 2 will be the only mall in the country that is directly connected to an indoor arena.
The Gateway Square will be a huge complex with two shopping malls, two office towers, two hotels, a parking building, and a coliseum right at the very heart of Metro Manila.
“These new properties revitalize the integrated Gateway Square—a development that offers opportunities for an experience where you can personalize yourself in a thoroughly modern and contemporary environment,” Fabian said.
Ibis Styles Hotel, the modern, creative, and trendy member of the Ibis brand family, will have almost 300 guest rooms and six function rooms for meetings and conferences. Its roof deck will feature an overhanging swimming pool and a bar that overlook the Metro Manila skyline and the stunning Manila Bay sunset.
Revitalized Gateway Square
With these new developments, Araneta City’s Gateway Square is expected to provide more opportunities for a break from the routine. The superblock will have a total of 18 cinemas with VIP lounges, over 3,000 parking spaces, and convenient links to attractions such as the air-conditioned indoor floating garden The Oasis, the open-air Topiary Park, and the arts sanctuary Gateway Gallery.