Subic Sun Development to open $300m casino resort at Freeport Zone in the Philippines by December
Subic Sun Development is on course to open Subic Sun Resort, Convention & Casino on the former US naval base in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in the Philippines in December 2025.
The zone is a special economic hub that hosts thousands of international and local businesses. The resort will feature 500 guest rooms, a state-of-the-art convention center, a luxury casino, and two Accor-brand hotels, Ibis Styles and Mercure, scheduled to open in December 2025.
A ground-breaking took place in March last year with the project costing $300m.
Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, Accor International Group is set to construct a world-class integrated leisure and convention center.
He said: “Accor International Group will operate a world-class integrated leisure and convention center in Subic Bay, which will be the very first integrated resort casino and hotel complex in the freeport. Both the Ibis Styles Subic and Mercure Subic are in the company’s economy and midscale segments, respectively. Ibis Styles Subic is set to open in 2026 and is the first internationally branded hotel in Subic,” he said. Ibis Styles Subic will offer 175 rooms and will feature amenities such as a swimming pool, meeting space, and a gym.
Ibis Styles is an economy hotel brand focused on in-style stays while the Mercure is a French midscale hotel brand, with both brands owned by ACCOR International Group. The Ibis Styles and Mercure Hotels are just part of the initial phase of the project.
Mercure Subic, also set to open in 2026, will offer 250 rooms and be the second internationally branded hotel in the area. It is located adjacent to Ibis Styles Subic.
Puyat added, “A world-class integrated leisure and convention center will be constructed in progressive phases, encompassing a six-hectare property that will feature an integrated resort casino complex and five-star resort hotels.”
He said that aside from the convention center/ exhibition hall, the area will also have duty-free shops, dormitels, carpark, hotel and recreation center, Americana complex, Americana seaside clubhouse, American country club and the New Dragon Restaurant.
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose Aliño added: “We are all excited to see the realization of a magnificent architectural concept, which I am certain will steer the economic growth of the freeport to greater heights.”
Subic Bay is already home to the slots-only Subic Bay Venezia venue owned by the state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation.
