BORACAY. – Henann Park Resort, the latest offering of Henann Group of Resorts, recently opened here at Station 2 and is already a favorite among travelers.
The company’s 7th property in Boracay, Henann Park boasts of 232 premium rooms, an expansive pool surrounding the entire resort, and the well-loved Orchard Cafe, which serves Southeast Asian cuisine favorites ranging from Malaysian, Thai, and Singaporean to local Filipino staples.
It also houses a sunken pool bar, a state-of-the-art gym and fitness center, a mini shop, a function room, and rooms with direct pool access.
It’s conveniently situated near the beach, which has public access right beside it with a roughly three-minute walk. Guests may access the beach through D’Mall, which is in close proximity as well.
Henann is under the leadership of its chairman, Dr. Henry Chusuey alongside his sons, group president Alfonso Chusuey and vice president for marketing Karl Chusuey.
The name Henann was derived from the group chairman’s name HENry and wife ANNa. As the biggest home-grown resort group in the country today, Henann prides itself on having an all-Filipino work force showcasing what Filipino hospitality is all about.
“Boracay has always meant the world to us as a family, and our Henann locations are a way for us to share that love with vacationers from the Philippines and all over the world,” Karl Chusuey, in an interview, shared.
“We’re excited about the opening of Henann Park Resort, which is our latest offering to beach enthusiasts who want to stay in a Boracay hotel that’s built a reputation for top-notch accommodations and exceptional service.”
“At Henann Park Resort, you can enjoy the beauty of nature at its finest with crystal waters, and white sand beaches–a truly dreamy escape from the hustle and bustle of the city,” he added.
Henann Group of Resorts has been at the forefront of providing superb accommodations, excellent service, and value for money for over decades.
Born out of his father’s mission to build his own accommodation on the stunning island where his family and friends could enjoy a tranquil getaway, the resort has become synonymous with value for money and a premium beach getaway in the top beach destinations in the country.
Aside from Henann Park Resort, Henann Group of Resorts has six other resorts in Boracay, with a combined room number of 1621.
Boracay Regency, now Henann Regency Resort & Spa, started out with 43 rooms, a swimming pool, a restaurant and 65 employees trained according to international standards.
To date, Henann Regency Resort & Spa has 302 rooms, almost seven times bigger than its original 43 rooms.
With Boracay becoming a more well-known tourist destination here and abroad, it is not surprising that new resorts were being built in the island while the other resorts started upgrading.
So in 2009, the company joined the bandwagon by acquiring its neighboring Korean-owned Hotel Seraph and named it Henann Garden Resort.
Four months after the acquisition, the company opened its third venture in the island, the Henann Lagoon Resort.
Henann Group of Resorts continues to add new members to its growing family. As such, in 2015 the group opened the biggest resort in Bohol with 400 world-class rooms in a 6.5 hectare property in Panglao island along the coast of the famed Alona beach.
Last November 2016 the group opened its first beachfront resort in Station 1, Henann Prime Beach Resort, with a total of 154 rooms.
A year after, the group opened Henann Crystal Sands Resort in Boracay featuring 188 rooms. In the first quarter of 2018, Henann Palm Beach Resort opened with 250 rooms.
“Every single location features world-class rooms and expansive swimming pools. Every craving can be satisfied in the resort’s modern coastal cuisine that offers international signature dishes. Boracay is known for its stunning sunset, long white beach, and unique food establishments which are in close proximity to Henann Park Resort which is in turn centrally located along the main road, station 2. And last but not least, clients can surely count on the staff’s warm hospitality Filipinos are known for,” Chusuey said.
But in 2020, all plans were put to a halt as the world was put in a lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
“Occupancy rate is climbing. Around 70 to 80 percent and it goes up on weekends. Regency (is) still has the highest occupancy rate. But Crystal Sands sets our rates. As you can see, if you check our rates, Crystal Sands is the most expensive. That’s not because it’s more high-end. It’s because there’s more demand there. It has always overtaken Prime. It has a more so guests can play around with it more and you have the Sky pool bill which is unique,” he said.
Before pandemic, Chuseuy said their guests were predominantly Koreans, Chinese, Filipinos.
“USA, yes but more like balikbayans. Then we also have Japanese and Australians. Very diverse pre-pandemic. Now, it’s Filipinos, Koreans, some Taiwanese because it’s still growing as of now, but we don’t have Chinese yet. So we do have a lot of foreign guests, like there’s some Russians coming in, especially for this season since it’s approaching winter in their country. We also have some Chinese but the Chinese are living here (in the Philippines) already.”
Chusuey said they have not yet recoup their losses during the pandemic.
“We’re getting there. Let’s see by 2023.”
He said they completely closed all their properties at the onset of the strict quarantine guidelines set by the government.
“I think a month or two we started opening Regency first. We opened it to Western Visayas because at that time only Western Visayas could travel. So we just opened a few rooms in Regency just to make a little money to survive and we started opening gradually,” Chusuey said.
He quipped that they offered monthly rates during the first few months of the lockdowns,
“We did but of course it’s not a long term solution to it. It’s just for that time. Now we don’t offer that anymore.”
“Just this year, we opened through a lot more. I mean, the policies are less strict. So gaining ground again and then Korea now is coming in. It’s already here. Now, Taiwan is making progress. They’re returning soon, and hopefully for China by 2023. But no assurances.”
Now that the restrictions are slowly lifted, Chuseuy said that they are getting back to their plans.
Currently in Bohol, another 210-room resort opened, Henann Tawala Resort located in the same resort complex of Henann Resort Alona Beach.
At the same time another Henann resort with 240 rooms is currently underway right beside Henann Resort Alona Beach and is expected to open by 2023
The expansion of Henann Group of Resorts will also cover other tourist destination in the country – Coron, Puerto Princessa, Palawan, Siargao and Mactan, Cebu in the future.
And, a luxury-type resort will soon rise in Boracay, a first for Henann, which will offer less than 200, bigger-cut, rooms.
“Henann Group of Resorts has made its mark in the Philippine tourism industry and will continue to do so for decades to come,” Chuseuy said..
