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 Cebu, Philippines travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Cebu, Philippines.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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| L Wagman (1st room) |
21 January 2005 |
Stayed at West Gorordo Hotel Cebu - Cebu, Philippines.
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Cebu is easy getting around in by taxi. Taxi's are plentiful and inexpensive fare. I mostly went to the SM mall and the ayala mall. Visited the Catherdal on the feast of St. Nina. Enjoyed the Ft. San Pedro tour too.
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| A Rimmington |
17 January 2005 |
Stayed at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino - Cebu, Philippines.
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We found Cebu to be a great place for shopping, the taxi drivers were polite and honest. We were in Cebu during the Sinulog Festival. Cebu was very crowded and at times it was almost impossible to get a taxi and even when we did, it took hours to get anywhere, shopping at both Ayala and SM centres was great and good value for money, food is still good value in Cebu, and there is still places where you can get seafood
smorgasboard for p130, exchange rates were good for the Aussie dollar, and some of the best rates were at the currency exchange in the centre of Ayala shopping centre, all in all a wonderful trip.
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| R Trent |
04 January 2005 |
Stayed at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino - Cebu, Philippines.
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We used the Nissan Car rental outfit in hotel lobby to book two driving tours of Cebu which let us see all of the tourist spots. Bring small change as most places visited required a small parking fee of between P5 to P20. Drivers are professional and full of info as well as great assistance in taking pictures for us. To get around Cebu, use taxis. All that we used had working meters and rides to various spots were: Ayala Center: P60; SM Cebu: P110; Fuente Osmena: P115; Airport: under P150.
Get out of the hotel and experience some of the great restaurants Cebu has to offer. We walked about 20 minutes from our hotel and found some unbelievable barbecue spots and Filipino restaurants. If you plan to stay in the hotel, the restaurants are great as well but you do pay "hotel prices".
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| D Shapland |
16 December 2004 |
Stayed at Waterfront Airport Hotel & Casino Mactan - Cebu, Philippines.
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Bohol is worth a visit and if you don't mind friendly riverside basic try the Nuts Huts. Chocolate Hills are worth the trip. Also went to Boracay ...it's a bit in your face commercial but the beaches are huge and not crowded and the Red Coconut Hotel is OK. There is no road only a footpath between the hotels/shops/etc so no traffic except pedestrians and the odd bicycle. You need to fly to this destination and expect to get wet to thigh level as the last leg is by boat.
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| S Wilkes |
03 December 2004 |
Stayed at Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort - Cebu, Philippines.
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I took the Scuba Diving Open Water Certification course and enjoyed it very much. We went Scuba Diving in three different area and it was nice. We went to Bohol and saw the small monkeys, a cave and an hanging bridge. We also went shopping to the SM mall and to the other mall in Cebu.
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| T Jiak lim |
27 November 2004 |
Stayed at West Gorordo Hotel Cebu - Cebu, Philippines.
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10 minutes by taxi to Waterfront City casino - one can visit in T-shirt and shorts. Nice place to spend a few hours there - uncrowded, with live band from 9pm. If you like to dance or enjoy great band performance, visit Slabadu at Mandaue City, just 15 minutes by taxi. Less than 300 pesos for 2 beers inclusive cover charge. Current 7-piece band is Southside - great talent with wide repertoire. For dinner, try Seafood City - just pick fresh uncooked stuff and they cook to your preference. Visit Shoemart for shopping.
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| R Gould |
26 October 2004 |
Stayed at Midtown Hotel, Cebu - Cebu, Philippines.
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Cebu is an interesting city which if one makes the effort can be a good place for seeing local attractions. Places I visited were, the Island in the sky resort, which is about 25km outside the city in the mountains. It is a good place for picnics with great views. Also there are the Tubod springs resort 15 km south of the city which has swimming pools and leisure areas. Also there are some pleasing beaches to go to particularly at the Vista Mar resort on Mactan island.
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| G Stocks |
19 September 2004 |
Stayed at Waterfront Airport Hotel & Casino Mactan - Cebu, Philippines.
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We visited Bohol which was about a one and a half hour boat ride from cebu. And we visited some water falls that was about 4 hour drive from the hotel. Both were very beautiful and well worth the travel to get there. I had a very nice stay and would recommend the hotel to anyone.
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| R Harrison |
01 September 2004 |
Stayed at Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort - Cebu, Philippines.
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If you have the chance to go out to see the nightlife of Cebu, try to stop and eat at a restaurant called "Mr. A's". It is located up a windy road at the top of a hill and offers a spectacular view of the city at night! It even has a disco dance floor for those of you who like to shake it. It is very popular so just ask for directions or take a taxi.
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| D Greenwood |
23 July 2004 |
Stayed at Montebello Villa Hotel - Cebu, Philippines.
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Travel around city very cheap. Recommend visit to the Village, opposite the oddly named Waterfront Hotel, for an enjoyable night dining and being entertained in the Courtyard night club featuring several bands. The guitarists are world class. Ayala Centre the most pleasant part of town, good mall and excellent eating at the Laguna Cafe situated between the Mall and the Marriott Hotel.
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