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I stayed at the Cebu Parklane in Cebu (near Ayala Mall) for 3 days last week while I was on business.
The room safes are small & cute and look good but they are NOT BOLTED DOWN. Just for fun I picked mine up and carried it across the room.
I guess staff would have a problem removing the safe from the hotel but it would fit in a large wheeled suitcase easily.
I met up with fellow ISG'er redman69 and he was the one who pointed it out to me. It gave us both a bit of a giggle.
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The room safes are small & cute and look good but they are NOT BOLTED DOWN. Just for fun I picked mine up and carried it across the room.
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We both know something small and cute that does like being tied down :D And carried across the room. In fact Hug Monster's chains for his cupboard would have been well received in your hotel room last week LOL
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Speaking of odd things.....where did HM disappear to..(a fertile figment of someone's imagination ??)
Jeers to da Waterfront Hotel Mactan. Had some friends bring over 3 pizzas & a staff member there insisted on a 150p per pizza "corkage" fee. Not wanting to make a stink since 4 girls were waiting I paid but thats a 1st.
With nearly a quarter of this 5000 post thread discussing accommodation, it is deserving of a thread of its own. I am planning a trip to Cebu and it is difficult to sort hotel vs non hotel discussions.
Thnaks Jackson, excellent thread. And thanks to everyone else who supported this idea.
Talking of Cebu hotels, the Radisson however nice is still very expensive on the web sites.
The new Diamond Hotel and Suites is around 4000 pesos net net or less on some sites. I visited this hotel, and is excellent, may stay there if the rates are good and cant get the Elizabeth to drop it rates post soft opening.
The Diamond is located diagonally across the road from the Parklane. More like a boutique place but nice rooms and I was told I would get free wifi.
Well done Jackson, this thread will only serve to improve the Cebu board.
Vitrea did you really count through all the posts to arrive at that conclusion? I think you need to get back to Cebu quickly and spend your free time indulging in more enjoyable pursuits :-)
I have just booked 6 nights in January at one of my old favourites the Montebello. Works out at 3000 per night for two adults and two kids. This is the best hotel in Cebu City (IMHO) if your Filipina needs to bring her kids. It has a massive pool, kids pool, small lake which the kids can fish in and lots of lawned secure gardens in which they can run around and play, in complete safety and it is also very gf.
I will then be heading off to CDO for 5 nights and then returning to Cebu for a couple of days and then out to Bohol. I plan to stay at the Marriot on my return to Cebu from CDO as it is nice to splash out on a bit of luxury now and again. They were doing a special on line rate last time I was in Cebu (about $110 I seem to remember) anyone know if there are any deals to be had for January. I will be arriving after the Sinolug festival is over.............M
[QUOTE=Mortman]Well done Jackson, this thread will only serve to improve the Cebu board.
Vitrea did you really count through all the posts to arrive at that conclusion? I think you need to get back to Cebu quickly and spend your free time indulging in more enjoyable pursuits :-)
I have just booked 6 nights in January at one of my old favourites the Montebello. Works out at 3000 per night for two adults and two kids. This is the best hotel in Cebu City (IMHO) if your Filipina needs to bring her kids. It has a massive pool, kids pool, small lake which the kids can fish in and lots of lawned secure gardens in which they can run around and play, in complete safety and it is also very gf.
I will then be heading off to CDO for 5 nights and then returning to Cebu for a couple of days and then out to Bohol. I plan to stay at the Marriot on my return to Cebu from CDO as it is nice to splash out on a bit of luxury now and again. They were doing a special on line rate last time I was in Cebu (about $110 I seem to remember) anyone know if there are any deals to be had for January. I will be arriving after the Sinolug festival is over.............M[/QUOTE]
Ha..ha. I saw that the last post was numbered # 4980 so that was easy. I will look at the Marriott as well. Earning some points in these major hotel chains is always a plus for me.
During the last three weeks I have been trying to get a price quote from the Marriott for my next stay there. They still haven't decided on next year's rates.
[QUOTE=David_33]During the last three weeks I have been trying to get a price quote from the Marriott for my next stay there. They still haven't decided on next year's rates.[/QUOTE]Seems they change month by month but over the last 2 yrs steady increase. If you are not gold or higher w/Marriott thereby accessing executive lounge I thik its over priced. That being said I am at said Marriott now.
[QUOTE=David_33]During the last three weeks I have been trying to get a price quote from the Marriott for my next stay there. They still haven't decided on next year's rates.[/QUOTE]
David, how can you tell if it is this year's rate or next year's rate? They have the rates for January on their website and all the other hotel sites...(just for my information...)
It is coming up around $120 USD/day.
BTW, the photos of Marriott are not that impressive. The pool looks small and the interiors look aged but several members on this forum seem to think it is one of the nicest hotels.
I get a special long stay rate, and evidently they haven´t got those figured out yet. As far as the small pool goes, you´re right...its small. I suggest you just pick some place to stay for the first night and then check out the different options available to you. Maybe you would prefer the new Radisson.
[QUOTE=David_33]I get a special long stay rate, and evidently they haven´t got those figured out yet. As far as the small pool goes, you´re right...its small. I suggest you just pick some place to stay for the first night and then check out the different options available to you. Maybe you would prefer the new Radisson.[/QUOTE]
IMHO the Radisson is expensive. More than Mariott when I last checked but maybe less on the web sites. But still top end.
If price is not an issue fine, but if it is try Mortman's suggestion as has nice pool. I had a wander around when I was last in Cebu, is OK. The PArklane has a reasonable pool also
Stayed in Elisabeth Hotel for 4 nights last week. A new hotel, very clean, and good location next to Ayala. Girlfriendly too, no problems. Only thing was that service sucked. I dropped my laundry on Friday night they said will be ready on Sunday night or Monday morning. I should have tried to find a faster laundry somewhere but was too tired after traveling. What happened that I heard nothing from them until Monday and had to start asking. First they couldnt find my laundry at all, I keep asking and asking, they always said they tell housekeeping and they call me then and they promise to call me later but I hear nothing. Finally they call me that they had brought it to a wrong room and try to find it. I had to leave for Bohol on Tuesday and had to go buy t-shirt and underwear to have somthing clean to wear. Finally they can deliver it at 11 on Tuesday morning 1 hour before I leave. Also the internet sucked big time, some it guy helped me in the room and booted theur modem but no big help, very slow connection, had to disconnect all the time to get it working again because it just got frozen. Breakfast was decent and without 1) service and 2) internet I would recommend this hote 100% now I would look for other options until these things get fixed.
As far as laundry goes, from the Elizabeth if you walk over to the Ayala Entrance past the truck unloading bays and Metro, you will see a laundry to the right about 10 meters. Cheap and get your clothes back within two days.