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[QUOTE=Gogobarlover]Hey, thanks guys for the help! Shucks, too bad I'm not going on this trip as I would like to post more info on Cebu hehe.[/QUOTE]
Oh, by the way, for those of you who stayed at Waterfront and didn't have an in-room safe, I'm assuming you put your valuables in the safety deposit box at the front? Or, do you stash it somewhere in the room? Hehe.
I've been in Cebu three times. Have a couple of GFs and have barfined a few of the bikini bar girls. Not the most experienced guy out there but getting there.
Recently found the "Best BJ in Cebu" without question. She will not quit until you beg her to. LOL. She loves to fuck, gives a good "moaning act", and has a good attitute (no whining). Also a great ass. She's 24, small and smiling.
Her son was recently in the hospital so she needs a little extra money (600p till you finish or die). So, you can PM me and I'll share her cell number. She's a pro, so use a condom.
Sorry, she is not into anal, black or indian. Enjoy photos of the last two sessions. She's going to "suck me into the poor house".
Cheapy
[QUOTE=Gogobarlover]Oh, by the way, for those of you who stayed at Waterfront and didn't have an in-room safe, I'm assuming you put your valuables in the safety deposit box at the front? Or, do you stash it somewhere in the room? Hehe.[/QUOTE]
Why are so many guys so uptight about having in-room safes?
I have a Samsonite hard case with a 4 digit security PIN and I put my surplus cash in there and carry the rest. In all of my travels to around 15 different countries I have NEVER lost anything from out of my case left in the room. Girls have no idea about the combination locks on my bags.
The room safe might lull you into thinking your valuables are safe but I believe it doesn't give the security that you think it does.
Once you lock your safe it signals to anyone who comes into your room when you are not there that the safe now holds something of value.
I conspicuously leave the safe door open so that room maids etc assume I haven't left anything of value around or I would have put it into the safe.
I have never used them after my friend told me of his experience in a 5-star hotel in Hanoi. The code he had inserted when he locked the safe refused to open the door. He called front desk. 5 minutes later a guy in a suit arrived, keyed in some default code and the door popped open. The lock just needed a new battery and even the default code overrode the lo batt.
I expect that more than 1 person in the hotel would know this code. If 2 people know it then we have to assume many others do too. I don't think they are as secure as you might think but I could be wrong.
Maybe someone has a story to tell of losing stuff from a safe?
[QUOTE=Red Kilt]Why are so many guys so uptight about having in-room safes?
I have a Samsonite hard case with a 4 digit security PIN and I put my surplus cash in there and carry the rest. In all of my travels to around 15 different countries I have NEVER lost anything from out of my case left in the room. Girls have no idea about the combination locks on my bags.
The room safe might lull you into thinking your valuables are safe but I believe it doesn't give the security that you think it does.
Once you lock your safe it signals to anyone who comes into your room when you are not there that the safe now holds something of value.
I conspicuously leave the safe door open so that room maids etc assume I haven't left anything of value around or I would have put it into the safe.
I have never used them after my friend told me of his experience in a 5-star hotel in Hanoi. The code he had inserted when he locked the safe refused to open the door. He called front desk. 5 minutes later a guy in a suit arrived, keyed in some default code and the door popped open. The lock just needed a new battery and even the default code overrode the lo batt.
I expect that more than 1 person in the hotel would know this code. If 2 people know it then we have to assume many others do too. I don't think they are as secure as you might think but I could be wrong.
Maybe someone has a story to tell of losing stuff from a safe?[/QUOTE]
I have used safety deposit box in the room as well as at the reception all the time. I never carry more than what I need in local currency. Never had anything stolen or misplaced. True the desk person can open your box with a master key or code.
One time two girls in AC tried to open my locked box. I was little bit drunk. After having very good sex I was worn out and was sleeping till I woke up in the morning They were nice and we had another round and I kicked them out at 10 am. I went to the box to open it to get the money to pay them the tip but could not open because after a few tries with wrong numbers the box locks up. Immediately I asked the girls if they meddled with the safe box. They denied it.
I told them clearly that they did because I could not open with my code and even demonstrated to them. I kicked both of them out without tip telling them all my money is inside and the hotel has to call a expert to open the box. Ofcourse after they left the desk clerk came and opened it with a special key.
for meddling with the safe box I hope they learned their lesson. They lost 500 each on tips.
[quote=red kilt]why are so many guys so uptight about having in-room safes?
i have a samsonite hard case with a 4 digit security pin and i put my surplus cash in there and carry the rest. in all of my travels to around 15 different countries i have never lost anything from out of my case left in the room. girls have no idea about the combination locks on my bags.
the room safe might lull you into thinking your valuables are safe but i believe it doesn't give the security that you think it does.
once you lock your safe it signals to anyone who comes into your room when you are not there that the safe now holds something of value.
i conspicuously leave the safe door open so that room maids etc assume i haven't left anything of value around or i would have put it into the safe.
i have never used them after my friend told me of his experience in a 5-star hotel in hanoi. the code he had inserted when he locked the safe refused to open the door. he called front desk. 5 minutes later a guy in a suit arrived, keyed in some default code and the door popped open. the lock just needed a new battery and even the default code overrode the lo batt.
i expect that more than 1 person in the hotel would know this code. if 2 people know it then we have to assume many others do too. i don't think they are as secure as you might think but i could be wrong.
maybe someone has a story to tell of losing stuff from a safe?[/quote]
i only stay in rooms that have an in-room safe. i was ripped of for a few thousand pesos once about 4 years ago. woke up in the morning to find the lt manila girl gone. my wallet, which i thought i had cleverly hidden under the mattress (on my side of the bed) while the girl was showering, was on the floor in the bathroom. the cash was all gone, as was my driver's license, employer health insurance id card, and several family photos. everything else that was previously in the wallet was rep001tered on the floor. she had sat on the toilet apparently, going thru it and throwing stuff on the floor as she did not want it. she did not leave a single item inside the wallet. she did not take the atm or credit card! interestingly, she had tossed the room. my suitcase was wide open (it had been zipped shut previously), and most of the contents were on the floor. i had a zip-lock plastic bag with pills in it -- multivitamins, decongestant, etc. the bag was empty on the floor, and all the pills were gone. my airline carry-on was also nearly empty, but she missed the compartment with my camera. fortunately there was a safe at the front desk, and i had my passport (thank god!) and some cash stored there. in all my travels, this is the only time i am aware of that anyone has even attempted to mess with my stuff. several times i have left important things laying around the room while i was out (documents, cameras, cash, etc), or more stupidly i left the in-room safe unclosed once, and have never had anything taken by hotel staff (inside the room), including spare coins i left laying out for the cleaning staff hoping they would take them as a tip. ever since, i only stay in hotels with safe in the room. i refuse to visit some provincial towns because they do not have a hotel with an in-room safe.
the front-desk safe, on the other hand, is not necessarily so safe. i find that if it is visible (like at city-state on mabini) to everyone in the lobby, its harder for staff to just waltz into someone's box without him present, as the intrusion could be viewed by anyone, including the client himself if he casually walked by. however, at the citadel on burgos two years ago (where the safes are on a back room behind the front counter), i got a box and put a camera and p10000 (ten fresh p1000 notes) inside of it. a young man let me into the room and watched as i put it inside and i said to him, "one camera and ten thousand pesos". he seemed not to care as i quickly counted the 10 notes. later in the evening when i went to retrieve some of the money from the box, there were only eight p1000 notes. i complained (wondering why the theif had not taken it all), but to no avail. its possible i originally mis-counted, but i had just come from the atm. the young man said to the manager that he could not remember how much money there was. ces't la vie.
regarding the staff knowing the 'secret' code to get into the in-room safe. its true. i was at the diplomat in cebu recently, and my in-room safe would not work at all. the desk sent up a guy who said the batteries were dead. he replaced them, but still could not get it to work. he brought a new one and replaced the old one. before taking the old one, he keyed in a 4-digit code, and it opened. he said that worked on all machines in the hotel, but since the machine was defective, my code would not work. i was suspiscious of this secret code and asked me who else in the hotel knew it. he said just him and two managers. he said that if the night manager was not present and a safe went defective on a customer at night, then one of the managers or he himself would be summoned from his home to come open it and replace it.
rk, i like your idea of the locked case. i think its six-of-one, half-a-dozen of the other. you can get ripped off in any scenario. your case itself could be stolen by a rotten girl while you sleep (or hotel employee while you are out). your cash could be stolen by the front desk employees from the front-desk safe. i prefer the in-room safe because it keeps the girl from stealing your stuff. i'm much more trusting of the hotel cleaning staff than my sleeping partners. rk, is your locked case large enough to hold your laptop?
[QUOTE=Westcoast1]RK, I like your idea of the locked case. I think its six-of-one, half-a-dozen of the other. You can get ripped off in any scenario. Your case itself could be stolen by a rotten girl while you sleep (or hotel employee while you are out). [/QUOTE]
Yeah, the the locked case itself can still be stolen when the girl leaves when your sleeping or, it could be stolen while left in the room. They may not be able to open it right then and there but, can just take the whole case with her and later open it. I doubt you'll want to carry the case with you wherever you go.
It's true the in-room safe is not full proof also but, it does help minimize the chances of something being stolen. Plus, it's not like a girl would easily pickup the entire safe and steal the whole thing with her.
The safes in Diplomat hotel, they have a silver screw cap that can be unscrewed and a tool is then inserted in the hole to I believe reset the code or open the safe door. My in-room safe at diplomat, I wasn't able to lock it because the battery was low. When someone came up to my room to open the safe, he unscrewed the silver screw cap in the middle of the safe just below where you enter your code digits. Then, he inserted some screwdriver tool in it.
[QUOTE=Gogobarlover]Yeah, the the locked case itself can still be stolen when the girl leaves when your sleeping or, it could be stolen while left in the room. They may not be able to open it right then and there but, can just take the whole case with her and later open it. I doubt you'll want to carry the case with you wherever you go.
It's true the in-room safe is not full proof also but, it does help minimize the chances of something being stolen. Plus, it's not like a girl would easily pickup the entire safe and steal the whole thing with her.
The safes in Diplomat hotel, they have a silver screw cap that can be unscrewed and a tool is then inserted in the hole to I believe reset the code or open the safe door. My in-room safe at diplomat, I wasn't able to lock it because the battery was low. When someone came up to my room to open the safe, he unscrewed the silver screw cap in the middle of the safe just below where you enter your code digits. Then, he inserted some screwdriver tool in it.[/QUOTE]
Hehe, this sounds silly, but, if you're worried about the in-room safe being open by someone, then bring a chain and a combination lock and wrap it around the safe as well hehe.
[QUOTE=Westcoast1]
RK, I like your idea of the locked case. I think its six-of-one, half-a-dozen of the other. You can get ripped off in any scenario. Your case itself could be stolen by a rotten girl while you sleep (or hotel employee while you are out). Your cash could be stolen by the front desk employees from the front-desk safe. I prefer the in-room safe because it keeps the girl from stealing your stuff. I'm much more trusting of the hotel cleaning staff than my sleeping partners. RK, is your locked case large enough to hold your laptop?[/QUOTE]
I actually think the simple "rule of thumb" is that the more stars your hotel has, the less likely it is for anything to be stolen.
If you stay in a very cheap hotel then apart from usually being in a rather less salubrious area it is likely that the staff are not well-trained or well-paid either.
Obviously not a hard and fast rule but it seems to have served me as I have never had ANYTHING stolen from inside my room.
WC - I have two locked cases. The one I use for international travel is very large and easily holds a laptop for storage in my room.
I have another, smaller hard locked case that I use for in-Philippines travel. It fits in the overhead locker of the planes. It also holds a laptop (when I unpack my clothes etc.
I think the odds of anyone taking your whole bag are very low, and much lower in 5-star hotels where an important role for security guards is to check on pilfering by hotel staff.
How many guys have ever had their whole bag removed from a hotel? I am sure that it has happened, especially with smaller tote-type sports bags.
I am talking about substantial, hard case, combination locked "Samsonite Oyster" type cases.
Hey D Cups....did you read this?:
[QUOTE=DT Looker]
Third and FINAL (and I warn you use this information at your own peril) is to SING to her. If a girl asks you to sing to her, she might be 'on the edge of falling for you'. Not knowing better, and trying to keep her 'happy'. I sang to her once when she was in a cafe, and another when she was with her family. Didn't think it was crocodile tears when she's breaking down and crying. THIS was what made me think WTF did I do to make her cry? After checking with my friend, this is known as 'Haruna' where the guy sings to the girl his love. At this point, almost ALL GIRLS fall in love with you at this point. Once you've sung to them, Its almost like putting on an engagement ring.
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[QUOTE=Gogobarlover]Hey, anyone stayed at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug
yet? I'm sure someone has already. My friend wants give it a try but, the thing about that hotel is that the in-room safe is only by request. So, it's not a guarantee that you will get a room with an in-room safe. Hotels.com has the Superior room for $65/night. We've been in the hotel and in the Casino but, never stayed at that hotel yet.
Also, when bringing a guest into Waterfront, anyone had issues? Maybe...they ask for the ID?[/QUOTE]I've been essentially living here in the Waterfront Lahug the past three months, with a few short breaks away. Have been here the past six weeks in a row. It is by far the best hotel value I've found in PH. I stayed in the Parklane a few nights for about the same price, and it was much less of a hotel than the Waterfront. The key word is "value". I book a Deluxe King bed room, get one of the best gyms in Cebu, one of the best pools in Cebu, and a fanstastic breakfast buffet for two, all for $64 / night on my long-term rate. I've invited guy friends to breakfast who have eaten $25 worth of food. And I value the gym at $10. $15 / day. So it's a hell of a value overall.
When I first came in July, online promo rate on the hotel's own site was $82, then a week later it was $88, then a week later $90+ for deluxe or superior room (I think deluxe = superior). I've never found a rate cheaper anywhere than on the Waterfront's own site. The standard rooms have shower only, no bath, weak water pressure and lukewarm water, so not up to my standards. All other rooms are fine. The executive suites are really nice: separate bedroom and living area; two flat panel TV's, one full bath and one toilet (powder room). If you've got the bucks, these are really nice rooms.
I haven't had an in room safe here for the past six weeks. I lock my wallet in a softsided bag and leave my laptop in full view of all staff all the time. Without giving it a second thought. You will not get ripped off in this hotel. However, if you can leave things in the deposit boxes in the lobby. Again, you are not going to get ripped off in this hotel.
As far as bringing girls in, ironically, the only girl they ever asked for ID at the front door was my first "girlfriend" here, who is very respectable, an employed professioinal, quite upper middle class. But I was a newbie to this hotel then. Since I'v'e become a regular here they've never asked for ID from any others, and I've had 8. 10 girls here. Actually, there is no checking before 10PM and they are supposed to check ID's of "visitors" after 10PM. But they generally won't check if you walk in arm in arm with the girl. And with me being a regular here the past three months they never check girls' ID's anymore.
This hotel is very monger friendly. The staff know I'm boning different chicks here all the time, and the waitresses in the restaurant show genuine concern for me when I'm eating breakfast or dinner alone. The Western monger guests here tend to be mature / older, well-mannered, sober. I've never seen anyone walking through the lobby shit-faced drunk with a bunch of loud girls acting "slutty".
I always book my room here and in every hotel for two people, so I'm covered for when I bring chicks to stay. And, again, the breakfast here is great, and chicks really enjoy it if they've spent the night.
The hotel has free shuttles to Ayala Mall a few times per day, but it's a $1 / 45P taxi ride and a 10-minute walk.
Take your laundry to Sunny Days & Rainy Days laundry 5 mins walk out the front of the hotel and turn right on Roxas.
Many good restaurants out the back exit: Go to Salinas Drive across from Asia IT Park, and turn left: La Tegola, Chika-An, Golden Cowrie, AA Barbecue all within 5. 6 mins walk and all recommended by me. Sunflower disco is also there, with good live bands and dancing. Not much of a pick up bar, more for taking chicks there.
[QUOTE=Col Law]Maybe not every ones choice but I rate apurada eat as much as you like buffet 169 peso. Bangers and mash yummie where?[/QUOTE]Trip Advisor has ratings for 164 Cebu restaurants.
Spice Fusion (Banilad Town Center and SM Mall branches) is good Asian food, reasonable price.
La Tegola (3. 4 locations) is decent Italian food, Filipino style.
Golden Cowrie (many locations) is good Filipino food.
Chika-an on Salinas Dr is also good Filipino.
AA Barbecue on Salinas is also good.
The Ayala Mall Terraces have dozens of restaurants of many varieties, and there are cheaper places in the Supermarket basement floor in Ayala as well as the 3rd floor near the movie theatre. You can eat in Ayala Mall for 50 Pesos per person. $50 per person. Something for everyone there.
[QUOTE=Gogobarlover]Yeah, the the locked case itself can still be stolen when the girl leaves when your sleeping or, it could be stolen while left in the room. They may not be able to open it right then and there but, can just take the whole case with her and later open it. I doubt you'll want to carry the case with you wherever you go.
It's true the in-room safe is not full proof also but, it does help minimize the chances of something being stolen. Plus, it's not like a girl would easily pickup the entire safe and steal the whole thing with her.
The safes in Diplomat hotel, they have a silver screw cap that can be unscrewed and a tool is then inserted in the hole to I believe reset the code or open the safe door. My in-room safe at diplomat, I wasn't able to lock it because the battery was low. When someone came up to my room to open the safe, he unscrewed the silver screw cap in the middle of the safe just below where you enter your code digits. Then, he inserted some screwdriver tool in it.[/QUOTE]I like this Pacsafe model in a addition to the rm safe. You can lock the strap around a chair arm or any other fixture in the rm. Very well made.
[url]http://www.pacsafe.com/www/index.php?_room=3&_action=detail&id=65[/url]
I love Golden Cowrie! It's a great place, with good food, but not so fancy that you feel uncomfortable.
The pandan chicken, Bicol express, and maha blanca are excellent.
Staying in GV Tower Hotel (best value in Cebu) and doing some of the local talent at 500p a pop. Got to watch for the druggies and use a condom. But it is worth it for local room service by the working girls.
Enjoy Photos
Cheapy
Don't post here often because unfortunately I don't have much to add to the forum. Now then, since there have been several posts regarding restaurants in Cebu, allow me to recommend one I just found. It is called The Ranch. It is on Banilad Road on the right hand side as you are going away from Cebu. Good Steaks, great menu, good service. I recommend highly!!!
[QUOTE=SergeantRay]I love Golden Cowrie! It's a great place, with good food, but not so fancy that you feel uncomfortable.
The pandan chicken, Bicol express, and maha blanca are excellent.[/QUOTE]
rvice.