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[QUOTE=Cheapy]Just another afternoon delight in Cebu City.
Enjoy,
Cheapy[/QUOTE]Really nice pics of the expert bone polishing job (she did not miss one spot). She looks good doing her job as well. How did you get the side view pics. I will be in Cebu (1st time) 11/10 to 11/15 or so for some afternoon bone polishing.
Thanks Again.
I have to agree, I get your point WR, But I do agree with the other poster of all the people in Cebu we know of. You are the chain and lock expert.
And I have pictures to prove it.
See you soon Buddy.
Anybody got advice on best way to get to Moalboal from Cebu City and back?
Looking to do some diving
Air con form sm?
Negotiated taxi?
Bus?
Rent a car?
Should I stay overnight at a place in Moalboal?
Hey HM, after getting so much help from the forum, its seems that the least you can do is let us know which hotel you are talking about. Why is this information so secret?
[QUOTE=David_33]Hey HM, after getting so much help from the forum, its seems that the least you can do is let us know which hotel you are talking about. Why is this information so secret?[/QUOTE]
Tend to agree with you D33.....would like to know rates, as many guys asking over the last few weeks about hotels and also what about the BFs for girls and tips....so much to give but so far zilch except Ace hardware location which is not what a monger needs to know (even I buy my stuff from more specialised web sites :D)
Anyone know if NS Royal Pension and Mango Park have free WIFI.
Two years ago NS had WiFi but you had to buy a Card, about P100 1 hour
[QUOTE=Khun Larry]Anyone know if NS Royal Pension and Mango Park have free WIFI.
Two years ago NS had WiFi but you had to buy a Card, about P100 1 hour[/QUOTE]
Mango Park has intermittent wifi as GL a Gangles found out at time. Think you pay for it as well. A reason for me not to stay there is the unreliability of the wifi
At the risk of interrupting the hardware discussion, here is some info on the Hotel Elizabeth.
Note this is as of Oct. 29, 2010 during the soft opening. Their Grand Opening is Nov. 15. Suites aren't available for another week or two. Regular rooms are currently 2200P which is supposedly half price. The discount rates are supposed to last until Dec.
The lobby is nice. The attached pic is from the hotel's Facebook page. The mix of modern architectural elements and pseudo-classical murals is jarring. The same can be said of the big chandelier. If I were to guess, I'd say they had a competent interior designer and some gauche owners who made their own "contributions" to the design.
There is still occasional hammering and power tools. There are electricians working in the lobby and people doing finish work. If you are concerned about paint fumes and such not, you should give it a few months to air out.
They said they have been fully booked for a couple of nights already this month. They seem to be doing a lot of duplicate record keeping on paper. So in addition to the printed register receipts you get a hand written receipt as well. It really slows things down a lot. I sure hope that changes once the auditors are happy.
They are girl friendly. There are a lot of families but also a half dozen foreign guys with a rotating cast of breakfast companions.
They required a 1000P cash deposit. This was after they apparently ran my credit card for the full amount of my stay in advance. I've stayed in dozens of hotels in Asia - including the Marco Polo and Apo View in Davao and a couple of western chains in Manila - and I don't recall ever having to leave a cash deposit.
It does have a free in room safe and large shower - no tub. Bottled water is free and there is a small refrigerator. There is no minibar stuff in it at the moment. A good feature when you've landed a grabby one. That may change with the grand opening. My refrigerator wasn't cold when I arrived. A little poking around showed that it wasn't completely plugged into the wall socket.
The rate includes a mediocre breakfast buffet. Don't know if that is just during the promo.
I do object to the lack of drawers and general storage space in the room. I'm sure it makes their life easier, but at the level that they aspire to it is rather downscale. Nightstand drawers in particular are very handy for mongering - you can make cameras and condoms and lube and toys appear as required. And I like to have some drawers to stow candy and other gifts so I don't have to rummage through my baggage with my guest watching.
The wifi free, but you get what you pay for. It is unpredictable up on the fifth floor where I am. The lobby isn't great either so I'm not sure where the transceiver is located. One of the foreign guys got them to set up the ethernet port in his room on the third floor, but it took them five days to do it. If you are staying on the third floor look by the phone jack - there might be a live ethernet port.
Service is okay. They need plenty of work. It is hard to get their attention most of the time and they aren't very good about refills and things like that. The bartender can't seem to distinguish between scotch and soda and on the rocks. When I asked for some club soda I got tonic water.
Avoid the triple room (even if you plan on having a threesome). They will put two of the beds together for you but it will be exactly that - two individually dressed beds pushed together with the comforters overlapped. The beds are on wheels so they are guaranteed to slip apart at the most inopportune time. At least the damn headboard doesn't slap the wall like the Apo View.
They don't do any foreign exchange. I guess they will eventually. Right now they send you to Ayala Mall. The business center isn't open yet. You go down to the front desk and they help you as best they can. They haven't worked out international faxes yet. The fitness center is open and still in pristine condition.
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[QUOTE=Kala Chakra]Anybody got advice on best way to get to Moalboal from Cebu City and back?
Looking to do some diving
Air con form sm?
Negotiated taxi?
Bus?
Rent a car?
Should I stay overnight at a place in Moalboal?[/QUOTE]You can take taxi, a bus, or something called a v-hire. Do a search on this forum or even on Google. Plenty of info right at your fingertips and it takes very little effort to find it.
Somebody know about this new agency LOVEČ?
They do some advertising in facebook, they should work in cebu-city.
I want to ask, if it's true, that they can find a girl for every foreigner?
They even guarantee, that they will make me happy and find me a spouse.
Thanks for reply.
Their website is [url]www.Lovequadrat.com[/url]
There should be a new agency in cebu-city.
They make advertising in facebook, that they find the right girl for every foreigner. They even guarantee to find a partner for marriage.
Somebody has already experience?
Thanks
[QUOTE=Khun Larry]Anyone know if NS Royal Pension and Mango Park have free WIFI.
Two years ago NS had WiFi but you had to buy a Card, about P100 1 hour[/QUOTE]
NS Royal, if I remember correctly was around 300 PHP for 24 hours.
[QUOTE=Mattrick]NS Royal, if I remember correctly was around 300 PHP for 24 hours.[/QUOTE]
The Mango Park does have free wifi which reaches into the rooms. its not 100% reliable, but is up maybe 85% of the time. Along with the small roof top pool and good location it is one of the attractions of staying there. however ont leave valuables in the reception safety boxes (I had $400 stolen from there.) and the attitude of the management - which tends to permeate into some of the staff, is very poor.
[QUOTE=Khun Larry]Anyone know if NS Royal Pension and Mango Park have free WIFI.
Two years ago NS had WiFi but you had to buy a Card, about P100 1 hour[/QUOTE]
if you are looking for free wifi on a mid range budge, also consider BBH (Ex Eddies). The wifi is more reliable then MP and the rooms (the delux ones - standard are not so nice) more comfortable and specious and the management is courteous and friendly. Main downside is lack of pool.
[QUOTE=Werner2727]Their website is [url]www.Lovequadrat.com[/url]
There should be a new agency in cebu-city.
They make advertising in facebook, that they find the right girl for every foreigner. They even guarantee to find a partner for marriage.
Somebody has already experience?
Thanks[/QUOTE]
The are charging $4500 for a weeks accommodation in an unspecified hotel, even if its a good hotel this is worth maybe $700, a girl to pick you up at the airport and be your coordinator/assistant for the week, worth maybe $150, then introductions to 5 suitable girls. There are about 10 million single Filipinas all looking for foreign husbands so unless you are some sort of monster finding 5 dates interested to meet a "serious" guy would take a matter of minutes. At worst they could just pay 5 really cute girls $20 each to show up for a date. So you are getting something worth around $1000n and paying $4500. And the guarantee is if you arent happy come back again for a repeat performance and pay only $1200 LOL
Nice business.