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[b]Fuente Oro Business Suites[/b]

This hotel opened in July and is located on Gov M. Roa Street (one block east of Osmena) and two blocks north of the circle (south of M. P. Yap).

Offering great promo rates until the holidays, you can get a deluxe room for 1,300 php and a suite for 1,800 php.

Not a 'business' hotel by western standards as they only offer Wi-Fi in the lobby. Safety deposit boxes located behind the front counter.

Less then a ten minute walk to Robinsons and Mango Square. Very clean and well run and of course very girl friendly!.

[QUOTE=Mattrick][b]Fuente Oro Business Suites[/b]

This hotel opened in July and is located on Gov M. Roa Street (one block east of Osmena) and two blocks north of the circle (south of M. P. Yap).

Offering great promo rates until the holidays, you can get a deluxe room for 1,300 php and a suite for 1,800 php.

Not a 'business' hotel by western standards as they only offer Wi-Fi in the lobby. Safety deposit boxes located behind the front counter.

Less then a ten minute walk to Robinsons and Mango Square. Very clean and well run and of course very girl friendly!.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the info...Did some research...they don't seem to have a site..but info with details could be found here including contact numbers, pics etc..

[url]http://www.ilink.ph/fuente-oro[/url]

I'm planning a first time trip to Philippines, and I'm considering the Beverly Boutique Hotel as an option.
Do any of the Cebu City expert know if is it close to the action? And is it girlfriendly? Is it a good choice or you suggest better options in that price range?

Thanks!

[QUOTE=On The Road]I'm planning a first time trip to Philippines, and I'm considering the Beverly Boutique Hotel as an option.
Do any of the Cebu City expert know if is it close to the action? And is it girlfriendly? Is it a good choice or you suggest better options in that price range?

Thanks![/QUOTE]

Wow I am surprised by your question as this is discussed extensively in the Cebu forum.

It is about 5 mins walk to LoneStar bar - the best in Cebu I maintain
It is another 5 mins in the opposite direction to around 8 different bars on Mango Ave (also known as Gen Maxilom Ave)
It is only 3 stars and the beds are ordinary, but it is reasonable for the price and proximity. GF too, but book a double room so there is no quibble over extra guests. The security guys told me it makes their life easier too if you have booked a double room. The desk clerks will smirk at you as you pass by with wife number 1 - 5 ++ over the course of your stay.

[QUOTE=Red Kilt]Wow I am surprised by your question as this is discussed extensively in the Cebu forum.

It is about 5 mins walk to LoneStar bar - the best in Cebu I maintain
It is another 5 mins in the opposite direction to around 8 different bars on Mango Ave (also known as Gen Maxilom Ave)

It is only 3 stars and the beds are ordinary, but it is reasonable for the price and proximity. GF too, but book a double room so there is no quibble over extra guests. The security guys told me it makes their life easier too if you have booked a double room. The desk clerks will smirk at you as you pass by with wife number 1 - 5 ++ over the course of your stay.[/QUOTE]I remember Lone Star very well. Square bar with some really fun teasing ladies. I guess the ones I bonked have been replaced by their younger and sweeter sisters. But a good bar. Should be on everyones Cebu "must do/must visit" list.

If you book a deluxe room, it is in another building behind the main one. And it can be accessed from the side road, so you do not need to walk through the lobby. The deluxe room is much larger, has 2 double beds, and a refrigerator. No fridge in the standard room. You might be able to rent a fridge for 100 pesos a day, I am not sure.

If you have a room in the main building, you can also access from the side into a back door, so later at night the duty clerk will not even see you enter.

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I remember Lone Star very well. Square bar with some really fun teasing ladies. I guess the ones I bonked have been replaced by their younger and sweeter sisters. But a good bar. Should be on everyones Cebu "must do/must visit" list.

The only bar I have been which has the atmosphere of a bar, with girls as a important side issue, try and enjoy.

[QUOTE=Bronxnik]You might latch on as an adjunct faculty member with a private college, like Ateneo, which has richer students, charges higher tuition, and has more money.

Except that Ateneo also doesn't want loser clowns who failed in business.[/QUOTE]


I was one of the first 2 in a IT segment that now has over 50 companies doing the same thing. 90% of all businesses fail. What I did was highly speculative and a lot of people learned from it and are very successful over their after working for me.

I know of a very good private college that was wanted to hire me after I put the business under, but don't know if the global recession changed hiring practices.

I seriously feel like ending contributions to this site because the thought of being at all helpful to someone like you at any time is so repulsive. But, then there's the other 99%, and there are people like GE who spends an inordinate of time as a resource and deserves every little contribution others can provide.

I don't know how people can be banned from this site. But you certainly should be, and I'll look into it. Your post is the single most obnoxious I've had directed towards since my first post in 2004 (when the site launched?).

I've been here for about 3 weeks- I'm leave next week. I went barhopping twice.

Early this week I noticed that IBC (Int'l Bar Complex) is open again- near Park Mall on Nationial highway- I always enjoyed the decor in these 3 bars-

Coliseum- Roman theme

The Pharoah's Den (used to be Egypt) which at one time had live Rock on Saturday nights- unspeakably fine!. *****house music in a Bikini Bar- what can I say?

& The Golden Hind (should merge with 'Black Hole') used to be Bounty.

It was very early so nothing going on- the girls didn't look too good- The waitress said they mostly came from Manila- I didn't check the drink or take-out prices. I'm glad they're open again.

Went to Silver Dollar- bf'd a girl, went barhopping-Viking, BG, Redlips, Eric the Red etc, & then my girl wanted us to get another girl at Pussycats. She then had the astuteness to tell me that since it was getting late & I was getting a little pi**ed we better go back to the room & get down to business- We did, a good time was had by all, fluids & funds were exchanged & then we said our tearful farewells- I gave thanks once again to Lord Buddha, & the Pope for impoverished asian girls & to Dr Pfeizzer for his little blue pills- where else can a 70 year old man expect such a fine night?

I never met goodenough & some of the other long term detainees here in The Philippines- but like many who stay here for any length of time I am puzzled as to how a country so corrupt can be so utterly lacking in charm & culinary values & I will be happy, albeit wistful to leave next week.

I hope to be back towards the end of January.

Just a quick bit of non mongering information which will be strange on this board but can be useful for those who care to know…ignore if you don’t care

There was a good and plentiful taxi stand by ‘Fully Booked’ and the bakery on the Terraces (Ayala) which at night and during busy days always had lots of taxis and the queue was fast. Was good for those eating on that side of the Terraces (same side and floor (1st) as Gerrys Grill, Watsons, Bos Coffee Shop) – after coffee etc you could wander down and easily grab a taxi (even when raining) as other places were further walking distance and always IMHO way too busy vis a vis the number of taxis at those ranks.

Now this is DROP OFF only and the PICK UP has moved. To the other side of the Terraces , ground floor, in between the ‘Laguna’ restaurant and ‘The Coffee Shop’ – same side and floor as ‘Siam’ and Gustavian’. Means more of a walk etc but the system works. Was there last night and lots of taxis, better organized than before, easy and very fast

Boring info maybe for some, but for others who like the cornucopia of life, enjoy :D

PS Don Roberts…good the girl is sensible and realised she wanted some cash, you some fun, and you not too pissed etc

Been staying at the Elizabeth Hotel this time and there have been a number of FRs on it so here is my little bit. Saw the hotel when I was in Cebu last time and visited it, is new, and great soft opening rates.

Location: on Archbishop Reyes Street/Avenue, opposite Golden Prince Hotel. Next to Ayala (metro store is the nearest entrance, easy walk, 3-4 minutes), gets you on the 1st floor of Ayala

Soft opening until 15 December, so rates are 50%. So remember...it is SOFT opening...people are still doing some painting etc, lifts are being checked so sometime only 1 lift available

Contact: 032 231 8000 (+63322318000)

Rates: I got a deluxe (ie a double bed), in a nice room for 2250 pesos net. A double deluxe (ie 2 queen sized beds) is 2350 pesos. Triple rooms (ie 3 single beds) slightly more. Rates include breakfast

Beds: comfortable, on wheels, which is a tad odd but manageable. Easily big enough for 3 (and I have tried on a number of occasions to disprove this fact purely for reasons of ‘research’)

Rooms: lovely, mine was wooden floors; Germanboy2 had a slightly better deluxe with carpet, but rooms well appointed. Wooden floors can be a tad slippery at times, maybe needs a static rug or two

Wifi: had read and heard some issues, but for me fine. Only problem is when they changed the password and I did not know but soon resolved. Minimal downtime when wifi stopped but was nothing bad so for someone who need good wifi was a happy camper. And it is FREE :)

Shower no bath tub: big shower, plenty room for a fat bugger like me and 2 pinays (again I tried for research purposes only)

Room keys: they give you one as you then use it to turn on the power, the AC etc, ask for 2. Can be a bit of a trial and error to figure out which way to use the card to open the door as no way of knowing (hopefully this will change). But patience and you will succeed

Girl friendly/walk of shame: very GF, had 3 threesomes one day and no one batted an eyelid. The elevator is to the left of the entrance, so for those who worry about walk of shame, there is none :D Staff saw me come and go with various girls and no one said anything to Cebu favourite (another monger suffered this fate this week when staff told his 19 year old regular that he had had 5 other women with him....so he checked out and is coming to this hotel instead)

Breakfast: passable for a westerner, great for a pinay. Had to get the 6am breakfast twice (as Cebu favourite had early class) and one time not ready at all, the other half ready by 6.30am. Will improve as time goes on. By 7am all up and running, reasonable omelette, no fancy coffee and for someone like me it is passable but remember it is not the Dusit Manila but then not those rates). Failing everything else, try room service or go to Ayala for coffee and a bun

Room Service: excellent food, one of the ladies had a pork adobo and even I thought it looked OK.. strange but true. She loved it and it was cheap (about 200 pesos for room service)

Check in: a tad slow but a soft opening and was getting better by the looks of things during the week. I did notice loads of paperwork, l.ots of signing things so maybe they need to get more automated but still worked OK

Staff: always nice, friendly, had a blocked shower (maybe caused by me shaving 2 girls at same time, sisters (who knows!) but they came and fixed fast enough

Laundry: cheaper than most but comes back the next day. Same day is available but for 100% more

Noise: was on the Ayala side and was a tad noisy at times but not too distracting and I slept well …though that maybe because I was a very tired from all my research ;)

Would I stay there again and recommend? Yes. After 15 December, the rates go to full and the hotel is not yet on the discount hotel web sites making its rates expensive compared with the Parklane etc. It does need to address and I spoke with Sales on this and said I would like to stay again. Even showed them the web site and prices so to prove was not bola.

Have recommended to another monger already and he is checking in very soon. Germanboy2 very happy and is coming back soon as well.

So a happy first stay and one I hope I will enjoy more of as long as i can get a good price

As I said, it is still a SOFT opening and dont expect 5 star hotel treatment but service is fine and for me I was comfortable and I can be a tad fussy at times

PS Jackson – still no chance of a separate hotel thread for Cebu as we have for Manila??

Passed by the QM hotel again

Seems to have dropped it rates frim I last saw

Now ut is 230 pesos for 3 hours or 330 pesos for 7 hours (overnight)

Ok if you nowhere else to take the lovely, bargain price

PS Forgot to say the Elizabeth has an in room safe and fridge but nothing in it and turn it on if you want to use it (switch inside the fridge)

[QUOTE=Don Roberts]........................................

I never met goodenough & some of the other long term detainees here in The Philippines- but like many who stay here for any length of time I am puzzled as to how a country so corrupt can be so utterly lacking in charm & culinary values & I will be happy, albeit wistful to leave next week.

I hope to be back towards the end of January.[/QUOTE]

Nice report Don. Silver Dollar is always fun but I have never really found any special ones there. I always find them at Lone Star though.
Good enough doesn't live in Cebu so chances of meeting him are slim. A few others of us (WR, me, FF, et al) tend to head there now and again. Give us a head's up when you are in town. Sure to be someone around to share a story with.

[QUOTE=Wicked Roger]Just a quick bit of non mongering information which will be strange on this board but can be useful for those who care to know…ignore if you don’t care

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Boring info maybe for some, but for others who like the cornucopia of life, enjoy [/QUOTE]

Extraordinarily helpful information WR.
I am a bit surprised though that you had so much free time to type not only this FR but also the one about the Elizabeth too.
Have you slowed down? I calculated that you spent an hour typing these helpful reports. Either you were between shags and recharging or someone was asleep and you didn't wish to wake heR.

Thanks for the reports mate. Great.

Thanks for the hotel review Rog.

This is the process I used when I requested the Chat room/pen pal thread. Go to the bottom of the page and click on "Contact Us". Make your request there.

[QUOTE=Wicked Roger]Been staying at the Elizabeth Hotel this time <snip>

PS Jackson – still no chance of a separate hotel thread for Cebu as we have for Manila??[/QUOTE]