Chinese Tourists/Hotels et al Fast Eddie
Fest Eddie, When I was in Boracay in June (the off season) I saw plane loads of Chinese (Taiwan) and Korean tourists. The general concenious I hads was that Boracay and the Philippines in General was being heavily promoted in those countries as a cheap tourist destination particularly csince it was "off season".
As far as Cebu goes there is a distinctive Chinese Flavor here with a heavy Chinese Filipino Community that tends to promote Chinese Holidays (Chinese new year corresponds closely with SINULOG festival in late January if I remeber correctly.)
I have seen LOTS of chinese tourists lately, if one goes to Casino Filipino you will notice that many of the game tables (Mah Jong & Fan Tan) cater to them (and Koreans) while only one blackjack table exists.
Northwinds is quite cheap, I have gotten rooms there for P1000 problem is the place is usually fully booked wekends as it is popular with Filipino's during the wedding season (Now).
Look into the Richmond and Castle peak for decent rooms centrally located in the P1200 to P1400 range.
Off topic by the way but there may be something to this cross toruism promotional as Cebu Air is now offering special introductory low fares (P1999) one way out of Cebu to HK or Some other pioluar cites in Mainland China through October flying direct out of Cebu international.
Good luck
Spamhog
THE BEST IS.....>MBS TAVERN in MACTAN
Hi,
Im Kevin from Australia me and my family (wife & kids) fly 2ce a year to Mactan Philippines.
So now my report:
1. Here is also a smal open air restaurant named DIONES owner Cowie a good guy with high prices can chillout with musik and their place is ok.
2. There is also a small resto named HEIDELBERG but i think its not very known.
3. A place where you should never go is CADILLAC-CAFE beside the DOc Hospital. I am so pist off from that place: their cheatet me with my bills and i heard thats often! the rooms are over priced! and if you like durty and sick girls go there but ennyway the hospital is beside! you cannot even eat his fucking ribs there shit! taste shit the owner is shit! His buissnes is webside maker and he is a liar and pretender he used to call his own name JOE but its not. His name is NIEL adappting GIRLS and sell it to foreigners but he is pist off if they marry a Philippino.