$46 – $69

The location for business is great. However, those who don’t want lots of traffic and the disruption that breeds within, stay elsewhere. If you wish to experience Cebu city life, you have hit the slot machine’s jackpot and the coins are rolling in. Standard Room 28 sq/mtr; Deluxe Rooms 30 sq/mtrs and Suite Rooms 36 sq/mtrs. No internet in rooms. Close to lots of fast-food restaurants and if you get sick, the hospital is just across the road. Rooms are dated here but some improvements have taken place with some of the facilities such as the coffee shop.

MANGO PARK HOTEL
Location: General Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City
Phone No.: (032) 233-1511 to 14
Email: mangoparkhotel@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.mangoparkhotel.com

$110 – $200

Located on a small beach in Mactan. The resort (hotel) is set on 1.8 hectares. Three types of rooms. All around 30 sq/mtrs. If you want a seaview; you will pay $160 per night. Breakfast costs $10, Lunch buffet $8 (Sundays only), Dinner Buffet is expensive $20+. No internet in the rooms but you can use the wifi in the lobby – we tried but couldn’t get on. This establishment has been designed with the Korean tourist in mind. It is your traditional cookie cutter ‘resort’ that tries hard to please its subjects.

COSTABELLA BEACH RESORT
Location: Mactan Island, Cebu
Phone No.: (63 32) 231-3273 / 231-4244 / 231-3272
Website: http://www.costabellaresort-cebu.com

$111 – $634

Located near Ayala Mall in Cebu City. The standard room is 30 sq/mtrs. The Executive Suite which is 66 sq/mtrs costs $221 per night.Internet is the ‘normal’ hotel stick you up deal… Pay by the very expensive hour deal (when will these rich hotels learn that they don’t need to rape us poor individuals). There is a pool. The hotel has one restaurant. The Garden Restaurant which serves buffet. Dinner buffet costs between $10 – $12 depending on the night, whilst lunch buffet sets you back $10. Breakfast Buffet is an expensive @ $12. The setting of the restaurant is pleasant with a view of the pool and the landscaped gardens. Located right next to a mall, this is a perfect hotel for business travelers.

MARRIOTT HOTEL
Location: Cebu Business Park, Ayala Avenue
Phone No.: (032) 4115800
Email: marriothotelcebu@eyp.ph
Website: http://www.marriott.com