Cebu

[j3d]

I'm planning to go to Cebu. Hingi sana ako ng mga suggestions sa mga nakapunta na, anong affordable na airline? hotel? ok na gawin? ok na gimikan? salamat

[BlueBimmer]

its been so long since the last time i went to cebu, but the cheapest airline would probably be Cebu Pacific, most people i know fly Air Philippines to cebu.

[111prez]

marami tayong tsikoteers from cebu.

i-post mo ito sa chapter forums doon sa mga bisdakotse guys

they are very helpful

[knight23]

hotel?-marriot na lang, na sa tapat ng ayala center.

ok na gawin- punta sa bantayan island or malapascua island para whitsand beaches at a lower price than boracay.

[chua_riwap]

Cebu?

Su-to-kil!

[badkuk]

i've really lost touch, pero roughly, Cebu in three words: beach, food, nightlife

if you're looking for cheaper hotels...i hear Cebu MidTown Hotel is pretty OK -- a bit far from the current hotspots though

Sa food:

SuTuKil -- medyo malangaw, pero nothing like fresh kinilaw
Cafe Laguna
Vienna Kaffehaus -- for capping the night off with coffee. try their gourmet sausages btw
Tin Gau, Cebu Waterfront Hotel -- a bit on the pricey side though
Harbor City, Sm Cebu -- chinese fast food
Big Mao -- forgot the location, pero ok ung food
Ginza -- japanese food
BeeHive -- masarap ung Peruvian Steak



As for beaches:

Shangri-La Plaza Hotel -- has one of the better beaches
Tambuli Beach Resort -- has one of the better pools


Places to go:

TAPS -- highest point in Cebu; you can see the entire city from there. Better check weather conditions though, fog can be a problem at times

Chinese Temple

SM Cebu
Ayala Town Center Mall

As for souvenirs, madami naman sa SM Cebu


Cebu nightlife is pretty lively too...dunno what the current hot spots are though

[BlueGirl]

nakapagcheck in na kami sa marriot sa likod lang ng ayala center so accesible sa mall...may part na dun na may gimikan kung gusto mo sa may starbucks...pero last time na andun ako sa cebu grand hotel ata kami yung malapit sa hall of justice nila...ang dream ko puntahan sa cebu plantation bay!!!as in maganda siya nakita ko sa tv dati saka sa net...medyo mahal lang mag check in kasi dollars ang rate...pero pwede cgro walk in lang kung papasyal lang... when ka punta?ok diyan parang manila but mas malinis...

[konde]

TAPS -- highest point in Cebu; you can see the entire city from there. Better check weather conditions though, fog can be a problem at times

makikita mo na kalahati ng cebu city sa mga osmena. hehehe. sabi lang po nung taxi driver na nag-akyat samin dun.

uwian mo kami paltik na baril. danggit na lang pala!

[knight23]

mas maganda daw plantation bay than shangri-la.

places to go:
BTC-lots of restaurants
Crossroads-lots of restaurants also

food:
chinese-Big Mao(also in ayala) or Lai Garden, both are in Crossroads
native-Golden Cowrie or Isla(good alternative for sutukil) in IT park or Tong's kung gusto mong buffet ng Talaba

nightlife:
Halo in SM,Vudu,Pump,Pipeline,the Village...

[russpogi]

WOW CEBU!!!! One thing, MURA CHIBOG DYAN! hehehehe! Indeed, Plantation Bay is really nice! You can actually go there naman, libre naman pag lalakad ka lang around the resort eh! hehehe! $$$ nga lang ang bayad pag gagamit ka ng facilities.

Su-To-Kil!!! Actually, ang daming choices dyan! Maraming tsikoteers dyan sa Cebu! Ask if they can give you a tour around the city! Sa Tops, I would recommend that you have a ride going there (Taxi is a NO-NO! Layo nun and patay ka sa metro!). Good thing about taxis there is they almost always give you the excat change.

Kung mall naman, mas maganda para sa kin yung SM kaysa sa Ayala. May Starbucks lang kse sa Ayala kaya ako pumupunta dun eh.

Kung accomodations naman, hanap ka na lang ng mga pension houses in the city para mura, preferably malapit sa University of San Carlos kse madami dun.

Airline will always be Cebu Pacific unless nagiipon ka ng Miles sa PAL. Try to check if Cebu Pacific still have the late flights to Cebu kse sobrang mura nun. I think its about 40% less the regular airfare. The flight times that I remember for that rate was 10pm, 3am and 5am. Check mo na lang sa Ticket Office ng Cebu Pacific or better yet call them na lang. Here's the link to their ticket offices in Manila:
http://www.cebupacificair.com/ticket.asp?area=Manila

Post ka ng pics pag balik mo, ha?!

[vinj]

I usually stay at the Marriot when I'm at Cebu for work. Easy access to the malls and close to some night spots (Ayala Center and Crossroads). Taking a cab is very easy and the city is relatively small so you can get around easy as well.

Si GlennSter familiar din sa Cebu... este... familiar pala sa Cebuana.

PAL Cebu flights usually get delayed (for me)... Cebu Pacific is ok.

Take also the Supercat from the pier to BOHOL!

[wildthing]

Check all airlines, minsan nagooffer sila ng cheap rates kung very early or very late flights or the "dead-time" flight sked.....often Mla-Cebu trip cheap ang 5am....Cebu-Mla yun naman 3am and the last flight back to manila.....pero depende sa season...just check them all.

Night life...INFINITY (yata ang name) ng videoke bar na ito with GRO's that you can "NEGOTIATE" everything (as in everything)....this is near the ayala complex.

Good massage (no *** dito...just clean massage) can be obtained sa HOLIDAY...around P450 yata (if not 400).

Hotel...what's your budget? kung walang upper limit go 5stars (mentioned above). Kung limited budget...okay na ang MANGO hotel (along Mango Road) and CASTLE PEAK ...both are a bit far from Ayala (mga minimum lang naman sa Taxi - 3to5km lang) I have stayed on both and they have friendly rates and okay naman ang room.

Sa lahug area (tapat ng shangrila) merun din mga inuman with lots of beautiful chicks na umiistambay (forgot the name of the place).

Foods...of course sea foods...halos pare-pareho ang mga ihawan dun....however don't miss the CEBU LECHON and Balbakua - the best!!!

Sa beach - shangrila and plantation bay would rank well in the top list...tambuli is cheaper but not necessarily as beautiful than the two.

Try inter-island resorts in Cebu (there's a good one I heard but I forgot the name....its a small island about 15mins mini-boat ride from Lapu-lapu). Maganda ang bantayan island beaches...very barrio and serene - if you want to ride a fokker plane (its about 20mins) from cebu airport.

[pissword]

depende ilang araw ka doon.. definitely the cheapest if 3 days 2 nights ka or so doon is the PALAKBAYAN promo by PAL..

at around 7K++ w/out tax pwede ka na nga sa waterfront lahug. for 3 days 2 nights plus airfare and airport hotel airport transfer.

or you could opt for cebu pacific, and stay at the cebu midtown at half the price i think or P1400/night.

i always go to cebu for short trips through PALAKBAYAN.


opppsss... wala na ata yung mga palakbayan na hotels, i checked the site ngayon lang puro na beach resorts yung kasama sa package. www.philippineair.com - click mo dun sa fares and promos - holiday package

[badkuk]

re plantation bay...the last time i visited was about a little less than a year after it opened. true, the facilities are indeed world class, pero na turn off ako sa mismong pools nila. what they did was make small pools and let the seawater in. problem is, medyo stagnant ung tubig, kaya pag apak mo sa pool e madulas because of all the moss. and stagnant water tends to get smelly. ewan ko lang kung ginawan na nila ng paraan

mas sanay kasi ako sa "traditional" beach D)

btw, about Tops...the inclines are pretty steep in some parts, especially ung last 100 meters or so approaching the top. kung medyo marami kayo, better bring a big car(with a lot of horses). dun nga namin na experience first hand ung power(or lack thereof) ng 1.6L LiteAce B). in fairness, it was already at least 5-7 years old, and it managed to haul around 7-9 people up to the top, pero somewhere along the way we smelt something burning :D( i loved that van though, would've bought it sana)



mas maganda nga pala kung pumunta kayo ng mga dusk, para kita ung city lights.

[vinj]

re plantation bay...the last time i visited was about a little less than a year after it opened. true, the facilities are indeed world class, pero na turn off ako sa mismong pools nila. what they did was make small pools and let the seawater in. problem is, medyo stagnant ung tubig, kaya pag apak mo sa pool e madulas because of all the moss. and stagnant water tends to get smelly. ewan ko lang kung ginawan na nila ng paraan

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I think that's the reason why someone died there before (drowned)... he slipped in and couldnt stand up. CMIIW

[j3d]

Salamat sa mga recommendations. Siguro mga 5days 4nights kami dun.

knight23: ndi ata kaya ng budget naming sa marriot, more or less magakano ba per night dyan? Pano ba puntahan ang Bantayan at Malapascua island? and san ba ang BTC at Crossroads?

chua riwap: pasensya na, ano yun Su-to-kil?

badkuk: salamat sa mga suggestions. May idea ka ba kung magkano sa Cebu Midtown?

bluegirl: sa isang buwan pa naman, gusto lang namin na medyo prepared para walang makalimutang gawin. Natatandaan mo pa ba kung magkano sa cebu grand hotel?

konde: haha mahirap yan baka mahuli pa kami, ok pa ang danggit

russpogi: salamat sa tip sir, subukan ko magtanong ulit sa cebu pacific, sabi kasi sa akin 6500php roundtrip taxes included. Nakita ko naman sa website ng airphils around 2600php oneway, ok ba dito? Subukan ko mag post ng pic pag balik.

Vinj: salamat sir

Wildthing: haha, sir ayos sa tip ah. Ok ba sa castle peak? Nakita ko around 1200php/night meron pa bang comparable dito? Subukan namin ang cebu lechon, pero ano yun balbakua?

Pissword: sayang nga sir, malayo ba ang crown regency sa ayala center?

Salamat ulit sa mga info. Kung meron pa kayo post nyo lang.

[russpogi]

russpogi: salamat sa tip sir, subukan ko magtanong ulit sa cebu pacific, sabi kasi sa akin 6500php roundtrip taxes included. Nakita ko naman sa website ng airphils around 2600php oneway, ok ba dito? Subukan ko mag post ng pic pag balik.

Ok naman daw Air Philippines pero I haven't tried that airline personally. Mas gusto ko Cebu Pacific kse most of the time, on time sila, not like PAL as mentioned above, late most of the time! hehehe! Try calling Cebu Pacific again and ask if they have the late night/early morning flights, refered to as "dead time" as mentioned. Ms tipid yun!

Panalo talaga lechon Cebu!!!! SARAP!! btw, ang lechon ng mga bisaya walang sarsa kse seasoned na sya. SARAP NUN!!!

Syet!! Gusto ko na din pumunta sa Cebu ule!!!!

[j3d]

roninblade: ty sa tip sir, this might come in handy hehe
IceColdBeer: sir gano kalayo ang Tiboli or Argao sa mismong city?
badkuk: sige subukan na lang naming yan sa IT park
finchy18: salamat sa info pre
russpogi: post ko dito mga pic namin.
wildthing: sir where could I get more info sa mga inter-island resorts sa cebu? Gusto ko pumunta, ndi kasi kaya ng sched namin puntahan ang bantayan or malapascua island masyado matagal ang byahe kung sana merong seair na flight

Tanong ko nga pala, san ba ok mag snorkeling na ndi naman kalayuan? Salamat

[badkuk]

not sure about the rates these days sir j3d...medyo out of touch na kasi ako B)

SuTuKil - Sugba(ihaw), Tuwa(a kind of soup), Kilaw(cooked in vinegar)

[badkuk]

btw, ngayon ko lang naalala...there's this small eatery that's literally on the mountainside called Isla Foods. it looks like your typical carinderia here, pero supposedly the best seafood resto in town. nung kumain kami, there were these tables reserved by some politician; so i guess marami talaga nasasarapan dun, even the rich folk.

kalimutan ko na ung daan, pero it's somewhere along the way of and beyond Cebu Plaza. Dun ko unang nasubukan ung "native" scallops .Ok pa presyo

the area itself is pretty isolated and dark; medyo nakakailang actually. pero wala naman akong nababalitaan about the place -- tsaka hindi rin kami dadalhin dun if there was even the slightest hint of danger