Cebu/Mactan/Bantayan Guide [Thread 12]

[rocky]

new thread na mga sis

[angel_kulit]

Hi sis,

ask ko lang sana kung meron kayo contact number/website ng kota beach sa bantayan. plan ko kasi magpareserve eh.

Thanks in advance

[crybaby05]

bitin ang bakasyon namin nung october 5 to 7. maulan sa umaga pero pag lalabas na kami ng hotel, wala ng ulan. hindi ko napuntahan lahat ng gusto ko kaya baka bumalik kami sa sinulog

[rocky]

^sis, tip lang kung gusto nyong maenjoy ang city wag kayong pupunta ng sinulog kasi sobrang daming tao nyan & traffic. plus mahal ang accommodation.

[yeline]

sharing with you our actual IT last OCT 6-8

day 1
4:15 -5:25am enroute cebu via airphil
5:25-5:40 taxi to north terminal
6:30-1030 enroute to hagnaya via ceres bus
10:30-11:30 enroute to sta fe via roro
12 noon lunch at khel's (barbq and poso)
check in at Kota beach then picture picture then rest and sleep
3:30pm- land tour sta fe and bantayan (di na kame nakapunta sa madridejos, maulan) via habal habal
6:00 -7:00 home service massage
7:30 - dinner  at Tristan
9:00 back at the resort. di na kame nakapag bar, sobrang maulan.

day 2
8am breakfast then picture picture and swimming
11:30 -12:30  roro going to hagnaya
12:30 - 4:30 ceres bus back to cebu city
4:30 - 5:00 taxi to roseate pensionne
5:30 - went to crown regency, kaso di pwede ang sky adventure kasi maulan.
6:30 dinner at casa verde (walking distance lang from crown regency)
8:00 lakad lang going to mango avenue, tambay sa labas ng hybrid at numero doce. 9:30 pa pala nag papapasok. dance dance at J ave, then lipat ulet hybrid.
12:30  taxi - midnight snack at harrison park katabi lang ng roseate

maulan, pero it did not stop us from having fun!!

day 3

7:30 free breakfast at roseate pensionne
8:30 jeepney ride 6B going to Sto nino and magellans cross
9:30 jeepney ride going to crown regency
10:30 -11:30 sky adventure at crown regency
11:30 - 12:00 went to Shamrock to buy pasalubong
12:00 - jeepney ride goint to roseate
1:00pm check out then  taxi to Ayala, lunch at CNT then bought more pasalubong
3:30 - taxi to mactan airport, supposedly dadaan kame sa lapu lapu shrine, kaso malakas na ulan.
6:40 dapat flight namin naging 8pm.

short reviews:
Kota Beach- we got the P1, 260 room. tama nga, may mga butas na nga mga towel and stains yung bed cover. wala ring double lock yung room, so pag umaalis kame or natutulog, hinaharangan namin ng table yung door, nung gabi nilipat namin yung shelf sa mismong pinto, just to make sure.
over all, ok naman stay namin sa Kota beach.  we didnt expect naman too much. inenjoy lang namin ang beach at nag picture ng napakadame.

Roseate Pensionne- P 988 room. right after mabasa ko yung negative review about them from one of our sis dito sa GT last oct 4, i immediately called them and told them na may ganong review sa kanila and i hope hindi mangyari sa min yun. fortunately naman, ok naman ang nadatnan namin na room. malinis at mabango. ok yung stay namin sa roseate, walking distance lang sa crown and casa verde. ok din ang breakfast, we requested na dun kame mag breakfast sa may veranda nila. we felt safe din naman sa area.  meron silang boutique dun sa baba, dun kame nakabili ng payong. hehe.
from our experience, pwede ko namang marecommend sa iba tong pensione nila.

sky adventure at crown regency-  1 photo costs P230! sobrang mahal.yun lang masasabi ko! masaya yung adventure, kaso si hubby, ayaw i tilt yung upuan sa edge coaster, nawala tuloy ang thrill. hehe. pero we had fun! nag picture picture n lang kame dun sa viewing deck nila.

thats it! my hubby and I enjoyed our cebu trip! thanks sa lahat ng mga tips dito. ang haba na yata nito. haha. i hope this could somehow help!

[rocky]

^sayang sis nataon kayo na maulan sa cebu. mas enjoy sana yon kung maganda weather.

[crybaby05]

^gusto sana namin mapanuod yung parade.. and makapunta ng moalboal or any other beach.. tapos magbar with cousins ni hubby.. hindi ba okay if sinulog?

[yeline]

^sayang sis nataon kayo na maulan sa cebu. mas enjoy sana yon kung maganda weather.

onga eh. pero pag early morning at pahapon lang naman umuulan. at syempre me payong naman kame, so go go go pa rin! hehe. thanks sis rocky ha. nag iisip na kame kung san ang aming next destination! mindanao naman! hehe.

[kylieshayne]

^gusto sana namin mapanuod yung parade.. and makapunta ng moalboal or any other beach.. tapos magbar with cousins ni hubby.. hindi ba okay if sinulog?

 Sis kung gusto mo talaga mafeel yun mardi gras spirit natural lang talaga medyo magulo dahil sa dami ng tao pero worth it naman esp. if you experience the street dancing and seeing all the sinulog participants of the mardi gras and you should be ready with the lakaran kasi may mga certain routes na yan na hindi pwede ang mga sasakyan and tip ko lang: have your accomodation around fuente area,escario,mango area para malapit lang kayo sa route ng mardi gras,marami na new hotels,pension houses sa may escario na hindi ganun kamahal although medyo may mark up lang na kaunti so as early as now do your canvassing online and book early.

[crybaby05]

^parang mahihirapan kami sa sinulog. haha. marami din tourist for sure. siguro ibang dates na lang..

[chinita8]

has anyone tried Be Resorts? any feedback on food, rooms, service? also may nakasubok na ng islands banca cruise? big group kasi kami so parang okay. TIA to those who will reply. 

[wkt]

our arrival at cebu airport is almost 12 midnight! 
paano kaya yun...  may byahe ba pa-bantayan or camotes ng ganun ka-late?
... or no choice but to wait it out?

[rocky]

^wala pang byahe ng ganyang oras sis. tsaka mahirap ng kumuha ng metered taxi nyan, haba ng pila.

[wkt]

ay... makahanap na nga muna ng place where we could stay then travel na lang during the day papunta bantayan or camotes. 

sis rocky, you mentioned na mahirap kumuha ng taxi -- mahihirapan din kaya kami makakuha kung papunta lang naman ng hotel (cheap hostel) w/in the city?
also, alin ba mas better unahin, in terms of ease of travel? 
meron bang direchong route from bantayan going to camotes (or bantayan, if coming from camotes)?
personally, would you recommend na pagkasyahing yung first 3 days namin sa bantayan-camotes trip (since yung Day4 byahe going back to the city/airport na kami ulit)
... or i-enjoy na lang yung 3 days na yun either sa bantayan or camotes?

it will be my first time in cebu but wala naman akong gustong puntahan dun sa city proper kundi yung dessert factory sa ayala mall, tsaka yung CnT lechon.  dun sa 2 yun ako bibili ng pasalubong so balak ko sana last day na lang yun before our flight to manila. i'd like to see magellan's cross pero kung out of the way, kahit hindi na.

psensya na kung maraming tanong ha...

[rocky]

^sis, 2x ko ng naranasan na gabi ang dating ko sa cebu around 10pm. huhu! ang hirap ng metered taxi, sobrang haba ng pila kasi konti na lang siguro ang naghahatid ng pasahero don. kaya yoko ng kumuha ng late flight pauwi ng cebu

walang camotes-bantayan or v.v. na byahe ng ferry. tsaka 3 days lang kayo sis, overnight lang kayo nyan either camotes or bantayan.

[lakwatsa]

kamusta kaya weather ngayon sa cebu/bantayan? bukas na flight namin pero di ko sure kung tuloy ba o mac-cancel.

[kylieshayne]

kamusta kaya weather ngayon sa cebu/bantayan? bukas na flight namin pero di ko sure kung tuloy ba o mac-cancel.

All trips to northern cebu sis esp. to camotes and bantayan are cancelled since yesterday,maraming pasahero stranded sa port ngayon .

[lakwatsa]

^nakupo! sa friday pa naman bantayan trip namin if ever. kaso bukas ng gabi flight namin pa-cebu. haay..

[rocky]

^malakas nga ulan sis sabi ng mama ko. signal #2 kasi northern cebu. mabagal pa naman si ramon kaya hanggang weekend pa daw sya dito

[lakwatsa]

^oo nga e. di pa alam ng airline kung cancelled yun flight e. haay. ok lang naman sa kin kung macancel. irerefund ko na lang sya tutal yun mga kasama naman namin na iba e nag back out. parang blessing in disguise pag nagkataon.

oks lang din naman kung matuloy. kaso lang kung ganyan ang weather at mananalasa pa sa cebu si ramon lalo na sa weekend, naku baka di namin ma enjoy ang cebu huhu..