Cebu/Mactan/Bantayan Guide [Thread 13]

[witch_goddess]

^waley sis eh kasi yung sa multiply nila hindi naman updated..tapos when we inquire tinawagan lang yun ng kaibigan ko

[rocky]

^ah kaya pala. sana magkaroon na sila ng website para mas madaling magpabook. yong cottage pala na nasa sandbar wala na don

[kwang sun]

mga sis may alam ba kayong hotels na budget friendly near st. nino church? or yung malapit sa ayala mall/ robinson?

[rocky]

^hotel stella, fuente oro suites or try mo rin yong kabubukas lang na tune hotel as in lapit lang sya sa ayala

[foxy_girlfriend]

^^sampaguita suites plaza garcia near sto.nino and magellan's cross. tanaw sa room magellan's cross

sampaguita suites jrg. sa mango avenue. walking distance ang mango square (zubuchon etc) and robinson's.

http://www.sampaguitasuites.com/

sa on our last night  sa plaza garcia branch kami nagstay.may grocery na malapit at island souvenirs na katabi. may affordable salon pa.

[caterpillar-girl]

I'm choosing between the day tours of Shangrila and Movenpick (formerly Hilton). Masyado ako namamahalan sa Shang. Parang I'm not sure if it's worth it na. I'm going on a Sunday kasi kaya 3K ang fee ko (if weekday kayo pumunta 2,500 lang).  Sa Movenpick, 1,800 ang quote. Nagtaas na from 1,500 but much less expensive than Shang.

Also, I inquired sa shuttle service ng Shang. You can't ride with any of their shuttles GOING to the resort, but you can ride the shuttle going back to Ayala/SM. Last shuttle leaves at 5 pm.

Baka mag Movenpick nalang ako. I'll be there this Sunday na

[layzieg]

Hi girls! i have been back reading and i want to ask kng may malapit bang beach sa crown regency hotel? and pano pumunta sa pier 1 from oslob? balak kasi namin pumuntang bohol after oslob. thanks!

[carmel]

Hello Cebu Vacationers! Shangrila Mactan has a Paradise Rush sale 50% off on rooms and food. Deluxe Room is 7,500 all in!!! Gow!

[rocky]

^^sis layzieg, ang pinakamalapit lang na beach sa city ay nasa mactan. ilang days ba yong trip nyo sis? kasi malayo yong oslob, alot kayo ng 1 day. baka kasi puro byahe lang ang mangyari sa trip nyo & di nyo na masyadong maenjoy yong place kung magbohol pa kayo.

[layzieg]

^ 3 days 2 nights lang. ano mas maganda yng whale watching sa oslob or dolphin watching sa bohol? [textspeak!] isa lang dun gagawin ko.

[foxy_girlfriend]

^I was able to try both. I recommend whale watching.

[foruiz]

So true yang feed back mo sis rocky about Budyong! I also posted the same in Trip Advisor. I remember when I was in Sugbutel, Budyong called me to follow up on what time I will be arriving para masundo ako. Aba sabi ko that is a good sign na maalaga sila sa customer. So sabi ko sa sarili sa kanila na lang ako dederetso although I wanted to check out Kota first. I called them again when we were in the Hagnaya Port so that they have time to prepare and then that is when I was told that there was no one who will fetch us. They informed us to ride a trike na lang for 40php to the resort.

Aside from this my cp also received texts apparently for other guests on the same message that they sent me. Even the food there is blah! Very expensive tapos hindi pa masarap, konti lang ang servings at napakabagal pa! They did not even have house water! They even had the gall to ask how the food tastes and we were candid that the sweet and sour shrimps was very sour. Wala man lang silang ginawa with this. Nakita na nga na di namin nagalaw.

So sisses, stay away from Budyong. Masama talaga ang service, meron pa kaming nakasabayan na galit din na customer because hindi nahonor ang reservation kasi binigay ng staff dun sa ibang guest who decided to stay for another day.

We passed through Kota and the cottages seem even newer, though I did not peep in the rooms to see kung kumusta naman sa loob. No wonder mas madaming tao ang nakacheck in sa Kota.

[ldrwifey]

ok ang mga cottages sa Kota, medyo nabadtrip lang ako nung dumating kami, kasi i booked it more than a month prior to our arrival and nagreconfirm p ako a few days bago yung flight namin papuntang cebu, when we arrived the cottage was not yet ready. buti n lang mabait yung driver n sumundo samin at siya n ring naghatid samin s cottage, he check the room first and advised us n stay muna sa restaurant para kumain kasi hindi p ready yung room, siya lang ang mabait sa kota, all the other staff, parang mga stone-faced!!! hindi ata marunong ngumiti!!!

aside from that ok sa kota, the beach was amazing, nagbeach hopping kami, best p rin yung location ng kota. beach front cottage yung kinuha namin, ang sarap tumambay sa veranda tapos nakaharap sayo dagat. yung katabi naming cottage may foreign couple tinanong k kung gano n sila katagal dun, 2months n daw sila sa kota... wow i wish i can afford that. about the food, ok lang nothing special.

nagrent n din kami ng motor (dun n din kami s driver nagrent) then we explored the island, gala ng santa fe and bantayan.... susme ang mahal din pala ng dangit dun, 400/kilo!!!! at walang room for tawad, magaling tumawad asawa ko pero walang natinag sa mga tindera, lahat 400/kilo. wala namang kaming nagawa kundi bumili dahil isa yun s pinunta namin dun, and besides im pretty sure mas mahal n siya sa cebu city.

we ate at coucou's bar during dinner, then puna ulit kami dun for breakfast. masarap ang food... and dun namin nakitang kumain yung couple n katabi naming cottage sa kota kaya naisip namin since 2months n sila s santa fe it only means n talagang masarap food s coucou's.

[foruiz]

bitin ang overnight sa bantayan, Day1 namin we arrived at lunch time and had the BLAH overpriced Budyong meal, then Kuya Eddie offered us to a habal habal tour around Sta Fe and Bantayan, we got to visit the church, mangroves and Ogtong Cave. In was only during night time that we got to laze around the beach fronting Budyong and Koto so we did not get to enjoy it that much. Wala kasing lights to make this enjoyable. Sana next time meron na sila. Day 2 we went to Virgin Island which is really amazing, nasa isa sa mga top list ko ito ng best beaches that I have been to so far, We did not get to visit other islands na rin (meron pa pala?). After this we packed our bags, had some lunch at Tristans then left for the city.

[witch_goddess]

^^sis ldrwifey, feel ko kaya mahal ang per kilo ng danggit na binili niyo kasi taga Manila kayo at nagtatagalog ba kayo? hehe kasi the last time I bought danggit sa Bantayan it is around 100/kilo lang tapos may tawad pa

^foruiz, yes sis may ibang islands pa aside sa Virgin Island, nakalimutan ko lang yung pangalan.

[ldrwifey]

hanu?    badtrip ng lahat ng kabadtripan!!!!! yung 100 namin 1/4kilo lang napala namin which is isang pack ng danggit lang      pagdating naman namin s cebu city pumapatak n almost 600 n ang kilo so ok naman din samin nung time n yun kasi feeling namin nakamura n kami.

i agree kulang ang overnight sa bantayan, kami din dumating ng lunch time, we ate at kota, again like i said nothing special, then freshen up kami and nagrent ng motor, kami lang n hubby kasi nagmmotor naman talaga si husband and ngdouble check p si mamang driver sa kota kung may license talaga asawa ko  hindi n kami makapunta ng mangroves kasi mali naman yung info n binigay ng receptionist s kota (again si mamang driver lang ang mabait dun.. hehe) hindi n din kami talaga nagpunta sa ogtong cave kasi may bayad tapos hindi n din naman daw pinapagswimming s cave, silip n lang. before kami bumalik s kota bumili kami ng mga kutkutin saka beer, tambay ng konti sa veranda, swimming ng konti, beach hopping, tapos dinner. kinabukasan hindi n kami ngisland hopping beach bum n lang then brunch after that nagready n kaming umalis.

now nung makarating kami s hagnaya port para bumalik ng cebu city... dun na ako naloka.  walang bus pagdating namin, pero ang dami ng tao... as in madami. may narinig ako since 1pm p daw sila dun, almost 2 ng dumating kami. may lumapit samin kung magpapareserve daw ba kami ng seats s bus... lingon lingon naman ako wala namang reservation area, ayun may kumausap sakin n taga dun. ganun daw talaga pag ubusan ng bus siksikan daw kasi mamaya once n may dumating n bus.. well sabi naman namin n hubby ok lang sanay kami s siksikan. on my gosh we were so wrong!! after almost an hour of waiting may dumating ng bus, susme mio perdon hindi p nga nakakababa yung mga pasahero puno na!!!! my husband manage to get on the bus pero lahat n daw "reserve" kaya ayun bumaba din siya. saka namin napagtanto n yes kailangan namin ng porter para magpareserve. bigla nagsiwalaan yung mga porter kuno, ayun pala sumasalubong n ulit ng bus n parating... eto n naman yung bus diba, nakipagbuno n talaga si husband n makuha attention ng isa s mga porter dahil para silang nasa palengke n nakikipagtawaran sa mga pasahero.. ang siste nasa loob n sila ng bus then magtatawag sila ng pasahero. nung akita k n may nasenyasan si hubby n lalaki nakipagsiksikan naman ako bitbit k lahat ng gamit namin... sabay tapon s ere ng traveling bags namin, bumaba si manong sa bus dumaan s bintaan at tinawag hubby k, guess what pinapasakay niya asawa ko s bus at pinapadaan niya sa bintana!!!  akyat naman si hubby kasi baka daw may magtapon p palabas nung bag namin. after giving manong the payment nakipagsiksikan n ulit ako paakyat ng bus. and after almost 2hrs nakaalis din kami s hagnaya.

grabe talaga yun, sa lahat ng research n ginagawa ko for our trip wala akong nabasa n mahirap palang makabalik ng cebu city from hagnaya, sobrang tawa namin n hubby nung pauwi namin.

[foruiz]

^May nabasa ako na mahirap na kumuha ng seats pero grabe ang kuwento mo sis, hehe! Sa amin naman last January, may nagaabang na na Ceres bus. Tapos pinauna ko na friend ko to save a seat for us tapos ako na naglagay ng luggage sa estribo. Since off peak naman, mukhang nakasakay naman lahat. Yun lang habol namin na di kami hiwalay ng seats and hindi naman middle or super likod.

[ldrwifey]

grabe talaga!! tapos yung mga pababang pasahero ng bus hindi n makababa dahil sinasalubong n ng mga pasakay, narinig ko yung foreigner sabi niya "Jesus Christ let me down!" natatawa ako sa mga itsura nila kasi kahit alam mong mga backpackers sila gulantang pa rin sila sa ganung situation haha.

inis p nga si hubby sakin dahil hindi k daw siya kinunan ng picture nung sumasampa siya sa bus, kahit pwet niya lang daw makikita ok lang para proof lang sa experience namin haha

[rocky]

^ 3 days 2 nights lang. ano mas maganda yng whale watching sa oslob or dolphin watching sa bohol? [textspeak!] isa lang dun gagawin ko.

whaleshark watching sis, mas kakaibang experience. yong dolphim kasi sa umpisa lang masaya tapos magsasawa ka rin. saka hindi mo naman malalapitan sila ng bongga unlike whaleshark.

sis foruiz, si kuya eddie lang nga ang mabait sa budyong. the rest of the staff including yong owner walang kwenta. hindi sila natitinag sa dami ng reklamo ng mga customer. buti sana kung newly open lang yong resort para maconsider ko na hindi pa sila customer-oriented

sis witch_goddess, 440/kilo talaga yong danggit kahit bisayain ko sila. ni sampung piso ayaw patawad kaya hindi na ako bumili.

sis ldrwifey, nakakatawa naman yong experience nyo sa bus. actually nong unang punta ko sa bantayan na-experience ko na kung gano kahirap sumakay pabalik ng city kaya nag-warning na ako sa mga kasama ko na bilisan naming bumaba ng ferry para makasakay kagad ng bus. ayun, nakaupo naman kaming lahat & wala naman naging prob

[witch_goddess]

^^hala sis ldrwifey, grabe naman yung experience niyo sa pagsakay ng bus i missed that kind of experience ah. LOL anyway, kailan ba kayo pumunta doon sis? peak season ba?