Cebu Thread 17 (check page 1 for Places to stay/Tourist Spots/Resto)

[insanelypurpleprincess]

aqua18, always a pleasure! It's the least that I can do to help. Yep, splitting between Movenpick & Crimson is a good idea. And yes, you definitely can opt to dine out for lunch & dinner. In fact, if you want to do late breakfast, like 9am and end at 10am, you probably would still be full from breakfast, so you do a PM snack then dinner perhaps. There are restaurants surrounding the vicinity of the those resorts, take your pick. If you meant, Cebu City, like where the center is... quite a distance din siya. Again, advantage is that these resorts have scheduled shuttle services, so you can have access to going and leaving the city. Usually SM or Ayala yung drop off & pick up points. Should there be anything else, just post away.

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presyosa ligaya, travel from Oslob to Liloan port, not very far naman. I don't have an exact distance or time frame for you... I never paid attention, basta it's relatively near lang. Looks like super okay your plan.. if you do Oslob, then go to Liloan Port to cross to Dumaguete. Then from Dumaguete, fast craft to Tagbilaran then fly out of Tagbilaran. Sounds about right.

[rocky]

^^presyosa ligaya, around 30 minutes siguro ilang days kayo sis? kasi parang ngarag yang route nyo tapos may kasama pa kayong kids. ang mangyari puro byahe kayo

[littleboss.arlene]

thank you sis ohcmon for your reply.. for the whale shark encounter  talagang kinabukasan ko pa po magagawa? how long it would take din po ba for the city tour? pasensiya na po sa mga questions ko ha. and plan ko din po sana na first night s city kami mag stay para po sana ma try namin ang sky adventure then mactan on the second night. ok po ba yung ganung plan?

[ohcmon]

^ The whaleshark encounter kasi is until noon lang. Kung 720 ang ETA niyo, around 8AM na ang dating niyo sa South Terminal, tapos punuin pa the bus so most likely around 8:30 na kayo makakaalis. 'Di na kayo aabot sa whalesharks kasi andun na sana kayo around 11AM at the latest. Travel time from the City to Oslob is around 3.5-4 hours by bus.

Kung mag hire kayo ng vehicle to take you there straight from the airport, mas mabilis kayo, baka sakaling umabot kung wala masyadong pila when you get there.

The city tour depends on where you want to go at kung gaano katagal/kabilis kayo sa sites na pupuntahan niyo.

My suggestion if you'd like to stay overnight sa City: pagdating niyo sa Cebu, City tour and Sky Adventure kayo then stay overnight, then leave really early (like 4AM) for the whalesharks the following day, tapos optional kung gusto niyo pa maglibot sa Oslob or balik na rin kayo sa City after the encounter which only lasts 30 minutes.

Pagbalik niyo sa City from Oslob, sa Mactan na kayo to check-in.

[littleboss.arlene]

Thank you so much po sis.. i can now finalize my itinerary.   

Matagal pala ang travel time pa oslob.  i will just have the whale shark encounter & tumalog falls so i can go back in mactan around 3-4pm.  possible naman po siguro ito right?

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[smm_0411]

Hi sis, we're planning to visit camotes island in June. Ano ang difference between Mangodlong Rock Resort and Mangodlong Paradise Resort? May kids kami kasama.

Also sa city tour advisable ba na mag rent ng car?

Thanks.

[rocky]

^baka mabiktima ka rin tulad ko sis. hehe nakakalito kasi mangodlong rock luma na yan & panget ng room nila. kaya badtrip talaga ako nong nandon kami, disaster yong experience. mangodlong paradise, mas bago & katabi mismo ng mangodlong rock. wala na kasi yong dati nilang website. check mo na lang sa facebook or booking.com

[smm_0411]

Kaya nga sis, need to check talaga. Mura na ba yung Cabana A sa Mangodlong Paradise na 4,200 per night?  Pano nga pala papunta sa island, pwede ba sila mag arrange ng transfer?

[ohcmon]

^^^^ Yep if you won't stay long naman sa falls, after lunch you can catch na a bus back to the City. Safe travels, sis!

^^^ If you're with kids, of course mas convenient to rent a car so you can easily go around. I highly recommend Danny Noy (09061534659), siya kinontact ko for my trip, as in ready na ako for the tour when I called him up to inquire, lol. Dumating na agad 'yung driver ko after an hour. His rates are also the cheapest I've seen online, P250/hr lang.

Re pagpunta sa Camotes, you can easily DIY sis. Sakay lang kayo ng vhire sa SM to Danao, then ride a pedicab to the port. Check the ferry schedules and be at the port ahead of time kasi kasi baka maiwan kayo (like what happened to me ).

[rocky]

^^keri na sis, pero kung mas gusto nyo ng mura ok din sa santiago bay resort, don ako nag-stay nong first-time ko sa camotes. or bellavista mare, katabi lang ng santiago beach resort & don naman ako nag-stay nong 2nd na punta ko. may mga kainan din malapit sa area, paluto style & mura lang yang mangodlong rock lang talaga hindi ko nirerecommend

[presyosa ligaya]

thanks sis insanelypurpleprincess and sis rocky for the inputs. isang makulit na nilalang ang tita kaya ipupush namin yun tatawid ng dumaguete sis rocky. bale 12 and 14 naman ang ages nila and game sila sa amazing race kuno namin. salamat ulit.

[smm_0411]

^ & ^^ Thanks sis. everything noted and will check.

[ohcmon]

^ Sis I'll agree with sis rocky, parang mas okay mag-stay sa Santiago area kasi andun 'yung mga kainan, hehe. When I went to Mangodlong Paradise/Mangodlong Rock my guide told me their guests daw lumilipat pa sa Santiago at night kasi andun 'yung mga kainan na okay.

[aqua18]

Thanks for the inputs mga sis.   
Ayun yung una namin balak talaga is split siya sa dalawa pwedeng 1 night kay crimson 2 nights kay movenpick or vice versa then yung last night namin is sa may Gran Tierra Suites. Para yung last day namin is mag ikot ikot gawin ang city tour.
Eh naisip namin if  tig 2 nights na lang kaya huwag na lang mag stay sa Gran Tierra. Possible pa rin naman ba mag city tour kami and mamili sa market if sa may movenpick or crimson hotel kami magstay?

Thank you again mga sis!

[littleboss.arlene]

hello  po mga sis ask ko lang po kasi sa city kami stay for the first night and i'm eyeing between radisson blue or crown regency, which is better to stay?? second night kasi is shangri la cause i heard so many good feedbacks sa mga sisses natin.  thanks in advanace po sa suggestion. 

[rocky]

^radisson all the way hehe! sulit yong business room nila sis, kasi dami ring food & drinks pag cocktail

[littleboss.arlene]

^radisson all the way hehe! sulit yong business room nila sis, kasi dami ring food & drinks pag cocktail

thank you po sis rocky 

[ataypool]

^^I second that. Close to perfection; I liked the buffet selection, service, rooms, amenities, proximity to SM (for emergency purchases), staff friendliness, etc. Also if you like CNT Lechon (which I don't like, that's another story), walking distance lang. Maski sa Radisson pa lang ako nakakarating na hotel in the city, nagustuhan ko.

[littleboss.arlene]

wow 2 na kaagad nag suggest to go radisson thanks sis ataypool

i'd go definitely with radisson ... thaks ulet mga sis 


another question mga sis.. usually how long would it take for a city tour + sky advanture?? that's my itinerary for the first day po... then on the second day we have to leave at 4am to south terminal routing to oslob for the whale shark & tumalog falls.. another question what time po ba ang check in pag nag request ng early check in and what time din ang out pag nag request ng late check out.. sorry po madaming tanong.. first time po kasi... 

your comments are highly appreciated po.. 

[insanelypurpleprincess]

aqua18, of course, you can still get to wherever you wanna go even if you decide to stay in the Mactan area. Just schedule everything properly so you can enjoy the convenience of the hotel shuttle for citu transfers.

^ Radisson's GM surely makes sure that the property is on top of their game. He wasn't voted Best GM for nothing. For requests on early check-in and late check-out, there is no standard answer to that. It will always boil down to room availability. Bottom line, if occupancy is not that high, you can expect your request to be granted. Otherwise, they'll either refuse or charge extra. Best to contact the hotel directly to make these arrangements.