Savoy Hotel Mactan Newtown

WHERE TO STAY > CEBU



Savoy Hotel Mactan Newtown is a hotel strategically located within Mactan Newtown and is an ideal base for leisure travelers who wish to explore various attractions of Mactan Island. The hotel is just a 15-minute drive away from the airport.

Sheraton Cebu Mactan Resort

WHERE TO STAY > CEBU


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Sheraton Cebu Mactan Resort is a beachfront resort located on the northeastern coast of Mactan Island in Cebu, Philippines. This five-star resort opened in September 2022 and is one of the newest resorts in Cebu. It features a white beach, an outdoor swimming pool, and a spa.

Mövenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu, Lapu-Lapu City

Mövenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu is a 245-room Mediterranean-inspired beachfront luxury hotel located on the Island of Mactan, a popular holiday island destination in Cebu, Philippines. It is part of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Group, a Switzerland-based international upscale hotel management company with more than 80 properties under its management and represented in 24 countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Isla Sugbu Seafood City | Premier Sutukil Restaurant in Cebu

Isla Sugbu Seafood City is a Filipino casual dining, family-style restaurant in Cebu City serving seafood dishes and specializes in Sutukil, a Visayan culinary term pertaining not to a single dish, rather to a set of three seafood dishes cooked in three different ways, namely sugba (to grill), tuwa (to stew), and kilaw (to eat raw).

Love, Bites and a Romantic Night at Mövenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu

This Valentine’s Day, Mövenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu will host elegant and memorable Valentine dinner events in picture-perfect settings.

Mövenpick Cebu bags Agoda’s 2015 Gold Circle Award

Congratulations to Mövenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu for winning Agoda.com’s 2015 Gold Circle Award!

For two consecutive years in a row, Mövenpick Cebu has been recognized by Agoda.com as a hotel that embodies the best qualities of an online hospitality industry. Agoda.com, one of Asia’s leading hotel booking sites and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), gives the award based on aggregate customer reviews, competitiveness of pricing, utilization of Agoda.com’s custom-built Yield Control System (YCS) and a deep understanding of the complexities of the online booking industry.

2016 Travel & Dine Wishlist: Ibiza Beach Club at the Mövenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu

For 2016, we plan to make several trips to Cebu, including a visit to Mactan Island to try out the various recreational activities such as island hopping and snorkeling. And no trip is complete without trying out some of the best dining destinations of the area. We are particularly intrigued by Ibiza Beach Club at the Mövenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu.

Mövenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu offers up to 40% discount on room packages at the Philippine Travel Mart

Get a three-day, two-night accommodation for as low as PHP 12,000 nett.



Great memories happen with a little advance planning. With over 10 holidays declared from now until September 2016, you have a number of opportunities to rest, relax and take a trip out of town.

Holy Week Staycation Packages for 2015

While most of the city folks are travelling outside the city this Holy Week to visit their families in their home towns and provinces, many Filipinos choose to stay in the city for quality time with their family and kids. It is also a great time to take advantage of Holy Week and Easter staycation packages in many hotels. We have listed down 12 hotels in key cities of the Philippines where families can bond together and celebrate Easter on April 5 over sumptuous lunch and fun activities with their kids.

Radisson Blu Cebu, Cebu City

Radisson Blu Cebu is a multi-awarded five-star hotel in Cebu City located along Serging Osmeña Boulevard, easily accessible via a 30-minute drive from Mactan-Cebu International Airport and only 10-minutes away from the Cebu Port Passenger Terminal. This business hotel has a total of 400 rooms and suites featuring deluxe and state-of-the-art technology amenities.

Where to Celebrate Chinese New Year 2015 in the Philippines

Chinese New Year celebration in the Philippines revolves around the family. This is one of the many occasions when members of a Filipino-Chinese family gather together to welcome a new year of good health and prosperity. And of course, no Chinese New Year celebration is complete without a banquet of traditional Chinese dishes especially prepared for the festivities.

14 Romantic Hotels to Celebrate Valentine's Day this 2015

This month of love, spend a romantic weekend stay with your loved one in some of the best hotels in key cities of Metro Manila and in major travel destinations of the country. We have hand-picked 14 romantic hotels where you can celebrate Valentine's Day with your special someone. Show how much your love is by treating her in a luxury hotel or resort, impress her with the most sumptuous dinner, pamper her with a spa treatment, and spend the night with her in the most comfortable bed in town.

2013 Domestic Air Travel Trend in the Philippines

Here are the Top 10 Domestic Air Travel Destinations in the Philippines for 2013, according to the annual Travel Trends report recently released by Skyscanner, the world’s fastest growing global travel search site. The list is based on actual flight searches conducted on the travel website and its mobile apps.

Tubigon: Star Craft Ferry Ride from Cebu City Pier 1

Coming from Cebu City, there are two options of reaching the island province of Bohol. First is through the Cebu-Tagbilaran route, a 2-hour fastcraft ride that gives tourist quick access to Tagbilaran City, the capital of the province of Bohol, and to the municipalities of Panglao, Dauis, Baclayon and Loboc.

Second is through the Cebu-Tubigon route, a 1.5-hour fastcraft ride to the municipality of Tubigon, located in close proximity to the municipalities of Sagbayan, Danao and Carmen.


My travel group chose the Cebu-Tubigon route. We arrived at Cebu City Pier 1 at 6:30am to catch the 7:00am trip with Lite Shipping. Unfortunately, their vessel was under repair and we were directed to Star Craft which also departs at 7:00am.


Star Craft's vessels are colored orange and yellow and has two decks. The lower deck is air-conditioned while the upper deck is open-air. At 6:50am, passengers were signaled to board the vessel.


As it is not possible to reserve a seat, you have to make sure that you board ahead of the other passengers. It is best to take the front-most seats to have more leg room.


Super Craft's Cebu-Tubigon fare (tourist seat) is Php200.00. At the Cebu City Pier 1, you will also have to pay a Php10.00 terminal fee.



How we went there (and back)
Star Craft vessels are docked at the Cebu City Pier 1. From Mactan International Airport, we took a taxi straight to Pier 1. Taxi fare cost Php180.00 (Php40.00 flag down rate).

Keep in mind that Star Craft ticketing office is located outside the Pier 1 complex (see red thumb-pin).

Cebu City: Pier 1

Cebu City is considered a tourism gateway to the Visayas and most part of Mindanao. This is the reason we decided to fly to Cebu City and take a ferry to Bohol, instead of taking a flight directly to Tagbilaran, the capital of the Province of Bohol.

From Cebu Mactan International Airport, we took a taxi to Cebu City Pier 1. After a 30-minute taxi ride, we found ourselves at the gates of the port. Cars are required to pay Php10.00 vehicle entrance fee.


Several shipping companies have their ticketing offices inside the port, there are a few with ticketing office outside the port complex. In our case, we had to buy our one-way fastcraft tickets for the Cebu-Tubigon route at Super Craft's ticketing office right outside the port complex.


Since I will be leaving Bohol ahead of the group the following morning, I though of inquiring at the Ocean Jet ticketing office if I could buy my return Tagbilaran-Cebu ticket in advance.


Fortunately, Ocean Jet allows advance ticketing. I purchased two tickets for the ferry that leaves Tagbilaran at 7:00am. Each ticket cost Php500.00. It was a great feeling of not having to worry about missing seats.


After going through security check, it's time to seat, relax and wait for the boarding.



How we went there (and back)
From Mactan International Airport, we took a taxi straight to Pier 1. Taxi fare cost Php180.00 (Php40.00 flag down rate). Going back to any point in Cebu City, Mandaue City of Lapu-Lapu City, one can easily get a taxi lined outside the Pier 1 gates. If you are going back to the airport, standard fixed rate fare is Php200.00. Don't agree to any amount higher than Php250.00.