Must-see hotels in Cebu

  • Elicon House

    Cebu City

    This inviting, genuinely ecofriendly place has clean, spacious rooms, delightful common spaces loaded with games, a veggie-heavy cafe and slogans on…

  • Tepanee Beach Resort

    Malapascua Island

    The classiest place in Malapascua, this Italian-run hillside resort above Logon Beach is a cut above the competition. Attractive cottages feature soaring…

  • Tipolo Beach Resort

    Moalboal

    This small seaside resort has fine-value, well-constructed accommodation with clean tile floors and sturdy bamboo furniture, along with mod cons such as…

  • Angelina

    Malapascua Island

    Above the owners' Italian restaurant, these four units represent a great deal – all are spacious, with polished-wood flooring, exposed stone walls, sofas…

  • Evolution Dive & Beach Resort

    Malapascua Island

    On the southeastern edge of Bounty Beach, this laid-back dive resort has a mix of good-value rooms, plus plenty of green cred: coral-reef watchdog Green…

  • Badian Island Wellness Resort

    Moalboal

    This luxurious island resort boasts some of the most sumptuous rooms in the Philippines, all done up in tasteful native style. The pool villas, which…

  • Malapascua Starlight Resort

    Malapascua Island

    In the heart of the village, this resort has well-presented, immaculately clean and spacious rooms with quality beds and linen, verandahs and efficient…

  • Eden Resort

    Cebu

    This tranquil Mediterranean-style resort is dramatically perched on a cliff overlooking the Tañon Strait and has a tennis court, infinity pool, mountain…

  • Montebello Villa Hotel

    Cebu City

    Built in a Spanish-Colonial style reminiscent of a Mexican hacienda, the Montebello enjoys a tranquil location 3km north of the Ayala Center in leafy…

  • Zen Rooms Don Mariano

    Cebu City

    A fine no-frills hotel that enjoys a terrific uptown location with cafes, restaurants and shopping options on your doorstep. Rooms are smallish, but…

  • Farm Resort

    Cebu

    Set back from Cebu's southern shore, this fine place has four attractive, well-constructed rooms with bamboo beds in a large, leafy garden plot. Excellent…

  • Kota Beach

    Bantayan Island

    This attractive resort hotel sits pretty on one of the best stretches of beach in Bantayan, and its stylish rooms combine a contemporary look with a…

  • Premiere Citi Suites

    Cebu City

    A pleasingly modern, centrally located hotel with bright rooms that boast crisp white linen and flat-screen TV – or book a suite for extra space and a…

  • Immersion Beach & Dive Resort

    Malapascua Island

    Immersion presents a mix of spacious safari-style tents facing the beach and a few native-style cottages at the back. The restaurant, manned by the French…

  • Il Sogno

    Moalboal

    This neat bed and breakfast is run by a very hospitable Italian and his local wife who look after their guests very well. Spacious rooms face the ocean…

  • Quest Hotel

    Cebu City

    This high-rise benefits from a terrific location (a five-minute walk from the Ayala Center and the Terraces). Its rooms have a contemporary look, with…

  • Harold's Hotel

    Cebu City

    This efficiently run hotel has a terrific rooftop bar with a 360-degree view of the city – the perfect spot for a sundowner after a long journey, or a…

  • Zen Rooms M Velez Street

    Cebu City

    The Zen budget hotel concept is a successful one, with immaculately clean modern rooms, a nod to minimalist design and reliable wi-fi and air-con all at a…

  • West Gorordo Hotel

    Cebu City

    This environmentally responsible place touts its zero-carbon philosophy, doesn't use plastic and provides free drinking water – however, the structure…

  • Sumilon Bluewater Island Resort

    Cebu

    Located on remote Sumilon Island, Bluewater fringes an idyllic white-sandbar beach and its rooms have Japanese touches, such as sliding screen doors…

  • Mike & Diose's Aabana Beach Resort

    Malapascua Island

    This friendly, rambling place fringing the boat-building barangay of Pasil, at the eastern end of Bounty Beach, has a range of accommodation, from budget…

  • Bugoy Bikers Bed & Breakfast

    Cebu City

    This biking-tour operator also has a little guesthouse, with cosy bamboo rooms (with air-con or fan, and shared or en-suite bathroom) and a six-bed dorm…

  • Marriott Hotel

    Cebu City

    Brushing up against the Ayala Center, and its myriad restaurants and shops, is the ultraplush Marriott. No piped muzak or cheesy white-suited pianist…

  • Love's Beach & Dive Resort

    Moalboal

    In a peaceful location on the tranquil southern side of Moalboal, Love Beach has an attractive bar and pool area, restaurant with excellent sea views,…

  • Thresher Cove Resort & Dive Center

    Malapascua Island

    On a private beach a 10-minute walk north of Bounty Beach, this well-managed operation is an excellent all-rounder. Dorms have air-con and are cleaned…

  • Blue Orchid Resort

    Moalboal

    This resort enjoys a wonderfully secluded location on the rocky coastline just north of White Beach. The snorkelling offshore is the area's best, or just…

  • Le Village Hostel

    Cebu City

    A long-running hostel with lively, helpful staff and decent dorm rooms – though bathrooms need a deep clean and better maintenance, and facilities need…

  • Ocean Vida

    Malapascua Island

    This full-service resort smack in the middle of Bounty Beach has some of the nicest rooms on Malapascua behind its popular beachfront restaurant. Plush…

  • Red Planet Hotel

    Cebu City

    This chain hotel's rates fluctuate wildly according to demand. If you get in at the low end the small but extremely functional and identical rooms (there…

  • Flying Fish

    Cebu City

    Flying Fish has an eye-catching design that makes heavy use of upcycled and recycled materials, a mellow bar-cafe, a plunge pool and superb-value air…

  • Malapascua Budget Inn

    Malapascua Island

    This locally run hostel is well set up, with a choice of dorms (four, 10 or 14 beds) each with reading light and privacy curtain – though bunks are…

  • Talima Beach Villas & Dive Resort

    Cebu

    Talima enjoys a lovely beachside location on the northwest of the island and offers a choice of rooms, some sleeping four, as well as a two-bedroom villa…

  • Nalusuan Island Resort

    Cebu

    These 14 simple yet homely, overwater cottages with private balconies are perfect for those in search of tranquillity, except when the day trippers arrive…

  • Mad Monkey

    Cebu City

    The celebrated Mad Monkey chain has filled a void in Cebu City – a high-volume hostel that can draw a critical mass of backpackers for fun excursions…

  • Club Serena Resort

    Moalboal

    Someone behind this shoreside place has a strong sense of design, which is both contemporary and quirky by equal measure. Every structure, from the…

  • Villa Sandra

    Malapascua Island

    Very much a backpacker pad, next to the elementary school in Logon village, with an eco-cum-Rastafarian vibe, simple shared doubles and dorms, a kitchen,…

  • Sampaguita Resort

    Moalboal

    Three kilometres south of Panagsama Beach, this well-managed oceanfront dive resort has 16 traditional bungalows, eight of them suitable for families, set…

  • Quo Vadis Beach Resort

    Moalboal

    Quo Vadis boasts a beautiful coastal setting and has extensive gardens around a lovely pool. Staff are sweet, the dive shop is excellent and the…

  • Moalboal Backpacker Lodge

    Moalboal

    This hostel's location on the noisy main drag is not great, but step inside and you'll find airy mixed and women's dorms and a couple of semi-private…

  • Chief Mau

    Moalboal

    Chief Mau is a sociable hostel that stops short of being a party hostel – perfect for flashpackers, yet priced for backpackers. Dorms are all en suite…

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