Mactan Island hotels

I have stayed twice here and both times were excellent. I often have to visit Cebu City and Alta is a nice peaceful retreat from the Cebu City congestion. Outside the gate, Cordova does have dire poverty pervasive throughout Phil. and Cebu, but Cordova always has that feel of rural poverty where people are friendly and not the horrific poverty you find with street kids in the worst parts of Cebu City. I have always felt safe walking outside the gates and riding Jeepneys and tricycles in this area. It is nice if you want to have a measured dose of the Phil. experience. Taxis are usually meter+100 because it is off the beaten path but rarely over 250 to get anywhere including Guitar factory and Ayala. There is a new mall nearby so I was able to wave down an occasional taxi. The resort itself is very well executed. It reminds me of the swanky jungle resorts in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. The landscaping is natural, peaceful, and lush. The pool is cool but pleasant in the heat. The restaurant is romantic and quiet and the food is great and reasonably priced. Breakfast has many options(although one of my Phil. favorites - sardines is not one of them). The SPA is the best I have encountered in the Phil. but I am an ind. traveler and avoid the conglomerate owned resorts. The spa is peaceful and spiritual, and massages(2) were GREAT. There is no beach, but you can reach by taxi. Mactan does not have great beaches at most if not all resorts compared to other islands.

During our stay recently was funtastic really nice place beautiful gtarden to relax. just the breakfast needed more european foods may be a good bread.

I found this resort to very pleasant quiet and comfortable, I stayed in a villa which was nicer than the rooms so I hear,If you leave property they want to know armed guards all around they care about your safety. If you need anything ask you will get it. Heck went to the front desk and asked the girls to find me pizza and Vanessa was most accomidating she found the perfect place her reward slices for all at the front desk.Need a adventure ask Miss April she will hook you up with whatever you want to do. We went on snorkel white sand beach trip this was my second time, I cant say enough about JP and Micheal the best tour guides on this trip they make sure you have a good time. I could go on and on but I wont its a great place to stay I hope everyone is still there after October cause I heard resort was sold they should keep there current staff,JUST SAYIN :))

We stayed here because we had a flight from Cebu the next day and it was a perfect choice. The hotel is very modern with lots of really nice design features. The food is OK though breakfast , which was included , was a little limited. The cost of transfer to the airport is far too high - just ask the doorman to get you a taxi and you pay a fraction of the price. Whilst there cross the road and speak to the local people - they were more than happy to chat .

The hotel gives the appearance of once being, or at least aspiring to be, a class-act five star resort facility. The main hotel building, restaurant and two pools were acceptable maintained, but certainly not up to expectations. There didn't seem to be many guests when we were there. There was much evidence of abandoned construction projects, as though the hotel had high aspirations but was unable to follow through. The staff, while friendly and courteous, we're not well trained and were unable to provide amenities or local information that you'd expect. By contrast, we visited the spa at the hotel next door and found it to be busy, vibrant with immaculate facilities, helpful staff and a general well-maintained appearance.

This is the type of Hotel is great if you want to be away from everything. The Owner of the Hotel owns the other two hotels by Sotogrande so you can use the pools and the beach and any of the facilities in each of these hotels. I read some negative reviews on this hotel about it not being accurate in the views but like I said before we asked the front desk and guests are welcome to use any of the other hotel's pools or access to the beach to the ocean. The free breakfast was absolutely amazing, they had a wonderful variety of food for the American, Korean, Filipino, and Japanese Pallet. Me and my wife had a suite and were very pleased as it came with a coffee maker and a refrigerator. Our room had two aircons, one in our bedroom and one in the suite area which had a full living room and kitchen area. The room service can be a bit pricey if your a filipino but about average if your an American, about 200 pesos for a sandwich. I do recommend going to the giasano mall grocery store and buying some foods you can put in your refrigerator because this hotel is a bit far from the heart of town. The cabs also charge a 50 pesos surcharge because your out of the way of town. Getting to the airport was around 200 pesos.

swimming pool not as large as its shown in photos but ok and nice views from the area,Overhall the hotel looks Drab when you approach it but inside its really nice .It could do with re painting outside Blue gives it a cold feeling, The internet Printer was not working but they did nothing to fix it in 10 days. but overhall the hotel was ok

Nice friendly staff , guards very good for taxi calling