Luxury on a budget: Microtel Inn & Suites Mactan, Cebu
A friend and I attended a wedding in Cebu over the Christmas holidays, so we took advantage of the short trip to check out the newest hotel on the edge of Mactan Island: Microtel Inn & Suites Mactan.
Microtel in Mactan just started operations this year and is located in the same street (and along the same coast) as the Shangri-La, Hilton and Abaca Resorts. We really wanted to stay in Shangri-la as a Christmas treat, but P15,000.00 for a double-occupancy room is a splurge that I am not yet prepared to spend on. So we settled for the P4,000.00 a night room in Microtel. We didn’t get five-star amenities ala Shangri-la, but Microtel ain’t bad at all. Check it out:
Microtel in Mactan just started operations this year and is located in the same street (and along the same coast) as the Shangri-La, Hilton and Abaca Resorts. We really wanted to stay in Shangri-la as a Christmas treat, but P15,000.00 for a double-occupancy room is a splurge that I am not yet prepared to spend on. So we settled for the P4,000.00 a night room in Microtel. We didn’t get five-star amenities ala Shangri-la, but Microtel ain’t bad at all. Check it out:
PROS:
-Relatively cheap compared to other hotels in the area
-Nice beachfront. IMO, even better than Shangri-la’s beachfront
-Funky, eclectic interior design. I love it!
CONS:
-It’s a small hotel, so they have only one restaurant inside, serving mostly Thai food. The food is great, but if you want variety, you’re better off making the short trip to the other hotels in the area.
-It’s in Mactan so it’s 30-minute drive to the heart of Cebu City
-If you’re really not planning to soak up the sun, and wouldn’t mind a hotel without a beachfront, I wouldn’t recommend Microtel. Some hotels in the city offer cheaper room rates (for reference, we also stayed one night in Regency, and it was only P2,800.00 for a double occupancy room.)
Overall, I’m quite pleased with Microtel and wouldn’t mind going back there on my next trip to Cebu. I heard that Microtel is planning to establish a resort-hotel in Boracay, and if the rates are comparable to the Mactan rates, that will be one to watch out for indeed.
-Relatively cheap compared to other hotels in the area
-Nice beachfront. IMO, even better than Shangri-la’s beachfront
-Funky, eclectic interior design. I love it!
CONS:
-It’s a small hotel, so they have only one restaurant inside, serving mostly Thai food. The food is great, but if you want variety, you’re better off making the short trip to the other hotels in the area.
-It’s in Mactan so it’s 30-minute drive to the heart of Cebu City
-If you’re really not planning to soak up the sun, and wouldn’t mind a hotel without a beachfront, I wouldn’t recommend Microtel. Some hotels in the city offer cheaper room rates (for reference, we also stayed one night in Regency, and it was only P2,800.00 for a double occupancy room.)
Overall, I’m quite pleased with Microtel and wouldn’t mind going back there on my next trip to Cebu. I heard that Microtel is planning to establish a resort-hotel in Boracay, and if the rates are comparable to the Mactan rates, that will be one to watch out for indeed.
3 comments:
mel, ang alam ko meron na daw to sa boracay.horray for classy but CHEAP lodging.golda
Really? Meron na sa Bora? I hope it's as nice as the one in Mactan.
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