Cebu City
This inviting, genuinely ecofriendly place has clean, spacious rooms, delightful common spaces loaded with games, a veggie-heavy cafe and slogans on…
Must-see hotels in Cebu
Mactan Island
Abacá boasts a secluded oceanfront position on a narrow peninsula with an infinity pool, fine spa, gourmet restaurant and butler service. As there are…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
Cebu
This tranquil Mediterranean-style resort is dramatically perched on a cliff overlooking the Tañon Strait and has a tennis court, infinity pool, mountain…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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
Three kilometres south of Panagsama Beach, this well-managed oceanfront dive resort has 16 traditional bungalows, eight of them suitable for families, set…
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…
