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8 Things to do and Attractions in Cebu Philippines!

You may think that Cebu is only a base for side trips in the Philippines but there are actually many things to do in Cebu! In this post, we’ll show you the top 6 things to do and attractions in Cebu Philippines!

What to do in Cebu?

1. Cebu City Tour

We hired a local driver by the name of Long (yes that’s his name!) who took us on a private Cebu City Tour!

2. Shopping at Ayala Mall

Ayala Mall is one of the main shopping malls in Cebu City and we got to shop, watch movies and play some arcade. Things that the locals do in Cebu! 🙂

What to eat in Cebu?

3. Golden Cowrie Restaurant

For authentic Philippines food, look no further than the Golden Cowrie Restaurant. The setting and ambience is warm and welcoming. The waitress who attended to us was also very patient, introducing us to the delicacies and translating the various dishes to us. Price was reasonable and the taste was great. Definitely a must-go-to place for great local tastes…

4. Ipar’s Authentic Spanish Restaurant

Across the street from our hotel was a banner that read “Authentic Spanish Restaurant”. We decided to head over to Ipar’s Spanish Restaurant and thoroughly enjoyed the authentic Spanish flavours!

Deco in Ipar's Authentic Spanish Restaurant — Deco in Ipar’s Authentic Spanish Restaurant

Ipar's churizo 200 peso garlic bread 120 peso — Ipar’s churizo 200 peso garlic bread 120 peso

Ipar's sangria big carafe 450 peso — Ipar’s sangria big carafe 450 peso

5. CnT Lechon – The Best Lechon in Cebu

If you’re in Cebu, you must try the lechon (roasted pork) there. If you ask the locals, more often than not, they’ll point you to CnT lechon – possibly the best lechon in Cebu. The truth is, the meat was normal but the star of the show? The skin! Crispy, full flavoured and of course sinfully fatty! Which is why it went really well with rice. You can actually have mouthfuls of rice with 1 sice of skin!

Half kg of CnT lechon. crispy skin.juicy meat. 200 peso

6. Breakfast at Bo’s Coffee

Enough of Starbucks, try out the breakfast at Bo’s Coffee and you’ll soon realise that this local coffee joint can also give its US competitor a run for its money! Good coffee and food at a reasonable price. Ambience to match at that!

Bo's Coffee mushroom and cheese omelette with toast 150 peso — Bo’s Coffee mushroom and cheese omelette with toast 150 peso

Bo's Coffee corned beef with scrambled eggs and pancakes 175 peso — Bo’s Coffee corned beef with scrambled eggs and pancakes 175 peso

Where to stay in Cebu?

7. Castle Peak Hotel Cebu

Castle Peak Hotel in Cebu was the first hotel we stayed at in Cebu and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay because of its spa!!! Made us go like little chicks…”cheap cheap”, “cheap cheap”…

Huge bed in Deluxe room of Castle Peak Hotel

Bath Tub in Deluxe room of Castle Peak Hotel

8. City Suites Ramos Tower

There are several reasons why we enjoyed staying at City Suites Ramos Tower. Firstly, the room was more like a 1-bedroom condominium. It has a small living space, kitchen and even a balcony overlooking Cebu City. We could also see Tops from our room!

City Suites $73 double super single beds

Sunset from our room at Ramos Tower City Suites orangey sky

Sunset and Tops Hill seen from our room at Ramos Tower City Suites

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Cebu/Bohol Trip: Day 7

Today we are leaving Bohol!!! Boohoo 🙁 But before we left, we enjoyed our breakfast in Saffron (we did not get to eat in Saffron the day before because of the dolphin and island hopping tour). The spread was decent but we still prefer the breakfast in Peacock Garden 🙂 But we need to comment on the added special touch at Amorita Resort – the waitress will put a fresh frangipani flower by the ear of female guests during breakfast and this makes the ladies feel pretty and extra special 🙂

Omelette Station and Buffet spread at Amorita Resort…

Amorita Resort Breakfast Salad and cold cuts

Amorita Resort Bread and cereals selection

Amorita Resort Breakfast Cheese, tuna and mushroom omelette

Last shot of pretty waters and soft sand from Amorita Resort

Our checkout was again fast and smooth. There was no hiccups with the bill and there was even a small box of cookies as a parting gift! I love the confectionery at Amorita resort! Keep it up! 🙂

Soon we were on the ferry heading back to Cebu. Boohoo again. After we alighted, we queued for close to 30 minutes before we managed to get a taxi to City Suites Ramos Tower. The fare was only 90 peso. We quickly checked in, left our luggage in our room, and walked out to the city. We shopped and ate around the Fuente Osmena Circle for a couple of hours before we filled our spare travel bag with local goodies and souvenirs for friends and family back home.

Shopping at Fuente Osmena Circle Cebu

Spaghetti meal with one piece chicken and coke at Jollibee

To end the day, we indulged in a “All Meat Pizza” and San Miguel beer while watching the sunset from the balcony of our 20th floor unit.

All meat pizza and Turrones de Cebu for dinner while enjoying the sunset view at the balcony…

Turrones De Cebu for 75 pesos but the one at Amorita was better and crunchier

Huge all meat pizza and 4 SMB for 448 pesos cheaper than dominoes. Thin crust and yummy!

Kate dozed off while I watch the Matrix Trilogy!

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Day 7 just whizzed past like that and soon we were at our last day of our Cebu/Bohol trip. Boohoo…

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City Suites Ramos Tower: Good location with Great view!

City Suites Ramos Tower is an apartment building with some units available for guests to book for accommodation while travelling in Cebu. Our first Cebu hotel, Castle Peak Hotel, is on the east of Cebu. So for the second leg of our Cebu trip, we wanted a hotel nearer to the Fuente Osmena Circle; and City Suites Ramos Tower seems ideal. The rates for one night is $73 which may be a little pricey as the unit is small with 2 twin beds and only standing shower but check out the view from the 20th floor!

Awesome view from the balcony of the 20th floor at City Suites Ramos Tower!

Small but well-equipped room at City Suites Ramos Tower

Video tour of room at City Suites Ramos Tower

We did not want to “waste” the view so we ordered in pizza and beer for dinner and sat at the balcony to enjoy the awesome view and equally awesome food 🙂

All meat pizza and Turrones de Cebu for dinner while enjoying the sunset view at the balcony

While enjoying the pizza, we also caught a re-run of Matrix Revolution! One of Tom’s favourite movie! (while Kate just doze away in dreamyland) Think the movie bumped up our stay by a notch 😉

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Do note that there are residents staying at the Ramos Tower. It is like a serviced apartment with some rooms rented out while others have residential occupants.

The awesome thing about our room is its view (overlooking tops and Crown Regency Hotel that offers “sky experience”), room service (cheap and good pizza, with surprisingly tasty Turrones – must try!) and comfort. If you’re here in Cebu on a budget, City Suites Ramos Tower is definitely an excellent choice!

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Castle Peak Hotel, Cebu, Philippines: Good location, Low price!

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Entrance and lobby of Castle Peak Hotel Cebu

Deluxe Room of Castle Peak Hotel Cebu

The deluxe room at Castle Peak Hotel only costs $57! The great thing is that the new wing is newly renovated and everything had a new feel to it…

Watching TV while having a bath!

Take a tour of the Deluxe Room of Castle Peak Hotel with our video!

Facilities and Amenities of Castle Peak Hotel

The best part of Castle Peak Hotel’s facilities has got to be the SPA!! This is because, the massage costs only 400 pesos ($11.50SGD!) while the manicure and pedicure costs only 100 pesos! Here’s the best bit…the spa closes at 2am! Which means that you can head out to Ayala Mall to shop, have your dinner, chill and have some drinks before going back to Castle Peak to unwind with a massage! Shiok!

Dipping pool at the Spa

In addition, for a price of between 200 to 450 pesos, you can use the gym as well as the dipping pool of Castle Peak Hotel. Breakfast was also relatively decent at 200 pesos per person. Although we did not like their chocolate rice porridge, we loved their dang hoon (green bean vermicelli)!

Buffet Breakfast at Castle Peak Hotel Cebu