The Hilton Cebu Resort and Spa is probably one of the pinkest places you'll ever go. Even the cars are pink and the drivers wear pink uniforms. This resort hotel was the location for my honeymoon. Located on a peninsula on Mactan Island near Cebu in the Philippines, It is only a short drive (470pesos 12$ each way by hotel shuttle) from the airport. We selected this hotel because of the Hilton Reputation, The Price and it's relatively close location to our wedding. We got the package that includes Breakfast and Dinner around 170$ a night. The whole package was well worth it for a honeymoon where we didn't plan on going out drinking and partying every night.
The Breakfast includes everything including a large selection of juice however the dinner does not include drinks besides water. The Breakfast is standard every day with a good selection of food including bacon, pancakes, a large selection of pastries, eggs, omelets, rice, fresh fruit, and far more of everything else than I have ever seen at a hotel breakfast buffet.
The Dinner each night is themed including a Chineese/asian night, a Philippino night, an Indian night and an International night. My favorite was the International night which included the best from all of the other nights. Each night included carved meat and a good seleciton of different cultural foods including roast pig, pizza, and leg of lamb. Every night had more food than I ever expected and there was certainly enough selection for any tastes. Also 2 nights they provided free local entertainment including dancers and cultural shows.
The hotel has a private beach and small lagoon which you can take a paddle boat out on for 1000 pesos (around 25$) for an hour. It is fun to get out in the lagoon for a bit in the boat but try to avoid doing this in the heat of the day as you could roast pretty quickly.
The room was lovely on the 15th floor of the building (while there are 3 only one is the hotel, the other two are owned and time shares) we had a full view of the ocean from the room and a nice balcony. the room had a dvd/cd player and a nice tv. As well it had a large bathroom with a shower and a separate tub. The shower unfortunatly tended to not drain quickly, however maintenance did look at it and I am assured that they will solve the minor issue.
I filled out the survey that was e-mailed to me from the hotel and recieved a nice response including proof that they had read the comments with ideas of how they would solve small issues I had raised.
Other things.... Well the hotel provides cold towels which are handed out to guests when they arrive and when laying out on the beach. The room was provided with bottled water every day and we had no trouble requesting more when needed. Also the hotel provides a FREE shuttle that runs to the 2 malls in Cebu 3 times a day. So you could go to both malls in the same day by taking the first shuttle and transferring malls on the mid day trip.
Overall 4.9 Stars out of 5 Because I had to pay for drinks with the inculded dinner.
Highly recommended as a honeymoon destination as you can have a quiet evening out on the beach area with almost no one around.
2 comments:
WOW!!! Very swanky. Loved reading your review.
Being a participant in the whole Hilton experience, I have to say that the hotel not only delivered what it promised, it created an identity for itself in each guest's mind. Marketing and advertising-wise, this would be a perfect example of company image consistency and resonance.I loved the pink and the room transported us into an entirely different place. It's an experience you won't forget. = )
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