Published date: April 28, 2025
5 Minutes Walk to the Beach! A Hotel Perfect for Solo Travelers in Cebu Island Resort
Room Type Stayed
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Experience of the stay
This is a resort hotel on Mactan Island, just a 5-minute walk to the beach. It is located in a very safe and beautiful area called Mactan Newtown✨
The room, which has a Philippine touch with blue accents, was very clean and easy to use, and the front desk staff was courteous and kind.
What is particularly nice is that the beautiful beach just 5 minutes away is free to use! When you tell the front desk, "I want to use the beach," you get a wristband, allowing you to enter right away.
At the beachfront, you can borrow towels, and you can freely use the pool and hammocks, fully enjoying the resort atmosphere.
Although small, the hotel also has a pool and a bar next door, allowing me to enjoy a hotel stay and beach resort easily even alone.
Additionally, within Mactan Newtown (which is walkable), there are several restaurants and cafes like Starbucks, as well as convenience stores, making it very convenient.
Experiences during the trip
I stayed here on the last day of my one-month study abroad in Cebu, as it is close to the airport (about 20 minutes by taxi).
During my month-long study abroad, I mainly stayed in the IT Park area, but this area is also safe and easy to live in.
There is a shopping mall called Ayala Mall, and many local stores that are easy for tourists to access, which made it very enjoyable!
The local recommendations are:
- Jollibee (an extremely famous chain restaurant)
- Mang Inasal (a charcoal chicken chain with delicious desserts)
- Sugbo Mercado (night market)
And I was able to enjoy all of them.