Cebu Hotels with Bars

I recently had the pleasure of staying at Lex Hotel Cebu and found it to be an ideal choice. The hotel's location is perfect, surrounded by numerous eateries, making dining options easily accessible. The bed was delightfully soft, and the room offered ample space, providing a comfortable and relaxing environment. What truly stood out was the exceptional friendliness and support provided by the staff. Their warm hospitality added a personal touch to the overall experience. Although the breakfast options were somewhat limited, they were sufficient, ensuring a satisfying start to the day.

I booked the hotel for its location, relatively big (third party) gym with free access for hotel guests) and being able to work during my stay. Unfortunately the gym only fulfilled its promise to a certain extent. Some machines were broken or overdue for repair, others were in a bad state. Beside that there was no instructor available when needed at both times I went to the gym. The other big complaint is about the slow WiFi speed in the room. I was not able to work properly and had to use the business center which offered a decent internet speed. Beside that I would have wished for better air conditioning which is quite old. Overall my stay was alright incl. the kind and helpful service.

There are few hotels in Cebu City that provide the same level of premium experience as the Radisson Blu. During every visit the staff have always been attentive and welcoming. The front door staff are efficient at assisting the unload of luggage and the reception staff are quick to check me in. It's also quite nice to be recognised as a previous guest. The rooms are beautifully furnished, and are kept very clean. It is apparent that housekeeping upholds a very high standard of quality. Breakfast buffet has a good selection of cuisines, and an indulgent dessert offering during weekends. While there are a couple of other hotels with a larger selection and variety, the staff here are on point, and are a highlight of the experience. Overall, this hotel will be one I will definitely come back to, and holds a strong place in my list of top 5 hotels in Cebu City.

Location wise, its just a few meters away from Ayala Mall. Rooms are spacious and very clean. Loved the body wash scent. Breakfast spread, loved the chicken. Will surely stay here again.

Amazing hotel not far from the airport and in the middle of the city centre with easy access to the main mall. The staff are extremely kind and I loved the stay. The bed was so comfortable and the view from the hotel is so good. The breakfast buffet was so good and full of different variety of foods. I loved the stay and highly recommend this place. There was a food sized gym and a pool as well.

The hotel is old but it still has a lot of value for its price especially if you are on a limited budget. The staff are very friendly and accommodating to my request like ironing equipment. The location of the hotel is also its advantage since it is very accessible and taxis are plenty at any time of the day.

Clean and well-presented hotel. I've never experienced a hotel lobby not being on the ground floor (it's on floor 9), but that's no big deal. We stayed in the deluxe twin room. 2 king single beds that can be pushed together if you're a couple. Beds were very comfortable! Bathroom was also very clean. The only issues we had were: WiFi very slow/going in and out of range. Wait times for the elevator were consistently long (3-4mins) Buffet breakfast was delicious! We didn't get the chance to check out the pool as we only stayed overnight.

Me and my friend stayed at mad monkey for 5 days which was far too long but we didn’t know when we booked that there wasn’t much to do. When we arrived we didn’t get the most friendly welcome from reception we didn’t get told about any events going on in the hostel or any trips that the hostel were offering We found the room was quite dirty and very loud on the road side. The air con made the loudest noises and half the time it was hot. The room smelt very mouldy and damp. The floors looked like they haven’t been cleaned for months especially looking under the beds. The walls were cracked and the paints hanging of the walls. No one cleaned the room in 5 days but we did get toilet roll delivery’s. We found it quite hard to chill near the pool as there wasn’t any comfy chairs and it was a greenhouse in there and soo hot we couldn’t sit there for long. It’s all enclosed and we was told on a very occasions that they couldn’t turn on the aircon. We was pretty disappointed with the food prices(the food was nice) although the pizza doughs were a bit undercooked they were so expensive to say it’s a hostel with backpackers on a budget staying there. For 2 meals it cost us £15. And we spent £3 getting a can of red bull which would cost less in England. We wanted to join in on the beer pong one night and we was told we wasn’t aloud to play if we didn’t buy a bucket of beer which was a big of a money making scheme really so we didn’t end up playing and we didn’t want to drink that night to save on money. Everyone should be able to play as some people don’t drink alcohol. We enjoyed to music quiz we found that was a good laugh. The music was very good in the bar and the dj was great. We also found out you couldn’t buy bottled water which was disappointing so we went to the shop to get bottles. They only have one water dispenser in the full building which is very inconvenient and should have one on every floor. we thought the monkey punch was great and did get you drunk with the free shots. Our only recommendation is that you do this promotion later as 7-8 is still quite early if you don’t go out till 12. Overall wasn’t the best and wouldn’t recommend for backpackers on a budget.

This visit to Marco Polo truly saddened me. If you read some of my past reviews of this hotel I noted it was my favorite place to stay anywhere in the world. This was my first post Covid visit and I was shocked and disappointed. - Basic maintenance has not been completed. For example, there is a glass elevator that goes to Blu their rooftop restaurant. This elevator was out of order and when I asked why I was told “Covid.” Covid travel restrictions were lifted a long time ago and that’s no excuse. In a second example, we returned to our room after a long night and the key did not work. It turned out the battery in the electronic device on the door needed to be replaced and the front desk understand the issue immediately, so this must happen often. Good hotels replace these batteries on a schedule so the guests never suffer from dead batteries. - Service, which used to be outstanding?@, is now unacceptable. First, the English language skills of most employees we encountered were sub par. Second, the person who checked me in was being trained, so the check in process was very slow. Third, service at the poolside bar during lunch was slow, the waitstaff inattentive and they failed to include my banana shake on the bill so as we are leaving the grab us and give us a second bill to pay. Fourth, service at breakfast was terrible. I had to ask for black tea three times before I got it, seeking some out 3 times as no one ever came to check on us. When we arrived around 9 AM there was no bacon (later replenished with bacon that looked so bad I did not even try it, fatty and not crisp), there was 1 banana, which was never replenished, there were no juice glasses (later replenished). The food quality was adequate but not nearly up to pre-Covid standards. Overall the service was lacking. - I was also disappointed that the lobby lounge, which used to have live music every night now has piano music only and only 1 night per week I am told. - There was a cart of dirty linens in our hallway both days Some of these things are not expensive or hard to fix. It doesn’t cost a lot to have live music in the lounge nightly as there are lots of singers groups looking for opportunities. It doesn’t cost a lot to make sure you change door card batteries regularly Others are basic requirements if doing business. For example you don’t leave a glass elevator to one of the most expensive restaurants in Cebu out of order for month/years. I am purchasing a condo unit in Marco Polo residences and expected to regularly visit the hotel for meals/drinks, but if this is the quality and service we can expect, then I will not be utilizing their services.

Hotel is the perfect location for my oath-taking venue which is the IEC convention center, near malls and grocery store, clean, accommodating staff, a clean environment, near restaurant and lay dry services if needed. I will recommend this hotel to my friend and family because it is a pretty decent hotel for lower price