PLANTATION BAY MACTAN

What an outstanding, and very unusual hotel. This resort built in the style of an old colonial plantation village has all its rooms spread around an enormous lagoon and swimming pool, that is itself the largest pool in the Philippines. All the rooms can be found in separate two floor buildings, each building has 16 rooms. No matter which room you are in you are pretty much guaranteed splendid views of the lagoon and pools. This is the only hotel in Cebu we could find that uses comforters (or duvets) in their rooms for you to sleep under, instead of just sheets and/or blankets. The rooms are very well furnished and have a very relaxing and homely feel to them. Each room has tea and coffee making facilities in every room, with some of the rooms having mugs made from the ash of mount Pinathubo. The rooms also have remote controlled air conditioning, and separate shower, with separate bath tubs that are deep and even have an unusual seat in them to help you relax. The lower rooms offer direct pool/lagoon access and the upper rooms small balconies. The hotel only uses feather pillows, but does have anti-allergenic available upon request, in fact service is a major part of the resort, with each 16 rooms having their own butler, who is there to tend to your every need. In fact has thought of a lot of the small things, such as the fact that the sand used by the lagoon is specially made so that it retains its coolness during the heat of the day.