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Cebu Hotels for Businesspeople or for Travelers on the Go

With all the hotel accommodations available in Cebu, overlooking some of the newer or less prominent ones wouldn’t come as such a surprise even to knowledgeable locals. Here are three that perhaps you do not know about yet.

Hotel Cesario

The renovated Hotel Cesario is opportunely located near the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, thus it’s in the Lapu-lapu district, on the island of Mactan. Because of its reasonable rates for visitors, transients, and resident executives, Hotel Cesario became known as Lapu-lapu City’s original value hotel since it commenced operations in 1990. From this hotel, the accessible attractions include SM City Cebu and Cebu International Convention Center, and additional attractions are Fort San Pedro, Magellan’s Cross and Ayala Center.

Hotel Cesario’s features include an indoor swimming pool and a sauna. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas and a computer station is located on site. Business amenities include a 24-hour business center, a meeting/conference room, and audiovisual equipment.

At this business-friendly hotel, a complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning in the restaurant. Dining options include the restaurant, a coffee shop, and a poolside bar. The restaurant is named the 1565 Café, and it serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. It is open twenty-four hours.

Hotel guests have complimentary access to a round-trip airport shuttle, which is available twenty-four hours. Onsite parking is complimentary. The staff can arrange ticket assistance, tour assistance, wedding services, and event catering. Additional amenities include a concierge desk, a gift shop/newsstand, and laundry facilities. Other services you can avail of, at the Hotel Cesario, are currency exchange, safe-deposit box at the front desk, and coffee at the lobby.

The amenities in air-conditioned guest rooms at Hotel Cesario include complimentary newspapers and ceiling fans. All the accommodations are provided with desks and phones, and guests can channel-surf on the cable TV. If you prefer, you can pick up one of the complimentary newspapers to read at the hotel lobby. The public areas are also air-conditioned. Hotel Cesario is adjacent to the Bellavista Hotel and shares the 1565 Café with it.

Hotel Cesario is situated on M. L. Quezon National Highway, Lapu-lapu City, Mactan, Cebu. You can reach Hotel Cesario at telephone numbers (032) 340-0211, 340-0213, 340-0214, and 340-0215. You could also use the fax number (032) 340-0615. For your e-mail messages, welcome@thebellavista-hotel.com is the address you can write to.

To book this hotel at a discounted price, visit Hotel Cesario at hoteltravel.com

Diamond Suites and Residences

Conveniently located near Cebu Business Park, Cebu City’s premier business district, are the Diamond Suites and Residences. There you can have an opportunity to experience the warmth of Cebuano hospitality.

You could just take a short walk from this hotel to get to business, shopping, dining, and nightlife areas. The staff at the Diamond (as it’s called for short) can guarantee care and reliable service whether you happen to be traveling for business or for leisure.

With more than a hundred modern guest rooms, the Diamond Suites and Residences offer both comfort and style. This hotel provides high-speed complimentary Internet access, flat-screen LCD television sets, cozy bedding, individually air-conditioned rooms, in-room safes, and mini bars in its rooms. Other room amenities you may be looking for are hot and cold shower, IDD long-distance calling, memory-foam pillows, and a newspaper upon request.

For the convenience of guests, the hotel offers a mini gym, a swimming pool, and a restaurant outlet with all-day dining. A business center and three meeting rooms that can accommodate events for up to a hundred people are also available.

Diamond Suites and Residences can be found at no. 8 Apitong Street corner Escario Street, and you can visit the Web site www.diamondsuitescebu.com to find out more about these accommodations in Cebu. You can call the hotel at telephone number (032) 402-9800 or mobile number 0917-872-6367, and its reservations hotline is (032) 402-9880. The fax number is (032) 402-9888. You can write to inquiry@diamondsuitescebu.com for more information about the Diamond or connect with the hotel through its Facebook page if that’s what you’d prefer.

To book this hotel at a discounted price, visit Diamond Suites and Residences at hoteltravel.com

Hotel Pier Cuatro

You can think of Hotel Pier Cuatro as your budget hotel in Cebu City. It’s a place meant for budget-conscious business, family, and group travelers. The prices and facilities provide value for your money while also giving you a pleasant experience of Cebuano hospitality.

The “simple yet functional” mindset is evident in the no-frills accommodations at Hotel Pier Cuatro. The hotel’s management are travelers themselves, and they keep things simple to keep the hotel’s rates low and to invest in what guests would really need. Hotel Pier Cuatro offers all-day room service, free Wi-Fi Internet connectivity, laundry service, and reliable security, which includes CCTV cameras and 24-hour monitoring. Don’t expect to see ostentatious décor, extravagant flower arrangements, or super fancy uniforms at this hotel. What you can get at Hotel Pier Cuatro are facilities like the Café Quattro, function rooms, and a secured parking lot. In 2010, the hotel began some renovation work to redesign the coffee shop and to add an open-mic bar as well as a gym to its facilities.

Hotel Pier Cuatro is located near Cebu City’s bustling port area, and it’s a stone’s throw from SM City Cebu. Transient passengers who drop by Cebu City for a short stay and plan to proceed to some other island in our country will find the hotel’s location quite convenient. Fast crafts that can take them to Bohol, Leyte, Negros, and other provinces are docked at the nearby pier. Also close by are the Cebu International Convention Center (where the ASEAN Summit was held), Parkmall, the historic Fort San Pedro, and some banking establishments.

The street address for Hotel Pier Cuatro is 3rd Avenue, North Reclamation Area, Cebu City. You may call Hotel Pier Cuatro at phone numbers (032) 236-1111, (032) 236-PIER and 0922-892-2805 or send hotelpiercuatro@gmail.com an e-mail message about your inquiries. Hotel Pier Cuatro offers hassle-free reservations through phone or e-mail. The hotel’s Web site is www.hotelpiercuatro.com while its Facebook page is www.facebook.com/pages/Hotel-Pier-Cuatro/214157178625067

To book this hotel at a discounted price, visit Hotel Pier Cuatro at hoteltravel.com

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Map Indicators

A) Hotel Cesario, Lapu-Lapu City

B) Diamond Suites and Residences, Cebu City

C) Hotel Pier Cuatro, Cebu City