I’m a Manila girl.  I envy friends who go home to their provincial town and celebrate regional fiestas since I’ve only known the capital city for most of my life not having relatives to visit elsewhere in the Philippines.  Evident of my countless short and long trips to this place, it is obvious that Cebu has become a hometown to me.

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I have had many returns enough to sing this song this way, “Cebu, Cebu, I keep coming back to Cebu.  There’s no place like Cebu.  Cebu, I’m coming home.”  And home is exactly what it felt like checking in at Moevenpick Hotel in Mactan Island for four days.  Well, my home in paradise that is.

I’ve been flying in and out the past two months but I was only able to find rest in the last leg of my 2013 travel chronicle.  It was towards the final days of November and I was traveling with four gentle-but-not-so-gentle-men.

Our plane touched down in Cebu.  Moevenpick Hotel Cebu offers airport to hotel to airport transfers in style, with a huge air-conditioned jeepney-looking mini-bus.  Our chauffer assisted us with our luggage and 10 minutes after, we were welcomed by a beaming staff at Moevenpick Hotel.

Touchdown Moevenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu

Moevenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu is a five-star Mediterranean-inspired beachfront hotel located on the lush and tropical island of Mactan.  Surrounded by culturally rich points of interests, the hotel boasts an exceptional location ideal for both business travelers and visitors set to explore the city or nearby islands.

Refreshments were offered and as fate would have it, we arrived during chocolate hour (3pm-4pm at the Lobby).  A male staff with a tray of wonderful chocolate eclairs was going around offering these luscious treats in gratis.

My friend Richie of www.thepickiesteater.com teased the staff not to stray far away from him.  We almost shadowed him but eventually headed to one of Moevenpick’s restaurants Sails for a late lunch.

Filling our tummy with an afternoon delight, we headed to our rooms to settle in and take a short siesta.  Mövenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu covers 245 contemporary guestrooms and suites.

I walked into my room and was glad to see where I’ll be camping in for the next few days.  I love white as it feels clean and relaxing so I am happy to report that the guestroom’s interior is in white and shades of blue.

All the guestrooms come complete with LED television, wireless internet and a fully stocked mini-bar.  Wireless internet is what makes it such a functional room.  I could work, blog and keep in touch with my friends and get connected to my social networking sites in a jiffy at no cost.

I could receive Viber calls too.  Moevenpick also offers high-speed internet at a nominal fee but I was pretty much content with their free Wi-Fi.  It did remind me though of the exorbitant internet fee I paid for at the Four Seasons Hotel in Langkawi, Malaysia in late September so yeah, free-of-charge Internet is glee!  Complimentary Wi-Fi is accessible in all guestrooms and throughout the public areas of the hotel.

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