Lapu-Lapu Cottages

6/10

Pleasant

05 Feb 2026

David

Nice & quiet and friendly staff!
Also walking distance to Gaisano Mall!
However the condition of the rooms
was disappointing with respect to the
Interior and the furnishings with no hot
Water for showers - quite a surprise
from the pictures 😳
I think majority of people leave after a
1 night stay?

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2025

Andrea

An oasis in a very busy and run down area. The garden and pool are nice, the rooms basic but spacious. Nice to have a little porch facing the garden. Restaurant is good.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2024

Edmund

If your craving food that's similar to usa cuisine. This is the place to eat!!! The cottages are nice and clean!! The tv has cable with hbo and cinemax. The air conditioning cools down the room nicely. The superior rooms have hot water. The pool is clean as well.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2024

Stephen

Oasis in the city

Oasis in the city. Surprising as it's in back streets away 500m away from the main road, but it's a cool place. Nice pools. Good food. Ideal for transit or a city stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2023

John

Great place to start your Cebu adventure

We had such a great time here and the staff was amazing. From greeting us at 2am with a big smile until the morning we checked out everything went smooth. We are looking forward to returning when we are waiting for our flights home.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2023

shane

Beautiful place. Staff and owners are fantastic.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

05 Nov 2023

Dustin

Once on the property it was nice. Awesome pool. Rooms are okay. Shared bathrooms with no hot water and a tiny sink and mirror. Food was good and priced right. Located at end of long narrow sketchy road. Inconvenient location and not ideal for a vacation. Locals told us not to walk around at night.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2023

shane

Great hideaway

Been a few times now and it's always fantastic. Great staff . Beautiful garden, big pool and great restaurant.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2023

francis

Peaceful Secret Garden of Eden hidden in a City.

This place is amazing! I alway stay here when I arrive at Mactan airport after a 2 day journey because it is so close to the airport. Also when I leave the Philippines I send a night or 2 here so that I am not likely to miss my flight due to traffic.It is a compound surrounded by a high fence. Inside is everything you need. The gardens are beautiful. The owners and staff work hard to keep them immaculate. The trees and shrubs attract a variety of garden birds.Their is also a cage of canaries and tame white rabbits and frogs roam free. There are never any dogs within the compound.The pool is big enough and deep enough for a good swim and never busy.It also has a jacuzzi area and a waterfall. These are not always turned on but if asked, the owner is always happy to put them on. The rooms are typically fairly basic with everything you need, including a fridge and air-con.
The restaurant is nice. There is plenty of choice on the menu. The food is always cooked from good quality ingredients, portions are big enough and reasonably priced.
Outside of the compound, the area is typical Philippines city. The locals are friendly. the kids like go practice their English on passing foreigners like me. there are other resurants close by if you fancy a change of scenery. Also. a shopping mall in easy walking distance. Barbers shops, massage therapists, street food sellers and small retailers are also close by. After dark the area has a warm friendly vibe that is nice to experience.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2023

kenneth

owner was great

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2023

john

Restaurant was excellent with great staff, lovey gardens and pool, very quiet

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2023

Christopher

Absolutely Brilliant

This place is an oasis surrounded by chaos! The owner, his wife plus all staff are friendly, polite and very helpful.
I would recommend this idyllic place to everyone!!!

Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2022

Dale

quiet get away

This is off the beaten path. but close to stores and a mall. It is quiet and comfy. The food is reasonable and tastes great, tasted like homemade. The staff is very friendly and helpful. If you want a quiet get away this is the place to go to.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2022

shane

A little bit of paradise

Fantastic place,and the owners and staff are so friendly

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2022

Joseph

Owners & Staff are Excellent as always!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2022

shane

Fantastic

Fantastic place. Clean and friendly and would definitely come back again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2022

Shaun Calixto

5/5

5 stars! Excellent location, clean cottages, nice swimming pool and amazing owners and staff.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2022

shane

Fab place to stay

Well from arriving and leaving I couldn't of asked for any mor they really did go above and beyond in fact we booked for an extra week

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Just one fatal flaw: lack of internet. OK, they technically have internet service, but if you read the fine print it's only available in the pool area, which means that you have to sweat while using it. You can sometimes get it to work in your room, but it's very slow and throws you off after a few minutes. But if you use your phone for internet rather than wifi, you'll like this place. It's convenient to the main shopping road, good AC, hot shower, decent water pressure.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

19 Dec 2019

Wilma

Very arrogant very poor service and poor area

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Nice

Nice setting nice pool bed a bit stiff but overall nice all around

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

very pleasing,quiet and comfortable

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2019

David

A peaceful Sanctuary

Excellent.... a true haven amidst the chaos and noise

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

This is a good price for what you get. The prooerty is nice and has a bar and restaurante. The pool is also nice. The beer is 55 pesos and rooms run about 1500 a night. I will stay again if ever in cebu.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Quiet oasis in the middle of bustling ordinary low end neighbourhood

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Overnight stay
Didn't see much of property.
Check in and check out was quick and easy

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Room was very basic. Hot water in shower only. Didn't appreciate the rooster crowing from 3AM on! Staff was very nice. Food was good.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2018

Alexander

Great wonderful folks running cozy cottages.

This was a little hard to find and down a narrow road but it was so peaceful and such a great bunch of folks working and running it. I was there with my two teenage children and it was just right for us on the night before we flew out of Cebu airport. Thank you, danke for the hospitality.

Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2018

Tommo

as described long walk from the main road that would not like to do at night but good value for money accomodation

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2018

RBRAD

No need to Leave!

Great stay before flying! Prices were fair, service great and slept like a rock.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2017

Jeffery

Very nice hidden hotel

Had great time it very private and clean have good restaurant right there !! Staff always smiling and happy will stay there again any time

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jul 2017

Janice

Disappointing stay

Maybe it was the rain that made my impression less favourable than the reviews I read but I was disappointed in my stay. The aircon in the room didn't work well so was bathed in sweat all night and there was only cold water in the bathroom. It was cooler outside on the veranda. The internet only worked in the restaurant. The food there was very good but expensive by Filippino standards. The long lane into the place was muddy and full of water and I wouldn't have felt safe walking there alone at night. The grounds and swimming pool looked lovely.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2017

Verified traveler

Good place, good value

Nice place. Didn't get to use the pool but the room was good and was mostly clean. Very close to the airport. Will certainly stay here again.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 May 2017

Verified traveler

Ok

old resort. Nice outdoor setting though. Bad bathrooms and location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2017

Andi

It was great

I like it a lot, the staff was friendly, and everything is great the room is very clean the food the internet is fast the swimming pool is clean so it was amazing

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2016

Nicolas

A bit out of the way but value for money

This stay was for personal business, and I was flying from the general Aviation hangars which are nearby. The Cottages are a bit old but the staff more than made up for it. Food was good, and the overall stay was positive.

6/10

Pleasant

22 Oct 2016

peter

hotel ok a bit out of the way

The hotel is ok but in need of renovations decor very tired it's clean the food was nice and the hotel staff very good

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2016

Verified traveler

Hidden Gem

200 metres from the main road Lapu Lapu Cottages is a hidden jewel of a hotel. Built by hand by the owner over the past 30 years the complex comprises 12 individual cottages, a bar and restaurant and a small but deep swimming pool. Simple home cooked food cheap and tasty.
Lapu Lapu Cottages does not offer western standards of service it is more akin to staying with a family. Don't expect a chocolate on your pillow every morning.

Family

4/10

Poor

01 Aug 2016

Benji

Good for plane spotting.

The room has a bed. Not too comfortable. Has a good working air con and good size fridge. The cottages are basically self contain. At 46 dollars au a night I would have liked a free breakfast or at minimum free coffee in room or complimentary water. The pool looks nice and deep. Some new deck chairs would be nice. Cute bunny rabbits occupy the lawns and gardens. Showers in room are cold. I enjoyed my stayed as we completed days trips away each day.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2016

Chase

Really comfortable.

First of all, the staff and location are excellent. It's like a little hidden paradise tucked back at the end of the road. It's really peaceful and quiet and just a really good place to relax. It's got a nice little pool and the rooms are pretty spacious. The food is excellent, we ate there 90% of the time. The property is also really conveniently located next to a mall, grocery stores, 711, pizza and massage parlors. We stayed here twice during our trip and it was our favorite location. The place has a lot of character and cute little bunnies lounging around everywhere. They can also help you arrange any local tour for a better price than most of the agencies, so just wait till you arrive to book anything.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2016

Michael

Little oasis with fantastic restaurant and owner

We stayed here only for one night before our flight to El Nido. It was a bit hard to find, but it is a little quiet oasis with fantastic pool, big garden with cute rabbits and restaurant with amazing Filipino and German food. We had the best German Beef Roulade outside Germany. Our room was good size, basic, but had AC, a fridge and comfy bed. Accommodation is 15-20 min drive to airport. Volker our host, was very nice and helpful, organised taxis and gave us a lot of useful information for our trip.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2016

Robert

Lovely large well kept grounds with a few cute rabbits running around. Nice pool, everything is very clean and quiet.

Owner and staff very helpful and open plus nice home made food.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2015

Georges

a rest in the nature

Very pleasant stay close to the nature, 2 swimming pools, very thoughtful staff, excellent food.

Partner

4/10

Poor

28 Nov 2015

Mikhail

Did not like it

Did not like it. Bad neighborhood. The place also is not in a very good shape. Rooms are dated. This is the only hotel where i stayed that does not provide shampoo. They just give a small bar of soap. No Wi-Fi in the rooms. WiFi only near pool and in the restaurant, which is not air conditioned. It was the worst place I ever stayed.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2015

Brian

Great little quiet place in the big city.

Stayed here for my last two nights in the Cebu area. It was away from all noise, and had a great Deep swimming pool. Very nice owner and staff. All the people staying there were fun to talk to as well.

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Nice Resort..

We love the swimming pool.
Room is clean, toilet is big and clean, but no shower curtain, to separate shower and toilet bowl.
Location is quite convenient, it is walking distance to shopping mall, and the main road has bbque and fruits shops, of which my husband and I enjoyed so much.

The staff are very accomodating.

Wifi is strong outside but weak inside the room.

Negative comments:
The mattress is not comfortable.
The path way to resort has a lot of stagnant water, and flies.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2026

Sascha

Es gibt einfach keine bessere Unterkunft zu diesem Preis in Lapu Lapu. Das Personal ist total lieb und erfüllt einem jeden Wunsch. Die Anlage ist mit viel Liebe gestaltet worden und auch der wunderschöne Pool spricht für sich.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Mar 2026

gaelle

Bon rapport qualité prix mais reste une chambre très sommaire

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2025

harald

Nice friendly staff. Swimmingpool Nice and clean. Rooms also. Close to the Mall. And Airport depends on traffic.
Restaurant has big variety of foods: asian german continantal etc.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2024

HIDEAKI

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