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Montebello Villa Hotel is located amidst the active metropolis of Cebu, just behind Gaisano Country Mall , a 4-minute walk away.  The hotel maintains its low-rise buildings, surrounded by greenery. We just came from our  Bantayan Island escapade  when we checked in at this hotel.  It was an almost 6-hour trip from the island itself.  We rode a ferry from Santa Fe Port to Hagnaya Port , and from there, we were able to find a van bound to Cebu North Bus Terminal and finally rode a taxi to the hotel. We were greeted with their refreshing welcome drink, a delightful concoction of what seems to be ginger and lemon grass.  Staff greets us all the time.  They were accommodating and helpful. My husband booked the Superior Room , which is a blend of traditional Filipino and Hispanic style .  It has a private balcony and bathtub.  We paid an additional fee of P1,200 for extra head.  Personally, I really don't like our hotel room be...

Bantayan Island is our second stop during this Malapascua-Bantayan- Cebu escapade to celebrate the month of love (Feb 2017). We stayed at Anika Island Resort , which from what we could tell is one of the best hotels in the small island. Great scenery , but by night time, the wind was howling and the sand is blown everywhere and can accidentally get to our eyes. We paid P2,252.71 (breakfast included, not buffet) via Expedia , but was asked to pay extra for the third pax. We got to enjoy the center of the island as well, but we had to cut short our stay the following day because of the incoming bad weather with the last ferry leaving the island at 9:30am. We were supposed to check out at 12 noon.  So, after breakfast, we packed our things.  It was kinda sad. The resort staff are courteous and very helpful.  The driver of the van even bought the ferry tickets for us.  They even contacted us the day before our stay to coordinate the time of pic...