1521 Hotel & Spa

Resort

Excellent service! booked 3 beds in a shared room for 4, we were 3 adults and 2 kids (booking site said children stay free if occupying same bed), turns out kids are not allowed on this type of room (bunk bed type), plus we will be sharing said room with another guest. We can't book from other hostels as it was peak season and mostly fully booked, good thing receptionist 'She' made a couple of transfers and we were able to stay. Guard was kind enough to help us carry our luggages up on the 4th flr. There was water interruption that night and 'She' and Mr. Guard brought us 3 buckets of water to freshen up. Place was not very kid friendly, but perfect for backpackers. Interior was hip, rooms were clean, food was great and always service with a smile. Only CON was the very loud noise outside the hostel that night, it was super loud at 10pm made it hard for us to get some shut eye.

Room is good; however inclusions need to be improve for the private room price of P2500/night. No free toothbrush and no free complimentary breakfast. Please include that.

IG feels hostel. Clean. But for the double deck beds, there are no handle so it might be dangerous for groggy person. Spacious room, bathroom needs additional drain to prevent flooding but over all great. Friendly staff and serves food.

Very affordable, near the airport, and very accommodating staff.

It was already late at night when I arrived in Cebu all the hotels were full and this is the only hostel available. Great staff and place. Just bring own padlocks for the lockers coz they won't provide one and No keys to the room. Great for groups but not alone like me. I just didn't care I was so tired and sleepy that time, got another flight the morning after.

The best place to layover in Cebu! Amazing showers. Clean, comfortable, western standards! Nice place to mix-n-mingle with other travelers! Not the closest to airport, but well worth the extra "Jeepney" ride and couple of extra bucks to be in a better place. Also probably the easiest place to access with the local transportation. Just wave down one of the "Jeepny" passenger trucks that circle the area and hop on in the direction of "Mactan Newtown" but you'll have to hop off a few hundred meters before. Just star the location in Google maps and watch until your blue GPS dot gets close to the pinned location (even without data! ) Also the easiest, fastest and cheapest way to reach the regional Cebu peirs or bus terminal from Mactan island I to hop a Jeepney to the Mactan-Cebu Ferry Port to Pier 1 (3). It should cost you about 25 Pesos total! ;) Happy travels! Tony.

No keys to the dorm doors but otherwise it's pretty decent hostel. Clean rooms, close to airport, four beds/room (the dorm we stayed in). Safety locker in the rooms but you need to bring a padlock. Just stayed there one night before flying to Palawan, staff ordered uber for us in the morning.

Loved our stay here. It was clean and comfortable. Staff is friendly. Food is pretty average though. Loved the traveller vibe of the place.

The staff is so friendly here and it's pretty close to the airport. The hostel is safe and clean and if you're just waiting for a flight then it's a great option. There is a market near the hostel with some decent food options.

This is definitely the best hostel I have ever stayed in on my trips around asia, very nice, clean and the staff is so super friendly, always open to give you any advice about traveling like a true local :D … there is a great lobby/restaurant/bar/common space at the reception where you can hang out with another backpackers or talk to staff … I stayed here one night and after that I couldn't leave Phillipines without saying goodbye so I came back and definitely once I am coming back to Phillipines I will come here again … I highly recomend to everybody … you not gonna regret :)

If I could give 6 stars I would Staff were amazing and even went out of their way to go and get medicine from a pharmacy for my girlfriends infected mosquito bites! Couldn't fault a single thing, just a cool, fantastic place to stay!