Showing posts with label Cebu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cebu. Show all posts

CEBU: Airport Transfers by Danny Noy's Cebu Taxi Service

August 5, 2015

CEBU: Airport Transfers by Danny Noy's Cebu Taxi Service


If you are traveling in a group of more than 4 people, you will need 2 taxicabs to travel from the airport to your hotel. A taxi in Cebu can only accommodate 4 passengers, excluding the driver. Current cost of a taxi from Mactan International Airport to Cebu City range from 180 pesos to 250 pesos, depending on the time of the day and the amount of traffic you encounter. So you'll most probably spend 500 pesos for 2 taxicabs. Since we're arriving 7:30 PM and do not wish to try finding 2 taxicabs for our group, we decided to spend a little more and hire Danny Noy of Cebu Taxi Service to pick us up.

Before our flight left from Manila, Danny Noy contacted us to give the cellphone number of Mario, the driver who will pick us up. Mario afterwards texted us himself to inform us of the plate number of the car he will use to pick us up. Then, upon landing at Mactan Airport, he texted us again where he is parked (at post no. 15), the car he is using (a Toyota Innova), and the plate number of the car.

Overall, the pickup from the airport was smooth and efficient and we arrived at Radisson Blu 30 minutes after departing from the airport.

OUR RATE FROM THE AIRPORT TO  OUR CEBU CITY HOTEL (Radisson Blu): 
700 PESOS for pickup of 6 passengers with luggage in a Toyota Innova

We also hired Danny Noy's Cebu Taxi Service to pick us up from the hotel and bring us to the airport. We decided to pass by Mactan Shrine before going to the aiport. Mactan Shrine is near the airport so transportation cost will be cheaper to visit it upon arrival at Mactan airport or prior to departing. More time is saved visiting it after arriving or before departing from Mactan Airport rather than visiting it on another day. Since we arrived at Mactan airport in the evening, we decided to visit Mactan Shrine on the way back from the airport.

Mario picked us up on time and we spent around 30 minutes at Mactan Shrine before proceeding to the airport. Our experience with them was as smooth and efficient as when we were picked up at the airport.


OUR RATE FROM OUR CEBU CITY HOTEL (Radisson Blu) TO THE AIRPORT WITH SIDETRIP TO MACTAN SHRINE: 
700 PESOS for pickup of 6 passengers with luggage in a Toyota Innova 
                              PLUS
300 PESOS FOR SIDETRIP TO MACTAN SHRINE 

CONTACT INFORMATION OF DANNY NOY'S CEBU TAXI SERVICE:

Email: dannymar07@yahoo.com.ph 
Cellphone numbers: 
09224633757 
09061534659 


My tips on estimating Cebu Taxi Fares:

1. Checkout http://www.worldtaximeter.com/cebu-city to calculate fares, or
2. Checkout http://www.tripadvisor.com.ph/ShowForum-g294261-i4630-Cebu_Island_Visayas.html

CEBU: The Gym @ Radisson Blu

July 29, 2015


CEBU: The Gym @ Radisson Blu

Not all hotel gyms are created equal, even if the hotel is a 5-star hotel. The gym at Radisson Blu Cebu has the following features that I love which makes going to the gym something to look forward to, even while on vacation.

Why I Love the Gym at Radisson Blu


It is spacious, with plenty of equipment.

Info from the hotel website:  
Available equipment includes: 
Cardio: four treadmills, two cross trainers and four stationary bikes 
Free weights: dumbbells (five to 50 pounds), flat bench and stability balls 
Weight resistance: TRX, Smith machine, multiple adjustable pulley machine, lat machine, chest-shoulder machine press, leg curl and leg extension machine 

They have a high-end treadmill that measures distance, gradient, speed.
It also monitors heart rate by holding on to the rails where the sensors are located.

You only need to bring headphones.
You can watch cable TV in the monitor with plenty of channels to choose from



They provide towels.



They provide water



They provide snacks like apples.
You can make your own dalandan juice with honey.




They provide hand towels and a hand sanitizer.




There's a first aid box near the entrance.



The gym is on P2 level and has direct access to the pool 
so you can swim at the pool after a workout.

Operating Hours: 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM