$12 ROOM. SAN JOSE PENSION HOUSE. DRAGON HOME HOTEL, CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES

San Jose Pension House is a budget room at 600 pesos per night. Dragon Home Hotel offers a room at budget rates also in Cebu City, Cebu, the Philippines.

[@WaynesAdventure]

Thanks for the information. Now I know where to stay when I visit Cebu. It is certainly good enough for me and the price is great.

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks Wayne and safe travels.

[@janedudynsky5067]

Hi Rod. We have 2 or 3 pension house in my old hometown. One time electricity went out in my parents house. My can't sleep without an aircon, so my husband and I borrowed my dad's motorbike and went to a pension house for the night. Cheap and clean, just no hot shower. Brings back memories, thanks Rod for sharing.

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

It is good to have that option Jane. I know of one expat who gets a hotel when there is a party or festival near him to get away from the noise.

[@stevewilliams1289]

Yo Rod : Please always give the current prices.. The viewers are savvy enough to know prices can change. Thank you .

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks Steve. I will try to do that more often. I have seen prices vary so greatly from $35 to over $100 for the same room in a few days that listed rates can be quite deceiving.

[@NYJGreatness]

The second room is definitely something I can do for a couple of days. It's not bad for the price at all.

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

I agree M D. I stayed there a week in 2019 and it was reasonably quiet I think.

[@bobbilheimersky7689]

Rod this is such great news! Why spend your money today when you can save today and when they raise prices you'll have some left to spend also tomorrow! WOW those shiny floors! Thanks for your excellent hard work and I so appreciate the prices you include now as we'll be able to make the adjustments to the price in accordance with the background of obviousness based on when we intend to book a room! Sincerely, BM

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks William. Just keep in mind that prices do change based on demand and especially if there is a big event in town like Sinulog.

[@sylvainatoz2045]

Thanks for the info.

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks Sylvain.

[@waynewalker3064]

Thanks Rod.

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks Wayne.

[@waltertunk2964]

Good info video,,Thank you

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks Walter.

[@davidblair9078]

We always stay at Apple Tree Suites on Llorente St, just walk through the breezeway and you're at the circle. 999p, good wifi and TV, w/ac and breakfast. Very nice staff.

[@michaelt334]

David is it near by the malls like Ayala Center Cebu?

[@davidblair9078]

@@michaelt334 www.appletreesuitescebu.com/

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks David. I have seen the sign but never been there.

[@philippinefandango2859]

Rod, both of those spots would be adequate for me... I was surprised they had flat screen TV's in them.. Hot showers are nice, but in the summer time, a regular shower can be refreshing, maybe a couple of times during the day.. Here at our house we don't have a hot water heater, and our two water tanks are outside.. It can be a little cool in the morning, but mid afternoon, and later, it will be warm.. Anybody would be happy with these places during Sinulog, as you know, rooms can be hard to find... Thanks for the video...

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks Bruce. Prices could go up with the increased demand but I wouldn't think by too much except during the festival.

[@travel-trade]

👍 great value for money considering the location. Your comment about genuine pensioners is timely - with the recent visa regulation changes in Thailand, many expat retirees (including a friend of mine who was living in Phuket) who couldn’t come up with 800k Thai baht as a bank deposit had to leave, in late June. I read there were 70k expats living in Thailand in 2017, so if we say 5 % of them were required to leave, that’s a pool of several thousand pensioners who may have nothing and no-one to go back to in their home country, some of whom may also be facing hardship. Many may also prefer a warmer climate - my friend, age 74, feels the cold here in Western Australia. I think the pension house industry and also the Mom & Pop resort industry in the Philippines (and many of these places tend to struggle) could be enticing this market to relocate to PI. It might also create jobs, as many of these clients may one day need palliative care. There are plenty of carers, nurses, etc in PI. A resort could market themselves on Facebook as a “retirement resort” (rather than an age care facility - especially if red tape is a issue). Just top of mind thoughts. Thanks for your informative video briefs. With the advent of the gig economy, remote work from home jobs , the expat drift to SEA is only going to rise. Expat aged care is an industry whose time is coming. Cheers mate .

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks Paul. Very good observations and thoughts. I think many expats from Thailand will be choosing the Philippines from what I have heard from some of them.

[@travel-trade]

Amazing Philippines thank you sir. The tourist visa option - thus avoiding the retirement visa categories that require a bank deposit, say for the first 36 months anyway - would be a major drawcard. An agency that provided personalised assistance (not just information) for expats to relocate to PI might be a good startup idea for someone. Eg, find them accomodation to match their budget. You would be fantastic - you are familiar with what’s out there, such as the Brezlin Apartelle, San Jose Pension House, etc. Perhaps start a Facebook group for expats wanting to retire to PI, and offer services around that. Take care.

[@47boogieman67]

Rod if I was there traveling as long as it was clean and a single room for myself I would stay with no problem at all. I need hot water though LOL. They look decent to me

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

I think many travelers are not going to spend much in the hotel so a clean room, bed and shower will do. Others prefer to pay a bit more for an upgrade.

[@avpfilms27]

Wow !! 😍

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks. You might also be interested in my latest video about Allson's Inn which is near also. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2rGYZyYZtyeock

[@fatherwolfs1]

Nice Rod, Thanks again for the great info!

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks fatherwolfs.

[@leofreihofer]

Love those prices. So cheap.

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks Leo. There are hundreds of pension houses in the city, some much nicer than others.

[@pjdidal3550]

Do you happen to know the owner of the San Jose Pension House Cebu it will be a great help for me. Thanks

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

I do not know who owns it. Sorry.

[@geofffletcher2539]

hello rod.im planning to rent condo at queenstown manor.looking to rent 3 bedroom condo for family. wanting to negotiate best deal for myself..thankyou rod for the information on queenstown manor condo...hope to be there by october...thankyou for great videos....

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

I will see if I can find any information about that Geoff. The Administration here unfortunately doesn't give out that info or coordinate with owners who might want to rent. I found mine online but I will ask around.

[@geofffletcher2539]

@@AmazingPhilippines1 thankyou rod.i would really appreciate you looking for the condo rent info if possible. on my behalf..thankyou my friend for that..ok

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Send me an email at [e-mail] please Geoff. It is impossible to keep track of these messages on KZbin.

[@pauljones3557]

Rod that's the information many people have been looking for a place to stay in the heart of Cebu city for only $12 us dollars a night. A clean air condition double room with cable TV own bathroom. Did you ask there monthly rates ?. It has to be the cheapest pension house in cebu city. If there is two of you it's only $6 per person thats less than the price of a dorm bed in a backpackers hostel in cebu. If anyone knows of any place with a lower rate anywhere in cebu Island let's us all know.

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks Paul. One bad thing about advertising a place like this is that the demand goes up and with it the price over time.

[@jimdunlap2769]

Hey Rod...those rooms have one thing in common with Bai Hotel...know what it is?...they all look the same when your eyes are closed...😅

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

LOL. Quite true Jim.

[@manuelcamomot5152]

Good price

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks Manuel.

[@BpGregor]

I think the word "Pension" is actually a mistranslation of the Italian word "Penzione", which means a bed and breakfast accommodation. I have seen them in many places in Italy and lithe counties in Europe. (I think really, the word is literally "a room" or a small room.) I like your videos and enjoy seeing other places in the Philippines. I live on Luzon and don't get around much to other places. Oh, there is one thing, which I hear most of us Americans saying, "a hot water heater". As was pointed out to me by a Filipino, if the water is hot, why does it need to be heated? Isn't it just a water heater to make water hot?

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks for the insight Ken. You are correct about the "hot water heater" also.

[@hoz49]

We have driven past San Jose many times. Naturally, I was intrigued by the name. Definitely too low rent for the missus...

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

There are hundreds of pension houses Hoz and some are much nicer than others.

[@nellcarl4519]

IS CLOSE TO THE BEACH ?

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

The closest beaches would be on Mactan Island Nell, about 20 km away. They are between Ayala Mall and Mango Square area.

[@originalsigbin3206]

👌🔥🚬🔥👌

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Thanks Original Sigbin.

[@katdaddy469]

My name is no joke so I'll be looking for rent no greater than $100 a month.

[@pauljones3557]

You can find pension houses in cebu city with a monthy rate of 15.000 pesos =286, us dollars.

[@katdaddy469]

@@jasonjames4254 I'm more inclined to rent a small piece of land and place a Nipa hut there LoL

[@theSTAR70]

@@katdaddy469 the Overstay Road channel claims to have found a beach condo for 28 bucks a month !!!

[@katdaddy469]

@@theSTAR70 I'm well aware of that lol 😉

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

That will be tough to find in the city for a "decent" place but you can probably find small apartments or "boarding house" for that much. More likely to find it in the country areas.