Mactan Belmont Luxury Hotel - Is This New Hotel in Cebu a Must Stay?

The Belmont Hotel Mactan is a brand new luxury hotel in Cebu. Rated as a 4 star hotel it offers really stylish rooms. Conveniently Located at Mactan Newtown close to Cebu’s airport. It is part of the massive Megaworld project in Cebu which has the Newtown Beach and soon will include a new shopping mall. It’s the sister hotel of the Savoy Mactan which is next door to the Belmont Hotel. If you are looking where to stay in Mactan this is a great option.
Features of the hotel include an outdoor swimming pool, gym, outdoor dining area, restaurant and bar. It’s walking distance to other restaurants and cafes. At the time of making this video it was a soft opening. They were offering some great opening rates. Also available on 3rd party booking sites like TripAdvisor, Agoda and Expedia.
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[@ThatOneYouHate]

Thank you for showing the menu, one of the most important things.

[@hellyestess]

I love your content, mate! We're literally basing our accommodations in the Philippines from your videos! Keep up the awesome job 😊

[@FindingParadise]

Thanks mate. Hope you enjoy your travels

[@marilyn00111]

Love the food menu and the view fantastic.

[@FindingParadise]

It be interesting to see how the views change in the next 5 years

[@davidcraigie3871]

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[@jee544]

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[@lyka224]

just done subscribing i love cebu my hometown ❤️

[@FindingParadise]

Cheers. More to come!

[@JohnSmith-bz9be]

Nice succinct video, and very interesting. I will check out your Savoy Hotel review that is next door. Cheers 😊 And Happy Xmas and I hope you have a fantastic New Year!!!

[@FindingParadise]

Thanks. Things may change with the development of this project. I remember the lagoon was going to be in the middle of the shopping mall, but that's changed. With lockdown and the typhoon their budgets and plans may change too!. Happy holidays!

[@JohnSmith-bz9be]

@@FindingParadise What a shame as their initial idea and design looked really impressive and would really make a big statement and put the whole area firmly on the map.

[@FindingParadise]

I think it will still look pretty good. We'll know for sure in a few years I guess.

[@youtubemonitor1720]

Love the architecture

[@FindingParadise]

Yeah it looks very stylish!

[@youtubemonitor1720]

@@FindingParadise love it

[@bhex2010]

Very informative videos thank you. It helps me to plan my holidays for my family.

[@FindingParadise]

No worries hope you have a nice stay

[@edmundcarew7235]

Yes, Rob Brand's videos are way, way better than the rubbish/trash placed on KZbin by "influencers" who only speak of positives and focus the camera on themselves. Rob is informative and knows the basics (and the small, agreeable extras) that travellers (family or others) want. His videos rarely disappoint. They are a great educative tool about a particular city or rural area.

[@antoniobalentawak2599]

Anything close to the airport and 4 star is a win win. Thanks for the review Rob.

[@FindingParadise]

Indeed and I like what's happening around here. It's going to be a nice hip area of Mactan. Have a great Christmas!

[@antoniobalentawak2599]

@@FindingParadise You too bud have a great Christmas in the tropics!

[@FindingParadise]

Cheers!

[@edmundcarew7235]

Especially true given if one is arriving on an international flight. Sometimes it's not possible, or advisable, to try to connect to another island on the same day. A super bonus that by staying in the Cebu Mactan Island Newtown area, for the most part you can avoid being stuck in Cebu City traffic for many minutes per kilometre.

[@genevevevelasquez4888]

For me this is the best in cebu 💝

[@mikelauersdorf2992]

I stayed at the Belmont in Oct. The location is great to wander around. The staff was very professional. The breakfast buffet was well worth it. I will stay there again.

[@FindingParadise]

I think you mean the Savoy. Yes total agree with you. I only think the area will get better with the plans they have.

[@mikelauersdorf2992]

@@FindingParadise sorry Rob, it was the Belmont in Manila

[@FindingParadise]

Ah ok. I've not been to that one. Only the one in Boracay. Anyway the one in Mactan is a nice area too.

[@rayleighg9235]

I've lived and worked in Mactan 13 years ago its so different from what it used to look like now. I wonder where the local residents from those areas are now considering about 80% of that city is now structured for luxury establishments.

[@FindingParadise]

If you walk around to the next street it's like night and day. The contrast is striking.

[@laninepomuceno6774]

God bless us start and end your day with our ALMIGHTY GOD. THANKS From Lani D. Nepomuceno, Philippines

[@edmundcarew7235]

In the 11 months since this video appeared, TripAdvisor has had 137 reviews of Belmont Hotel Mactan. The vast majority have been very positive, backing up much of what Rob stated. With recent reviews, two reviewers praised the breakfast while one said it was not worth it. As Rob predicted, apparently it has become a buffet. A great summary from Rob of hotel facilities. I suspect it might be windy some days if relaxing by the pool. Being in total shade in the afternoon is not great. As usual, Rob's room tour was terrific. In UK and Europe recently, some 3.5-4 star hotels at which I stayed lacked a minibar and also did not have an in-room safe. Quie a few Filipino hotels are ahead of those supposedly developed nations, even though European hoteliers would never admit it.

[@FindingParadise]

Thanks Edmund. That area of Mactan in the next 10 years is going to be a really nice place to be. At least in the shade you won't get sunburnt!

[@skyloveglobalnelsonbarbonc8009]

Very welcome everyone in Belmont hotel mactan cebu

[@TETRARCHFREAK666]

What a nice hotel I might stay there forever LOL 😆😆

[@FindingParadise]

Yeah it's a pretty nice place to stay. That area is really up and coming as well. In a few years it's going to be awesome with even a shopping mall.

[@leeb5984]

Stayed at the Savoy 3weeks ago and left no towels no face cloths no toilet paper for a pretty new property the furniture and walls are surprisingly worn and dirty hallways were dark and/or dimly lit. It was apparent that maintenance was lacking we left this was the 2nd time we had a bad experience at the Savoy we will never stay there again. I sincerely hope the Belmont is managed differently and will not degrade in time.

[@FindingParadise]

I saw (in the video too) they're still got some work to do from the damage from the typhoon. I wouldn't be surprised with the lockdown and the typhoon that budgets have been affected significantly.

[@TheBigBananaaa]

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[@jetd9716]

Mactan is a great little island oasis but man it doesn't get the attention like Cebu gets when it comes to cleaning up the streets, utilities and garbage collection. Its becoming a dump in some areas. I'm so surprised given the airport is there along with all the best resorts and yet taxes are no going towards cleaning up the city. They have to do better

[@FindingParadise]

Yeah it's something that needs to be looked into. Not only for sanitation but visually it's ugly, it's not something you like visitors to Cebu to see. Newtown area should set the standard for the other areas.

[@johnrossi2516]

Have a room booked at belmont in a few weeks, had originally was going to stay at savoy. The reviews i read on savoy werent that good

[@FindingParadise]

Belmont is a bit nicer although it's still part of the same company

[@anzanoebrahim6749]

I used to take my coffee in MNT 5 years ago it seems huge of changes Which one cheaper betwn the two hotels

[@FindingParadise]

That whole area will look so different in the coming years. Belmont was having some opening promos so you may still find it cheaper. They did say they were branding as a higher standard to the Savoy so expect it to be a higher price.

[@anzanoebrahim6749]

@@FindingParadisei might passby thanks FD

[@siroliver8367]

I'm here now. The aircon is very noisy, also the neighbors singing karaoke overnight, the breakfast is too expensive 600 pesos. Same room as Savoye, they only add a security checkpoint at the entrance.

[@FindingParadise]

Were you not able to get the promo room rates? They included the breakfast in the rate.

[@youtubemonitor1720]

Why Savoy didn’t fix thier damage window it’s already a year ? It’s luck of budget do you think

[@FindingParadise]

That's correct. I've stayed at a few resorts in Mactan recently and there's still things (usually minor) still to fix 1 year after the typhoon. They said due to the lockdown and of course the typhoon their budgets have been affected. Things are getting better with more tourists (and tourist dollar) they will get around to fixing this stuff in 2023.

[@edmundcarew7235]

@@FindingParadise International arrivals (last I read) were still only at about 60 per cent of 2019 figures for Philippines as a whole. The ongoing spats with authoritarian mainland communist China won't help, but some markets such as USA, Australia and increasingly South Korea and Taiwan are proving robust, so that all helps. One benefit of your videos for Filipinos away from Manila is that your filming encourages travel to the Visayas. Eventually, this creates more employment, so you're partly providing a very useful public service. My local parish priest might say that was one of the marks of a true Christian. Well done, Rob Brand!

[@stephenatherton1623]

6th of November 2023 . The absolutely obscene Buffet Price is 850 pesos . *NOT PER ROOM PER PERSON*

[@FindingParadise]

I had a look on Agoda a room good for 2 without breakfast P2,390. With Breakfast (for 2) P3,163.

[@laninepomuceno6774]

God bless us I want to travel around the world together my family, friends and relatives coz I want to see beautiful places and to stay forever in a brand new Palace, mansions houses, townhouses, 5 star Hotel, First class white sand beach resorts. Please give it to me directly the key and put in my name my prayer request and I want clean title po. Please be connected to double check if I receive it. In God all things are possible po. Maraming salamat po. From Lani D. Nepomuceno, Philippines

[@lorenalambayong5379]

What is better.. savoy or Belmont?

[@FindingParadise]

Well with the Belmont in soft opening stage as I write this (expected to be officially opened in March 2023) so not everything is running at 100%. The Savoy is the choice. But once officially open the Belmont has the potential to be a bit better.

[@lorenalambayong5379]

Hi finding paradise.. thank you so much for your wonderful reply.. by next week we will stay at the savoy..

[@chrishansen2100]

They both suck. Ive stayed in both. Staff is better at Savoy. Rooms are cleaner and newer at Belmont. Belmont staff are complete morons.

[@kennydinthephilippines2655]

I was there in May of this year. At the Savoy That area sucks until they do all the add-ons it just straight out. Sucks staying there. Boring

[@FindingParadise]

It looks promising, time will tell I guess!

[@kennydinthephilippines2655]

@@FindingParadise yeah, I agree eventually but as of now, naaa

[@WELLBRAN]

Welcoming you with a mask...no thanks

[@FindingParadise]

Haha. I think early next year it will be optional at hotels.

[@davidcraigie3871]

@@FindingParadise not good enough...totally fallen for the false narrative.

[@davidcraigie3871]

Those masks are scarring me!

[@FindingParadise]

As long as you don't have to wear one that's ok! Some hotels it's still mandatory for the staff unfortunately.

[@chrishansen2100]

Terrible place to stay. That staff is complete shit. I would never stay here again.