Cebu, Philippines Hotel Rooms at the Independent

Nice staff very helpfull and friendly. Restaurant with good local food and service very nice

Comfortable place to stay and very accessible. It may be an old hotel but the rooms are clean and properly maintained. The hotel staff are very accomodating.

This hotel is a fantastic choice if you are looking to keep within a budget, but still want all of the amenities! I am an American and this was my first stay at this hotel. I stayed for 9 days and I guarantee I will be back on my next vacation to Cebu! The rooms have a wonderfully comfortable bed with multiple layers of sheets and a blanket, as well as 4 queen size comfortable pillows. new/relatively new furnishings, a desk and closet with a large (big enough for a labtop) safe inside. Dependable and fast Wifi. Cable TV with a good selection of channels. The bathroom also has a shower that can easily and comfortably fit 4 people inside. Hot/warm water. And The A/C is not hanging from a Window! -It is built into a ventilation shaft in the center or the room, with a remote to activate it cooling Fast and staying cool in the room. The Cafe offers a Wonderful breakfast buffet. I definitely recommend adding into your package. The cafe also serves a limited selection of food for lunch and dinner. They do have room service and adequate staff to make deliveries as soon as the food is available to be served. Because of the limited selection, I purchased ingredients outside, and the cafe staff was more than accommodating and prepared the meals I purchased with a very minimal service fee. Fast and friendly staff at the check in counters that greeted me every day I passed through. The Staff in general is very friendly and easy to engage with. Love this hotel!

This is an okay hotel but not great. Simple basic things just don't quite get there. First of all, the room: having a simple shower curtain in lieu of a door isn't an acceptable solution, privacy-wise or elegance-wise. Second of all, the way they have rigged their wifi is beyond annoying: there are different zones from different areas of the building, and you have to request a 3-hour code for each device any time you do to a different location. That's just not 2016, guys. Huge pain. Lastly, the service in the restaurant, Rita's, is abysmal. They don't visit your table periodically -- at all. Having to go find a waiter any time you want your drink refilled is just ridiculous, especially at what purports to be a nice hotel. Plus, some members of the wait staff just aren't experienced, and can't remember your order two seconds after you placed it. The simple fact of the matter is, this is a very inexpensively decorated building shell trying to position itself as a hip urban hotel but a forlorn corner of Cebu is not the same as New York. Lastly, what I fail to understand -- although this is the case with most Philippines hotels I guess -- is why there is so much paperwork. Checking in and out takes ten times as long as it should.

Memorable experience to me even just for a night stay. The hotel staff were warm and hospitable. We were upgraded to a suite room which was amazing experience. We had our breakfast buffet. We also unwind at their Highlights roof deck for a slight cold drinks and ordered hawaiian pizza and sizzling sisig.

Hotel is just across the road from Ayala Centre which is a huge shopping mall. It is also near to the Ayala Public Transport Terminal, which you can try to ride the Jeepney. The is a direct route to Colon Street, where cheaper shopping and wholesaler can be found. From Colon Street, it is also working distance to some of the key attraction like Santo Nino Basilica and Fort San Perdo... Within the hotel, there is the Oriental Spa that provide massage at reasonable price, which open up till 2am. Great to enjoy the massage every night after a tired day... The hotel is clean but a little old with very basic amenities...

The Air conditioner stopped working in my Superior room. So I transferred to another room. The only room that was available was a Suit. So they gave us a Suit for two weeks at the same rate as the superior room.

Staff are nice and attentive to your needs. The location is accessible to restaurants and convenient stores. I would recommend this hotel to my friends.

i stayed for one night only. The place was cozy although it's quite far from restaurants.