Photos from Crimson Resort & Spa, Mactan (Cebu)
Between arriving back in Manila from our UK trip and the baby arriving in February, we had a long period of potentially being 'stuck' in Manila. December seemed the perfect time to get some weekend breaks in before it would be a bit more difficult to travel (being unable to fly after 35 weeks of being pregnant) or just too risky to be too far away from a hospital. So we decided to go to Cebu, or more accurately Mactan.
There are numerous flights everyday from Manila to Cebu, and once you get there, there is a good variety of resorts to choose from. It should be an easy hop, skip and a jump from smoggy city to beach. If you don't have flight delays of over an hour in each direction. But we won't let that ruin the trip.
We'd booked in to stay at the Crimson Resort & Spa. It was delightful from the moment we arrived. We were greeted with a refreshing welcome drink (I can never tell what's in these welcome drinks, but pandan perhaps in this one?) and then driven in a golf buggy to our room. The room was a 'Garden Deluxe' and very spacious and luxuriously kitted out. There was a big opening between the bathroom and the bedroom, but luckily there was also a wooden blind which could be pulled across.
Between arriving back in Manila from our UK trip and the baby arriving in February, we had a long period of potentially being 'stuck' in Manila. December seemed the perfect time to get some weekend breaks in before it would be a bit more difficult to travel (being unable to fly after 35 weeks of being pregnant) or just too risky to be too far away from a hospital. So we decided to go to Cebu, or more accurately Mactan.
There are numerous flights everyday from Manila to Cebu, and once you get there, there is a good variety of resorts to choose from. It should be an easy hop, skip and a jump from smoggy city to beach. If you don't have flight delays of over an hour in each direction. But we won't let that ruin the trip.
We'd booked in to stay at the Crimson Resort & Spa. It was delightful from the moment we arrived. We were greeted with a refreshing welcome drink (I can never tell what's in these welcome drinks, but pandan perhaps in this one?) and then driven in a golf buggy to our room. The room was a 'Garden Deluxe' and very spacious and luxuriously kitted out. There was a big opening between the bathroom and the bedroom, but luckily there was also a wooden blind which could be pulled across.
The resort was extremely well kept - neat pathways lined with gardens and trees between all the rooms and the public areas. 3 swimming pools, 4 eating spots, a bit of beach (although all beach on Mactan is man-made) and lots of sun loungers for chilling out on. The weather was fine, so a perfect break all round.
The only disappointing thing was that we were there for such a short time. We made the most of this by mostly lying on the very comfortable loungers at the pool bar. We also had a bit of a dip in the infinity pool at sundown, whilst the resort staff performed a dance symbolising the fishermen coming home after a long day at sea.
The food at the Azure pool bar and for the breakfast buffet was very good. We had a little extra entertainment at breakfast too when we spotted a couple wearing matching PJs.
A perfect way to spend 24 hours, and to feel rejuvenated after the smog and craziness of Manila.
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