Hotel and Inn Review: Quincentennial Hotel Cebu (Cebu City, Cebu)

Date of Stay: February 25-26, 2023

 

RATING (Scale of 1 to 10)

Location: ********

Rooms: *******

Condition and Cleanliness: ********

Staff Performance: *******

Room Comfort: ********

Food and Beverage: ********

Other Amenities: *********

Value for Money: ********

 

Quincentennial Hotel Cebu

Cebu’s first ever hotel with a faith theme, the 4-storey Quincentennial Hotel Cebu, located right next to Landers Superstore, was opened on June 20, 2022.  Commemorating 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines (1521-2021), its hotel lobby features paintings of circumnavigation maps and a tableau, done by Cebuano artist Henry Montebon, of the First Baptism, into the Catholic faith, of Rajah Humabon, his wife Juana, and their followers; and other Quincentennial highlights.

 

The hotel lobby

The hotel's story

The hotel is one of three hotel properties of Duros Hotels, Inc., founded by successful entrepreneurial Cebuano couple Rafaelito “Lito” A. Barino (Founder and Chairman of the Board) and Fe Mantuhac-Barino (President),  the others being the 102-room, 4-star One Tectona Hotel in Liloan and the 26-storey The Padgett Place Deluxe Suites in Cebu City.  The company is also planning to build the 100-room Airport Hotel in Panglao, Bohol.

Check out “Hotel and Inn Review: One Tectona Hotel” and “Hotel and Inn Review: The Padgett Place Deluxe Suites”

 

 The First Baptism, into the Catholic faith, of Rajah Humabon,
his wife Juana, and their followers

Jubilee Cross

The hotel’s 42 airconditioned, non-smoking rooms also have elements of the Quincentennial celebration including a Jubilee Cross, photographs of the different events and jubilee celebrations (all taken by Fr. Bonnin Olivar), hand-painted excerpts of a poem written by renowned Cebuano poet, Simeon P. Dumdum, Jr. and a Cebuano edition of the Holy Bible (Bag-ong Kasabotan, San Pedro Calungsod Edisyon Bible) which is a product of research by Roman Catholic Bible scholars for 25 years.

24-hour Front Desk

All rooms are furnished with 43” UHD flat screen Smart TV (with Netflix), NDD/IDD phone, electronic door locks, in-room safe deposit box, hair dryer, electric kettle, and minibar.  Its ensuite bathroom has a vanity basin & mirror, bidet and free toiletries. 

De Luxe Room

Rooms come in three categories. The 22.02 sq. m. to 24.23 sq. m. De Luxe Room (₱2,800) has one queen bed, the 22.02 sq. m. De Luxe Twin Room (₱2,800) has 2 single beds and the 27.84 sq. m. De Luxe Queen Corner (₱3,300) has one queen bed.

 

Hallway lined with photos of old Cebu churches

Map of Circumnavigation of the Globe

The hallways are adorned with rows of photographs featuring, among others, Cebu’s oldest churches and the various charitable work conducted by the Catholic Church in Cebu and the Duros hotel group.

 

Restaurante Trinidad

Restaurante Trinidad, the fine dining restaurant opened last February 25, 2023, serves appetizers (Tortilla de Patata, Calamares, Gambas al Ajillo, Croqueta Jamon, Croqueta Chorizo, etc.), Spanish (Chicken Adobo Paella, Paella Negra, Jamon Serrano and Parmesan Cheese, Rabo al Vino Tinto, etc.) and Filipino (Lechon Kawali, Puchero Filipino, etc.) cuisine and desserts (Churros con Chocolate, Burnt Basque Cheesecake, Maja Crepe, etc.).  

A buffet of Spanish and Filipino cuisine

The galleon-inspired coffee shop (Cafe de Fe), with portraits of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and other explorers, where breakfast (Corned Beef Hash and Egg con Sofrito, Crispylog, Huevos Rotos con Picadillo o Zarza, Torrijas Sweet with Banana and Bacon, Pesto Omelette, Ham and Toast Bread, and Pork Tocino) as well as lunch and dinner (Boneless Pata Hamonado, Pollo Alforno con Potate, Lengua Estofado, Callos, Herbed Fish Stew and Beef Salpicao) is served.  

Cafe de Fe

The hotel also has a 24-hour Front Desk and conference hall (El Baptisterio). Free WiFi is available throughout the property. They offer airport shuttle, luggage storage, room service and free parking.

 

Portraits of Ferdinand Magellan (left) and other explorers

The hotel is an 18-min. walk to SM City Cebu and is located 1 km. (a 10-min. walk) from Ayala Center Cebu, 3.3 kms. from Fuente Osmena Circle, 4 kms. from Colon Street, 4.5 kms. from Magellan's Cross, 10 kms. from the Temple of Leah, 12 kms. from Mactan-Cebu International Airport and 14 kms. from Fort San Pedro.

 

El Baptisterio Conference Hall

Quincentennial Hotel Cebu: 23 Minore Park, Cardinal Rosales Ave. cor Pope John Paul II Ave. (formerly, Juan Luna Ave.), Brgy. Luz, 6000 Cebu City, Cebu. Tel: (032) 520-4488. E-mail: reservations@cebuquincentennialhotel.com. Website: www.cebuquincentennialhotel.com. 

How to Get There: Cebu Pacific currently flies 13x daily from Manila to Cebu. Apart from this, the airline operates direct flights to Cebu from 21 other domestic destination such as Cagayan de Oro, Clark, Davao, General Santos, and Iloilo, among others and 2 international destination. CEB is set to restore 100% of its pre-COVID network and capacity in March 2023. It now flies to 34 domestic destinations and is set to bring back all its 25 international destinations in the first quarter of the year. Website: www.cebupacificair.com.