Cebu City Cheap Accommodations / Hotels / Guesthouse / Inns
Days ago, someone DMed me on Twitter about cheap accommodations in Cebu City for the Sinulog Festival. Although I haven’t tried any of these accommodations yet (I always use CouchSurfing when I’m in Cebu City), I wanna share with you guys my research hoping that this would be of help when you found yourself in Cebu City.
Sugbutel Bed & Bath
This is a dormitel, perfect for backpackers dropping by in Cebu. Free wi-fi too!
Location: Don Alfredo D. Gothong Centre Blvd cor. Road East North Reclamation Area Cebu City
Tel No. (032) 232.8888; 234-4154; 232-2385
Email: reservations@sugbutel.com
Website: http://www.sugbutel.com
Room Rates:
Cheapest: Double-deck beds- Php300, upper bed. If I were you, choose the upper bed. You should bring your own beddings.
First Class double deck beds: Php400, Linen is provided already.
Premium Singe Beds: Php500
Sampaguita Suites JRG
Location: 2nd Floor, JRG Building (formerly the Belvic Theatre) General Maxillom Avenue (Mango Avenue), Cebu City
Tel No. (032) 253-3672; 253-5964
Website: www.sampaguitasuites.com and www.sampaguitasuites.com/sampaguita-suites-jrg/
Room Rates:
Single (AC Room, 1 twin size bed, private bath with hot & cold shower, cable TV)- P698
Matrimonial (AC Room, 1 double size bed, private bath with
hot & cold shower, cable TV)- P898
Double (AC Room, 2 single size bed, private bath with hot & cold shower, cable TV)- P998
Triple (AC Room, 3 single size bed, private bath with hot & cold shower, cable TV) -P1198
Sampaguita Suites Plaza Rizal
Location: Plaza Garcia Building Magallanes St., Cebu City (near Sto. Nino Basilica and Magellan’s Cross)
Tel No. (032) 505-3978 and 505-3979
Website: www.sampaguitasuites.com & www.sampaguitasuites.com/sampaguita-suites-plaza-garcia/
Room Rates:
Single (AC Room, 1 twin size bed, private bath with hot & cold shower, cable TV)- P698
Matrimonial (AC Room, 1 double size bed, private bath with
hot & cold shower, cable TV)- P898
Double (AC Room, 2 single size bed, private bath with hot & cold shower, cable TV)- P998
Triple (AC Room, 3 single size bed, private bath with hot & cold shower, cable TV) -P1198
Barkada, good for 4 pax (AC Room, 2 double-size beds, private bath with hot & cold shower, cable TV)
GV Tower Hotel
Standard Room: Php 1,100 (good for 2pax)
Roseate Pensione
D0uble Bed: Php 898
Kukuk’s Nest Pension House & Restaurant
Single Aircon Room: Php500
Kukuk’s Nest Bed, Breakfast and Restaurant
Location: 86 Talamban Road, Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City 6000
Room rates:
Single Fan Room Php450
Double Fan Room Php800
Double De Luxe Room Php900
Aysha-Lily Cebu Guesthouse
Location: 211 Mango Ave., Cebu City
Tel No: (032) 233-6010
Mobile: 0939-829-7673; 0922-822-9449
E-mail: info@cebuguesthouse.com
Website: www.cebuguesthouse.com
Room Rates
AC Shared/Dorm type Room per night per person- PhP325
Budget Private Fan Room for 2 Persons- Php545.00
Private Double AC Room for 2 persons (w/cable TV)- PhP775
Private Double Ensuite Air conditioned Room (w/cable TV) and own T&B for 2 Persons- Php995
Hope this helps fellow budget travelers visiting Cebu City for the Sinulog Festival or just traveling around Cebu.
If you stayed here or know of other backpacker hostels in Cebu City, please do share your experience in the comment section. Let’s help other travelers. Thank you!

Ayos to! Thanks for sharing bro!
sana makatulong sa mga backpackers
I stayed in Sugbutel and Sampaguita Suites Plaza Rizal when I was in Cebu last September. Sugbutel is pretty good considering the price. It’s clean and well maintained, and the staff are very accommodating.
The good thing about Sampaguita Suites is the location. From here it’s just a short walk to Magellan’s Cross, Sto. Nino Basilica, Fort San Pedro and the public market. There’s also a good sutukil restaurant nearby. The rooms are okay but you can get better ones for the same price. We also stayed at Gran Tierra Suites, which has about the same price range as Sampaguita, and they have nicer rooms. Gran Tierra is near Larsian, Fuente Osmena Circle and the big hospitals in Cebu.
thanks for sharing! i hope this will be of help to those traveling to cebu
Laking tulong ito sa mga byahera’t byahero. Salamat!
Very useful! This is why Cebu is a top tourist drawer. Thanks!
glad it was of help!
copy james 🙂 thanks!
Thanks for this kuya james! This is very helpful! 🙂
meron doon sa dwntwn ng cebu..just across cebu cathedral accomodations run by nuns patria de cebu.. its not that high tech but they do have cheap accomodations also.. and there was another one near the university of cebu main campus another lodge or hostel also.. =D
thanks for this info lei! 😉
for me Sugbutel is the perfect place for backpackers! The price is reasonable if you do not tend to stay long in the city. Its near to SM Cebu and its accessible to jeeps going downtown. Its near the ports as well if you are going to Bohol, Leyte, Siquijor or Mindanao. Downside of the location is, the street is very dusty and its scary to cross because of the big trucks!
This is a big help James! I’m going backpacking next week in Cebu-Bohol. I’m planning to stay in Sugbutel. Thanks to this post! 🙂
malayo po ba ang sugbutel sa Fuente Osmena Circle? May increase rates po ba cla pag Sinulog?
salamat ng marami dito. will catch cebu tomorrow.:)
` This would be a great help for the travelers, they wouldn’t have a problem in searching places where they can stay 🙂 .
I had also come a cross to this website http://www.mcitisuitescebu.com and i found it also interesting and helpful, hope you guys can find a time to visit this 🙂 best regards to you all ..
Yeah, M Citi Cebu Suites is also one of the cheap accomodations in Cebu. Very affordable and the services are extraordinary. Next time I am gonna visit Sampaguita suites. Ive heard it is a great place to stay.
Great list indeed but Cebu has a lot to offer for backpackers and budget travelers. Visit our expanding list of budget accommodation right over here: http://www.webbline.com/budget-hotels-in-cebu/
Thanks for the info. 🙂 We’re planning for a family trip to Cebu this month and this is indeed of great help. 🙂
alin po dito ang accessible sa lahat? ung madali ang sakayan at kainan po? salamat! more power!
http://www.webbline.com/budget-hotels-in-cebu/ – may I suggest to have d address of those hotels. And near landmarks….tynx…