Elicon House: Affordable pension house in the heart of Cebu City

By Cebu Network
Published August 31st, 2007

On top of the list of places to stay of many regular Cebu City visitors is Elicon House, a pension house located in the heart of the mid-town area.

Elicon House is located on P. del Rosario St., just a few meters away from the University of San Carlos and the Sto. Rosario Parish. The pension house is already a fixture in Cebu City, having been established in 1972. It’s a favorite of frequent Cebu visitors and backpackers.

ELICON HOUSE. The affordable pension house is located at the heart of mid-town Cebu City. It is a favorite among backpackers and frequent Cebu City visitors. Click to enlarge photo.

When a scheduled nine-hour brownout in Lapu-Lapu City threatened to spoil my family’s Saturday night, we decided to stay in a Cebu City pension house for the weekend. Elicon House was the first name that came to our mind. It’s an affordable pension house that provides great service, clean rooms, and a secured stay for visitors.

We took the Metro Double room, which costs just P1,120. The room has two beds and each bed has a retractable cot under it in case you’d need more sleeping space.

Elicon House has 50 guest rooms and underwent an extensive renovation in 2006.

Its rooms and toilets are clean. It doesn’t have a bathtub, though. All rooms are air-conditioned and come with cable TVs.

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Koreans top tourism arrivals in Cebu

By Cebu Network
Published August 24th, 2007

The number of Korean nationals visiting Cebu increased 58.43 percent from January to June this year, accounting for 37.64 percent of tourist arrivals in the island province, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said.

Tourism Undersecretary Phineas Alburo told Sun.Star Cebu that Cebu province, and the rest of the country, continues to enjoy influx of Koreans. Many Koreans, particularly the younger generation, come first as tourists and then later decide to stay for several months to study English in one of the many English-as-a-second-language (ESL) schools in the province.

Sun.Star Cebu said overall visitor arrival in Cebu grew 23.87 percent, totaling 748,006, in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2006.

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Suroy-Suroy Sugbo tours 15 northern towns

By Cebu Network
Published August 24th, 2007

Fifteen of Cebu’s northern towns will be the official stops in next week’s Suroy-Suroy Sugbo, a tourism project of Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia.

Dubbed the “Northern Escapade,” the tour will run from August 30 to September 1 and will start on Thursday next week with a visit to the town of Consolacion where participants will have their breakfast. (Check map of the tour itinerary after the jump).

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Hassle-free renewal of NBI clearance at Robinsons Cebu

By Cebu Network
Published August 15th, 2007

In under five minutes, have your National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearance renewed at the agency’s kiosk in Robinsons Place Cebu along Fuente Osmeña in Cebu City.

Just bring any old NBI clearance certificate and you’re set for renewal.

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Cebu hotels add rooms to accommodate increased tourist arrivals

By Cebu Network
Published August 5th, 2007

Hotels in Cebu are building more rooms to deal with the projected increase in the number of tourists arriving in the resort island.

Department of Tourism (DOT) 7 Director Patria Aurora Roa said more foreign visitors are expected to visit Cebu, according to this Sun.Star Cebu report. She said at least 10,000 Chinese tourists are expected to come to Cebu in the next seven months.

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