Mad Monkey Hostel, Cebu, Philippines
Cebu City's Best Place to Be!
The city centre of Cebu itself doesn’t offer much to do for a backpacker coming to the Philippines purely to see the beautiful beaches, but one of the coolest hostel franchises in Asia offers an amazing place to stay for a great price for those on a budget, and is probably one of the best places to be as a traveller in this little city. The pictures throughout this story will speak for themselves.
The Chorizo Sausages are different in Asia, don't expect the norm! But their burgers and other Western food is amazing.
Mad Monkey has amazing hostels all over Southeast Asia including Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia and Thailand, all of them with the coolest chill areas to meet people from all over the world whilst sipping on cheap (or free) drinks and yummy food by the pool.
If you prefer, they offer double private rooms for around 1450 pesos ($41 AUD) or dorm beds for around PHP450 a night ($12 AUD). The dorms were super comfy and each individual bed felt nice and private, with a personal light and power point.
The tours they offer are one of the great perks about staying at Mad Monkey, as they show you some of the best spots wherever you are. In Cebu it would be the Moalboal and Kawasan Falls day trip for around PHP2000 (around $60 AUD), where you can swim with the sardine run and go canyoning through waterfalls with the most beautifully blue water ever.
Kawasan Falls
The best part about Mad Monkey is the friendly vibe it most definitely always comes with. The activities and game nights and free shots encourage everyone to make friends and you are bound to have great conversation with the most interesting people.
