Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines (Sitio Matumbo, Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City)
The Lancaster Hotel offers Junior Suites and 2 bedroom Deluxe suites, both with air-conditioned rooms with free wireless internet access. Each of these rooms offers cable / satellite channels, TV, kitchenette, and private bathroom. They also include a balcony.
General facilities include:
Restaurant, Bar, 24-hour front desk, Terrace, Lift/elevator, Safety deposit box, Billiards, Darts, Outdoor pool (at a cost), free airport shuttle from the airport.
Situated on Mactan Island, Lancaster Hotel Cebu is a 10-minute drive from Mactan-Cebu International Airport. It features an outdoor pool, a coffee shop and rooms with free Wi-Fi. Rooms at the Cebu Lancaster Hotel come with a balcony, kitchen and dining facilities. A cable TV and minibar are provided. Guests can relax with a massage or enjoy a game of billiards. The hotel provides laundry, dry cleaning and car hire services. Free private parking is available. Other dining options at the Lancaster Hotel Cebu include a poolside bar and room service.
Two main negatives that I found:
- The charge to use the swimming pool, at 200 pesos per person, per use.
- The Wi-Fi signal was not very good in the rooms, unless near reception.
Other comments:
- The balcony may be small, ours was, but some seem larger than others.
- The room we had, one of the cheapest, was comfortable enough for 4 weeks.  They can do special deals for 1 Month stays 🙂
- The building that houses the rooms/apartments is a combination of residential units and hotel rooms, run by Lancaster Hotel and SDR Serviced Apartments in the Kiener Hills Condominium, Lapu Lapu City, Mactan Island.
Travel:
50 pesos will get you to the nearest shopping mall in a taxi, or 8 pesos per person in a tricycle.
To get to the centre of Cebu City can be done by taxi at an approximate cost of 200 pesos (as at March 2013) depending on traffic. Â The meter charge for us was 180 pesos.
You can also use a combination of Tricycle, Ferry then Taxi, but the price may end up being similar.  We paid 170 pesos for two people.  We never used the Multi-Cab options, but they do seem regular and much cheaper.
The Internet in this area:
I did sign up for a direct Wi-Fi with Globe, which can be  used anywhere in the Philippines.  Charges are 999 pesos for 1 month, with options down to 50 pesos for 24 hours, both with unlimited usage.  Better speed than most hotels I have used.
This is my speedtest result with the Globe WiFi set up on my smartphone, and tested on my laptop using the internet sharing facility on the smartphone with a total of 2 users at the time:
 
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