Manila or Cebu....please help!!!!

[asian_sampler]

I am planning to book a trip to the Philippines in the next 2 to 3 days and I am looking for as much info as possible before booking. The 4 main things I am trying to decide on right now are:

1. Should I go to Manila or Cebu ???

2. If Manila is the more popular choice, I am seeing flight and hotel package deals with hotels in Quezon City, Makati, and Manila so where should I stay?

3. Should I plan to visit Angeles City ??? ( is there anything to do there beside hobby )

4. Is places like the Manila zoo, Manila Ocean Park, and Resorts World Manila worth visiting ???

Also, would roughly $40,000 peso's be enough to feed me, travel/site see, and of course hobby ??? ( I am only staying 7 to 10 days )


( mods, sorry this is not posted in the international section but as of right now there is only 1 viewer in that section and chances are I won't get the info I am looking for in time)

 

[fuji]

Cebu.

But your flight will probably land in Manila, so really you can do both. Just have your connection to Cebu fly a couple days later then you can hit Angeles if you really want to go troll bar girls. Then you'd get a couple days to decompress from your flight in Angeles and a full week in Cebu. That might be the way to go.

Assuming that you are half decent looking, well dressed, and clean you should have no problem picking up pinays in Cebu, without having to resort to paid help. Though paid help is ever present if you don't feel like shooting fish in a barrel.

As for areas in Manila - Makati is the higher status, upscale area. Depends what you want when you are there --- telling girls that your hotel is in Makati will have a bit more cachet if you are picking up.

 

[gracemiller1]

Cebu!!!!!!!!!

 

[asian_sampler]

Thanks for the replies but what make Cebu so appealing?

 

[alltalknoshock]

I've always heard that Cebu is more of a "fun" place; more girls, more nightlife, more touristy things to do. I've heard that Manila is better for shopping, though. That being said, I've never been to either and this is all 3rd-hand information.

 

[Fennix]

Manila is a crest pool. Cebu would be more fun and less depressing.

 

[asian_sampler]

Some people I have asked said that my $$$ will go a lot further in Cebu is this true?

Also, I appreciate the feed back especially from those of you with low post counts but nobody has touched on if my $40,000 pesos would be sufficient for a week.

From the time is was 15 or 16 my success rate with dating Filipino women has been pretty good (usually I am the one that screws up the relationship lol) so I plan to spend the first couple of days trying to pickup civilian women rather than P4P so I hope those choosing Cebu are not doing so just because the P4P options are better.

If P4P was my main concern I would just go to Thailand (which is on TDL, just not right now)

 

[Bobzilla]

Manila. The girls there are much hotter, although I did find some very hot ones in Cebu as well. Of course things are cheaper outside Manila, it's analogous with things being cheaper outside Toronto. That said, it's still not very expensive. I had no problem picking up Pinays in either place outside of p4p. Manila Ocean Park was fun, I hear that the aquarium in Toronto is similar. Got to feed penguins by hand when I was there.

As for the 40,000 pesos, that's approx. $950 CAD. Kind of hard to say if that'll be enough...is that after hotel? If you're not going to spend much on p4p, you should be ok, depending on what you ARE planning to spend on.

 

[asian_sampler]

Manila. The girls there are much hotter, although I did find some very hot ones in Cebu as well. Of course things are cheaper outside Manila, it's analogous with things being cheaper outside Toronto. That said, it's still not very expensive. I had no problem picking up Pinays in either place outside of p4p. Manila Ocean Park was fun, I hear that the aquarium in Toronto is similar. Got to feed penguins by hand when I was there.

As for the 40,000 pesos, that's approx. $950 CAD. Kind of hard to say if that'll be enough...is that after hotel? If you're not going to spend much on p4p, you should be ok, depending on what you ARE planning to spend on.

thanks for the reply. $950 is after hotel.

I would like to think that I still have a little "game" left in me so P4P is really only if the girl is really hot and a must have. As much as possible I would like to meet local girls and run the charm :eyebrows:

 

[asian_sampler]

still looking around but seems like Cebu deals are on average $250 to $300 more than manila.

besides pooning can anyone give me some reasons on why I should go to Cebu??

 

[asian_sampler]

apparently I can fly from manila to Cebu for rough $70 CDN so good chance I will stay in manila and spend a day or 2 in Cebu.

I plan to blog about my experience so stay tuned

 

[fuji]

still looking around but seems like Cebu deals are on average $250 to $300 more than manila.

besides pooning can anyone give me some reasons on why I should go to Cebu??

I just like it better, a bit more relaxed but still a lot going on. Like comparing Toronto and Vancouver. Capital city versus big provincial capital.

You can't go wrong either way, you will have a great time in either place.

 

[happ]

I was there recently. Not sure where there is to go in Cebu outside Mango square (busiest on weekends), the mall nearby and the busy less up-to-date downtown. If you make the effort to explore thats different. If I was going for a short time I'd stay in or close to Makati and explore the cities/suburbs in and around Manila. Quezon and Global ("The Fort") city for example. Use agoda.com to book hotels. The newer Tune hotel chain, three stars by our standards in the west, is reasonable $30-50/night (http://tunehotels.com/ph/en). The Tune in Makati where hotels cost a bit more is close to the Burgos red light district and walking distance to Greenbelt shopping area and its cafes/bars/restos. If I was going back for a week I'd stay in Manila for a night or two and take a chance on Davao in Mindanao, book CebuPacificAirline online easy not expensive. You can walk to and ask the tourist office in Makati. I was in Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao but my understanding is Davao is larger sort of like the Cebu of the south. If ur primarily going for red light districts Manila is your best bet.

 

[asian_sampler]

So it is official !!!!!!

I am booked and will stay in Makati. Plan to spend 1 to 2 days in Cebu.

Already got 2 girls lined up to meet thanks to a terb brother who recommended a asian dating site.

Thanks brother much appreciated !!!

 

[asian_sampler]

Just my luck...... Thanks neoguri

 

[Funk#49]

So it is official !!!!!!

I am booked and will stay in Makati. Plan to spend 1 to 2 days in Cebu.

Already got 2 girls lined up to meet thanks to a terb brother who recommended a asian dating site.

Thanks brother much appreciated !!!

If you are looking for a great Makati bar try Spicy Fingers in the Greenbelt shopping area, Filipino bands ( 3 per night) always awesome - best in Asia imo.

 

[asian_sampler]

If you are looking for a great Makati bar try Spicy Fingers in the Greenbelt shopping area, Filipino bands ( 3 per night) always awesome - best in Asia imo.

thanks I will check it out.

 

[poseidol]

So it is official !!!!!!

I am booked and will stay in Makati. Plan to spend 1 to 2 days in Cebu.

Already got 2 girls lined up to meet thanks to a terb brother who recommended a asian dating site.

Thanks brother much appreciated !!!

- Not sure where you're staying in Makati, but if it's close to the P Burgos area of bars, you might want to check out some of the massage parlors in the area that offer hotel service. They have some girls that are on P Burgos handing out business cards that you can talk to for more details...
- There's also a Hooters in the A-venue mall (in case you're curious).
- There's also a very nice rooftop bar around P Burgos that overlooks the city. I believe it's called 71 Gramercy. Drinks are expensive though...

Hope you have tons of fun.

 

[happ]

- Not sure where you're staying in Makati, but if it's close to the P Burgos area of bars, you might want to check out some of the massage parlors in the area that offer hotel service. They have some girls that are on P Burgos handing out business cards that you can talk to for more details...
- There's also a Hooters in the A-venue mall (in case you're curious).
- There's also a very nice rooftop bar around P Burgos that overlooks the city. I believe it's called 71 Gramercy. Drinks are expensive though...

Ya the one time I couldnt get into a place was Seventy-first floor at Gramercy the new condo development near Burgos because i was wearing sandals. Not sure how much drinks there but the most I paid usually was a couple bucks for beer. Concerned about the water I never drank mixed drinks.

He'll get hit up for massages, viagra, phones and more along Burgos. You can check out http://entertainment-manila.com/ in Pasay not too far from Makati. It's a bunch of girly bars in one. If you want to experience the whole red light scene in Manila then you should also go to Ermita, your starting point can be Starbucks in Robinsons Mall. Ermita Malate part of Manila there's a lot of street hustling.

Cafe Havana in Makati greenbelt shopping district can be your starting point to check out the restaurants and bars in the other part of Makati not too far from Burgos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKPQlvGDtEA

 

[Bobzilla]

In Ermita (or thereabouts), there's also Manila Bay Cafe for indys. Also don't forget to hit EDSA, some very hot girls there.