Short Term Rentals in Cebu City

Johnny5 wrote:

Hello!

Just getting settled here in Cebu and wanted to offer my thoughts to those planning on coming here on a 1-2 month stay...

I looked around for months online before coming to Cebu for a short term rental and ended up at the Tune Hotel next to Ayala Center....

I learned last year living in Makati (but changing location every few months) that short term rentals can be a hassle...

Most want a one month deposit on top of the monthly rate PLUS charge you for elec/water/cable/internet... this can get extremely pricey... especially if you pay for an internet contract then need to break it before the end of the term (12 months)...

Also, if you are working with a Realtor, they don't make much money on a one-month rental and therefore won't likely give you much of their time... If you deal with an owner direct... be careful as the deposit can be a sticky issue and they may try to withhold it... Also, they have 60 days after you move out (as per standard lease agreement) to get you the deposit... and some will try to wait the full 60 days hoping you will forget or have left the country and can't collect...

I ended up staying at Tune because it's proximity to Ayala Center and they give a monthly fee inclusive of water/elec/cable/internet with no damage deposit... The rooms are small but clean... and their monthly rate is approx. 32,000

Anyone know of any other short term rentals like this?

Thanks!

J

Hello Johnny5,

Your monthly are of  32,000 is whoopingly expensive. I am Filipino born and raised and I am living in a two storey,, 2 bedroom apartment for 8,000. If you want to stay here for long, and your not that picky on your room, try searching for apartments not hotels. Anyway hope these links can help you.


http://rentpad.com.ph/short-term-rental … 94e61&cl=1http://rentpad.com.ph/short-term-rental … dce45&cl=1http://rentpad.com.ph/short-term-rental … 79766&cl=1

Juan_Pedro wrote:

Your monthly are of  32,000 is whoopingly expensive. I am Filipino born and raised and I am living in a two storey,, 2 bedroom apartment for 8,000. If you want to stay here for long, and your not that picky on your room, try searching for apartments not hotels. Anyway hope these links can help you.

http://rentpad.com.ph/short-term-rental … 1&cl=1http://rentpad.com.ph/short-term-rental … 5&cl=1http://rentpad.com.ph/short-term-rental … 6&cl=1

Don't get your hopes too high with what's on rentpad though. Landlords I've found there are real underhanded - make Saigon landlords look like paragons of honesty and transparency.

They'll lowball their "Rental fee", but when you go to book, there is by the way the so and so "condo dues", and all the utilities - water, electricity, cable, internet - are extra and open-ended how much they will cost. None of that is mentioned in the ad.

All that extra stuff works out to be about 15% extra, at least.
Try to prove when you go to check out that you didn't use 5$ in water a day, or that the electricity rate shouldn't be twice what the electric company charges!

It's par for the course dishonesty of "doing business" in Phili, but makes the inclusive hotel costs not such a bad deal after all.