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straight out to sea on the front. There's free wi-fi in the
lobby. The roof was damaged by Y
oland
a and undergoing
repair work at the time of writing.
P530
Ormoc Villa Hotel
Obrero St
T
053 561 9744,
W
ormocvillahotel.com.
This is an attractive and
upscale place with 49 smart a/c rooms (some of which
were damaged by Yolanda), co
ffee sho
p, restaurant,
swimming pool, spa and free wi-fi.
P2500
Pongos Hotel
Bonifacio St
T
053 255 2540.
Pongos
has a vast array of rooms, ranging from tatty doubles in
the main building to better a/c rooms (P900-1300) in
the new building.
They
also have a restaurant and free
wi-fi in the lobby.
P350
★
ORMOC
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100
metres
N
BPI
Bank
PNB
Bank
Movies
N'Magic
Duptours
6
Police
Station
Huey's
Internet
Café
Jeepney
Terminal
Public
Market
Bus
Terminal
Ormoc Bay
TRN Travelers Inn
Rizal St
T
053 255 7700,
W
trntravelersinn.com.
Starting to show signs of age
but still great value, this budget hotel has small but
clean and quiet rooms attractively decorated in a white
and beige colour scheme. All rooms are a/c and have
cable TV and some have free wi-fi access. Single rooms
start fr
om P70
0. There's also a snack bar and music
lounge.
P1300
Zenaida's Chateau Tourist Inn
Lopez Jaena St at
J. Navarro St
T
053 255 2517.
A friendly establishment
Ferry Port
ACCOMMODATION
Don Felipe Hotel
Ormoc Villa Hotel
Pongos Hotel
TRN Travelers Inn
Zenaida's Chateau Tourist Inn
EATING & DRINKING
Bebidas
Fat Choi's
Lorenzo's Café
Ormoc City Food Park
Sutuwaki
4
1
3
5
2
4
5
2
3
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with simple, brightly painted rooms. Singles have a fan
and their own cold sh
ower
(P500), while many doubles
have a/c and hot water.
P700
EATING AND DRINKING
Bebidas
Malacadios St
T
053 561 0040.
Bebidas
welcomes you with a billboard proclaiming “Coffee - do
stupid things faster with more energy”. Inside there's lively
artwork on the walls, free wi-fi, and the menu includes
spaghetti and sandwiches (P15-60), coffees, brownies and
desserts. It's also a popular night-time drinking spot and
serves San Miguel for P35 a bottle.
Daily 9am-2am.
Fat Choi's
San Pedro St
T
053 255 2765.
Popular
Chinese restaurant serving a range of dishes including
beef with broccoli (P230) and Sichuan prawns (P260)
which are designed to be shared, or rice bowl set meals
(P90) for single travellers.
Daily 9am-10pm.
Lorenzo's Café
Larrazabal St.
Pleasant café with comfy
indoor seating and tables outside looking across to the
ocean. The menu includes sandwiches, salads and burgers
(P55-109).
Daily 8am-10pm.
Ormoc City Food Park
Imelda Blvd.
At the bottom of
San Pedro St, stalls at this night market sell cheap meals
of barbecued fish and meat
.
Daily 8pm-midnight.
Sutuwaki
Larrazabal St
T
0928 406 2583.
Popular
open-sided restaurant looking out to sea where you choose
from the meat and fish at the counter and get it cooked to
order.
Daily 10am-midnight.
DIRECTORY
Banks
There are plenty of banks with ATMs in Ormoc,
including a BPI on Lopez Jaena St and a PNB on Bonifacio St.
Hospital
The ciy's best hospital is OSPA (Ormoc Sugar
Planter's Association;
T
053 561 1701), 1km east of town
in Carlota Hills.
Internet access
There are a number of cybercafés
dotted around town including Huey's Internet Café
on Malacadios St, and Movies n' Magic on Aviles St at
Bonifacio St.
Police
Ormoc's police station is on J. Navarro St at Aviles St.
The southwest coast
Heading south along the coast there are several towns which offer transport
connections with Cebu and thus an alternative gateway to the diving to be found
further south at Padre Burgos (see p.366). Fifty kilometres south of Ormoc, the
frenetic port of
BAYBAY
is a functional town with a very busy wharf area and a main
street lined with carinderias, convenience stores, pawnshops and a few banks. About
halfway between Baybay and Maasin, clean, easy-going
HILONGOS
has a number of
canteens huddled around a simple pier, but nowhere to stay. A little south of
