Travel Reference
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dorm
beds
with shar
ed ba
throom. There's a laundry, too.
Dorms
P250
, doubles
P900
Hotel Conchita
Guillermo St and Yacapin Extension
T
088 856 3857,
W
hotelconchita.com.
Comfortable
business hotel out towards the Limketkai Center. The
cheaper standard rooms are perf
ectly a
dequate and come
with a/c, cable TV and free wi-fi.
P1120
★
Pryce Plaza Hotel
Carmen Hill
T
088 858 4536,
W
pryceplaza-cagayandeoro.com.
One of the city's best
hotels,
Pryce Plaza
has attractive, comfortable rooms set
in pl
easant
grounds on a hill west of the city, across the
river.
P2600
Tune Hotel
C.M. Recto Ave
T
02 519 0888,
W
tune
hotels.com.
The CDO branch of Air Asia's hotel chain enjoys
a good location close to the Limketkai Center, and its
add-on price structure means you pay only for the facilities
you need. Deals are available from as little as P788 if you
book early, but will cost more if you don't book online.
Rooms are bright, white and clean; add-ons include a/c,
cable TV, wi-fi, early
check-
in and luggage storage. All-
inclusive walk-in rate
P2000
Malasag House
Gardens of Malasag Eco-Tourism
Village, Cugman
T
0917 596 1453,
W
themalasaghouse
.com.
For a real treat, stay in this lovely curio-filled B&B
high above the city with scintillating views and a 1950s
feel. The spacious rooms occupy a two-storey wooden
lodge, with wonderful hosts and food making it tempting
to simply hang out a
nd read
on the veranda - make sure
you catch the sunset.
P1500
EATING AND DRINKING
Cagayan de Oro is the best place to eat in northern Mindanao, with a range of affordable
restaurants
and bars. The
Limketkai Center
and the Rosario Strip are crammed with Western-style restaurants and coffee shops, while the old
centre contains plenty of cheaper Filipino joints.
Bigby's Café & Restaurant
Rosario Arcade, Limketkai
Center
T
088 857 5511,
W
bigbyscafe.net.
Local chain
offering a fusion of Western and Filipino dishes; from
“Rack a Bye Baby” (P399) and
katsu
dinner chops (P159) to
sandwiches from P175. Don't miss the Midnight Dream
Cake (P99/slice).
Sun-Thurs 11am-10pm, Fri & Sat
11am-midnight.
Brew Berry Café
A. Velez St at T. Chavez St
T
08822
725 291.
Good coffee anytime, but worth a visit for the
excellent-value buffets; breakfast (Western and Filipino
dishes) is P139, while dinner (manly Filipino dishes) is
P199 and includes some of the best pork adobo in
Mindanao.
Mon-Sat 7am-10pm, Sun noon-8pm.
★
San Miguel is P40, and there's usually live music at night.
The Velez branch is like a dimly lit bar (with a/c) while the
Tiano branch is open air.
Daily 5pm-2am.
★
8
Kagay-Anon Restaurant
Rosario Arcade, Limketkai
Center
T
08822 729 003.
Best Filipino restaurant in the
city, famous for local ostrich meat, raised down here since
the early 1990s; the ostrich
salpicao
(P430) is delicious.
Other dishes to try include steamed lapu lapu (P280-370),
chicken pork adobo (P180),
pinakbet
(vegetable stew) and
tuna
kinilaw
.
Daily 10am-2pm & 5-10pm.
Park Café
Plaza Divisoria at Corrales Ave
T
088 856
4444.
Classic open-air bar and café in the heart of the city;
sip San Miguel, coffee (from P40) or fruit shakes (P45),
munch sandwiches (P110), or take breakfast (from P70) as
city life flows past.
Daily 24hr.
Vienna Kaffehaus
54 A. Velez St at T. Chavez St (in
front of Grand City Hotel)
T
08822 712 700.
Great coffee
and snacks and a great story; the rival store in Limketkai
Center, with almost the same name (
Vienna Coffeebar
), was
established by the former girlfriend of the owner after an
acrimonious split. Western breakfasts and mains from
P200.
Daily 7.30am-11pm.
Butcher's Best Barbeque
(Xavier branch) Corrales
St at Hayes St
T
088 857 7333.
Popular budget barbecue
restaurant with a/c and open terrace areas. Chargrilled
sticks of pork, chicken and fish run from P12-15, but the
Kenny Rogers Ribs (P75) and sizzling
sisig
(P75) are real
treats.
Mon-Sat 11am-2pm & 5-11pm, Sun 11am-
2pm & 5-10pm.
Inilog Grill
A. Velez St (second branch on Tiano St).
Local favourite serving interesting dishes with unlimited
rice: sizzling ostrich (P220) and goat adobo from P170.
DIRECTORY
Banks and exchange
All the major Philippine banks
have branches in Cagayan de Oro and most have ATMs.
Land Bank is on the south side of Vicente de Lara
Park while Citibank (
T
088 856 2547) has a branch in
Limketkai Center.
Hospitals and clinics
Cagayan de Oro Medical Center,
Nacalaban and Tiano Brothers streets (
T
08822 722 256).
Internet access
There are numerous places for internet
access near Xavier University: Cyberium and Domain on
Plaza Divisoria, and Cyber Club on Corrales, all charge
P20/hr. There is free wi-fi at the SM Mall, south of the city.
Laundry
Labanderos, 135 Hayes St at Pabayo St (Mon-Sat
8am-8pm, Sun 8am-5pm; P23/Kg;
T
0918 309 4333).
Pharmacies
Mercury Drug has a 24hr store on T. Neri St
(
T
08822 722 770).
Post
The post o
ce is on T. Chavez St.
