The Reef Island Resort Mactan, Cebu

4.0 star property

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Relax by the ocean with a swim in our pool surrounded by lounge chairs and a sun lounger.
Enjoy stunning ocean views from this beachfront property.
Relax by the ocean with a view of distant boats from this serene infinity pool.
Relax in our spacious lobby with a central seating area and comfortable seating options.
Relax in comfort with a large bed, chaise lounge, and armchair, plus a flat-screen TV and a view of the outdoors.

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Explore the area

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Dapdap, Mactan, Lapu-Lapu, Cebu, 6015
  • Magellan Monument
    ‪20 min walk‬
  • Jpark Island Waterpark
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Mactan Doctors' Hospital
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Cebu (CEB-Mactan - Cebu Intl.)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

Premier Seaview

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 34.00 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Premier Seaview with Balcony

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 38.00 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Premier Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Double Beds

Deluxe Premium

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(6 reviews)
  • 32.00 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed OR 2 Double Beds

Deluxe Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(47 reviews)
  • 31 sq m
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Lapu-Lapu

Located in Lapu-Lapu, The Reef Island Resort Mactan, Cebu is within a 10-minute drive of Magellan Monument and Mactan Doctors' Hospital. .This beach hotel is 11.9 mi (19.2 km) from Santo Nino Church and 11.9 mi (19.2 km) from Magellan's Cross.

What's nearby

  • Magellan Monument - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Jpark Island Waterpark - 5 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Cebu Yacht Club - 9 min drive - 7.3 km
  • Mactan Doctors' Hospital - 10 min drive - 6.9 km
  • Mactan Marina Mall - 10 min drive - 8.0 km

Getting around

  • Mactan - Cebu Intl. Airport (CEB) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Chimac Chicken & Beer - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪The Mactan Newtown - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Jollibee - ‬4 min drive

About this property

The Reef Island Resort Mactan, Cebu

On private beach with 2 outdoor pools, near Magellan Monument
The Reef Island Resort Mactan, Cebu offers 175 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to balconies. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Smart televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries, hair dryers, and toothbrushes and toothpaste.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Irons/ironing boards, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a private beach and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has couples treatment room(s).

The spa is open daily. Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.

Make yourself at home in one of the 175 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and Smart televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take time to pamper yourself with a visit to the full-service spa. After dipping into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools, you can spend some time at the private beach. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.
Satisfy your appetite at HWKR at The Kitchen, one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. For your convenience, a complimentary breakfast is served daily from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and an elevator. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
HWKR at The Kitchen - Onsite restaurant.

Languages

English, Filipino

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available daily 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM
  • 3 restaurants

Restaurants on site

  • HWKR at The Kitchen

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Boat tours
  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Kayaking
  • Paddleboard
  • Parasailing
  • Snorkelling
  • Water sports equipment

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Children's pool
  • Lifeguards on site
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Beach umbrellas
  • On a private beach
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Full-service spa

  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Spa open daily

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 1 accessible parking space
  • Lift (178 centimetre wide door)
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (178 centimetre high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 18 floors
  • 2 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Lifeguards

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Smart TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: PHP 3000 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Long-term renters welcome
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

Pool access available from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Reservations are required for spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision

Property is also known as

The Reef Island Mactan, Cebu
The Reef Island Resort Mactan
The Reef Island Resort Mactan Cebu
The Reef Island Resort Mactan, Cebu Hotel
The Reef Island Resort Mactan, Cebu Lapu-Lapu
The Reef Island Resort Mactan, Cebu Hotel Lapu-Lapu

The Reef Island Resort Mactan, Cebu Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 326 out of 457 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 85 out of 457 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 457 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 457 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 457 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Geryon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Food was excellent. Little things like properly cooking hard boiled eggs where thay are properly cooled so the yolk doesn't grey. Attention to detail. Access to mactan new town with a 100 p ride is convenient. Attentive staff. dislikes Resort restaurant prices are too high. Every room should have an ironing board without requesting it. Only 2 complementary bottle waters per day. Should be free within reason. 175 p for soda is insane. Beach is lacking.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was incredible, from start to finish! Went for two days, stayed for five!! The entire rezort was incredibly beautiful! The staff were the most friendly and very respectful! Best place I've ever been! Will definitely be back!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nimfa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
That a beautiful place
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edna

Liked: Amenities
Staff are so friendly room is so nice and comfortable. Hotel views is excellent.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alberto

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rosel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful resort. They have the most wonderful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Clemence

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This resort is absolutely stunning. The service is excellent and the food is excellent. Amazing staff and excellent service. We had a wonderful experience staying at this resort.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lorna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel pools and areas are absolutely stunning. The stuff is incredibly friendly and helpful. Shout-out to Mark for helping with the tours and Clyde for making our water-activities so fun!! The hotel breakfast is a 100000/10, you will not want to leave!!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Hedda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
If you are beach person The Reef is okay. Not very crowded. No entertainment like music live band.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

DOLORES

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Subina

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emery

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything about this property is lux the pools rooms and Spa the best!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rosario

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is amazing including the facilities. The staff are amazing especially Clayde and Rose. They were very kind.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Ivon

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rosel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff are super nice
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful hotel by the ocean

Hotel room was of adequate size. It had a nice balcony that had a sea view. Room came with 2 free water bottles a day. Room had AC that would turn off if balcony left open, environmentally sound. Biggest complaint is shower was never warm, even after mentioning it to the front desk. Pool area was nice with loungers and umbrellas, but not a lot of them and they filled up fairly quickly. You could order food/ drinks from the pool, which was convenient. Pool was only 4ft deep, but was open until 10 pm. Morning buffet breakfast was very good with lots of selection. There were several vegetarian options. Dinner and lunch had way less options. Lunch at the bakery was ok, the garlic rice and Margherita pizza were very good. The Adobo chicken didn't have much flavor. The food at The Kitchen had very limited selection and really no vegetarian options. The Spa was nice, with clean and private rooms. Treatment was reasonably priced and provider was very polite. Upon checkout they provided us with a take away breakfast as we would be missing it (although they did put can juice in it for the airport) and scheduled a taxi as requested. All the staff were amazingly nice, saying good morning and being helpful. Overall stay was very good with beach access, nice pool area, food options ok 8.7/10.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really beautiful. As an avid snorkeller I was impressed to be able to walk into the private beach and snorkel. There's not much in walking distance or to do here but relax, and swim, but it sure excels at relation and swimming. Such a perfect resort getaway. Magical view from breakfast too. Nice free towels at beach and poolside. Staff super helpful, helped me book a ferry on my phone. Exactly what I needed, zero complaints. Even the coffee was good, and I have very high standards for coffee.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All very nice..pool, beach rooms and restaurants
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rosario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was perfect, we have seaside view and so beautiful. The room and the hotel is clean and also the food is great. Employees are very helpful and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ryane

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome! Will def bw returning
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025