1521 Mactan Resort

3.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

Photo gallery for 1521 Mactan Resort

Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Property grounds
On the beach, white sand, beach umbrellas
Bar (on property)
Fridge

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Buyong, Maribago, Lapu-Lapu, Cebu, 6015
  • Jpark Island Waterpark
    18 min walk
  • Magellan Monument
    5 min drive
  • Gaisano Grand Mall Mactan
    6 min drive
  • Cebu (CEB-Mactan - Cebu Intl.)
    30 min drive

Room options

Standard Single Room, 1 Bedroom

  • Park view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Grand Suite

  • 135 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 King Beds and 3 Double Beds

Standard Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • 62 sq m
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Executive Suite

  • 86 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Bed

2 Bedroom Deluxe Suite (2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Bed)

  • 84 sq m
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Bed

Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • 78 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Lapu-Lapu

With a stay at 1521 Mactan Resort in Lapu-Lapu, you'll be 9 mi (14.5 km) from SM City Cebu and 10.7 mi (17.2 km) from Cebu Business Park. .This beach hotel is 10.8 mi (17.4 km) from Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral and 10.9 mi (17.6 km) from Magellan's Cross.

What's nearby

  • Jpark Island Waterpark - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Magellan Monument - 5 min drive - 4.2 km
  • Gaisano Grand Mall Mactan - 6 min drive - 4.4 km
  • Mactan Town Center - 7 min drive - 6.2 km
  • Cebu Yacht Club - 12 min drive - 9.4 km

Getting around

  • Mactan - Cebu Intl. Airport (CEB) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Allegro Restaurant in Cebu - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪La place - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Cebu White Sands Resort & Spa - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪JLounge - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬11 min walk

About this property

1521 Mactan Resort

Waterfront hotel with an outdoor pool
1521 Mactan Resort offers 20 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on request.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.

Children under 3 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

Make yourself at home in one of the 20 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided on request.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at Cabana Cafe Restaurant, a restaurant which specializes in Filipino cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and an elevator. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Cabana Cafe Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Filipino cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

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

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Cabana Cafe Restaurant

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Outdoors

  • Beach umbrellas
  • Beachfront location
  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Fridge

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 4 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room; children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in 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 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 and cash
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Alcohol is not permitted at this property
Children under 3 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision

Property is also known as

Nordtropic Resort Lapu Lapu
Nordtropic Resort
Nordtropic Lapu Lapu
Nordtropic
Nordtropic Resort And Residences Cebu Island/Mactan Island
Nordtropic Resort Residences
Nordtropic Resort Lapu-Lapu
Nordtropic Lapu-Lapu

1521 Mactan Resort Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 172 out of 327 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 117 out of 327 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 327 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 327 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 327 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Great service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Janice

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ilaine

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ilaine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff, awesome time spent. I would recommend this for your future travel stay! Friendly, polite and professional manneted staff! Until next vacay!👍
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

MARY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

John, Goleta

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This property in itself is a 4.5 to 5 star. The area around the property especially at the front gate is maybe a 2.5. So stay in the compound if you really want that good vibe and enjoy what the Beachfront has to offer
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
***WARNING NOT SAFE 조심하세요 극도로 위험하다*** This resort is very unsafe and we were victims, either singled out or preyed upon by an employee.  He was either a peeping tom/sexual predator/thief or someone who would potentially extort us.  We are a Korean/Canadian couple.  The police and the Tourist police, Korean and Canadian Embassy have been notified.  We are also hiring a lawyer.  Both my 6 month pregnant wife and I are now suffering from PTSD due to this incident.  We were both victims of a worker who came through our 4th floor window through the ledge and opened the curtains and found us both naked.  Yes, he came through the 4th floor!!!  We were both shocked and now we are suffering through PTSD.  We had to leave early since we couldn't trust the hotel and the staff.  We felt unsafe in the Phillipines.   I was very scared.  Moreoever, the employee and hotel management didn't do anything to protect us and said that it was an accident.  They kept siding with the employee. Very common to not take responsibility. They defended the worker and they said these mistakes happen.  Thus, we filed a report with the Cebu Police and have also hired a lawyer.  We believe the employee was either looking to steal things or he was spying on us or filming us to sell overseas.  Please stay away and be very careful at these low end resorts.  It is true what they say when you have to be careful in the Phillipines.  Please be careful.  This resort also doesn't have CCTV. 
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Matthew

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The good and the bad
The room was clean but in poor repair. The shower did not work and had luke warm water. There was a problem with the valve that changed from shower to bath, which was a weird set uo since there qas no option to have a bath in the walk in shower. The bed was relatively comfortable. There was only one putlet (for two plugs) in the whole room. They did not have an outlet in the bathroom. They even had a lamp without a place to plug in. So weird. The staff was so nice and accommadating. They got us an extension with more outlets. They got us a ride to the airport. The views were nice. The pool looked beautiful but we did not go in. The breakfast was good as well. So, i wanted to highlight the good and the bad. In my opinion the good dod not outweigh the bads unfortunately. I would try somewhere else next time.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roberto Pacifico Cajigas, Fontana

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and very helpful staff. Nice and quite oceanfront retreat.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff exceeding pleasant, restaurant was excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Edgardo

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bruno, Binghamton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property but no access to beach was a real shame.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Kevin

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
It's just an ok type of resort. Nothing special to write home about. The rooms are ok. Not really nice. Just ok. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Dining options suck tho. The breakfast buffet is VERY limited on what you can eat. The dinner menu has options but not a lot. The best part of the entire resort is the pool since there isn't much of a beach. Particularly at low tide. The bathroom are really small and the shower just reeks of the smell of conditioned water. I just couldn't get the air conditioning right either. It was either to hot or to cold. What I hated the most is that NordTropic is just so isolated. You can't walk ANYWHERE. Nothing is close by. If you want to get away, you have to go by taxi or grab car. If you want other restaurant choices, again you have to drive out. There are much BETTER places in Cebu City Center. Close by everything within walking distance and in Cebu City Center, you have a lot more options.
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark, North Brunswick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A nice small property. Everyone working there was very nice. Place was clean. Nothing else right around the resort. A 10 minute or so walk to the main street, or other larger resorts
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic Affordable Resort Experience
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

TONI

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Awesome Staff
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room had a great view of ocean and the folding glass doors opened completely sideways to expose the entire room. Food, friendliness and service fantastic. Grounds were manicured perfectly. I stay here all the time, and will be back soon. Everything in the room works and spotless. Bed was so comfortable I had a hard time leaving the room. I can go on and on, can't say enough, and nothing to say on the contrary.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and spacious condo unit. We got complimentary upgrade to sea view. Staff and service was excellent. Pool and grounds were clean and not crowded. Location is gated and not really walkable. Great stay overall!

6/10 Okay

ANALIZA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Room was old. Beddings are old especially the pillows smells like “used” . Staff are nice , area is clean. This hotel is average and just okay
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was astonished that cooking was not allowed unless extra fees were paid. No " News," channels on TV. Leather sofa and love chair/reclining chair had a pungent smell and old. No information posted at the lobby for local tours or waterfront beach activities. Breakfast was a great disappointment, very limited selections and amount. No stores in the immediate vicinity to buy basic items. Water beach front had debris. On the positive side, happy cheerful personnel ready to assist, quite and clean facilities, nice view of the beach. Overall satisfactory, C- on the report card.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Orlando

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Nordtropic Resort is a wonderful place to stay. The service is exceptional. I was treated like family. The rooms are lovely. The view of the beach from the balcony is spectacular. I enjoyed interacting with locals nearby and watching fishermen come and go daily. The chefs are outstanding and food affordable. I never left the resort to eat elsewhere, it was all so delicious and made with detail to match my preferences requested. I look forward to returning and bringing my daughter to explore more and play with the local kids. As an educator and author working from home online, the Nordtropic is exactly what I needed. I am forever grateful. ~ Paul F. Davis
Stayed 19 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Boyd

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joy

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Menelea

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023