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=Mactan Island= Mactan Island is close to Cebu City, The Philippines' second city after Manila. Although not as popular with tourists as Boracay and other islands, it is easily accessible (just a 20 - 40 minute road transfer from Cebu Airport) and has plenty to offer for families who want to relax for a few days. toc

=Mactan Island Hotels=

Plantation Bay Resort and Spa
Another good excursion was a free transfer to Cebu City (approx. 1 hour each way). We were dropped off at a good shopping mall (which had a Marks and Spencers!) and decided to take a taxi from there to visit the Basilica San Nino and Magellan's Cross. This was an interesting excursion and helped us feel that we had experienced a little bit of culture in the Philippines!
 * Location**: Marigondon, Lapu Lapu, Mactan Island, Cebu City, Philippines 6015
 * Contact**: www.plantationbay.com
 * Description**: Large, well established and locally run resort. Accommodation is built around a number of man-made lagoons, all of which join together at certain points. All accommodation is just a few steps from the water's edge. There are 4 restaurants, all serving a variety of food including children's menus and vegetarian dishes.
 * Price** (approx): Lagoon side room (perfect for families with younger kids as no direct water access) - approx. US$200 per night but special deals are available throughout the year.
 * Kid Friendly Features:** Shallow lagoon pools are great for small kids. Waterslides suitable for younger and older kids. Good kid menus, highchairs, etc in restaurants. Kids and Teens activities daily (younger kids from age 5 do craft activities such as sand art, jewellery making. For teens, there were kayaking competitions, Wii competitions, movies). There is also a "playroom" with a few toys and cartoons on a loop. Whilst not the best play facility, it was located next to our breakfast restaurant and was therefore handy when the kids had finished eating and we wanted to stay and eat a lesisurely breakfast!
 * Other Details:** The beach here is tiny and not very good. This doesn't matter if you and the kids are happy to play in the man-made lagoons. We took a boat excursion (offered by the hotel) to a lovely, sandy island where we had a great time playing in the sand and the shallow sea. We also did some snorkelling on the way to the island and the boat crew were great with our young kids, helping them to feed the fish from the boat and spot the fish as they came up to feed.

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=Getting There and Around=