Mercure Mactan Cebu vs Sebastien Hotel
Both are in Cebu, 650 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hotel★★★★½Mactan Newtown
Mercure Mactan Cebu
- Guest rating
- 9.1 Excellent
- Location score
- 4.0
- Score by category
- 3 of 4
Hotel★★★½Mactan
Sebastien Hotel
- Guest rating
- 8.4 Very good
- Location score
- 4.5
- Score by category
- 1 of 4
The short answer
Pick Mercure Mactan Cebu
It leads in 3 of 4 categories. 650 m apart.
Choose Mercure Mactan Cebu if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (9.1 / 8.4)
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 550 / 40)
- a newer or recently renovated building (2023 / 2015)
Choose Sebastien Hotel if you want
- to walk to the sights (11 km / 12 km)
- more restaurants on the doorstep (44 / 16)
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 40 / 550)
Why is Mercure Mactan Cebu better than Sebastien Hotel?
- 1Higher guest rating (9.1 vs 8.4)+0.7
- 2Has a swimming pool
- 3Higher star rating (4.5★ vs 3.5★)+1★
- 4More guest reviews (8,134 vs 3,020), so the rating is more reliable×2.7
- 5Newer or more recently renovated (2023 vs 2015)+8y
- 6Offers an airport transfer
- 711 more listed amenities (27 vs 16)+11
Why is Sebastien Hotel better than Mercure Mactan Cebu?
- 128 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+28
- 2More walkable surroundings (walk grade 62 vs 48)+14
- 3Later check-out (13:00 vs 12:00)+1h
- 4A smaller, more intimate hotel (40 vs 550 rooms)−510
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Mercure Mactan Cebu vs Sebastien Hotel: which hotel is better? | Mercure Mactan Cebu | Sebastien Hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 9.1 +0.7 | 8.4 |
| Location | 4.0 | 4.5 +0.5 |
| Facilities | 10.0 +4.2 | 5.8 |
| Spa & wellness | 9.5 +5.5 | 4.0 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 9.1 +0.7 | 8.4 |
| Guest rating | 9.1 +0.7 | 8.4 |
| Number of reviews | 8,134 +5,114 | 3,020 |
| Rank in Cebu | top 6% +47% | top 53% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 4.0 | 4.5 +0.5 |
| Distance to the centre | 12 km | 11 km −650 m |
| To the airport | 4.0 km | 3.3 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 16 | 44 +28 |
| To the nearest food shop | 2.7 km | 2.3 km −390 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 2 | 2 |
| Sights within 1 km | 2 | 2 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★★½ +1★ | ★★★½ |
| Rooms | 550 | 40 |
| Floors | 20 | 6 |
| Newest building or renovation | 2023 +8y | 2015 |
| Listed amenities | 27 +11 | 16 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | 13:00 +1h |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | – |
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Airport transfer | ✓ | – |
| Shuttle | ✓ | – |
| Car hire | ✓ | – |
| Concierge | ✓ | ✓ |
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Restaurant | ✓ | – |
| Bar | ✓ | ✓ |
| 24-hour room service | ✓ | ✓ |
| Swimming pool | ✓ | – |
| Spa | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sauna | ✓ | – |
| Steam room | ✓ | – |
| Massage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gym | ✓ | – |
| Meeting rooms | ✓ | – |
| Wheelchair accessible | ✓ | – |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Minibar | ✓ | – |
| In-room safe | ✓ | – |
| Coffee or tea maker | ✓ | – |
| Terrace | – | ✓ |
| Balcony | – | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Couples | ✓ | – |
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
| Business trips | ✓ | – |
| Spa & relaxation | ✓ | – |
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Location
650 m apart
Mercure Mactan Cebu: city centre: 12 km, Mactan Cebu International Airport (CEB): 4.0 km, 16 places to eat within 500 m, 2 sights within 1 km.
Sebastien Hotel: city centre: 11 km, Mactan Cebu International Airport (CEB): 3.3 km, 44 places to eat within 500 m, 2 sights within 1 km.
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Mercure Mactan Cebu or Sebastien Hotel: common questions
Which is better, Mercure Mactan Cebu or Sebastien Hotel?
Mercure Mactan Cebu leads in 3 of 4 categories, including guest rating, facilities, spa & wellness. Sebastien Hotel is stronger in location.
Which is cheaper, Mercure Mactan Cebu or Sebastien Hotel?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
Which hotel is closer to the centre?
Sebastien Hotel is closer: 11 km from the centre, against 12 km for Mercure Mactan Cebu.
How far apart are Mercure Mactan Cebu and Sebastien Hotel?
The two hotels are 650 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score