Going straight from Camotes Islands, Cebu to Tagbilaran, Bohol was a very exhausting trip. Imagine 2 hours on a ferry boat from Camotes to Danao, 1 1/2 hours from Danao to Cebu City, then another 2 hours on a fastcraft from Cebu Pier to Tagbilaran Pier in Bohol. That's 5 1/2 hours travel time. But the thing I hate the most was the waiting time in between.
Because we left early in Camotes Islands (5:30 am), we arrived early in Cebu City. In fact, too early at 9:00 a.m. because our scheduled ferry trip was not until 2:00 p.m. We needed to be at the pier an hour before though, but we still had 4 long hours to kill.
Initially, I suggested to my husband that we stay in Sugbutel Bed and Bath, so we can rest and perhaps, catch some sleep and refresh ourselves before travelling to Bohol. Then I remembered about SM Traveller's Lounge and thought we could check it out since the van will drop us off in SM City Cebu anyway.
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SM Traveller's Lounge is located on Juan Luna Extension, near the North Wing entrance. I thought we needed to get inside the mall to get to the Traveler's Lounge but when D asked a security guard, he told us to walk a little farther from the North Wing entrance and there we saw the lounge.
Here are the services offered:
Baggage Storage: P30 (half compartment)
P50 (full compartment)
Restroom: Free
Shower Room: P50 (20 minutes)
Wi-Fi: Free
Battery Charging: P25/hour (cellphone)
P50/hour (laptop, ipad/tablet and other gadgets)
They also offer ferry tickets sales, hotel reservations, and flight and bus trip information. There's a taxi terminal in front of the lounge if you want to go somewhere or you can simply enter the SM Mall to while away the time. Or if you're really tired, you can take a seat inside the air-conditioned lounge and take advantage of the free Wi-Fi.
After leaving our bags at the Traveler's Lounge, we went inside SM. D played in the Bibo Arcade while I strolled inside and surveyed the place for a good place to eat. We ended up having lunch at CnT Lechon, right across SM.
At 30 minutes before 1:00 p.m., we went back to SM Traveller's Lounge to retrieve our bags and took a taxi to Pier 1 for our Ocean Jet ferry trip to Bohol. We didn't exactly have a relaxing time, but having a place to store away our heavy bags while we pass the time was a great convenience for us. Plus it's a lot a cheaper than if we stayed in Sugbutel.
So if you find yourself with plenty of hours of waiting time in Cebu City, remember SM Traveler's Lounge.
SM Traveler's Lounge
Juan Luna extension, SM City Cebu
Phone: +63 (32)-232-0293
Lounge Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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