Best in Cebu: Best Party Places

What are Cebu's best party places? Well first we have to identify if the party's for a child or a child at heart. For a child it's a lot easier with all the fastfood places these days offering party options

Best places for having a party in Cebu

1. The usual fastfood joints - Jollibee and McDonalds have packaged parties for children and of course the usual themes, there are the princesses and the Ben 10 characters + typical mascot appearances. These I think now start at 7K for 30 children. 

• Less hassle as you'll have a lot of the party paraphernalia handled by the crew in the restaurant but you have to admin you won't have much of a choice to what they will be
• They'll also host the party which is always a good thing given there will be approximately 30 kids in the room. Not being the one organizing that event would help you maintain composure throughout the party
2. Why not have a beach party? After all we are in an island in the Pacific. A beach party can range from a cheap get together in a relatively open beach like Portofino or Hadsan (if it's still open) or having it fully customized for your needs like in one of them posh resorts like Maribago Bluewaters or Shangrila. There are also some mid-range resorts that you can take advantage of along Mactan
3. Restaurants in the city. Plenty regular restaurants in the city offer great prices if you book a function room. They will usually charge on a per head basis or per order. But you can leverage the food order vs. the space you want to take. I've tried the following locations as party places

• TamGu Grill Cebu - this is in Paseo Arcenas Banawa. They have this 2nd floor that's good for about 30 people, so quite intimate but it's private and they will let you book it for as low as 5K which I think is very affordable
• Big Mao which used to be in Crossroads - but is now in Terraces Ayala Center, also had this huge place where I even had a puppet show location for my daughter's friends. I think they also have a function room in Ayala

Other restaurants around Cebu also have this same feature, albeit a wee bit more expensive particularly for an older crowd who likes to party in Cebu

1. There's Mr. A up in Busay which is far but has a great view. Food isn't so bad either
2. There's Penthouse and Loft or Vudu for the party people type who prefer drinking and dancing - not for children though
3. The more classy places include Anzani and Belini just going up to Marco Polo Hotel. Hotels will also be an option at this point for those who would like a more formal setting. Other great hotels are Marriott, Radisson Blu, Shangrila of course