Mandaue

Mandaue is the least glamorous and least touristed of the three cities that make up the core of Metro Cebu, though it has quite a few resident foreigners because its housing costs are lower.
Cebu City is the main center, with better shopping and a wider range of hotels and restaurants, and Lapu-Lapu has the airport and quite a few high-end resorts and condos. Mandaue is mostly residential and industrial; quite a few people live there and commute to work in Cebu.
On the other hand, Mandaue has over 350,000 people, so it does have all the services one might expect in a medium-sized city anywhere. There are even a few resorts along its coast.

Climate

Like the rest of the Philippines, Mandaue has a tropical climate. It has considerable risk of typhoon, though not as much as some other areas of the country. See Metro_Cebu#Climate for more detail.

The main airport of the region is Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) in Lapu-Lapu, and the main port is in Cebu City. Mandaue is easily reached by bus, taxi or jeepney from either.
Metro Cebu has two major long-distance bus terminals, the north terminal in Mandaue and south terminal in Cebu City.

• Cebu North Bus Terminal

  address: Subangdaku
  There are 3 bus companies that ride to/from Maya with ferry connection to/from Malapascua: Ceres, Cebu AutoBus and Rough Riders. Also to Hagnaya, San Remigio (Cebu).

See the Metro Cebu article for general information on getting around within the urban area that Mandaue is part of.
Within the town, most people travel by taxi or jeepney.

• National Shrine of St Joseph

• Rizal-Bonifacio MemorialCity Plaza and library

• Mandaue Presidencia

  phone: +63 32 230 4500
  address: PJ Burgos St
  Neo-Grec style building built in 1947

• Sergio Osmeña Bridgelong truss bridge across the Mactan Channel

• Marcelo Fernan Bridgelong Cable-stayed bridge across Mactan Channel

• Cebu International Convention CenterMedia Center, large Plenary Hall, Exhibition Hall and several Meeting Rooms.

Mandaue Foam is one of the Philippines' largest furniture makers with stores in most cities; their main factory is here and of course there is a store as well.

• Mandaue Foam, Cebu main branch

  phone: +63 032 346 5341
  address: H. Cortes Street Brgy. Tipolo

Shopping & supermarkets

• Colonnade Supermarket

  phone: +63-32-4227010
  address: P Gomez Street Corner Ceniza Street

• S & R Membership Shopping

  phone: +63-32-3443399
  address: Ouano Avenue Mandaue
  Need a membership card to do shopping.

• J Centre Mall

  phone: +63 906 406 1880
  address: A S Fortuna Street
  The main Bureau of Immigration office is here. It can take up to 6 hours to get a visa extension at this office, though; it is much better to use the immigration office in Mactan. There is a SM Hypermarket and many fast food outlets.

• Pan de Manila

  address: Plaridel Street
  Bakery.

• Vienna Kaffeehaus

  address: A. S. Fortuna St

Budget

• P M G Pension House

  phone: +63-32-446-0979
  address: Jose L Briones Avenue
  Has rooms by the month.

• Pe're Aristo Guest House

  phone: +63-32-236-0875
  address: Block 1 Lot 23 Sanjose village, Umapad Barangay
  Fan room with shared bathroom. Free Wi-Fi.

Mid-range

• The Orchard Cebu

  phone: +63 32 344 1322
  address: A.S. Fortuna Street, Bakilid
  All rooms equipped with air-conditioner, LCD cable TV, IDD/NDD telephone, and mini-bar. Some of its facilities are restaurant and cafe, spa and massage services, airport transfer, and high-speed Internet access.

Splurge

Mandaue is located between Cebu City and Lapu-Lapu and well connected to both by road; getting to either by taxi or jeepney is easy. Another possibility quite nearby is Olango Island, with birdwatching and diving, reached by ferry from Lapu-Lapu.
Going beyond those, anywhere on Cebu Island is readily accessible by road, and there are many buses. Metro Cebu has two main long distance bus terminals; the north terminal is in Mandaue and the south terminal in Cebu City.
For other modes of travel, Metro Cebu is the main hub for the Visayas region and has connections to many cities outside that region. Mactan-Cebu International Airport is in Lapu-Lapu. For travel by sea, the main port is in Cebu City.