My wife and I stayed here one night on our way to Boracay. The hotel location is great--just a short walk from Ayala Center and near a bunch of good food and nightlife options. It's one of the cheaper options in the area, and the rooms themselves are what you would expect from any budget hotel in the Philippines, nothing spectacular. Our bathroom was pretty small, even by PI standards, but the room was clean, the bed was comfortable, and the A/C worked well.

What sets the place apart from other budget hotels is the decor in the common areas. There's tons of beautiful woodwork, and though the place seems a bit older, it's got character and class. Plus there are a number of balconies and other places to sit and hang out. Great value for the money.

very bad service..seems like the employees there are not properly trained..they dont know how to talk to the guests..no manners at all..im so dissapointed..please train them..especially the front office girl..no proper endorsements..is there such a thing as guard/front office staff?the housekeeping didnt even bother to clean our room..

This is a older building with character, the rooms are basic but by Philippines standards they are OK for the money. We were travelling in the Philippines for 4 months and we stayed in a lot worse!
it's a good budget option and we found the location OK. It's near Ayala mall and there is a restaurant just around the corner that serves reasonable food.
There was free WiFi and the staff were helpful.

If you like architecture and interior design that are the equivalent of Justin Bieber, or if you really, really like his music, perhaps this is not the place for you. But if you are like me and are not a fan of cookie-cutter mass production, welcome to the prettiest B&B in Cebu, for your kind of people. If you are likewise able to manage your expectations and know that for 850 Pesos you aren't going to get the Ritz, you won't regret choosing this place.

La Florentina is a place of modest yet tasteful retro-colonial flair. Walls are thin, but I had very quiet neighbors & the area is really tranquil. The staff is wonderful, and honest. I left my computer in the hallway and it was set aside for me when I went to reception to report it was missing. The owner is a very attentive and friendly lady, I didn't have any problems, but she does seem like she'd be reasonable in case you had complaints. The little patio downstairs, with free wifi and so many lovely plants, is a godsend in the architectural wasteland that characterizes most hotels in Filipino cities, budget or not.

This is not a one-stop-shop place to stay. You have to like exploring your surroundings. There's decent food at La Florentina, but for better meals, there's a great barbecue place about 15 meters away. With all the flashpacker hotels and Ayala Mall in the immediate vicinity, there really is no shortage of restaurants to choose from. And honestly, the free & fast wifi makes up for the lack of stellar food.

The only other place in the Cebu B&B category that rivals La Florentina's price-quality-personality ratio is Casa Escano. But in the words of a friend who dropped by to see me and was staying at Casa Escano: "I feel like an idiot. Your place is much nicer, and half the price." Granted she only saw the outside and patio. The rooms are a bit fancier in Casa Escano. But since I spent most of my time out of the hotel or working on my computer from the patio downstairs, I didn't mind much. If you're going to just veg in the aircon room, La Florentina is still decent, and not a cockroach in sight in 4 days. Major achievement for a budget hotel in Southeast Asia.