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The Backyard Inn

Name: The Backyard Inn
Address: Panagsama Road, Moalboal, Cebu, PH
Price range: $$

Hotels & Resorts · Moalboal, Cebu

9.3143 reviews

A three-room hostel on Panagsama Road in Moalboal with airport transfers and balcony rooms.

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The Backyard Inn

The Backyard Inn is a small hostel with three rooms on Panagsama Road in Moalboal. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the property, and airport transfers can be arranged ahead of check-in for a smoother arrival. Dry cleaning and laundry services are on hand for guests on longer trips, and daily housekeeping keeps rooms fresh. Smoking is limited to designated zones. Rooms are furnished with linen service, blackout curtains and air conditioning, and several accommodations include a balcony or terrace. A coffee or tea maker, bottled water, instant coffee and instant tea are available in specific rooms, and bathrooms in select rooms are stocked with toiletries. The hostel has earned a 9.3 out of 10 rating from 143 reviews, one of the higher scores among properties in the area.

Arriving & leaving

Check-in & check-out

Check-in at The Backyard Inn starts at 2:00 PM and check-out is by 11:00 AM. Early check-in and late check-out are usually possible on request but are not guaranteed — confirm with the property when you book.

Check-in from 2:00 PM

Check-out by 11:00 AM

Wayfinder route

Getting to Moalboal

Take a bus to Moalboal town proper, then a tricycle down to Panagsama Beach.

Leaves from Cebu South Bus Terminal

Journey time 3-4 hours

Typical fare PHP 150-200

Getting around Tricycles link the town, Panagsama and White Beach (Basdaku) for roughly PHP 50-100; banca boats run out to Pescador Island from Panagsama.

Arriving at Mactan-Cebu International Airport, take a taxi, Grab or airport bus across to Cebu South Bus Terminal and pick up the route above. Allow extra time for bridge traffic at peak hours.

Fares and journey times are indicative and change with traffic, season and operator. Confirm locally before you travel.

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Nearby destinations

Beaches

Panagsama Beach

Moalboal

Moalboal's main beach and diving hub, famous for the sardine run and sea turtles just meters from shore.

Diving & Snorkeling

Moalboal Sardine Run

Moalboal

Swim with millions of sardines in one of the world's only year-round sardine runs, just meters from shore.

Diving & Snorkeling

Turtle Point

Moalboal

Swim alongside green sea turtles in their natural habitat at this reliable turtle-spotting destination.