Well my first time to Fuente Pension House in July 2010 was great. Good food, good place, safe and no brown outs.
Went there again this October and found the place had changed management ( even though the idiot at the front desk tried to tell me it hadn't) The kitchen staff were all new, the bell boys were all new, perhaps there were 2 staff that belonged to the previous management but thats all...all the rest I'd never seen before.
My friend and I stayed one night and having unpacked our cases.. and rearranged the laptop to go in the case with outer things, we suddenly experienced a brown out, (or power outage) rather than wait in a dark and very isolated and very ordinary room (we were the only ones on this floor) thus we decided to leave our room and go for a stroll until the power came back on. We did notice that other lights were on around the other building and on other levels in the pension house- strange huh!.
Upon returning some 30 minutes later, we went back to our room where we decide we'd take advantage of the free wi-fi up in the top floor (canteen) and as we went to open the case..behold!! NO LAPTOP and chord!!! the thieving buggers had taken it. It was definatley an inside job, no forced door locks, nothing taken except the laptop.I immediately went down to the front counter and told them what had happened. Well, there was no fuss, no sorry, no shock-horror..all I got was " Are you sure sir you didn't leave it outside" What the!!!!... I was clearly frustrated and this fool of a man could only say this. I said I was going to the police, I told him he had a thief on his staff ( to which he just rolled his eyes and pursed his lips the tosser). I moved out and went to the Cebu City Midtown Hotel, far nicer and YOU CAN TRUST THE STAFF .
I made my complaint to the police, I got my paperwork from them ( report) for insurance and I notified my insurance company back in Australia as to what had happened.
MY ADVICE FOLKS...DONT GO THERE!!! and if you do - watch your stuff...don't let them see any of your things, and if you experience a brown out.. take your valuables with you!!!!!
I definately wont be back there again.

I had selected this hotel based on the Lonely Planet "Editor's Pick" rating. The stay was nothing special, and rooms were basic. I don't think it was worth the money paid. The floor was sticky where I did not feel comfortable on bare feet -- I wore my sandals. On the plus side, there was free internet in the rooms. When leaving, the hotel security guard was in kahoots with the taxi driver to request fixed fare for my trip to the airport -- I pushed back and was ready to leave them to find another taxi that would use the meter, when the driver changed his position. I don't appreciate that the security guard was also in on the deal. The location of the hotel is good, and the security is safe -- just not worth the money for what you receive. Not a special place at all. Don't know where Lonely Planet was coming from. I stayed in room 109.

I stayed here after the Lonely Planet guide recommended this place. The room I got was the standard (1,095 pesos per night) but had a view of a side of a building. The room was small but the location was unbeatable.

Another advantage of this place is that checkout time is 24 hours from check-in time, meaning you can check out at 10 p.m. if you checked in at the same time the day before.

I ended up going to another hotel but had it not been for the awful window, I think I might've stayed for a few more nights.

Room 108, a double room (1009p, single = 895p) was musty. And the double room was simply 2 twin beds pushed together; but because of the wide wooden bed frames, couples won’t be happy. Fridge is 200p/N extra. The double rooms are definitely basic with a 12 inch TV that has poor reception and no English channels, a chair and small desk. There is no separation between the shower and the rest of the bathroom (CR). Excellent hot water and water pressure, though some of the towels could be replaced. Request a room not facing the street if you want quiet and can live with a window that looks onto a building less than 4 feet away. Suites (1800p) are still basic, but have a more enclosed shower, include a fridge, have a small balcony and are quite spacious.

Contact info: http://www.fuentepension.com -----

The rooftop restaurant serves a good North American breakfast with real bacon for 100p.
While the hotel only advertises free Wifi in their restaurant, it is also available in some rooms.