Club Serena Resort

The Resort & Setting

Club Serena Resort is an independent timeshare property on Basdako Road in Moalboal, Cebu — a coastal municipality long favoured by divers and snorkellers for its easy shore access to coral reefs. The resort holds a 4.2 out of 5 rating from 372 Google reviews, a solid showing for a smaller, independent property in this part of the Philippines. Rather than forming part of a large hotel chain, Club Serena operates under its own management, with its own rules for ownership, resale and annual fees — something worth understanding before you buy, sell, or rent a week here.

Moalboal and What There Is to Do

Moalboal has built its reputation almost entirely around the water. Panagsama Beach, about a kilometre from the resort, is the town's best-known stretch of coast, with coral visible just a few strokes from the shore and dive shops lining the road behind it. A couple of kilometres further out, Moalboal's famous sardine run draws snorkellers and divers hoping to swim through enormous, shifting schools of fish — a genuinely unusual sight and one of the reasons this small town has such an outsized reputation among divers.

Further afield, Kawasan Falls (around 45 km away) is a popular day trip for its turquoise pools and canyoneering routes, while the Oslob whale shark encounters (about 55 km south) draw visitors hoping to swim alongside these huge, gentle fish. Cebu City, the provincial capital, is roughly 65 km north and makes for a reasonable day excursion if you want shopping, restaurants, or a dose of city life — including the historic Magellan's Cross — between beach days.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

Because Club Serena Resort is independent, any resale or transfer of your week goes through the resort's own owners' association or management office rather than a big-name exchange company. Before agreeing a sale price with a buyer, it's worth contacting the resort directly to confirm the current transfer fee and the annual maintenance fee attached to your specific week — these figures aren't standardised across independent resorts and can vary by unit type or season, so get them in writing rather than relying on what a previous owner paid.

Listing your week for sale or rent on BidMyTimeshare.com works on a simple owner-to-owner basis: you set your own asking price, pay a one-time listing fee to get your week in front of buyers and renters, and there's no commission taken from your sale — you keep what you agree with the buyer. Interested parties contact you directly through the platform, so you stay in control of negotiations and the final price throughout.

When listing, be upfront with potential buyers about what they will and won't receive — typically your contracted week or points allocation, subject to the resort's own transfer process and any outstanding fees, but not necessarily membership in any exchange network, since Club Serena's own affiliation status should be confirmed directly with the resort rather than assumed. Renters, meanwhile, are generally looking for straightforward practical details: which week or season you're offering, whether it falls in dry season (roughly November to May, when diving conditions are best), and clear photos of the unit itself.

Practical Notes

Moalboal sits about 65 km from Cebu City, and most visitors arrange a rental car, private transfer, or public transport for the journey rather than flying directly in, since the nearest airport is Mactan-Cebu near Cebu City. Philippine pesos are the local currency, with ATMs available in Moalboal town for day-to-day spending. Anyone planning to dive or snorkel, particularly around the sardine run, should go with a local dive operator for safety and to get the most out of the experience.