Huts 1–4, 7, 9 · 2–3 guests
A-frame Treehuts
- Timber A-frame, bed, fan, lamp & outlets
- Lockable screen doors (breeze in, insects out)
- Shared bathrooms, kept simple
- Forest-bathing calm — solo, couples & friends
The Secret HutRetreat · Café · Spa
Eco treehuts · Busay hillside — above Cebu City
A secret forest hideaway, ten minutes above the city.
Live among the trees of Busay: eco A-frame treehuts, a saltwater infinity pool with a skyline view, and breakfast brought to your door — yet only fifteen minutes from IT Park.
Saltwater infinity poolBreakfast to your hutPet-friendly4.69★ · 106 reviews on Airbnb
The Big Idea
A retreat for tired spirits — where the city ends and the forest begins.
The Secret Hut is the only place this close to Cebu City where you can genuinely live among the trees — fans, no aircon, birdsong and forest bathing — and still be a short drive from the heart of the metro. Tucked inside the gated Jardin de Busay estate, after Marco Polo and before Chateau de Busay, it’s an eco hideaway built for one thing: the reset.
The Experience
Eco by design, restorative on purpose.
Live among the trees
Eco A-frame huts, fans-only by design
Timber A-frame treehuts tucked into the hillside canopy — breezy, screened, lit by lamps and birdsong. No air-conditioning on purpose: this high in Busay the forest does the cooling, and the point is to slow down, not plug in.
Swim above the skyline
A saltwater infinity pool with a city view
The heart of the property: a roofed saltwater infinity lap pool that seems to spill into the valley, with the Cebu skyline laid out below. Quietest at golden hour; swim in any weather under the canopy roof.
Breakfast to your door
Forest bathing, then coffee on the deck
Order the night before and breakfast arrives at your hut in the morning. Walk the garden nooks down to orchid and cacao plantations, sit by the fire pit after dark, and let the city feel very far away — though IT Park is only fifteen minutes down the hill.
Choose your hut
From a solo A-frame to the whole cluster.
The cluster keeps growing, so live nightly rates and the newest huts are always on Airbnb — tap through for real-time pricing and availability.
The hammock huts · up to 4 guests
Premium Huts 5 & 6
- Roomier hut, memory-foam king bed
- In-hut TV with Netflix · free coffee
- Closest to the showers, the best views
- Hut 5: an exclusive suspended balcony hammock
Whole cluster · 16+ guests
Exclusive Group Buyout
- Take over the whole cluster of huts
- Retreats, reunions & team gatherings
- Two premium huts + the A-frames together
- Refundable damage deposit · no cooking (fire-safe)
What’s included
Everything you need, nothing you don’t.
- Saltwater infinity lap pool, skyline view
- Breakfast delivered to your hut
- Fans only — eco, no air-conditioning
- 120 Mbps fibre wifi throughout
- Genuinely pet-friendly
- Netflix — common pool TV (in-hut on premium)
- Fire pit, garden nooks & honesty store
- On-site hilot massage & spa
- Free on-site & street parking
- Complimentary filtered water
- 24-hr gated-village security cameras
- Forest treks to orchid & cacao plantations
Guest love
Ten years of warm welcomes.
4.69★
Airbnb flagship hut
106 reviews
4.79★
Host track record
1,262 reviews · 10 yrs
7.6
Agoda — “Very Good”
Service 9.0 / 10
100%
Host response rate
usually within an hour
“The room was great, especially the big and very comfortable bed. The pool was also really nice, especially because of the amazing view. Overall, I had an amazing experience here.”
“Quiet, cozy, and great place. We had the whole saltwater pool to ourselves, and they even set up an anniversary dinner. Response time from host and co-host was amazing. Will visit again.”
“Safe, clean and quiet! It was so much better being up the mountains rather than the city streets. The view is absolutely stunning, and the price is very reasonable.”
“A rare and perfect balance — the ultimate escape from the relentless noise of the city. We left feeling refreshed and are already looking at our calendars to plan the next visit.”
“The place is relaxing and exactly like the photos. Loved the calm vibe, beautiful scenery, and that it's pet-friendly. The staff were very kind and accommodating.”
Verified guest reviews across Airbnb & Agoda. Honest note: it’s a rustic, evolving forest property — see “Good to know” below.
The hut in pictures
Every frame, the real forest.
Good to know
Set your expectations, and the forest over-delivers.
We’d rather be honest up front than have you surprised. This is an eco retreat, not a resort — and that’s exactly the point.
Rustic & eco, on purpose
Huts are simple and fan-cooled — come for the forest reset, not hotel polish. The pool and the view are the luxury here.
Many stairs
Paths and steps are carved into the hillside, beautiful but steep. Not suited to small children, seniors or guests with limited mobility.
It's a forest
Bugs and the occasional ant come with the canopy. Screen doors help; bring repellent and lean into the nature.
Pets welcome
Bring the dog — pets are allowed across the huts.
A calm, residential hillside
No smoking or vaping in the huts (there's a street-level area), and music down after 10pm so the village stays peaceful.
Always growing
The cluster keeps adding huts and refreshing the grounds — check the live Airbnb listing for the newest huts and current photos.
Getting here
Deep in the forest, minutes from the city.
Inside the gated Jardin de Busay estate on the Transcentral Highway, Barangay Busay, Cebu City. Come by car, or grab a habal-habal up from JY Square — the climb is part of the arrival.
- ~10 min
- to JY Square, Lahug
- ~15 min
- to IT Park
- Jardin de Busay
- private gated estate, Transcentral Highway
- ~19 km
- to Mactan–Cebu International Airport
Café & Spa
A little more, if you’d like it.
On-site hilot massage
Traditional Filipino hilot with organic coconut and essential oils, bookable on site.
Café & provisions
Coffee, breakfast, and wine, beer, breads and cakes from the honesty store and kitchen.
Tours & transfers
Chauffeur, Cebu city runs, south whale-shark and waterfall trips, island hopping and Bohol day-trips on request.
Part of the Madame G collection
One host, ten years, a 4.79★ welcome.
The Secret Hut is hosted by Teza’s Madame G — the same warm, well-run hospitality behind the beachfront resort, the bistro and the French villa next door.
The Secret HutRetreat · Café · Spa
Ready for the reset?
Check live dates and rates on Airbnb, or message us and Madame G will sort the rest — the hut, breakfast, the spa, the drive up.