Casa Escano Bead and Breakfast - Cebu City, Philippines

A drive down Juana Osmena Street evokes rich memories for Cebuanos growing up in the 60's and 70's. The address is well-known. The Escano House on 94 Juana Osmena Street was where you could always spot friends chatting or singing on the marble front steps until dawn. But what made this house a confortable place for friends and relatives was the spirit of ohana holo'oko'a - a Hawaiian tradition of extended family that transalated into a warm uncoditional welcome for anyone who wished to be part pf the family.