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# Santo accommodation and diving Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Vanuatu
champas 11:39 UTC 04 Feb 2009 | Have done quite a bit of searching for accommodation in Santo but it seems that its very expensive. Most replies we have had are for AUS $ 200+ and one was for 600 a night! We normally dont book accommodation but our time is limited ( first trip away from the kids since they arrived! ) and we would like something reasonable this time. We are also here to dive. So my questions are: 1 What is a reasonable price for comfortable accommodation and can any one recommend a place 2 We are going early May so is it possible to arrive there and find accommodation easily . We do fly in at 6.00 pm however. If we need to book is it better to deal with the hotel directly 3 What would be an approximate cost per dive in Santo Thanks for any help |
Laszlo 14:15 UTC 04 Feb 2009 | You can find accommodation from as little as $20/person/night in perfectly acceptable, friendly and clean places in Lugainville. These are of the motel/guesthouse type, not beach resorts, of course! From my experience, no need to book. | 1
eddyv 07:57 UTC 07 Feb 2009 | both times I arrived in Lugainville I went straight to the small motel opposite the market (can't remember the name) and they had plenty of available rooms, 1500 vatu for a single. | 2
misspindi 02:28 UTC 10 Mar 2009 | Can you mention the last minute hotel booking place wotif.com on this site? Even better check out this site: http://www.vanuatu-hotels.vu/ I'm an obsessive researcher and also always check out trip advisor. If you're after something that's not quite local bungalow style but not the cost of the earth (well under $200 anyhow) check out oyster or turtle islands....the 2nd website seems to have cheaper deals than the aforementioned and they're a great locally supportive group...I would say get out of luganville fairly promptly and enjoy some out of town island magic - have a look at the positive earth website and go over to Malo if you're adventurous - or the sav blanc and oysters options while kiddy free sounds appealing too! We're going back to Vanuatu in April...counting the sleeps... | 3