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# yap, 1st week of feb, prebook a room? Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Micronesia, Federated States of
persimmon 05:58 UTC 06 Jan 2014 | I prefer to just arrive, find a convenient bed for the first night, then check around in person the next day for the place I like the most. Is that feasible? Any chance there wont be any available rooms? Thanks for any input. cheers |
persimmon 08:14 UTC 21 Jan 2014 | No response. Guess I'll follow through then with my accustomed trust in serendipity, which hasnt failed me yet. Yap looks nice, I'm excited. | 1
persimmon 08:14 UTC 14 Feb 2014 | Okay, so I'll answer my own question. Pre-booking isnt necessary. There is a line on the immigration card asking where you'll stay, which I left blank, but the official at the airport did require an answer. He suggested ESA? Manta Ray? so I said ESA. Outside there were drivers with signs from both those hotels meeting booked guests. I asked the ESA guy if they had a room & he said sure. There were taxis there too had there not been any hotel drivers. ESA, as it turns out, is a fine little hotel & I stayed my week with them. Very clean, great location, reasonable room rate, staff unfailingly friendly & helpful. I dont imagine there would ever be a problem just showing up on the island. Their biggest event of the year, Yap Day, is coming up soon & none of the hotels expected to be maxed out. Unique & delightful little island. | 2
watsoff 17:41 UTC 14 Feb 2014 | Good to know. Fiji has changed it's relaxed attitude to incoming tourists and now you need to enter your accommodation on the landing card. I never pre-book anything when I go to Fiji and not having pre-booked accommodation annoyed the immigration officer. Things sure change, I hope Yap doesn't. | 3