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Fatumaru Lodge

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Walter Lini Hwy | PO Box 1359, Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu
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Fatumaru Lodge
Ranked #20 of 44 hotels in Port Vila
4.0 of 5 stars 126 Reviews
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Sydney, Australia
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61 reviews 61 reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

Thank you to all the staff at Fatumaru Lodge for helping make our stay a memorable one, particularly to Emily and Liz for answering questions, making phone calls, assisting with transport, and helping us when we requested adjoining rooms to our friends who we travelled with. Nothing was too much trouble. The accommodation was just what we wanted. A leisurely... More

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Sydney
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

Wonderful service from Emily and the lovely house girls. Comfortable lodging right on the harbour and the canoes were a bonus. The pool is well maintained and nice setting for our ample breakfast each morning, loved the fruit, especially soursop, fresh pastries and Tanna coffee. Being so far below the main road meant no traffic noise and yet handy 15min... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012
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My partner and I and our 8 month old baby stayed in the family apartment for 7 nights. The apartment was spacious, clean and comfortable; the view from the deck amazing! Baby loved having his dinner outside looking out to the ocean. Staff were super friendly and helped us with our rental car booking - most places had no cars... More

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pascal gavotto, Owner at Fatumaru Lodge, responded to this review
7 May 2012

Dear Guests, thank you for your good comments. Yes you are right the road pass-ways are terrible in Port Vila especially with a push chair!! Vanuatu is a tax free country, now you can see some of the drawbacks!! You are right to go the the market on the other side of town it is more 15 20 minutes.. Hope... More

Wellington, New Zealand
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

My partner and I enjoyed our stay at Fatumaru. The staff are lovely, easy going and friendly. It is a quick bus ride to the city centre and there are so many buses going by you don't even have to wait. The rooms are serviced daily, however it pays to rinse before use. Our room had little ants (or something... More

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Yarraville, Australia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012
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Fatumaru Lodge features wonderful self-contained accommodation directly on the bay, with the chance to walk out of your lodge and almost straight into the water. The staff were helpful and friendly. As a couple that likes to cook, the range of cooking facilities and utensils were good quality and made cooking at 'home' easy... and the recommendations from the staff... More

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pascal gavotto, Owner at Fatumaru Lodge, responded to this review
7 May 2012

Dear Guest, thank you for your very good comments. We glad that you appreciated the "boutique style" designed for free independent travelers... Hope to see you again in Vanuatu. More

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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012
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people found this review helpful

Pros Fatumaru lodge is in a great spot, the rooms are nice enough (for the price), staff are great. Nice pool, beach front, the free kayaks are one of the best things about the place. Cons Cleaning could be much better, wifi internet did not work in room, cable TV was not working If I went back to Vanuatu (which... More

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Sydney, Australia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2012

After the taxi took us down from the main road via the winding entry way to the reception, it was clear that this was the place to be. Greeted by smiling faces, and helpful staff who offered us coffee by the pool whilst our room was undergoing the final clean. After coffee we had a tour of the accommodation and... More

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Darwin, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2012

Couldn't ask for more. Got my exercise walking to and from the centre of town - which isn't really that far away but just enough to feel secluded. The little ants were everywhere but don't bite or cause trouble. Staff more than friendly and very helpful. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2012
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I stayed with my partner at Fatumaru for 2 nights and I have many good things to say. It fits perfectly into Vanuatu's relaxed, friendly environment. It has a lovely little pool and you can order drinks to have there, or alternatively wander down to the lagoon which is a few metres away down the hill. Near the lagoon is... More

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Sydney, Australia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2012
1
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We have had 3 stays at the lodge..Great location and lovely staff.. the only down side was some days the day was nearly over before the room was serviced...as they had run out of sheets and the towels need repacing badly as they are gray and old... More

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pascal gavotto, Owner at Fatumaru Lodge, responded to this review
6 March 2012

Dear Guest, thank you so much for your review and your royalty coming to Fatumaru for the 3rd time. We appreciate your review and we are sorry for the late daily service of your room. February is the lowest month of the year and we took the liberty to put most of our staff on holidays. We did not expect... More

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Address: Walter Lini Hwy | PO Box 1359, Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu
Price range (per night):* S$173 - 279

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