Eratap Beach Resort

This is a highly recommended small resort about 30 minutes drive from town. Our accommodation was a spacious two bedroom villa with a grass area larger than my own backyard. We hardly used the air conditioning as fans were usually sufficient to keep the rooms cool. On arrival, we were warmly welcomed by the manager, who accompanies guests to their villa after a friendly chat about the resort. All staff were friendly and happy to help with any matters. A great feature of this resort is the ease of using the facilities. Compared to larger resorts, you don’t need to sign for pool towels or water sports equipment. Just take something, use it for as long as you need and bring it back – so easy. We attempted paddle boarding for fun. They also have kayaks, surfboards, body boards, snorkelling equipment and mountain bikes (with helmets). We often enjoyed a petanque game on the way back to our villa after finishing a pool swim. They also have a good system for checking your daily resort expenses for food so there’s no bill shock or accidental additions on checkout. The food is top quality and fresh with a wide menu selection. The chef and his crew do a very good job for the remote location. There’s a daily bus to take you into town and the two hours before pickup is surprisingly sufficient for shopping and sight seeing. We recommend making the most of the daily resort activities. They have a weekly visit to Eratap village, where a lot of staff live. Other weekly activities include a plantation ‘bush’ walk, a hands on cooking demonstration and a night time fire show.

Home after our 4th stay at the Eratap Resort in Vanuatu. Again we just had a wonderful stay and cannot speak more highly of the resort. The staff are fantastic, the facilities are great and the food is awesome. From the friendly greeting at the airport to the waves and smiles (and tears) when we left the whole trip was great! Thanks to Pascalle and all of the staff for another memorable holiday!

As a first time visitor to Vanuatu, Eratap Beach Resort was nothing short of magnificent and left a lasting impression of joy for Vanuatu and it's people. Just a 3.5 hour flight from Sydney and you are in another world. The resort is intimate and you often feel as if you are the only guests. From the ease of airport pick up, to the endless smiles from the staff and the access to kayaks, stand up paddle boards, boats to near by snorkelling islands, as well as the perfect snorkelling conditions right outside the villa, the resort never failed to deliver. The water was so warm and the evening rain a welcome cool down. The food at the restaurant was so varied, we found something new to try every night. The included breakfast was delicious too. Loved the village walk around with Mak, who generously shared his village story and showed us his family home too. The gym and yoga classes were fun as well and we even used the freely available bikes. You can do nothing or everything and by the end of the holiday you will feel spoilt, and totally relaxed and love Vanuatu as much as we did. Thanks especially to Maki and Mel and the whole team for looking after us and having a laugh and making us excited to return soon!