Alofa Beach Bungalows

Beautiful spot, isolated, comfortable. 4 bungalows run by a happy, wonderful couple. Short drive from airport. Bungalows need some maintence but comfortable. Beautiful spot, isolated but lovely managers provide all meals if you want. Taxi services available.

Good basic accommodation.

We stayed 6 days with John, Veronique and their son John Mark and were so glad we chose this small beachfront operation rather than a big resort. Great location , in small village of Lowanatum, a quick local bus ride to Lanakel Markets, shops and the Tamanu restaurant ( great pina coladas!). John really helped us a lot with our plans in the way that bigger resorts would charge a lot more for. He arranged the volcano tour, Port Resolution, Yakel Kastom village and even a cooking lesson because I wanted to know how to make the Vanuatu snack Simboro. His wife Veronique arramged an inpromtu dancing display from her womens dancing group.We also paid a visit to the local Kava bar 🤪 If we had not ended up here i think out visit to Tanna would have been a lot more difficult and expensive - a little gem of a place. P.S. if you are visiting from UK bring an England soccer shirt, he supports them, and soccer is huge on Tanna. P.s.

Being next to the village instead of being trapped in a resort was great. John is a fantastic host. Go with him and rely on his advice. He will show you real Tanna.

This was the highlight of my two weeks trip in Vanuatu. John and his partner were the best hosts I have ever met as a traveller. The bungalows are beautifully located near the beach, the room was clean and comfortable and the meals were delicious. If you are looking for an authentic experience with the loveliest persons you can imagine, this is it. John is very helpful, always smiling and full of stories about his beautiful island.

Vanuatu is at that difficult stage where it charges first world prices, but has Third World facilities and the savvy Traveller should be aware of that. The resort had badly stained toilets and bathrooms. The bedsheets were extremely old, as in more than 30 years old. And the pillows were disgusting. I explained to the owners that they need to buy new pillows and new sheets every two years and throw the old ones away, bit by bit, or the resort will get fewer and fewer stars from travellers. Service was friendly but not attentive. We all have wheels on our suitcases and the pathways to the huts are gravel so we had to drag our suitcases to the huts. It would’ve been better if staff had managed this for us. The food was changeable. The fried fish one night was totally inedible. Even the cats wouldn’t eat it when we gave it to them and most of us passed on the dinner that was served. The second night, the dinner was much better! Breakfast was the same inedible eggs with nice fresh, home-made bread, The following night the dinner was good. So like I said, changeable, but expensive.