Coco Beach Resort

不適合冬天入住，很冷，很潮。

This property no longer looks like what it does in the photos provided. We booked this hotel as it states all rooms have air condition, free wifi, full kitchen and breakfast.... We checked in and none of this was correct. The place is run down, almost looks like it has been abandoned - after we checked in, I tried to ask for room with AC as my friend suffers from a sleep condition so AC is required, we were then advised we need to pay extra $40 USD for rooms with AC. We were then advised that the kitchen is closed and that we have to be taken to town (we had to pay the driver $20) to drive us 5 mins down the road. Luckily we came across another resort behind the 3 Pigs restaurant called NASAMA RESORT - not only are they cheaper, they have all the amenities, amazing pool, secluded beach and their breakfast is amazing.... Stay there instead!

A nice resort but a bit far from the city. It is well worth getting the villas in the front of the beach - they have air conditioning and the wifi is actually present (my initial room 14 didn’t have either). It was an extra US$40 per day for villa number 2. The service was good. A shout out to the manager, Hairam, who arranged for a taxi quickly when my organized airport transfer failed to show up. The Tusker lemon was a good drink for the sultry weather. The next door hotel at Paradise Cove restaurant is a bit fancier but worth at least one meal. The breakfast and meals were pretty decent. The rum flambé was excellent.

Coco Beach resort has the best sandy beach area on the Pango side of Port Vila. The island staff that work there are great. Rooms are okay although the mosquito net canopy blocks the cooling effect of the ceiling fan and air conditioning to some extent. General maintenance has been let go as the Resort has just been sold. Food servings are large but of average quality and pricey for what is provided. Our big issue was the lack of preparedness of the resort for a natural disaster, which is a common occurrence in Vanuatu. There was no working generator available so that meant no internet connection to contact family back in Australia. It also meant the kitchen fridge and freezers were without power and the food was lost. There was also the issue of being told to evacuate to higher ground due to the tsunami warning following the 7.3 earthquake but the resort does not have a vehicle. It was left to 2 staff members to walk to the main road and find an already full van to come and pick us up, along with the 2 staff who insisted on staying with us till the evacuation order ended at 5pm. All the resorts nearby had generators and a vehicle. The Resort now has a new owner who has big plans so the future is looking better for the Resort.

I did not stay at the resort so can not review that but we ate dinner at the restaurant. My suggestion is to go some where else! There are plenty of great restaurants in Port Vila. Unfortunately, this is not one of them. The service was great, the tables are out on the water in a beautiful spot but the food was terrible. The menu was limited to start with and they had run out of 90% of it. The food tasted like it was caked in chemicals e.g. like chicken salt on the chips. The rest of the meal was so salty we could not finish it. The sauce on the dried out fish tasted like it was out of a bottle or jar. The salad was fresh and tasty but that was it. Very disappointing.

Had such a magical stay at this resort. It is small and private … exactly what I wanted. Pristine private beach. Could take just a few steps from our Fare and we were right on the beach. Recommend booking one of the beach front ones for the Aircon! The manager, Rob, was lovely and very accommodating. Very much enjoyed our stay and would definitely return.