Mangoes Resort

非常爛非常差非常舊，在裏面看到不下兩衹大蟑螂還會飛，被嚇得要命把全部行李箱合起來睡覺，廁所的水也是，要麼冰涼要麼滾燙，住的渾身難受，還好就一晚。。。。。。。。。。。

We spent multiple hours scanning through hotels on Vanuatu and decided to go with Mangoes given the positive reviews about the food and our lack of willingness to move around to find a superb dinner. The accomodation is nice with a great view over the lagoon. We stayed in a room with lagoon view and private plunge pool (it was unfortunately too cold to use it). Absolutely no regrets. Rooms are spacious and the resort has all amenities you need. Some elements are a bit older but nothing too worry about, A/C and fans didn’t less us down. The resort has multiple on site pools and free access to the facilities of the neighbouring Terrace boutique hotel. All can be arranged by the hotel or you simply walk 15 minutes down to Port Vila to figure things out on your own. The Trust the Chef menu was an amazing experience with the resort doing tons of effort to make it your own private experience including setting up in a romantic setting, personalising the menu and customising any dishes to align with your favorites. The chef explains every course and did make delicious food. Definitely would recommend this experience whether you stay at the resort or not! For a long time we were in doubt about staying at Mangoes or the Irikiri resort but we are sure we made the right choice. Irikiri is remote (dependant on ferry’s), seems older and the “view” from the island was blocked by cargo and army ships and a far-beyond-any-glory Casino hotel. If you are in doubt yourself, don’t pay the 3x price and enjoy your stay at Mangoes!

Standout for me was the restaurant. The chef really knows his stuff. Had one of the best beef dishes in my life. The hotel is in a really beautiful setting, very quiet. I spent a lot of time just watching the lagoon and birds at my porch ( or listening to the rain when that happened) Each bungalow has a nice degree of privacy and wifi for each room so as long as the island is getting reception it works really well. A lot of other solo people (I think business people) were staying and/or eating at the restaurant. I would come again for sure as a nice treat. Buses pass by the front very regularly. There is no air con yet but it's been installed. The ceiling fans are very powerful yet quiet and as a VERY Northern English person, I survived my nights there so they work well. Plus there's a fridge in the room...bring some beers and chill listening to nature