Santo Seaside Villas

"The owners are very friendly - they even celebrated New Year night with us. The property is very green and beautiful, and there is parking available inside the yard. The room is very large and spacious, and you can go swimming right outside your door. Snorkeling is great, especially near the shipwreck. There is a kayak, which my husband used to go fishing. Laundry service is available upon request. We were pleasantly surprised to find delicious bananas waiting for us in the room. I highly recommend staying here - you won’t regret it!"

"Aucun."

"Eline & John, the Owners, and Lina (who cleaned) were wonderful. Very helpful, kind, and generous. They even hosted, with our contributions, a Christmas dinner for 7 of us guests. We especially loved swimming and snorkeling out the front door. Heaps of great small fish to see and some beautiful corals. I even saw some Seahorses. We loved staying outside of the city centre but close enough to get in easily. Excellent sunrises too. Overall good value also because we cooked most of our meals. It was a fantastic experience and easy to get to the Blue Holes, Champagne Beach, and Port Orly - all highly recommended. A big thanks to John and Esline! 💝"

"Aucun."

"The accommodation is very comfortable. The cooking facilities are convenient and well-equipped (though missing tea, coffee, sugar). There is a lovely terrace looking out to the sea and a gorgeous reef on your doorstep; one of the best we saw in Vanuatu. There is also a small shipwreck which you can snorkel. Esline and her housekeeper Lina were friendly and welcoming."

"Though a free airport pickup was offered on the listing, we were charged 1500 vatu for a cramped ride in the front seat of a pickup truck. The prices quoted by the hosts for other transport, such as to the east coast of the island, were exorbitant. Esline offered to take us to Lonnoc Beach with a stop at a blue hole for 10,000, saying that this is the cost only for petrol, not including her time; which is more than what a taxi would charge. Her husband quoted us 8000 just to go to the blue holes (standard taxi fare is 2000pp both ways). In addition there was poor drainage in the bathroom (shower not separate from the rest) and the floor was constantly wet and muddy. Overall the accommodation is good but don't use their transport services."

"Good communication, room clean and tidy and good location."

"Aucun."

"Lovely setting out of town. Our hostess Esline was wonderful - stopped for groceries on the way there; knowledgeable on all things Santo; just like all Vanuatuans - delightful! Such fond memories 💕."

"Aucun."

"Esline was kindness itself. When I arrived, the hot water wasn’t working so she insisted I’d have a hot shower at her house. She cooked the plantain bananas bought, not realising they needed to be cooked before they could be eaten, and brought me back a proper meal which included them."

"I have no complaints"

"Very clean and well kept with amazing seaside views. Hosts are very welcoming, kind and accommodating"

"Aucun."

"Close to the sea and able to snorkel Bad weather when I was there so did not get to snorkel there Buses do go past the property Quiet and peaceful"

"Nothing"

"The property was lovely and clean. Esline and John were lovely, the locals were friendly and helpful. We took a day trip with Esline and would recommend as we could adapt the day to what we wanted. Loved that response was trying to improve the coral outside the property and could tell. Some of the better snorkeling we had done in Vanuatu. Wish more places would invest in the coral. Would like to see hammocks put up to chill in."

"Aucun."

"The apartment was super clean and comfortable - just what we needed after 4 nights in Tanna. Very comfortable bed. The owner is amazing, so warm, kind and helpful."

"Really just one thing: location wasn’t ideal for us. We shortened our stay because of that , even though we loved the apartment and the owners. Too far from the main attractions, beaches and shops for groceries (but it’s easy to catch a taxi at the road, so if you don’t mind using them a lot, you are fine for shopping/eating out). If you have a rental car (and don’t mind the long drive up north to e.g. champagne beach) or are the booked-tour-type of traveller (the owner offers tours herself and is happy too help you organize anything else) and are looking for a very clean, nice place to stay without paying too much, that’s the place for you! Otherwise we suggest just to book 1-2 nights here, spend a day at Aore and then get a rental car and move to turtle bay region afterwards."