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Turtle Bay Resort

2.5 of 5
Turtle Bay, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
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4.0 of 5 stars 57 Reviews
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What travellers say about this B&B/inn
  • Blue Hole(11)
  • Champagne Beach(7)
  • Low tide(5)
  • Beautiful places(3)
  • Very basic(3)
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Poppy W
Brisbane, Australia
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4 reviews
3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2012
2
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Turtle Bay was the perfect place for a family vacation over Christmas & New year 2011. The location is perfect, right on a beautiful bay that is like a huge swimming pool with a good reef to snorkel right at your front door. It is very close to must see spots such as Port Olry, Champagne beach, Million dollar Point,... More

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denmother62
Fitzroy, Australia
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9 reviews
8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2012

Has this place run out of puff? It was nothing like the reviews in Lonely Planet - sure, it has great views, a great location but the overall impression was that we were at a place whose days were numbered. The pool is one of the saddest I've ever seen - take it out, for heavens sake, what an eyesore!... More

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tarzanne
Newcastle, Australia
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9 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2012
2
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We stayed here for 6 nights as a group of 5 friends over 2011/2012 - the location is amazing and we had something fun to do each day (kayaking, diving, millenium caves, snorkelling). It's by no means fancy, but clean and the restaurant serves the most delicious fresh food. We would definitely return :) More

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GoldilocksKiama
Kiama
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3 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2012
1
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We were lured here by the promise of beautiful views, warm turquoise oceans, great snorkelling - and were not disappointed! The resort is comfortable, but not luxurious. The meals served in the restaurant by warm and friendly staff were freshly prepared, tasty and well presented. The continental brekkie (included) provided a fruit salad and toast that was enough for a... More

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Looey72
Toowoomba, Australia
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6 reviews
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

We were a family with a 9 and 11 year old travelling also with another family. We had initially expected the accommodation to be basic but had chosen turtle bay because of its great location to many of the blue holes etc that we wanted to see. We thought that the food was excellent, especially the lobster mornay, and the... More

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SouthSeasAmerican
Luganville, Vanuatu
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9 reviews
3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 November 2011

This place is pretty good value. It is not the nicest resort in Santo, nor is it the most expensive. They do cut a few corners, so take your own soap and shampoo. You can also cut corners by using the kitchenette in the room. Ours had a (very) small fridge, two-burner hot plate, sink, counter, and basic utensils. The... More

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Alaforest
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2011

This little resort was absolutly amazing, the staff and the owners are really helpful and want to make sure you are having the best time on your holiday. The snorkelling reef is right at your door step and its the best snorkellig i have done. Very quiet resort and peaceful. Would go back any time. If you are after a... More

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Sandira M
London, England, United Kingdom
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2011

From the first greeting to the wave goodbye i have never stayed anywhere so friendly or full of laughter. not only the guests but the girls giggling while they worked too. Fat Mat the owner gave us an acrobatic clowning show as entertainment one night or help organise my adventures. My kayaking trip to the blue holes. The chef is... More

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AndyJ-Melb
Melbourne
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9 reviews
24 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 September 2011
4
people found this review helpful

We stayed for 4 nights with 2 boys 6 & 9. Our travel agent was surprised we wanted to go to Santo with kids, so we were not sure if this was a good idea or not. We wanted to see the blue holes and Champagne beach and as our kids love to snorkel and paddle with us we thought... More

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Michael O
Brisbane, Australia
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4 reviews
6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 August 2011
1
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Very friendly staff with good sense of humor, I liked how dinners became a social event and people were willing to share their experiences. Menu was quite diverse with plenty of choices, most very good - only improvement would be for bit more attention to allowing meats to get overcooked (dried out) and a bit more of the sauces which... More

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