Beach/ocean view

Reviews of Tamanu on the Beach

4 out of 5
Tamanu on the Beach
White Sands Road, SE Efate, Teouma, Efate

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 41 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Casey John

Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely stay and the place was awesome. Really friendly staff and the food was great.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Adrienne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was beautiful but the beach had rubbish on it
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay at Tamanu
We experienced a wonderful 4 night stay The bed was so comfortable. breakfast was nice. The menu's for lunch and dinner had variety. The resort is well maintained. Resort is beach front I could not fault anything
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laurent

We loved this place. The staff is so friendly and caring and the villas as stunning and so comfortable. But the cherry on top is the restaurant, best on Efate!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is an amazing place. We will be back again!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Grace

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Local staffs were lovely and bubbly. Hotel provides daily bus into town in the morning (outbound 9:30am, return at 12:30pm.) If you wish to go to town for dinner, the hotel would graciously provide rides into town (we’d invite the driver to dine with us.) The ocean front beach view is just stunning and calming. Nevertheless, try to avoid the coral beach front Villa, if you don’t like living alongside insects/creatures (I honestly couldn’t relax at night time, because there were lizards crapping in bed, next to my pillow… there were loud noise coming from crabs scratching inside the walls in the middle of the night… or in the last few evenings, there were odd, tapping-noise lasting all night long…) Besides this tiny flaw, this property’s location is really great.

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was amazing . Very well appointed and beautiful rooms . Everything to make your stay relaxing . Food delicious. Breakfast included was excellent.

6/10 Okay

Stanley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful ocean views from some of the units, not very good area for elderly people, unable to use swiming pool if you are suffering any disability. Would be a good place for honeymooners.

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is my favourite resort out of the three we stayed at this trip. It's a very intimate feeling place ideal for couples, however, there were families staying here while we were here. The pool isn't the best of all the resorts, however, everything else was the best of the others we stayed at. The staff, the menu and fresh food options and the location are amazing however, you are a long way from shops, so make sure you bring everything with you, including snacks etc. But this will definitely be a resort we return to agin and again.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very relaxing stay.
Very relaxing stay in beautiful surroundings. Vilas are very comfortable with ocean views. Very clean and restaurant offers a nice selection of food.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Storme

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location right on the beach, amazing and friendly staff that could not do enough for us. Local spots to check out, turtle sanctuary, horseriding in the mountains, fire show at the beach bar. Will be coming back to stay in paradise again soon.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Incredible oasis of a property, had everything we needed for a truly relaxing holiday. The staff were warm and friendly and very attentive to our needs, the food was outstanding. Our villa on the beach was clean, bright and beautifully designed. The location was perfect, very quiet and right on the beach with a lovely breeze on most days. The pool was ok and it’s a shame you can’t swim in the ocean too easily as it’s surrounded by coral reef, but it’s so inviting and one of the cleanest beaches I’ve seen, we will definitely be back.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elyse

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gem in Vanuatu
Tamanu is a lovely place to stay in Port Villa! The grounds are beautiful, amazing friendly staff and delicious food!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful quite location Staff were amazing Food was 5 star Will certainly return Vida
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice welcome, very nice place. Will plan to "kamegen".
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Flawed paradise...
Comfortable accommodation and great service complemented by a fantastic restaurant. Unfortunately the beach is battered by a prevailing South Wester and the sea is not suitable for swimming due to the coral floor and rough conditions. The hotel offers excursions but could do a lot more to compensate for the lack of swimming possibilities. Take the day trip to the blue hole, waterfalls and other beaches by privatecar.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Simon, Auckland

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice boutique resort with excellent food and service. Highly recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Great villas. Great food. Poor service
Amazing location with lovely villas. We had the villa with the private pool on the beach which was really nice. The villa was nicely decorated, really stylish and nice finish touches. One of the best villa we stayed in Santo. The rest of the resort is the same standing and even though the villas are next to each other, you don't see the bungalows near by and you feel you have your own space. Great spa as well! Food at the restaurant is excellent! Highly recommend to have lunch or dinner there. Not much around anyway. Great to have a free shuttle every morning to Port villa. Big low point was the service. The three times we ate there, we had to wait quite a bit to first have the menu and then get served. We even waited 1 hour the last night...(they offered us a glass of sparkling to compensate). But the worst was the chef from the restaurant who was arrogant and rude. Although we complimented him for the food (after waiting 1 hour), he did not look at us or say anything, and left with a arrogant look.... Really disappointing especially for the last night of our honey moon... Managers and staff are okay but we were expecting more for the price and the standards they promote. Not interactions with guests and they did not come to see us at any time. Although they asked us if it was a special occasion (honey moon), we did not have any special treatments or even attention. (compared to cheaper villas we went where we were offered champagne)...
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Fiona on 20 Feb 2019
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are very happy to hear that you loved Tamanu on the beach. Our Spa is very well regarded and we are happy to hear you enjoyed your pampering. Our apologies if our team did not meet your expectations with service, our service is usually exceptional and our staff are regularly chatting with guests. We always try to work and improve our service offering so we take on board your feedback. We hope to see you again in the future.

6/10 Okay

S, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Solid boutique beach resort. Good staff who are accommodating but may not always get all details clear ahead of bookings so double check. Unsheltered beach can be windy. Down a 7K rough road so best for private beach chill but not a base for site seeing as transport is expensive and takes time.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

NMG, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Potential to be perfect
We booked a beach view villa but when we got to Villa 6 there was no beach view at all - some water glimpses - we were very disappointed as we booked to stay here for our silver wedding anniversary. The location is spectacular and according to their own website “these villas all enjoy stunning views of our famous Tamanu Beach.” So this is what we expected. As they were fully booked we were could not be moved. We also queried the ‘welcome pack’ we were supposed to receive only to find it was a drink we got on check-in - bit misleading on that too! A few other hiccups also marred the start of our stay - no lights in shower or main room, no wifi, TV did not work and the shower did not drain so on first use it overflowed into our bedroom. These has to wait to the next day to be fixed except for shower and wifi. We had no working wifi in the villa during our stay at all. On more positive notes the rooms were immaculately clean and housekeeping were great. The bed was firm and comfortable. The staff did accomodate a request for our special anniversary dinner in the chapel. Rosy is an asset to the resort and probably wished we engaged with her on the other issues instead of the local manager. Overall we had a fabulous time in Vanuatu and this resort has the potential to be perfect. It was lots of little things that unfortunately let it down from a 5* stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Rad, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice and Quiet Resort
My wife, son and myself spent 5 nights at the resort which is located on a nice, quiet beach about 30 minutes drive away from Port Villa's town. The hotel was clean, staff were very friendly and helpful especially "Pong" who assisted in booking our tours, organizing the return transfer to the airport. Unfortunately,we had a very windy weather and we couldn't swim in the ocean or use our plunge pool. Managed to swim in the resort pool couple of times which was a bit too cold. Would have been much nicer if pools were heated. Would also suggest adding some kids activities/ toys as they might get a bit bored especially when it is hard to swim in cold/bad weather. Thanks
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

ALIA LEGAUX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Property and Great Food!!
What an amazing and beautiful property and staff! I can't wait for my next trip to Vanuatu just to have another stay at the property. Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Martin, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Most awesome holiday experience
We just loved it at Tamanu! We had spent 3 nights prior at the Warwick Le Lagon, and would say that Tamanu was substantially better. From the moment we first walked in to the moment we left, everything was taken care of for us by the wonderful and attentive staff. The rooms are lovely and very comfortable with wonderful views, sea breeze and air con. Our room (unit 4) was absolute beach front and a 30 second walk to the restaurant and beach. The menu is modern that highlights the produce in the area with a focus on seafood and fresh fruit and vegetable. The service is the best you will see, and the staff are always smiling and very personable. Dishes are plated and presented with elegance and detail and you can eat either in the resturant or your room. There is coral reef directly on the beach, and there are nice areas to swim in the area. At night, the staff lite a couple of fires on the beach and provided bean bags to sit on. We would say this is a must do place to stay for couples who like quiet sophistication and enjoy fine dining in a relaxing and beautiful setting.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Roxi on 8 Jan 2018
Hi Martin, We thank you for your wonderful review, our team and Tamanu work very hard as you know, the blessing is we all love our Resort! We love to look after our guests and ensure the best experiences are had while in Vanuatu. I will pass on your review to our team members as it's reviews like yours that make it all worthwhile, tank yu tumas for your time in writing.

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Taman Beach Resort
Beautiful quiet resort. The food is excellent and the staff are very friendly and helpful. The beach is beautiful, but hard to swim at because of the inshore reef, but the pool area compensates for this perfectly. The rooms are fresh and bright. It is quite novel to have an almost outside bathroom, but this only adds to the charm of the resort. The WiFi was a bit slow in the villa, OK in the restaurant, but if you are on holiday, this isn't a problem. It is 35mins from Port Vila. You cab get a local private bus each way for 1500 vatu. We loved our stay here.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2017
Response from KeKe on 16 Nov 2017
Hi Paul, Tank yu tumas for your review, it is wonderful to get reviews and lovely ones like yours are very much appreciated by our team! It shows us that our dedication to achieve a high level of service in all our areas of Tamanu is working and can only get better as we grow. Please come again Paul, we would love to look after you again. Love Team Tamanu

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Delightful Place to Rest
Easy going Friendly Comfortable and well-appointed Very nice restaurant meals Great staff with balance between professional and friendly Only observations - lobby style music played in restaurant (could be improved ) and poor wifi (which is a country-wide issue anyhow)
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017
Hello and Tank yu tumas for your review and suggestions for improving, we appreciate it very much. We hope you will return again one day so you can experience the changes we make based on your suggestions. Nice day to you. Kind Regards KeKe and our Tamanu Team

10/10 Excellent

Karen, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Married in paradise......
Booked a 5 night break at The Tamanu on the Beach. A month before we departed we decided to get married there too. The manager, Roxi, arranged everything. All went incredibly smoothly and we had the private, intimate wedding we wanted in a fabulous location. Our beach bungalow was new and tastefully decorated with outdoor, undercover bathroom and very comfy beds. The staff at The Tamanu are incredible. They have excellent customer service skills only asking your name once and always address you by your name. Thank you to Dom, the driver extraordinaire and Sam, Nicholas, Alvin, Jane and the restaurant staff. The restaurant food is excellent, I recommend the steak, though my wife would say the seafood curry was best. Excellent beach walks and snorkelling holes just a few minutes away. A car can be booked for you to see the Island at your leisure. Must visit the Beach Bar opposite Hideaway Island, Blue Lagoon and Eton Beach. We will definitely be back.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

amelie, paris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful
We stayed 5 days. The staff is so welcoming and really caring. Anything you need they cater for you. The hotel is a little corner of paradise : the beach right in front of you wherever you are (restaurant, room). Food is good too with big portions. Our stay was perfect for our honeymoon and if it wasn't on the other side of the world for us we will come back for each wedding anniversary
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely property
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Lyn C, Canberra Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect in almost every possible way
This beautiful, small resort was exactly as depicted in the photos, in fact it was probably better. The service was outstanding, the food although a little expensive, was amazing. The included breakfast included a good variety to choose from. The room had a great selection of tea bags, which may seem like a small thing, but it matters to me. The beach at low tide does not look terrific, but when the tide is in the view is perfect. The resort is virtually still brand new and is spotlessly clean. We arrived the day after cyclone Donna had blown a lot of debris and broken coral onto the beach and it was cleaned and pristine in less than 24 hours. But it is not the physical things that count for us, it is the people and Ros and her staff could not have looked after us better. Truly outstanding service. We wished that we could have stayed longer.
Thanks for your review Lyn. We loved having you both stay with us and hope to see you again very soon! From all the Team at Tamanu

10/10 Excellent

Endre, Budapest

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Romantic get away
Spent Valentines day there and it was amazing. Had the coral bungalow ad fell asleep to the sound of the waves crashing on the shore. Restaurant was good too and coconut vodka and cocktails were fantastic.

10/10 Excellent

Rodrigo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Fiona on 20 Feb 2019
Thank you so much for your wonderful rating of Tamanu on the beach. We hope to see you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superbe
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Tamanu on 13 Dec 2018
Merci!