Terrace/patio

Reviews of Retreat Seaside

2.5 out of 5
Retreat Seaside
Captain Cook Avenue, Port Vila

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 15 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very efficient and polite, very convenient that a bar and diner were all within 10 steps of our room
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brendon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great option to stay at good rates. Quiet when no major sport events are on, and pleasant owners and staff. No complaints.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My 3rd stay at Retreat Seaside and staff,food and atmosphere continue to make you come back Overlooking the lagoon with a lovely pool the aussie owners Andrew and Dan with their staff are always friendly and onsite to make sure you enjoy your stay They have a number of room options depending on your budget and in my opinion the best pizza’s in Vila The hamburgers and chicken schnitzel are also fresh and mouth watering Happy hour from Tuesday to Sunday 3-6 and it is a sports bar with all the latest sport on 3 screens , darts and axe throwing competitions and a lively fun mixed crowd in most nights Highly recommended
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Brendon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good clean property and comfortable pleasant place to stay. Recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Dan on 24 Oct 2023
Thank you Brendon

8/10 Good

Obaid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Retreat seaside is a cute place to stay. I stayed for few days. It was awesome. The guy who runs this place his name is Dan, very friendly guy. And the rest of the staff are kind and nice as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Chee

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Dan on 3 May 2019
Hi Chee, Sorry but we are unable to find any records of you booking with us. Could you please provide more information of your dates of stay

6/10 Okay

MICHAEL JAE

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
It was a well maintained but the room was too dark
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Dan on 9 Jan 2019
Thank you for your feedback

4/10 Poor

Unicorn, HK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The breakfast is not well prepared, those bread are wet. Those facilities are broken. Kettle can not be opened. The toaster doesn’t work. The fan in some of the rooms don’t work, etc. The twin room is without window.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Dan on 16 Nov 2018
Hi my name is Dan and we are very sorry to hear about your experience with us. Our Breakfast includes local and imported fruit, two selections of cereal, Milk, Tea and Coffee and Fresh House Made Bread (which is kept in the fridge). We are not entirely sure what you mean by WET Bread so we can not comment on this. We place all these items in the shared kitchen as a free self service for guests as we do not open the bar for breakfast. I have checked the kettle and there is a problem with the locking mechanism of the Kettle and while you are still able to use the kettle, we have replaced it straight away with a spare. The Toaster was checked and maybe you forgot to press the toasting button as it is perfect working order and we have no idea what you mean by this. The Twin room is without window but does have glass bricks to increase sound proofing from surroundings while still letting in light during the day. This helps with a quiet sleep. There is a ventilation system in place to make sure there is fresh air in the rooms to combat that lack of window. From time to time things do break unfortunately living in the tropics does not make this any less true, but when we are alerted to or find a failure, we rectify the situation immediately. I can imagine you are talking about another guest who when first got to the room the Fan was broken so we placed them into another room. As all the other rooms fan are in perfect working order I am not sure how this affected you? In future when staying in any establishment I would encourage you to alert a staff member of any issues you may have while you are staying as to give them the chance to fix the issue. We are unable to fix any issues once you have left the property. I can only hope you have safe happy travels and thank for your feedback. Kind Regards

10/10 Excellent

Kristin, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly place for solo travellers
The family who own it and the staff are really friendly and welcoming. The bar and dining area is really nice and it was really easy to get chatting to people (there seemed to be mostly solo travellers when I was there). There is a pool with sun beds and a great view over the lagoon. The food is good and the WiFi works!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Dan on 15 Sept 2018
Thanks Kristin, it was lovely to host you

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place. Not fancy but comfy.
The owners are very hospital and nice. The place has everything you need and the location is fairly conveniently. I’d stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Thank you for your review we plan big improvements in the next 6 months so we look forward to you seeing the Venue next time you come. Regards Retreat Team

6/10 Okay

Yoshi, Sydney

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Good Hotel
I have been to Vanuatu for the first time. This hotel is so good view . I don't say this hotel is comfortable.(Sorry) But the staff were so kindness! They helped me many times! I recommend here to all friend. I had a very good time here ! Thank you!!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Not the best experience
Seaside resort Unfortunately not the best experience. Place was quite over priced for what it is. Upon booking it is said a continental breakfast is included however please note this is cornflakes and milk and bread. (A toaster is provided to toast your bread if you prefer) I would suggest if you decided to stay here to ensure all valuables and money is locked away or with you when you are out of your room. On a good note the owners are extremely friendly and accomodating. Food is same priced as all other resorts and restaurants. Food is very nice
Response from Dan on 28 Jan 2017
Hi Sarah, Sorry to hear your stay wasn't too your expectation, Vanuatu is an expensive place to stay and I think you would find a hard time beating a Queen Room with a lagoon view for $60 a night anywhere else. But as far as your opinion we have noted that down. If you were to look at the definition of Continental Breakfast on google "a light breakfast, typically consisting of coffee and rolls with butter and jam." We also include on top Coco pops and Cornflakes along to make it a little more. That being said we are now adding paw paw fruit and banana now they are in season. Lastly the comment you made about valuables and money being locked away makes us sound unsafe. We have multiple security doors and alarms set encase of intruders. From your comment you sound as though something has happened to you here? Considering we are on site at all times and we the owners cleaned your room on each occasion I would find it difficult to think anything happened to your valuables when you were out of your room. I am sorry if this comes across as aggressive, but we take great effort to ensure things are ready for our guests, it is disappointing to think although we spoke with you everyday of your stay and asked about your day every time you returned. that this is the first time we have heard any negative feedback. I'm sorry you did not enjoy your stay with us, I would suggest next time you stay somewhere voicing concerns to management / owners. Maybe there is something they can do to improve your stay or settle your nerves. It is poor practice to tell people that they are enjoying there stay and indicating they are having a good time, then write a poor review later. We hope in the end you enjoyed Vanuatu as a whole. Regard D

8/10 Good

Celine-Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Interesting propriety on lagoon side.
Interesting propriety on the lagoon side of Port Vila. Still under construction, although no work (= no noise) while I was staying there. Very clean except maybe the swimming pool (I don't swim in pools if water's so cloudy I don't see walls or bottom). Good food. Nice friendly family-owned place. 15 minutes walk over the hill to get to downtown Port Vila or minibus. I liked the fact that the walk allowed me to see how and where people live.
Response from General Manager on 27 Jan 2017
Hi Celine, Thanks for your review, We loved having you here with us at the Retreat. We had some troubles with the pool which we now have under control. I hope you have a fantastic 2017 and look forward to seeing you again in the future

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice accommodation compared to what you pay. It was clean, good restaurant/bar area and nice owners. I've returned a few times while I was traveling around Vanuatu.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Dan on 13 Feb 2019
Thank you for your lovely review

10/10 Excellent

Madlen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel! Great time there! The team is amazing!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Dan on 31 Oct 2018
Thanks Madlen, it was an absolute pleasure to have met you