Located in Port Vila, Sunset Bungalows is on the waterfront, within a 5-minute drive of Erakor Lagoon and University of the South Pacific. .This resort is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Supreme Court and 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Michoutouchkine & Pilioko Foundation Art Gallery.
University of the South Pacific - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
Independence Park - 4 min drive - 3.9 km
Iririki Island - 6 min drive - 5.1 km
Port Vila Market - 6 min drive - 5.0 km
Pango Point - 13 min drive - 10.4 km
Getting around
Port Vila (VLI-Bauerfield) - 18 min drive
Restaurants
Port Vila Central Market - 6 min drive
Stone Grill - 5 min drive
Reefers Restaurant & Rum Bar - 4 min drive
warhorse saloon - 6 min drive
Banyan Beach Bar - 4 min drive
About this property
Sunset Bungalows
Adults-only resort with an outdoor pool and a restaurant
Sunset Bungalows offers 19 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature DVD players and safes. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. Beds feature premium bedding. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers.
Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Televisions come with premium cable channels. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Recreational amenities at the resort include an outdoor pool.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 19 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and DVD players. Rooms have private furnished balconies or patios. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. Additional features at this resort include complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and tour/ticket assistance.
Grab a bite to eat at Bungalow Ate, a beachfront restaurant where you can take in the ocean view and dine alfresco. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Bungalow Ate - This beachfront restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Happy hour is offered.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin), English, French
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
Airport shuttle on request
Food and drink
1 restaurant
1 bar
Room service available
Restaurants on site
Bungalow Ate
Things to do
Kayaking
Outdoor pool
Snorkelling
Conveniences
Front-desk safe
Library
Guest services
Daily housekeeping
Dry-cleaning service
Front desk (limited hours)
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff
Tour/ticket assistance
Wedding services
Outdoors
Garden
Pool sunloungers
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
This property does not have any lifts
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
More
Beach towels
Designated smoking areas
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Bed sheets
Premium bedding
Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Towels
Entertainment
32-inch TV
TV channels
DVD player
Premium channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Fridge
More
Access via exterior corridors
Iron/ironing board (on request)
Phone
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 9 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children younger than 18 are not allowed at this adults-only property; all guests 18 and older are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for VUV 5000.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Airport shuttle fee: VUV 1300 per person (one way)
Rollaway bed fee: VUV 5000.0 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Guests under 18 years old are not permitted at this adults-only property
Property is also known as
Sunset Bungalows
Sunset Bungalows Hotel
Sunset Bungalows Hotel Port Vila
Sunset Bungalows Port Vila
Sunset Bungalows Resort Port Vila
Sunset Bungalows Resort
Sunset Bungalows Resort
Sunset Bungalows Port Vila
Sunset Bungalows Resort Port Vila
Sunset Bungalows Reviews
Reviews
8.6
Excellent
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9.2/10
Cleanliness
9.0/10
Staff & service
7.2/10
Amenities
8.2/10
Property conditions & facilities
8.8/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
10/10 Excellent
Alexander
20 Aug 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Alexander
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
2/10 Terrible
Patrick
14 July 2023
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No hot water the first night, very old room, noisy, poor quality breakfast, not good value for money, front gate and reception close at 9PM so unable to access the carpark after that time.
Patrick
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
4/10 Poor
Arun
7 June 2023
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
NEEDS lots of work to keep clean and presentable. Equipment's 's don't work. Limited food choices at the restaurant. stayed 8 nights and had to take cold showers as hot water did not work.
The staff were so lovely, the view was amazing, fully air conditioned bungalow was incredible, the location was insane! Would definitely go back!
Gabrielle
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2023
6/10 Okay
Miriam
Travelled with group
6 Jan 2023
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
All the rooms are located right at the lagoon and provide you with a beautiful serene view. The staff is kind and tries to help when possible.
I would highly recommend this place purely based on the view and location. However, we did have some challenges with the service and the staff there. The aircon in the rooms does not do much, but we were provided with a fan. We had breakfast included into our booking but were unable to make use of it several times as the staff arrived half an hour later than original opening times and we had to leave for our tour. We requested reception staff to book one tour for us. They did, but did not inform us that the pick up location was not at the hotel but in town, so we missed the tour.
The website advertises facilities such as a library and a dvd collection. When asking the staff about either, they did not know where to find it.
The property comes with a lovely pool, but unfortunately we were only able to use it on our last day as it was dirty and couldn’t be cleaned the first 4 days of our stay.
We were visiting after peak season and there didn't seem to be a lot of other guests. Staff were friendly but seemed a bit bored and unmotivated at times.
The facilities could be better maintained. The shower drained very slowly and the TV setup was hardly usable and looked jumbled together.
There seemed to be a rule to never replenish consumables in the bathroom leaving us to have to ask when we ran out and the shower didn't seem to be part of the cleaning routine.
Overall, we would have considered everything satisfactory if not for the fact that the airport transfer was stuffed up and they just didn't care. We had them book the transfer with Evergreen (same owner I believe) for our early morning flight and paid for it via the hotel. The transfer never turned up and the security guard had no idea what to do about it.
We ended up having to flag down a local bus which wasn't easy this early and pay a second time. Our attempts via email to recover the cost for the transfer were first ignored, on follow-up the general manager told us (via email) that the accounts department would refund the amount. The amount was never refunded and further follow-ups were ignored again.
Given that they had booked the transfer on our behalf (and with what seems to be a sister company), we feel that they were responsible to handle the refund for us.
Had it not been for this bad parting experience, we probably would have given higher ratings.
The staff were very friendly but the service was slow and disappointing. The kitchen ran out of a lot of items on the menu including beer! The complex needs a bit of attention to maintainence too.
there was a group of us staying 12 in total, we were the only ones there. The room was very basic and heat pump dripping. It took over half after ordering breakfast and that was only toast on occasions.
on day two they ran out of beer, and the next morning there was no fruit juice. Afternoon snacks were supposed to be available and when ordering a toasted cheese sandwich at 3:00pm was told that the chef had gone home.
overall the staff were polite but there was not enough of them
Nice waterfront views.
The towels need to be changed on a regular basis, and the bathroom essentials like soap and shampoo need to be replaced every day.
This is a nice accommodation in a rather calm environment. The rooms are spacious and each has a veranda, terrace or balcony towards the lagoon. The bathroom is totally fine and according to the standards in this area. I really liked the mosquito net surrounding the bed, way better than the standard ones hanging from the ceiling. Plenty of food options area available and the bar has limited drinks but reasonable enough. However, I found the prices a little bit high. There are only four parking spaces. The location allows easy access to the ring road around the island and therefore you’re just minutes away from the blue lagoon and nice beaches in the southeastern and eastern part.
The property is a little tired and just needs a little tlc but the staff were wonderful and couldn't do enough for you. I would stay there again it was not unpleasant. Their cocktails are scrummy and the food was delicious
Luckily we had our paper work because they didn't even know we were turning up. Very disappointed to arrive after travelling for 14 hours to be left waiting in the car park at 11:30pm while they worked out what to do. They gave us a room set for someone else, then just as we were starting to relax knocked on our door (around midnight) to insist they checked our paperwork again.
Devastated that our simple requests had not been met we moved to another room the next morning which was fine. Sat down to the included breakfast the first morning and ordered a tropical fruit platter. I am still processing how underwhelming it was. It consisted of 4 (2 to 3 cm) pieces of banana still in the skin and 4 wedges of sour grapefruit. I figured maybe fruits were not easy to get, went to the market and bought a lovely selection very cheaply the next day, the owner is lousy and rude.
The images make it look like it would be quiet but it is right on the main ring road around the island and there is pretty much constant traffic noise. The water pressure was pretty bad in the first room but okay in the one they moved us to. No wifi in the rooms but you could access it in the dining area. Bathrooms need repair and upkeep as does much of the resort. Tatty fabric on the 4 poster beds needed a good clean. Quite dark rooms, excellent quality doors and shutters to the balcony show the resort may have been high quality once.
Easy to get buses to town and back.
Beautiful all around. Beautiful staff, amazing room & a view to die for. Everything we expected and even more. A very laid back lifestyle, just enough out of town that it is serene & quiet. A place for people who are in no rush & who are just looking to relax and enjoy everything. Amazing
Verified traveller
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019
8/10 Good
ScottAndChas
Travelled with partner
9 Oct 2019
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
We liked the room over the waters edge we loved Lilly our waitress she makes the best cocktails ever and was pleasant to us we did not like the hard bed the fact we had to call to have our hot water reset nearly everyday. The young chef wasn’t a great cook so some days we would get great food if the older chef was on coffee was average. Because of the plunger they used. The omelette was always on point but the breads where inconsistent hard one day soft another then super soft. Our potatoe croquet was served half frozen our first morning there and the last morning we had breakfast the croquet was eggy. So meals inconsistent each day except the omelettes.