Eratap Beach Resort

This is a highly recommended small resort about 30 minutes drive from town. Our accommodation was a spacious two bedroom villa with a grass area larger than my own backyard. We hardly used the air conditioning as fans were usually sufficient to keep the rooms cool. On arrival, we were warmly welcomed by the manager, who accompanies guests to their villa after a friendly chat about the resort. All staff were friendly and happy to help with any matters. A great feature of this resort is the ease of using the facilities. Compared to larger resorts, you don’t need to sign for pool towels or water sports equipment. Just take something, use it for as long as you need and bring it back – so easy. We attempted paddle boarding for fun. They also have kayaks, surfboards, body boards, snorkelling equipment and mountain bikes (with helmets). We often enjoyed a petanque game on the way back to our villa after finishing a pool swim. They also have a good system for checking your daily resort expenses for food so there’s no bill shock or accidental additions on checkout. The food is top quality and fresh with a wide menu selection. The chef and his crew do a very good job for the remote location. There’s a daily bus to take you into town and the two hours before pickup is surprisingly sufficient for shopping and sight seeing. We recommend making the most of the daily resort activities. They have a weekly visit to Eratap village, where a lot of staff live. Other weekly activities include a plantation ‘bush’ walk, a hands on cooking demonstration and a night time fire show.

It was the perfect balance of relaxation with everything to do right at your front door. Loved the privacy this resort has to offer, yet so many opportunities to get some amazing magical adventures in as well. Including relaxed local village activities which were enjoyed by the whole family, and really wonderful snorkeling at the resort (20m from our bedroom door!) as well as access to snorkelling at the local private islands. The perfect holiday destination for us

Tropical Paradise. Simple yet beautiful resort. We stayed in a honeymoon villa- gorgeous! The resort boat will take you to any of the surroundings reefs anytime, what a treat. The food was delicious every meal. And the staff were so friendly, nothing was too much trouble. We will definitely go back!