Moorings Hotel

Bed, Photo of the whole room, Bedroom, bunk bed

7.9

Very good(392 Reviews)

Resort in Port Vila

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Well priced for this locationProperty prices in this area are generally higher

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

About this resort

Moorings Hotel is located on the main island of Efate, right on Port Villa water front. It features an infinity pool, a restaurant, barbecue facilities and free parking.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Beachfront or waterfront

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Port Vila

Nearby attractions

Evergreen Cascades Waterfall

5.2 mi

The Reef Vanuatu Zoological

Available Rooms

1 King • 193 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 King • 193 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Queen • 193 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Bunk • 247 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

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Moorings Hotel

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7.9

Very good(392 Reviews)

Resort in Port Vila

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Well priced for this locationProperty prices in this area are generally higher

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

About this resort

Moorings Hotel is located on the main island of Efate, right on Port Villa water front. It features an infinity pool, a restaurant, barbecue facilities and free parking.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Beachfront or waterfront

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Port Vila

Nearby attractions

Evergreen Cascades Waterfall

5.2 mi

The Reef Vanuatu Zoological

Available Rooms

1 King • 193 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 King • 193 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Queen • 193 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Bunk • 247 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

7.9

Very good(392 Reviews)

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10.0

Nov 2024

A practical and comfortable stay for a work trip. The staff always went the extra mile.

Wonderful, extremely helpful staff and beautiful, relaxing location. It was great to have such a wide selection available at breakfast, especially the fruit.

The restaurant was quite expensive but very convenient. Would be great to have some more snorkelling equipment available for use/hire.

10.0

Oct 2024

Perfect place to stay

a very comfortable feel about the whole resort, close to all the entertainment

Nothing, everything was fine

10.0

Oct 2024

Best place

Everything. Staff are friendly, rooms are clean wirh a big bed. Foot top

Loved everything

8.0

Aug 2024

une expérience douce et confortable dans un endroit très beau

Emplacement impeccable à mon sens, à dix mn du centre. Personnel agréable et serviable. Chambre extra et lit moelleux, au bord de la piscine. Un havre de paix.

Petit bémol : connexion internet moyenne, et obligation de retaper le mot de passe très souvent. Hormis cela, parfait !

8.0

Aug 2024

A charming boutique hotel, in a convenient location, with wonderful staff

The staff were excellent, welcoming, and kept a watchful eye over my boys. I am very grateful to one staff member who quickly responded to my eldest son when a man followed us back to the hotel from town, she calmly & effectively handled the situation. The location is convenient to walking into town, it was a fairly quiet location for being right at the beginning of town. Our room had wooden shutters which blocked out light from surrounding lights. The bed was comfortable and clean. It was nice to be able to rent a kayak to explore the Harbour.

The property itself seems a bit tired, and worn, our room was right next to a fish tank that smelled bad, and music played in the restaurant/bar, which was right across from our room, until after the kids bedtime.

7.0

Mar 2024

A comfortable , peaceful location, with friendly efficient service.

The freshly cooked fish shaped pancakes were nice. Fresh fruit was good. The fruit salad too sweet. The coffee was nice

Too ma y flies! Need some of those spinning 'shoo flies'on the tables. I thought there would be a nice sandy beach, but the little bit of sand was dirty and had broken glass on it. It would have been nice to have the light switch a d electric socket next to the bed. Service was friendly and efficient! I enjoyed the pool! The room was very clean, the bed comfortable.

8.0

Mar 2024

Le cadre magnifique et le personnel agréable.

C'est au bord de l'eau donc j'adore, c'est beau. Ya la piscine c'est super. La chambre est petite mais c'était largement suffisant pour notre séjour. Le personnel est agréable. Merci nous avons apprécié notre séjour.

Malheureusement notre dernier jour il y avait eu des mauvaises odeurs sortant de la salle de bain. Heureusement que c'était notre dernier jour.

9.0

Jul 2023

Great location, good value for money and lovely friendly staff

Great friendly service. Good breakfast. Good value for money

Nothing really

9.0

Jul 2023

Superb

Always love staying here, wonderful location, friendly staff and good food.

10.0

Jul 2023

Exceptional

The whole place was gorgeous, the staff were so friendly and accommodating, the vibe of the whole place was so good, room was perfect clean and what we expected, Pool was so nice Location was perfect you could walk to the shops and restaurants

8.0

Jul 2023

Good

On the beach with great views. Close to airport, walk into town, just next door to small shopping area with excellent bakery and cheap takeaway just opposite. Comfortable rooms, friendly staff

Restaurant overpriced Rooms very basic, but it is just a 2* hotel Expensive overall but is that just Vanuatu in general?

7.0

Jul 2023

Good

Right on the water in room 303

No wifi in room

9.0

Jul 2023

Pleasant hotel in great location

Lovely rooms around a pool with a seafront terrace. It's a great location, just on the edge of the town centre without being right in the main street (where things are noisier). It's an easy walk along the seafront into the town. Very friendly staff, good choice for Port Vila.

Breakfast buffet selection is fairly limited (although you can order cooked items at extra cost).

8.0

Jul 2023

Wonderful staff and good location.

The staff and the waterfront location made this a lovely hotel to stay at. We were particularly impressed by Elva, Maureen and Lily but all the staff were lovely and helpful. This was the best thing for us. and the expresso coffee was terrific!

The room was dated. The fan didn't work , nor did the hair-dryer and the sliding door was a problem..all easy fixes. Also the main front door lock and handle was loose..didn't feel secure enough. All easily fixable.

8.0

Jul 2023

3 star hotel. 5 star value.

Excellent value for the price and well located to visit range of restaurants. Great staff.

Little bit noisy due to bars either side.

10.0

Jul 2023

Perfect location and friendly staff

We had an amazing stay at Moorings Hotel. The accomodation was exceptional! Perfect location, the view of the coast from the pool was beautiful and it was only a short walk into town. The staff is what really made our stay so special, they were all so lovely and helpful. We had never visited Vanuatu before and they gave excellent recommendations on what to do and how to best get around.

8.0

Jul 2023

Very good

Very central to the local business's and markets

The beds are uncomfortable

10.0

Jun 2023

Exceptional

The sea front room was lovely and the staff was so friendly!

9.0

Jun 2023

Superb

Staff were very friendly and helpful in assisting me with all my bookings for day trips.

5.0

Jun 2023

Not the best

The beach and dinner was incredible. Try their T Bone steaks. They were huge. My wife loved the spicy chicken wings.

Maybe it was a cultural difference, but it seemed that staff laughed to themselves while serving us. It seemed a bit rude and we didn't feel comfortable. It was unprofessional. The wifi did not work in the room. So we couldn't watch movies or do any work on our laptops. So we had to come downstairs a lot. My honest opinion, it felt to me as they were just here to get a paycheck and go above and beyond only if you gave them a tip. I tested that theory out on the first night. When they knew I tipped, they would go above and beyond with their service. To help your organisation out, be genuine. Island people are so friendly and nice. When you're money hungry, we know it as people. We booked for 6 nights. We left after 2 to another resort.

10.0

Jun 2023

Welcoming

close to everything needed. Money exchange, markets etc. Good bar and pizza at motel. Great bed. Great Staff

9.0

May 2023

As always, very good service.

Simple buffet breakfast, but very nice. Friendly staff, who remember who you are.

Sometimes loud music at night from next door bar.

8.0

May 2023

Very good

The hotel is well-located, close to the airport (which means cheaper taxi fares), walking distance to the city center and has some nice restaurants around. Rooms have A/C and hot water. The staff is really nice. Rooms have mosquito nets, but they have some holes.

The breakfast is very disappointing, with little variety. The only warm item are pancakes, which are sometimes undercooked. The hotel is by the beach, but the area isn't good for snorkeling. They do have some basic paddle boards and kayaks for rent. WiFi is non-existing in some of the waterfront rooms.

8.0

May 2023

It’s a great option in Port Vila!

It’s in a great spot and we had a harbour view room which was lovely with a big balcony.

8.0

Apr 2023

Lovely staff & convenient location

The staff are the best thing about this property. Always helpful and attentive and especially so when the plane broke so we could not get home and had to spend an additional three nights. As ‘layover’ guests we were housed and fed by the hotel who seamlessly organised this via Air Van for us, including a final airport pickup. It was a weird limbo time as flight plans continued to change so we could not stray far from the hotel but fortunately wifi was good and being located close to town meant we could walk to the airline office ourselves to confirm flights. We also discovered that this hotel has the cheapest happy hour drinks and really good food including first class desserts which for Port Vila prices, are very affordable.

Visiting post cyclones Judy & Kevin meant there was still some damage to be repaired, and this was understandable, but there is also some longer term maintenance that has been neglected at the resort so it is looking a bit shabby in places. The pool while clean had black spot mould, the outdoor furniture needs replacement, the shower dripped continually, the sheets were stained and all of the stained timber work on doors etc is faded / peeling. However if we were only staying the one night as intended, then perhaps we would not have noticed. Certainly for the price & location it is great value.

5.0

Apr 2023

Disappointing

Our kids enjoyed the pool. The rooms were clean and the breakfast was ok

The whole place is very tired looking inc rooms. No atmosphere in the restaurant which is a shame as it’s definitely got potential. We ate dinner next door instead at the outdoor bar/pizza restaurant. It was so good but then it continued to pump out the loudest music ever until 1am. We could not sleep until it stopped 🤯 We won’t be back.

8.0

Apr 2023

Very good

Was close to town with about a 10 minute walk.

They didn't book our taxi to the airport as we requested the day earlier.

4.0

Apr 2023

Disappointing and rundown

The pool and the view on the harbour are really nice. The room had good shower pressure and the air con worked well which is much needed.

Overall we felt that the photos were very deceiving and probably taken years ago. The hotel is rundown and overpriced for the standard of cleanliness and amenities you get. The room was small and doesn’t have much space to put clothes away so it gets untidy pretty quickly, the bathroom door was so stiff we couldn’t close/open it so absolutely no privacy. The Wifi didn’t work at all. The breakfast included was honestly terrible, full selection of toast and cold pancakes with a few slices of grapefruit, everyday. We had a harbour view room and even though there was a sign saying not to walk across our decking to keep our privacy, everyone including the staff were using our terrace as a passage, even when we were sat on it we sometimes had to move to let people walk past… the security guy also kept shining his torch through our window multiple times during the night. We had an alright stay but I would not go back there next time we’re in Vanuatu.

7.0

Apr 2023

great place to stay for a quick stopover

location is excellent can walk into town & others bars/restaurants close by

room was small

8.0

Mar 2023

Convenient

Location is convenient to town. 10 minute walk along the waterfront. Unfortunately the area was till cleaning up after the double cyclone, but they had done an amazing job so far.

10.0

Mar 2023

Exceptional

Could not fault anything, staff were awesome, room was perfect and comfortable, only a quick walk to town but with everything close by you could kick back and relax without having to leave

5.0

Mar 2023

Passable

The location was amazing and the food at the restaurant was amazing. Most of the staff were very friendly. The swimming pool was lovely and the rooms were nice :)

The internet is pretty much down all the time and non exisistant. We also had our flight delayed by vanuatu airlines by 3 days and when i emailed moorings hotel in advance several times to ask them to change the dates they never responded but still charged us for the room. When we arrived there they had no booking for us but fortunately were able to put us in a different room but not with a harbour view which is what we had already been charged for.. We said we wouldnt pay double and fortunately they didn't try to charge us again. Every time we asked to speak to the manager Anita she refused to come and see us, even though we saw her in the back office.

8.0

Jan 2023

We liked the location especially in bad weather we could access to town and strolled along the promenade and saw the lif

The location is great, very convenient and the staff is very friendly.

The breakfast was a bit boring. We stayed there for 12 days and ate the same thing every day. There were 4 kinds of cereals, bread, pancakes and fruits. The room service staff always forgot to give us new towels, refilled toilet rolls and toiletries. The bed and pillows were not comfortable.

8.0

Nov 2022

Very good

Good location close to restaurants

Not private enough

FAQs

How much does this resort cost compared to others in Port Vila?

The average price for a rental in Port Vila is $96 per night. This rental is $1 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this resort?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Moorings Hotel. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this resort?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Moorings Hotel. Enjoy the water!

Is Moorings Hotel pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this resort is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Moorings Hotel?

We found 12 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and smoking allowed.

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Moorings Hotel

Resort in Port Vila

Reasons to book

About this resort

Amenities

Map of Port Vila

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Moorings Hotel

Resort in Port Vila

Reasons to book

About this resort

Amenities

Map of Port Vila

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this resort cost compared to others in Port Vila?

Is parking included with this resort?

Is there a pool at this resort?

Is Moorings Hotel pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Moorings Hotel?

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