Aore Island Resort

“True Island Escape”

Breathtaking scenery with outstanding service, staff and facilities. The food is extremely flavoursome and substantial. The staff are outstanding, courteous, professional and very welcoming. The entire resort is immaculate and well tendered by the staff. Escape hustle and bustle but can catch t… more

Breathtaking scenery with outstanding service, staff and facilities. The food is extremely flavoursome and substantial. The staff are outstanding, courteous, professional and very welcoming. The entire resort is immaculate and well tendered by the staff. Escape hustle and bustle but can catch the resort ferry to return with ease and comfort. Snorkeling, kayaking, bikes at your doorstep. (All provided for to guests) Thank you Brad for a great time. Looking forward to returning.

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“A WEEK IN PARADISE”

Oh, Aore! We are a family of five and spent a week in the NSW school holidays on Aore. From the moment we stepped off the boat on the jetty we realised we'd made the right choice. The hotel is styled impeccably, clean and relaxing. The rooms are lovely, with rattan features and comfy beds. We were … more

Oh, Aore! We are a family of five and spent a week in the NSW school holidays on Aore. From the moment we stepped off the boat on the jetty we realised we'd made the right choice. The hotel is styled impeccably, clean and relaxing. The rooms are lovely, with rattan features and comfy beds. We were lulled to sleep each night by the sound of the ocean a few steps from our verandah. We paddle-boarded, canoed, snorkelled (snorkel gear comes with every room), cycled around the island, took day trips to the beautiful blue holes on Santo. There was so much to do. A huge highlight for all of us was the food - especially the lobster! Oh my! We ate so well (and so healthily). The staff were gorgeous, and nothing was too much trouble. A big shout-out to Brad, Lisa and Montana for being such awesome hosts. Lisa - I just loved chatting to you - what you have done with Aore is truly special and we can't wait to come back.

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“Perfect escape !”

This was a holiday long in the making. We finally got there … and it was absolutely breath taking. 7 days of beach front magic. The team at the resort are beautiful.. the food was a surprise for sure and honestly some of the best meals we have had. I would 100 percent recommend this Island paradis… more

This was a holiday long in the making. We finally got there … and it was absolutely breath taking. 7 days of beach front magic. The team at the resort are beautiful.. the food was a surprise for sure and honestly some of the best meals we have had. I would 100 percent recommend this Island paradise!!

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“Great place, try and find a better location.”

I was after a diving holiday on the Coolidge and the Aore Island Resort was suggested to me by my travel advisor. OK, I love the place, the setting is magical. The accommodation is great and the staff were wonderful. It is obviously a bit dearer than being in Luganville, but the setting and peace … more

I was after a diving holiday on the Coolidge and the Aore Island Resort was suggested to me by my travel advisor. OK, I love the place, the setting is magical. The accommodation is great and the staff were wonderful. It is obviously a bit dearer than being in Luganville, but the setting and peace and quiet made it all worthwhile. The staff are amazing, the meal good, with a few options (lunch - 4 options - 20-30,000 v, dinner - entree - 2 options 10-20000, mains 4 options, 22-30000 v), The meals were great, no problem there. I was probably a bit more pampered than most as there were very few other visitors due to the shut down of Air Vanuatu. For divers, you are locked into the restaurant for meals, although there are boat trips over to Santo the timing doesn't workout for meals. Good other activities, snorkeling, kayaks, fat bikes, and other stuff. However, the big shortcoming is the wifi. Do not rely on it, or even hope for it. These days wifi is essential to maintain contact with the rest of the world, and in my case, my wife. I spoke with staff when I first had issues with it, nothing happened to resolve the lack of coverage. I understand not having coverage throughout the whole of the resort, but sitting in the restaurant/reception area and having no coverage 99.9% of the time was less than stellar. It got to the point that I had to catch one of their boats to Santo and find the local internet provider (Digicel) to buy a SIM with some data on it so I could maintain contact with my wife. These days, this lack of coverage when promised is unacceptable. The only other issue that some people may have an issue with is that there is no air conditioning. There is lots of shade, lots of fans, and usually some air flow. If there isn't it can be uncomfortable, but I was there in the wet season so I was prepared for it.

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