Hideaway Island Resort and Marine Sanctuary

Beautiful island. Snorkelling is great and the diving is amazing also! Local staff are so friendly and helpful, even upgraded me after a few days when a better room became available! 2for3 on beers makes them very affordable also! And the coconut curry is amazing!

We had an unforgettable 2 nights on Hideaway Island and we left wishing we had more time there. From the moment we arrived at the airport to the day we left we were welcomed so warmly by Stella, Louisa and the team at Hideaway. We were lucky enough to have the whole island to ourselves at night once the day trippers left - what an experience! The bungalows are simple but clean and comfortable. Even when it rained heavily one night we felt dry and safe, the staff even dropped off suprise unbrellas for us to use to walk to dinner. The snorkelling to the left of the furthest pontoon is INSANE - you feel like you are on the “set” of Finding Nemo. Thousands of different types of fish everywhere. We ate on the island both nights - the fish curry is delicious! And you have the beautiful sound of the ladies in the kitchen laughing together while they cook in the background. If you want a relaxing, simple, castaway island feel holiday with some comforts from home while being cared for by the sweetest people on the planet then you can’t beat Hideaway. You’ll pinch yourself the whole time.

The staff were all super friendly and helpful, the room was comfortable and the pool was great and really clean. The reef was full of fish and excellent for snorkelling, and it was fun posting the underwater postcards. It’s a very relaxing place to stay.

Went recently for a dive holiday, and LOVED it! Hideaway island is a beautiful place, with chill island vibes I love it. It’s not a fancy 5 star resort but I’m used to camping and staying in hostels so it was perfect for me. There is so much incredible marine life to look at while snorkelling and scuba diving. The staff are AMAZING!! They really made the trip great, and went above and beyond to make this a great holiday for us all. The diving guys are really good blokes, had a lot of fun with them. Stella and Louisa are so friendly and kind. The rest of the staff are all so friendly and hard working. Huge shout out to Edwin too, he really made this trip memorable. Some things I was a bit let down by: our package included kayak and paddleboard hire, but there were no paddles, and the paddleboards were really gross and in poor condition. The bar/restaurant was out of stock of a lot of ingredients, most of the time when I tried to order something off the menu “no we can’t make that” “no we don’t have that”, so we ended up going across to the beach bar which was a shame as I would have liked to eat/drink on the island. There’s a lot of things that need maintenance and are a bit run down. ALSO! Very important there are some cats on the island and they’re really cute and sometimes friendly. There are also lots of dogs on the beach across from the island, and most of them are pretty chill and like pats just make sure you watch their body language cos some get spooked.

We stayed 3 nights. The villa was clean and the local staff are lovely. But the manager was rude. Most of the menu was unavailable. No fresh fruit even thought the market is full of fruit. The beach is disappearing. However there are still beautiful fish to see and the kids loved playing on kayaks. The island is a shadow of its former self. What is going on ? There seems to be a manager who wants it to fail. We were the only overnight guests for 2 of the 3 nights. We did one dive which was gorgeous. Thank you long ol lokol staffs.

We had a very relaxing day at Hideway Island. Excellent service, light snacks were ok, beer was cold and snorkeling was enjoyable. Trip too and fro was short and easy. Costs AUD20 day pass which is well worth it. Trip from Port Villa was rattly which is part and parcel and costs AUD 15 in a Taxi one way (negotiable).