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Ratua Island Resort & Spa
Santo · Vanuatu
Ratua Island, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, 396View location
9.0/10Excellent26 Reviews
Cleanliness9.2/10 9.2
Service8.8/10 8.8
Comfort9.0/10 9.0
Condition8.8/10 8.8
Location7.0/10 7.0
Neighborhood8.6/10 8.6
Value7.2/10 7.2
Amenities10.0/10 10.0
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About Ratua Island Resort & Spa
This sophisticated hotel is located on Ratua Island, Santo. Offering a tranquil escape, Ratua Island Resort and Spa features just 15 villas. Guests can enjoy internet access throughout their stay. While there isn't a 24-hour reception, the resort provides a wealth of amenities.
Each villa showcases rustic décor and includes a refrigerator, wardrobe, and a private bathroom complete with bathrobes, toiletries, and towels. Complimentary WiFi is available at the Yacht Club. Please note that pets are not permitted.
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When you stay at Ratua Private Island Resort in Ratua Island, you'll be on the waterfront and within the vicinity of Freshwater Plantation. This beach hotel is within the region of Unity Park and Luganville Market. Make yourself at home in one of the 13 guestrooms featuring minibars.
Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Detached private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and a turndown service, and housekeeping is provided daily. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, multilingual staff, and luggage storage.
A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request).
Popular amenities
Free WiFi
Airport transfers
Dining services
Concierge
Laundry
Spa
Entertainment
Beach services
Smoking areas
Childcare
Business facilities
Banquet facilities
Transportation services
Check-in and check-out
Check-in from
2:00 PM
Check-in until
6:00 PM
Check-out until
10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age
18
Hotel policies
No elevators
By ocean
Professional property host/manager
Pets allowed
Only dogs and cats are allowed
Service animals are allowed
Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions
Pets allowed (no fees)
Cleaning and safety
Essential Travel
Essential workers only - NO
Important information
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Property Alerts
The additional mandatory fee covers the meal plan fee.
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You need to know
- Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- Children 4 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- A car is not required for transportation to and from this property.
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Special Instructions
Guests must transfer via boat to the property. Guests must contact the property at least 72 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking. This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). To arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
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Instructions
- 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
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
- This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
- Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
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Minimal age
18
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Optional fees
- Airport shuttle fee: VUV 10000 per person (roundtrip)
- Airport shuttle fee per child: VUV 5000 (roundtrip), (from 5 to 11 years old)
- Rollaway bed fee: VUV 10000.0 per night
- Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 3.5 percent
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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Spoken Language
English
French
Nearby attractions
Freshwater Plantation
6.9 km / 4.3 mi
Unity Park
10.9 km / 6.7 mi
Luganville Market
11 km / 6.8 mi
SS President Coolidge
11.6 km / 7.2 mi
Allan Power Dive Tours
11.9 km / 7.4 mi
Million Dollar Point
12.2 km / 7.6 mi
Santo Golf Course
15.3 km / 9.5 mi
Millenium Cave
15.8 km / 9.8 mi
Mount Hope Waterfall
16.5 km / 10.3 mi
Millennium Cave
23.3 km / 14.5 mi
Riri Blue Hole
24.7 km / 15.3 mi
Riri Blue Hole
24.7 km / 15.3 mi
Matevulu Blue Hole
26.1 km / 16.2 mi
Dany Island
28.5 km / 17.7 mi
Nanda Blue Hole
33.3 km / 20.7 mi
Hotel facilities & services
Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.
- Total number of rooms: 15
- hotel
- Beach
- Check-in hour
- Check-out hour
- Late Check-out
- Mobile phone coverage
- Wi-fi
- Car hireExtra charge
- Transfer serviceExtra charge
- Airport ShuttleExtra charge
- Room serviceExtra charge
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- Laundry service
- Bicycle hire serviceExtra charge
- Babysitting service
- Multilingual staff
- Bellboy service
- Fireplace
- Hotel safeExtra charge
- Currency exchange facilities
- ShopExtra charge
- Garden
- Terrace
- Concierge
- Luggage room
- Toaster
- Dining area
- Clothes dryer
- BBQ facilities
- Grill/BBQ
- Private beach area
- Library
- Electric kettle
- Bikes available
- Towels and bed linen
- Café
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Non-smoking area
- Smoking areaExtra charge
- Highchairs
- Breakfast room
- Meeting room
- Printer
- Photocopier
- Sun loungers
- Parasols
- TV lounge
- Theatre / auditorium
- Game roomExtra charge
- MassageExtra charge
- Spa treatments
- Spa centreExtra charge
- Breakfast
- Hot breakfast
- Buffet lunch
- À la carte lunch
- Buffet dinner
- À la carte dinner
- Set menu dinner
- Full board without drinks
- Special dietary options
- Picnic
- Gluten-free meals
- Snacks
- Banana boatingExtra charge
- DivingExtra charge
- WindsurfingExtra charge
- Canoeing
- Horse riding
- Cycling / mountain biking
- Volleyball
- Billiards
Upon availability
Room types
These are the hotel's room types, rather than live offers. Choose your travel dates to see available rooms, prices and booking conditions. Check availability
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VILLA BEACH FRONT TWO BEDROOMSVILLA • BEACH FRONT TWO BEDROOMSVIL.B2-BF
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Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 2–20 • Adults: max. 20 • Children: max. 13
- Room type
- VILLA
- View / characteristic
- BEACH FRONT TWO BEDROOMS
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
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VILLA BEACH FRONT TWO BEDROOMS
Room photos
Photos are not available for this room type.
Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 2–20 • Adults: max. 20 • Children: max. 13
- Room type
- VILLA
- View / characteristic
- BEACH FRONT TWO BEDROOMS
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room code: VIL.B2-BF
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QUADRUPLE THREE BEDSQUADRUPLE • THREE BEDSQUA.3B
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Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- QUADRUPLE
- View / characteristic
- THREE BEDS
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QUADRUPLE THREE BEDS
Room photos
Photos are not available for this room type.
Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- QUADRUPLE
- View / characteristic
- THREE BEDS
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room code: QUA.3B
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QUADRUPLE BEACH FRONTQUADRUPLE • BEACH FRONTQUA.BF
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Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- QUADRUPLE
- View / characteristic
- BEACH FRONT
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
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QUADRUPLE BEACH FRONT
Room photos
Photos are not available for this room type.
Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- QUADRUPLE
- View / characteristic
- BEACH FRONT
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room code: QUA.BF
Limited room details from hotel
Available rooms, prices and included facilities are confirmed after you choose your dates and rate.
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VILLA BEACH FRONTVILLA • BEACH FRONTVIL.BF-1
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Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 2–20 • Adults: max. 20 • Children: max. 13
- Room type
- VILLA
- View / characteristic
- BEACH FRONT
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
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VILLA BEACH FRONT
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Photos are not available for this room type.
Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 2–20 • Adults: max. 20 • Children: max. 13
- Room type
- VILLA
- View / characteristic
- BEACH FRONT
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room code: VIL.BF-1
Limited room details from hotel
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Guest reviews
What other guests saying about Ratua Island Resort & Spa
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Karina
Best place we stayed!
Ratua was amazing. Best place we stayed in Vanuatu!
Jill
Paradise
I had high expectations due to all the fantastic reviews. They were all spot on. Imagine waking up everyday and swimming in crystal clear water. I didn't even need to bring snorkelling gear as I could see to the bottom as I swam.
We celebrated our 30th anniversary with amazing massages and horse riding around the island and in the sea. We spent our days kayaking around the island and beyond.
The food was amazing and the staff awesome. A special shout out to Mikko. He just made us feel so special. A great feel good factor helping the school.
We enjoy going to different places to experience new things, but we may just have to come back as this will be hard to top.
Thanks everyone!
We celebrated our 30th anniversary with amazing massages and horse riding around the island and in the sea. We spent our days kayaking around the island and beyond.
The food was amazing and the staff awesome. A special shout out to Mikko. He just made us feel so special. A great feel good factor helping the school.
We enjoy going to different places to experience new things, but we may just have to come back as this will be hard to top.
Thanks everyone!
Verified traveler
Really amazing place and great staff.
Verified traveler
Great barefoot boutique resort
Wonderful location, unique rustic accommodation, very pleasant and friendly staff, lots of good food.
Allow nearly your resort booking cost for food/drinks and optional activities. Suggest purchasing the meal package.
Not an adults only resort, constantly aware of young children outside your accommodation.
Allow nearly your resort booking cost for food/drinks and optional activities. Suggest purchasing the meal package.
Not an adults only resort, constantly aware of young children outside your accommodation.
Verified traveler
An absolute south sea paradise.
Perfect holiday , loved the people working there , the accommodation , 10 out of 10.
Bev
Beautiful Ratau
We stayed on Ratau in Dec for 8 nights and loved it, our house Pig was the furthest away but we thought the most beautiful.
You wake up to a stunning secluded beach of your own, the house was well decorated, spacious, with lots of various seats to rest on and only 10 min walk to the Yacht Club.
Staff are so attentive and make your feel very welcome, reception are great at arranging all your onsite and offsite trips.
Enjoyed the entertainment put on ensuring guests learn about the culture of the local people.
We went with the Meal Plan, delicious, so much food, you will not go hungry with its option.
We spent our days busily doing lots of the on and off site activities, highly recommend diving the Coolidge even if beginner, Nanda blue hole is stunning and as is champayne beach and for the adventurous Millenium Caves.
Onsite swimming with horses is great, as is the Blue Hole canoeing trip.
if doing trips off the island maybe check when others are also so can share boat fees to Santo.
The snorkelling is great as well around the Yacht club and Spa, saw many turtles in the morning, you could easily do as little or as much as possible on Ratau as it really caters for everyone.
There's not many places I say I would definitely return too, as so many places to explore, but Ratau is one place I would love to return to one day.
You guys are doing a great job, keep it up and thanks for making our trip a special one
You wake up to a stunning secluded beach of your own, the house was well decorated, spacious, with lots of various seats to rest on and only 10 min walk to the Yacht Club.
Staff are so attentive and make your feel very welcome, reception are great at arranging all your onsite and offsite trips.
Enjoyed the entertainment put on ensuring guests learn about the culture of the local people.
We went with the Meal Plan, delicious, so much food, you will not go hungry with its option.
We spent our days busily doing lots of the on and off site activities, highly recommend diving the Coolidge even if beginner, Nanda blue hole is stunning and as is champayne beach and for the adventurous Millenium Caves.
Onsite swimming with horses is great, as is the Blue Hole canoeing trip.
if doing trips off the island maybe check when others are also so can share boat fees to Santo.
The snorkelling is great as well around the Yacht club and Spa, saw many turtles in the morning, you could easily do as little or as much as possible on Ratau as it really caters for everyone.
There's not many places I say I would definitely return too, as so many places to explore, but Ratau is one place I would love to return to one day.
You guys are doing a great job, keep it up and thanks for making our trip a special one
Verified traveler
Absolute relaxation and isolation
My partner and I stayed at Ratua for 6 nights and could have stayed forever. We absolutely loved the isolation, the activities, the staff, the spa, and our unique villa on the waters edge. We left Ratua completely relaxed and would highly recommend this place to anyone looking to unwind.
Chaz
Fabulous Stay
World class destination with fabulous staff and a rustic yet tasteful rooms. Awesome snorkeling too.
Susan
Facilities: Typical; Value: Reasonable; Service: Inoffensive, Helpful, Polite; Cleanliness: Tidy, Clean, Neat;
Maris
stunning location if you want to get away from it all, ensure you arrange the meal plan immediately on arrival
Timothy
Facilities: Everyday; Value: Acceptable price; Service: Polite; Cleanliness: Beautiful;
Lenka
Facilities: State of the art; Value: Expensive but worth it; Service: Friendly, Island time; Cleanliness: Pristine;
Do every activity you can, well worth it, so much to do on the island
Do every activity you can, well worth it, so much to do on the island
Jenny
Facilities: Distinctive, The most unique place.; Value: Affordable;
Sue
Facilities: Delightful; Service: Respectful, Friendly; Cleanliness: Beautiful;
A range of activities. Minimal boat traffic. Peaceful and very special.
A range of activities. Minimal boat traffic. Peaceful and very special.
anabelle
Facilities: Typical; Value: Reasonable; Service: Professional, Respectful, Courteous; Cleanliness: Pleasant;
Kathryn
Facilities: Distinctive; Service: Respectful, Friendly, Courteous; Cleanliness: Pleasant;
a very Definetly will return here, very relaxing holiday, secluded beaches, lots of things to do if you want
a very Definetly will return here, very relaxing holiday, secluded beaches, lots of things to do if you want
Min
Fantastic little island
Stayed 4 nights with wife and 3yo child during X-mas 2011. Lots of waiting in check-ins, boarding and baggage collection but well worth the wait.
Accommodation is surprisingly comfortable and relaxing, it felt good to walk bare foot around 200 year old wooden shack and walk on private beach which is shaded all day by huge trees. We had fantastic time snorkelling off beach in-front of the main deck.
Resorts staff did a fantastic job of preparing for excellent X-mas day lunch and dinner. Lunchtime X-mas carols by the Gardening crew (about 10 of them without any music) was worthy of greatest cathedrals or music halls. Evening X-mas carols by Ratua Resort Band (with single string double-base and hand-carved guitar) made excellent meal even more special.
Wife and I put on about 2kg of weight as meal-plan of BBQ lunch and 3-course dinner was more then we could eat. Serving size was more then adequate, so most nights we were struggling to eat dessert. Breakfast was rather simple but very tasty and goof quality. I suppose resort is French themed and all I had was Croissant and Tanna coffee.
Not much to do on the island other then horse riding, canoeing, snorkling and comprehensive list of paid daily activities (cheaper then Port Vila).
Resort's management( Britta and Yorick) were very helpful and friendly. They amde sure everything was organised and taken-care of properly.
I will definitely return as soon as possible. It is a fantastic little resort, much better then Maldives, Thailand-Phuket, Indonesia-Bali and Fiji-Denarau Island.
Accommodation is surprisingly comfortable and relaxing, it felt good to walk bare foot around 200 year old wooden shack and walk on private beach which is shaded all day by huge trees. We had fantastic time snorkelling off beach in-front of the main deck.
Resorts staff did a fantastic job of preparing for excellent X-mas day lunch and dinner. Lunchtime X-mas carols by the Gardening crew (about 10 of them without any music) was worthy of greatest cathedrals or music halls. Evening X-mas carols by Ratua Resort Band (with single string double-base and hand-carved guitar) made excellent meal even more special.
Wife and I put on about 2kg of weight as meal-plan of BBQ lunch and 3-course dinner was more then we could eat. Serving size was more then adequate, so most nights we were struggling to eat dessert. Breakfast was rather simple but very tasty and goof quality. I suppose resort is French themed and all I had was Croissant and Tanna coffee.
Not much to do on the island other then horse riding, canoeing, snorkling and comprehensive list of paid daily activities (cheaper then Port Vila).
Resort's management( Britta and Yorick) were very helpful and friendly. They amde sure everything was organised and taken-care of properly.
I will definitely return as soon as possible. It is a fantastic little resort, much better then Maldives, Thailand-Phuket, Indonesia-Bali and Fiji-Denarau Island.
Verified traveler
Endroit magique.. le gros coup de cœur de notre voyage
Thierry
Séjour relaxant dans un cadre magnifique
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Ratua Island Resort & Spa
Ratua Island, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, 396, Luganville, Vanuatu
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