Name: Deco Stop Lodge
Address: P.O.Box 105; Luganville; Espiritu Santo; Vanuatu, Luganville, VU

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2026

Matthew

Deco Stop is a great place to stay during a trip to Santo. It’s in a great position with a commanding view over the bay. The rooms are pretty basic but they have everything you need and they’re clean and comfortable. The staff are exceptional, they really made our stay. Jackie and Marilyn are stars! The food is good, the beer is cold and the cocktails are strong. Watch out for the pool though — it’s as cool as the beer! (But still a welcome facility to have!)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

Jill

Lovely room. Staff very friendly and helpful. Beautiful view and outstanding food. No where better!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2025

Michelle

Great stay! Would definitely recommend. Staff is very polite and awesome views of the sunrise/sunsets. The pool was very clean and maintained well above standards.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2025

Darren

The view.
The Food. Best chefs in Santo.
The pleasant atmosphere and super helpful staff.
Central location in town, not too close, but walking distance.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2025

Stacy

The staff and other guests were very friendly. The food was wonderful. Very happy with the stay.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2025

JOHANNA

Great stay

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

James

Deco’s owner Kim, the owner, is a most accommodating host. The food in the restaurant was beyond excellent and freshly prepared. All staff is caring and attentive. Views are stunning. Excellent stay.
Thank you to all who made my stay so memorable.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2025

Randolph

Decostop was perfect for our 12 day stay. The rooms are cozy but comfortable. It contained the amenities we needed. The staff was phenomenal and looked after all our needs. They were a joy to interact with daily. The view from the dining area became our favorite morning experience. The food was welll prepared. Kim the proprietor helped to arrange any excursion we needed help with. It was a great stay that we will always remember.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2025

C

Kim and her staffs are friendly. Really can relax and enjoy. Food are excellent. We can't bother to explore outside for food because food are so good there.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2025

William

A lovely boutique hotel with a fantastic view of the lagoon. I staff were very professional and lovely how they interested with guests. It was a truly relaxing stay. However, the best part was the food. Thank you to the chef, I had the best fillet of fish, perfectly prepared, beautiful presented that I have had ever. Thank you Kim for the music selection, oldies but goldies.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2024

Frank Murray

Beautiful views from dining nakamal and pool area. The pool is nice with some of it extending into the dining area. Rooms were good with comfortable big bed. Food and staff werd excellent

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2024

Jill

Million dollar view

Beautiful location and the friendliest most helpful staff. Great food and cocktails too. Rooms have everything you could possibly need.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2024

Jennifer

Perfect

Great food and beautiful views. Relaxed and fun. Highly recommend!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2024

Marty

Staff and owner great. Kitchen does very well for a smaller resort. Could not fault a meal! Food and beverages reasonable price. Pool is a nice cool temp (soooo nice on hot day)
Nice view of the ocean and aore island. Can walk into town but taxi only 200vt. I will return!

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2023

Nicole

Beautiful view and pool. Average room conditions

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2023

Mark

Travelling to Vanuatu to assist the Luganville Dental Hospital on Santo, my patron arranged for me to stay at Decco Stop.
A strange name, I thought. All was reviled latter in my stay.
The property and meals were great, as were all the staff.
The owners, Kim and Ben were very welcoming and made for a very pleasant stay. Not to mention the view. Highly recommended.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2022

Logan

Great accom, for having just re opened we were really impressed. Staff were all amazing. Food was great. The main pool area was excellent and they put us onto an amazing driver Sam who helped us at the airport retrieving lost luggage, top spot

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Feb 2020

Malolo

the room rate booked was with a sealing fun. Since the room was so hot I asked to use an air-conditioner by topping up another 2,000 Vatu. Distant view is very good, but the foreground is not admired, next of road and houses, and noisy. Beef pie was so good.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

The gardens and view are lovely and the rooms are spacious

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

We stayed for 7 nights and it was so relaxing. The staff could not be anymore helpful and always happy. I would recommend Deco Stop Lodge to anyone travelling to Luganville. The food was fresh and so yummy.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2019

Isabelle

Nice views!

I love the pool with nice views over to Aore Island.

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2019

Isabelle

It is always comfortable and peaceful. The staff couldn't be more helpful! I feel very at home.

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2019

Isabelle

A nice place to relax.

I keep going back to Deco Stop, when I have to spend a night in transit at Luganville, because it is reliably a comfortable, convenient, helpful, friendly, relaxing place to stay. I love being up above the chaos of town, but it's a pleasant 7 minute walk into town.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2018

Vicki

Ideal location set high to enjoy views over the bay and catch the breeze. Only 12 rooms so it felt personal and private. Nice grounds. Staff are excellent. Easy walk down to the town of Luganville, but get a taxi back up the hill! (Only about Aus $2)

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2018

Isabelle

Deco Stop is the place to be.

Deco Stop is a great place to stay, in Luganville. It's only a five minute walk down to the main street, but it's far enough away, to be quiet and peaceful. I love the pool and the restaurant, which makes impressively delicious food, of a very high standard. And the complimentary breakfast goes a long way! The bar also attracts interesting expats and travellers, on a Friday night.
This is the 2nd time I've stayed at Deco Stop, and I'm going back for a third time. All the staff were wonderful to me, and were very understanding and helpful. With Ben and Kim (the owners) being Australian expats, I felt very much at home. They all went out of their way, to make my time in Santo, enjoyable and relaxing. I love the spacious, private garden, too.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2018

Greg

Quite area with a nice view

Nice place and great views as it is up a hill overlooking the channel and some other small islands. I was travelling with my son and in hind site should have booked into a beach front place as there was not much for him to do close by.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2018

Brisxr6t

The best spot yet!

Looks even better than in the photos. I highly recommend Deco Stop Lodge for both accommodation and food. I have eaten many high $ steaks and nothing compares to the quality of the steak I had here. I even ate the vegetables the meal was that great!

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2018

Eva

Deco Stop was well kept and in a good location with a view over the water. The staff were wonderfully friendly and always willing to help. Coming back to Deco Stop after adventuring each day felt like paradise. Great vibes. There is a bar a restaurant with great quality food, so you don't have to leave if you don't want to.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Nice but don’t believe the website

The place was generally pleasant, and had nice views. However, the hotel website is very much out of date. There was no table tennis table or tv room - one of the reasons we booked so the non-divers has something to do on site.

Lunch stops being served promptly at 2pm, and the hotel couldn’t offer anything other than a bowl of chips from 2pm-6pm, which is somewhat inconvenient when you’ve finished diving later if you’re on boat dives, as there’s nothing else nearby (town is about a 20 minute walk)

Another tip - the hotel offers Airport pick ups at Vt800 per person. Bear in mind that unless you’re a solo traveller it might be better to pick up a taxi at the airport as they charge fixed price of Vt1,000. There are plenty of taxis driving past the gates too for the return trip, and easy to stop one the day before and book the return journey

Family

2/10

Poor

30 Oct 2017

ER

Bad experience

We got charged in full at the time of booking for 5 nights, had to cancel and forced to pay 1 extra night. The manager would not give us a refund

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2017

Cath

Love this place

Fabulous view, great location, friendly and helpful staff and owners, delicious food. I couldn't fault this place and will definitely stay again if in Luganville.

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Relaxing beautiful views

A great place to wind down and relax after a days diving, comfortable clean and inviting

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2016

Denise

Very pleasant and convenient location

The owners were friendly and helpful. We were hot and tired when we arrived and we were welcomed with a lovely cold and refreshing drink. Very much appreciated. They were knowledgeable of the local area, customs and services. Car hire and snorkeling gear is available if needed. Although there is no guest laundry, they will do laundry for you at a reasonable cost.
The pool deck and dining area are wonderful with great views.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Sep 2016

Kath

Enjoyed My Stay

I enjoyed my stay at Deco Stop Lodge. Breakfast included was a plus for me.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2015

Mike

Best view in Luganville and the owners: AMAZING!

We stayed for a week while in Santo and we couldn't have picked a better place. Things in Vanuatu are expensive in general so for what you get at Deco stop, it's well worth the price. The restaurant is arguably the best in Vanuatu, the infinity pool is great, and Ben and Kim were amazing. They helped us out of a bind, took us with them to Oyster Island and gave us a lift back to the airport even when I wasn't feeling well the last day of the trip. If you're staying in Santo, make Deco stop your choice!

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2015

Lara

Facilities: Everyday; Value: Great deal; Service: Outstanding; Cleanliness: Spotless;
Close to town

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2014

Sean

Facilities: Outstanding; Value: Great deal; Service: Flawless; Cleanliness: Immaculate;
Staff are great

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2014

Ed

Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great deal; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Beautiful;

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2014

Anthony

Free airport transfer appreciated.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2014

rawdon

Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Spotless;

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2014

Murray

Facilities: Nice ; Value: Great deal; Service: Go the extra mile, v helpful hosts;
great for divers, but also as base to see sights of island

Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2014

Keith

Facilities: Nice , Above average; Value: Affordable; Service: Professional, Friendly, Courteous; Cleanliness: Pleasant;
They hire scooters also, but a hire car for 2 or more people is much better value.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2013

Dave

Facilities: Distinctive, Restaurant was excellent; Value: Reasonable; Service: Friendly, Courteous; Cleanliness: Pleasant;
Easy stroll into town and all the dive/tour groups/activities will pick up and drop off at the front gate.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2013

Amanda

Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Affordable; Service: Go the extra mile;

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jun 2013

Josh

Cheap but Nice

Great staff and owners were lovely. Beds weren't the comfiest and room above could be heard to to not much soundproofing. Good location and good price,

8/10

Excellent

15 Mar 2013

Verified traveler

Rather basic cabins (on a par with and perhaps slightly better than anything else available in Luganville), but the view is very nice and the restaurant was a very pleasant surprise -- the menu offered many choices for lunch and dinner and was supplemented by daily special appetisers, main course selections and desserts. Every meal we had there throughout our stay was excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2013

Lorna

Facilities: Nice , couldnt swim in pool ; Value: Affordable; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Spotless;
Handy to all shops, restaurants etc

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2012

hanna

Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Economical; Service: Outstanding; Cleanliness: Lovely;

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2012

Jacquline

Facilities: Nice , Has locked dive gear room; Value: Economical; Service: Friendly;
Food is nice - Australian meal prices, but very fresh and generous servings. Staff helped with booking tours & recommending local attractions.Relaxing

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2012

christina

Facilities: Good; Value: Affordable; Service: Respectful, Courteous; Cleanliness: Tidy, Clean;