Little Paradise Bungalows has been operating in the Francophone village of Port Olry for several years now. Local attractions are beaches, reef snorkelling and hat-shaped Thion Island (sometimes marketed as "Dolphin Island") is a short canoe trip. You can eat your breakfast by the beach and watch the turtles.

Tankyu tumas long Angela for updating us on Port Olry.

Costs and Booking
A schedule of charges is summarised in the following table. Expenses are payable in Vatu cash. Exchange rates.

Little Paradise is owned and run by Tarcisius Alguet:

Mobile phone: 5424893

Accommodation and Food
There are now four beach bungalows, which are locally built, with bamboo walls and Natangura palm thatch roofs. Each has one double bed and at least one single. Mosquito nets are provided. Mains electricity is available in the evenings, from 1700h to 2300h.

The Little Paradise has western-style flush toilets. Showers are in a separate haos blong swim. Toilet paper is supplied. You should bring your own bath towel and soap.

Good, simple, local food is served. Breakfast is bread and local fruits, with tea or instant coffee. Drinking water is rainwater.

Services and suggestions
There is a restaurant in the village that serves great food and they have beer. Ordering a couple of hours in advance is advisable. The Latamav-Sigon de Port Olry Co-op store (LMS store) is well stocked with fresh bread from Luganville and more beer.

Electricity for the village is generated from coconut oil. If you ask, villagers will proudly show you.

First surveyed: November 2010 by Tarcisius.
Last updated: November 2010 by Stephen.

Visitor Ratings for Little Paradise Bungalows Rate it

Date	Ratings	Comments
24/09/2011	Standard Location Value	We stayed at Little Paradise Bungalow the night of the 20th of August. We were a group of 6 people. Tarcisius has now 3 bungalow which can accommodate 3 people each. He speaks French and English. There is a cold shower and toilet. The village has electricity in the morning for a few hours and also at night from about 6 till 11! The bungalows we stayed in are just on the sea front! you know those post card views you wish for, that's what you get here! We saw some turtles popping just in front of the bungalow! how cool! We paid 3500 per person included the dinner and breakfast and what a breakfast! fresh bread from the village, tropical fruit and fresh eggs! and dinner was some fresh local fish! If you stay long enough you can rent some kayaks and go to the close island and go for a hike, you can also snorkeling in the lagoon or just sunbath on the white sand beach! Just perfect! will go back there for sure and for more than one night if I'm lucky enough to go back to Vanuatu one day!
28/07/2011	Standard Location Value	I stayed with my daughter and her boyfriend six nights. With the new sealed road this is definitely a superior location to stay than Lonnoc (the bungalows are more 'rustic') or further south. The beachfront location is superb, staying at the bungalows is probably the best value for Santo. Plenty of options to do, including day trips to Champagne Beach/Lonnoc/Hog Harbour, the Blue Hole and Golden Beach. Several things to do around Port Orly. I was able to get a taxi or bus from Luganville for 3000vt (3 people), the 3 buses (600vt) were packed. The large CO-OP store may not be extensively stocked, but sells meat and now has a NBV branch. The village restaurant is good to excellent. If on Santo, I recommend staying at these bungalows as a must.
10/03/2011	Standard Location Value	http://homepage.mac.com/gregweb/littleparadise/index.html
17/01/2011	Standard Location Value	We have now stayed here twice - Jan 10 and Jan 2011 for 4 and 5 nites respectively. We simply loved it. Village life on the doorstep, friendly people, great scenery and beach and turtles in the sea right at the front of the bungalows! All bungalows have a gas cooker and tea and coffee making facilities and these also provided free! Tarcisius is very helpful too. Highly recommended!!
10/05/2010	Standard Location Value	One of the nicest beach of Santo. Turtles in the sea. Sunset. Tarcissius will take good care of you, the restaurant of the village will serve an crazy amount of food for 900-1000 vatu in a lovely setting. The bungalows are nice and spacious, the amenities very clean.
05/05/2010	Standard Location Value	A very nice pace in front of a wonderful beach. a little too expensive for the standard ?
05/03/2010	Standard Location Value	Lovely people, happy helpful, & won't "rip you off" Fish is cheap - Meat is cheap - Weather perfect.
23/10/2009	Standard Location Value	A little paradise that turned out more as a big nightmare. Very basic bungalow without windows in front of what should have been a splendid view of the bay if there hadn't been a toppleing rusting shed blocking it. We were shown new toilets and shower which sparkled by the fact they did't work and thus had to wash in a bucket. This for the pretty sum of 4000 vatus per night. A basic breakfast of bread and a banana was included in the price. There was also distinct pressure for us to pay for one of the tours or activities, our host constantly seemed to be calculating how to get more money out of us. After having visited other islands in the Vanuatu, slept in villages smaller and more remote than this where we were very well and warmly looked after for much less, we were extremely disappointed. Although set in a beautiful bay, Port Olry town it is the most unattractive place we've visited so far.
17/08/2009	Standard Location Value	I love the place. It's so beautiful. I love it. The people are so friendly. I love it.
22/07/2008	Standard Location Value	I stayed in the bungalow with my husband for 5 nights at the end of June, 2008. We had a wonderful time and especially loved watching the locals go out in their outrigger canoes early in the day. If they came back with fish, we knew we would have fabulous fresh fish (parrot fish, mackerel etc) for dinner. It's great sitting having breakfast and watching the turtles. In fact there was an abundance of wildlife - all sorts of crabs, live coral, clown fish, bright blue starfish. The fresh fruits were also superb - fruit of the cacao, coconut, other fresh nuts, pamplemousse, sweet lemons. The locals are very friendly and often came down in the afternoon, playing their guitars and singing. It was an adventure that will stay with us for a long time.
20/07/2008	Standard Location Value	Before heading to Santo, I saw this location and details on your website so we knew up front that the standard here was village style. Thanks. We spent 2 nights at Port Olry and enjoyed our stay there. Tarcisius was a gracious host and we would go back again. The location of the bungalows right on the beach was just magic and 5 star with less rubbish on the beach than Luganville. We ended up doing a day trip to Champagne beach, the entry to the beach was 2000 VT per car. The price has gone up there. The day before it was 1000 VT per car. 18 July 2008.
21/02/2007	Standard Location Value	Get ready to feel like a piece of meat at the butchery. This village wants you for only one reason, what's in your wallet. The only place in Vanuatu I visited where the only topic of conversation was how much you were going to spend. Nice scenery, obscene tourism gone mad. But it's built itself into a "tourist" destination, and that's exactly what it is. If you're looking for something a little bit different, a little bit untrodden, a little bit adventurous, don't go to Port Olry. And if you do, be prepared for the final insult when they tell you the bus back to Luganville is 3 times the price for tourists. These comments seem a bit harsh, I found the place quite OK when I visited, Vanuatu Aelan Walkabout webmaster.