Tanna Melanesian Bungalows (fromerly Volcano Smile Lava Bungalows) is a family-owned and run business at Loanengo, Tanna. It’s priced competitively and comes with a friendly home-stay ambience.

Costs and Booking
Volcano Smile Lava charges 2500 Vatu per night, meals included. Airport transfers are 2000 Vatu per person. Exchange Rates.

Contact Philip Joel, the owner, on:
Mobile: 7717894 (Smile) or 5395091 (Digicel).

Website: http://www.melanesianbungalows.co.nz/

Accommodation and Food
Volcano Smile Lava has two pleasant bungalows with bamboo walls and coconut thatch roofs. Each has a double and a single bed inside and mosquito nets. Lighting is by candles or kerosene lamps. There is a shared shower (cold water) and a flush toilet.

A new restaurant was under construction in June 2011. Simple, adequate meals are provided. Breakfasts are crackers or bread with coffee or tea. Lunch may be bread or aelan kaekae and sometimes local chicken. Dinner will have rice, aelan kaekae, vegetables and, when there are enough guests, Philip buys fish in Lenakel. The rain water is OK to drink.

First visited: July 2008 by Stephen.
Last updated: June 2011 by Stephen.

Visitor Ratings for Tanna Melanesian Bungalows, Loanengo Rate it

Date	Ratings	Comments
10/01/2012	Standard Location Value	Very friendly atmosphere, delicious food (Susan, you are a chef !), cosy bungalow, clean shower and flush toilet, beautiful garden and an unrestricted view on the volcano, all of this at the best possible rate....Waouh ! Philip and Susan do their best to make their guests' stay unforgettable, thank you so much again and Happy New Year to all of you !
30/12/2011	Standard Location Value	Philip rescued me and a few other travellers when our drivers failed to show up at the airport. He stayed up until 2AM on Christmas eve getting us to our accommodations! In the morning we walked down to Philip's bungalow and checked in with him for the remainder of the trip. Lower price, good food, amazing view of the volcano from the restaurant. I would stay here again. THANK YOU PHILIP!!
19/12/2011	Standard Location Value	Philip and Claudia, the owners of the bungalows are very friendly. We spent a very pleasant evening talking to them. With their children, they also prepared a little show called magic leaves very surprising. The bungalows are ideally located 45 minutes walk from the summit of the volcano. They are clean and comfortable. We spent a good night punctuated by explosions of the volcano The food is good and plentiful. It Is made ​​with local products purchased by Philip along the way and are served with rice. We spent a very good week-end in Tanna and if we come back in Tanna we will stay again at the Tanna Melanesian Bungalows.
16/03/2011	Standard Location Value	Fantastic...make sure you walk from the bungalow up to the volcano as you will see the fissures on the side of the volcano. Steep walk up though. This bungalow is actually ON the side of the volcano so you will be rumbled & roared to sleep...you can see the lava flying out from your bed !
20/12/2008	Standard Location Value	The Good: The location is very convenient to the volcano and everyone is friendly and accommodating. The rooms are clean and comfortable. The toilettes and washing facilities are clean. Transportation can be arranged, but watch the price, ask around at the airport as to what the price should be for shared transport. The Bad: The food was generally awful. I love the local food and requested it, but was instead served tined fish and stew over rice. I believe I caught giardia here from the supposedly safe water. I travelled a great deal in remote parts of Vanuatu with no problems from local water or food until I arrived here.
03/10/2008	Standard Location Value
23/07/2008	Standard Location Value	Say it quickly, Volcano is my lover! Good place.