Guest User
October 31, 2023
Imagination is a tiny island with a building for rented rooms, overwater cottages and the owner's house. Nothing much else fits in there, and the restaurant is placed overwater too. It is so called Eco lodge, which seems to mean that if a facility does not have sufficient amenities like constant electricity or flush toilets it is given a fancy "eco" designation. The atmosphere of the place is like in a small fishing village with piers, small harbor and shrieking birds (flocks of them). Birds are not soothing rainforest birds but ones screeching and shrieking all day. And night (ear plugs become handy). There is a constant, pungent smell from guano. If they decide to have a fight near your balcony the noise is unbearable. Overwater cottages have two similar units, while there is one bigger cottage for single use. Cottages are Spartan but spacious: There is a separate bedroom and another room. The other room is very big but it has not not much furniture so the extra space is not used for anything and it is not a place to lounge. Instead, there is a a big balcony with a hammock and chairs, which is a perfect place to relax and read a book (if birds don't decide otherwise) The wall separating units is paper thin, so you will hear the neighbor talking to himself. What is extraordinary in the resort is the snorkling possibilities right off the restaurant. There is a lot of corals to study with colorful fish and reef sharks. Snorkeling gear, kayaks and paddle boards are included in the room price. Food is typical Solomon-like with crumbed seafood and sometimes chicken. The restaurant did not have much options to choose from, and as I was the only guest for the most of the time, they usually gave a whopping single item menu to select from. On the last day they did not bother preparing lunch properly but quickly defrosted a mud crab, and cooked it lukewarm with leftover rice from the previous day. Looks like the cook does not have much pride about what he is serving. But hey, why bother for a single customer. The owner and staff are very friendly and helpful, and make their best to make your stay comfortable.