Fema Lodge

Stayed here for 5 nights. Has a little restaurant. Nothing fancy but the Chef and Waiting staff cater for your requests. The lodge provides pick and drop from the Airport. I had to move to another hotel to stay another 2 days. The room is ok. Cleanliness is not up to standard. The cleaning staff needs some training I guess. As there was women's hair in the bathroom and on its walls. The logdge wifi didnt reach to my room. Which was at the very end of the lodge.

I stayed in the old front part that was meant to have a fully operational kitchen (as I was there for 10days). How wrong I was. It had a verily old fridge that did not operate or function well at all. There was no stove or oven and all that was sullied was a single butane gas cooker. The jug didn’t work so you had to boil water on the cooker. There was NO running hot water in my room for showers or in the kitchen. The TV in the lounge did not work. The bedroom/room was incredibly basic. The curtains were very thin and all the security lighting at night lit up the room like it was daylight! I found the switch after they told me they couldn’t turn off and turned it off myself each night. The backboards on the shower/bath were rotten and mould everywhere. That block def needs some living care and attention. I won’t be staying there again.

Comfort?? The bed was okay BUT this is very basic accommodation. I had Room 1. Whilst they say kitchen facilities, it was a shared kitchen with a single element outdoor gas cooker to cook on and boil water for a coffee. The jug did not work even though they said they fixed it. Totally inadequate. There was a TV lounge BUT the TV had a damaged screen and did not work. My bathroom was a mess. Shower over bath and the tap backboards were rotten and falling apart. There was NO running hot water for my entire stay in the bathroom or kitchen. So, if you like cold showers in a 1950s style rotting bathroom, this is the place for you!! The curtains in the bedroom were very thin fabric. They leave the lights on high in the driveway each night, it's like daylight in your room all the time. I eventually managed, after snooping around, to find the switch myself and at nights, I turned them off because the staff or security guard wouldn't, so at least the last 5-6 nights, I slept in darkness!! The only good thing was the aircon... but I had to clean the filters as they were totally full of dust and particles. A Legionnaires disease breeding ground.

Stayed here for 2 weeks quarantine. I stayed in the upstairs new wing. The room I stayed in was one of the best I've seen in Tarawa. Spacious ensuite, modern, air-conditioned with sliding doors & a balcony with garden view. The room has black out curtains. Great for sleeping in. Food delivery was on time.