Licuala Lodge

My husband and I liked the hospitality from the owners, the lovely breakfast and magnificent Gardens surrounding the property, the bird life and seeing cassowary on the property and the enticing swimming pool.

The only downside of this property is the thin walls between each accommodation, there was no privacy. Everything could be heard from the room Next Door.

The breakfasts were wonderful - delicious fruit salad, yoghurt and topping, and home-baked bread, with friendly service that included lots of information about the local area and attractions. The location was perfect for us - a bit away from the main tourist areas, which made it quiet. The gardens and pool were beautiful. We even managed a glimpse of the resident carrowary.

The en-suite bedroom was a bit small, but the bed was very comfortable, and access to the generous shared living/kitchen/laundry area provided more space if needed.

Delightful hosts, very comfortable facilities, great breakfast, excellent value. And we saw a Cassowary on the property.

The gardens of the accommodation were really nice and the best bit about staying were the cassowary's that ambled through the gardens on both morning (very early!) so this was very special. The rooms were very clean and tidy overall, its a nice place to stay but needs some more love and attention

Reading the previous reviews we were expecting a lot however there are a number of things that did not live up to the huge expectation as follows: The bedrooms whilst OK had very, very thin walls and our son and his fiance had huge issues on the first night as the couple in the next door room were very noisy to such an extent that they got little sleep, we could also here every word they said though our adjoining wall. In addition the fridge in the room was very noisy all night and so we ended up having to unplug it. Luckily the room was not let the second night. From the other reviews we were expecting a special breakfast however this was somewhat disappointing, there was a bread for toast, a small bowl of fruit with a small amount of yogurt, on the first day a nice glass of orange juice (but totally absent on the second day) and then a couple of cereals and a small amount of banana bread. At an additional cost of 9 dollars you could ask for an egg which seemed a bit steep so we skipped that. So overall this was disappointing compared to the reviews online for other stays The overall feel is that the place is being run down a little maybe with some cost cutting going on possibly because the owners are trying to sell the property We were also unclear why they needed to take credit card details when we had already paid for the property and the only extra costs would possibly be an egg in the morning! Overall if we had not seen the cassowary's we would have scored the property down to a 3 given the issues on bedroom noise and the breakfast.