Tropicana Motel & Backpackers

1.0 star property
Hostel near Luganville Market in Luganville

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Exterior
Single Room
Staircase
Front of property
Fridge

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Room service

Explore the area

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Tropicana Lagoon Luganville, Luganville
  • Place, Luganville Market
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Unity Park
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Matevulu Blue Hole
    ‪31 min drive‬
  • Airport, Luganville (SON-Santo-Pekoa Intl.)
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Comfort Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking, Garden View

  • Sleeps 11
  • 1 Twin Bed and 4 Twin Bunk Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 8
  • 1 Double Bed, 2 Twin Beds and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

Shared Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

About the area

Luganville

In Luganville .With a stay at this Luganville hostel, you'll be steps from Luganville Market and a 5-minute walk from Unity Park. SS President Coolidge is within 6 miles (10 km) and Mount Hope Waterfall is within 9 miles (15 km).

What's nearby

  • Luganville Market - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Unity Park - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • SS President Coolidge - 11 min drive - 8.0 km
  • Santo Golf Course - 15 min drive - 13.7 km
  • Matevulu Blue Hole - 31 min drive - 28.2 km

Getting around

  • Luganville (SON-Santo-Pekoa Intl.) - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Tú Cafe & Restaurant - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪The Beach House - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Le Jardin des Saveurs - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Victorria Cafe - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Smuggler’s Seafood Restaurant & Bar - ‬14 min walk

About this property

Tropicana Motel & Backpackers

Hostel near Luganville Market in Luganville
As a guest of Tropicana Motel & Backpackers, you'll find a terrace, barbecue grills, and tour/ticket assistance. Tropicana Motel & Backpackers also features a garden, concierge services, and laundry facilities. The front desk is open around the clock. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Luganville hostel.

  • 36 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Smoking in designated areas
Tropicana Motel & Backpackers offers 36 accommodations with ceiling fans. This Luganville hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 6:30 AM to 8:00 AM for a fee: VUV 1,500 for adults and VUV 1,000 for children

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 4:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets are welcome and stay free
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for VUV 2500 per night.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately VUV 1500 for adults and VUV 1000 for children
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: VUV 2500 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts cash.

Property is also known as

Tropicana Motel Backpackers
Tropicana Motel & Backpackers Luganville
Tropicana Motel & Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Tropicana Motel & Backpackers Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 28 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 28 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 28 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 28 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 28 reviews

6.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
NOT RECOMMENDED TO STAY - BEDBUGS!! I arrived here later in the evening & the security was already unfriendly. He gave me the key to my room & I relaxed 30 min after the long day till I saw a bedbug on my bed. I got up and asked to change the room, which was done right away. No apologies whatsoever. I moved into the new room and checked all mattresses & pillows and found the most disgusting infested pillow in my life. When I asked to get a new one he was annoyed by it, but gave me one in the end. That one smelled like it has been used before & not washed. I looked right away for new accomodations, but it was too late at night already! DO NOT STAY HERE!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, great location, good value for price. Noisier at night but not surprising given location, it doesnt inpact the experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Rekera

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

amy

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meck

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

ka po nicole

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Yohan

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Do not stay here if you wish to spend quiet night since you will be woke up by people speaking at 5:30 in the morning and same late in the evening. Overall it was a good value
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ghislain

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Broken facilities Dirty and smelly room and bed Very dark place Cockroaches
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michaël

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpfull and nice staff.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Lesley

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wish I had have seen it before I booked

Don’t expect the hotel to be like the pictures. It’s grotty
Stayed 11 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Matthew

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No reason to stay here

Small, grimy room. Dirty, stained mattress with a threadbare sheet that kept falling off. No hot water. Wifi only near office. Common kitchen that was monopolized by and not cleaned by other guests. Lots of mold in the bathroom and shower.. No reason to stay here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

William

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The price was right. It's quite and got good rest. The community kitchen has everything you need. Bathroom could be cleaner. But it's not the Hilton. Very convenient area you can find much of what you need.
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Janet

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pillows were moldy, pillow cases dirty. The towels were thread- bareThe website photos were beautiful BUT nothing like whatTropicana was in real life. The shower & toilet were unhygienic. We were a group of 8 people & we all refused to lay on the beds; neither did we stay the night - we were concerned for our health.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The price reflects that this is a very basic property. In the communal kitchen, the toaster didn’t work and the grill was very hard to operate. The large fridge wasn’t clean. The mattress was uncomfortable because the springs could be clearly felt. The shower with hot water was good. Lovely, friendly staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

pawel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location

Great location in town neat the shopping centre and fruit market. Very friendly staff. Highy recommended!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Stephane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Très sympathique

Hotel très bien placé avec un personnel très accueillant.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Yoshiteru, Shinagawaku

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
清潔感に乏しい
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

pierre-yves

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

pierre-yves

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All good. You have what you pay for ;)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

pierre-yves

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place , daily cleaning, friendly staff, wifi, kitchen, good value for money. I end UP staying more than a week , near market and butcher
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

pierre-yves

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place , daily cleaning, friendly staff, wifi, kitchen, good value for money. I end UP staying more than a week , near market and butcher
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

pierre-yves

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place , daily cleaning, friendly staff, wifi, kitchen, good value for money. I end UP staying more than a week , near market and butcher
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

pierre-yves

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place , daily cleaning, friendly staff, wifi, kitchen, good value for money. I end UP staying more than a week , near market and butcher
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

pierre-yves

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place , daily cleaning, friendly staff, wifi, kitchen, good value for money. I end UP staying more than a week , near market and butcher
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023