Port Vila is a Tropical Island and the Vila Chamerire is based on this theme. First lets go over the best parts
1. Great hosts and staff, very welcoming, always willing to help us
2. Lovely resturant, as many others have mentioned the resturant is great, you can sit and watch the fish swim around for hours sipping great wine and eating even better food.
3. If you go for the top accomodation then the balony has a great view and lovely to sit out on having a glass of wine
4. There are free Kayaks to use which are great fun, and the breakfast is tropical fruit and toast - a little small but adequate.

So on the down side
1. Vila Chamerire is located about 5 Km outside the town centre. This is not a major issue once you realise there is a "bus" every 15 seconds (and I do mean seconds, read a tour book for details) and costs about £1 or AUD $1.5 each. You need to get used to their "bus" system but then its great and easy
2. The room initially looks great, it was very clutter free and set out in the the tropical island theme, however you could do with some black out curtains in the room. The AC unit simply did not work adequately at all, but did act as a good back ground noise generator for sleeping though it was peaceful outside :)
3. The bathroom needs to be replaced and this is the largest issue with the room with associated plumbing. The shower does work however the temp would change every 15 seconds and the shower area needs to be modernised, it has rust around the top and cracked tiles on the floor.
4. Communication regarding the time of breakfast either in the in room information or during checkin would have assured that we did not miss this for the first morning
For some people (not us) they may have expected a TV and maybe a DVD player, however I personally agree with the owners that it may destroy the topical feel.

In conclusion, the location is out of the way, however in Port Vila thats almost as much of an advanatage as dis-advanatage as in the town it would be very busy and noisy. The resturant is fab and would get 5 stars, however the accomodation is more 3 star then their 5 star status. New owners have just taken over and hopefully they will make the required changes.

Overall we were split on the rating I wanted 3 but my other half wanted 4, so as normal they won :)

I came to Vila Chaumieres with my wife to celebrate our anniversary anmd we stayed in one of the bungalows. The owners and staff were friendly and helpful and ensured our stay was a pleasant one.

I am writing this review a year on.. but it seems like yesterday that we were there. We stayed in October 2010 to celebrate our 8 year anniversary for a week and what an amazing week it was. Our first time to Vanuatu - initially driving through Port Villa it is quite a dirty town about 10 minutes out of town was "Vila Chaumieres" a beautiful quiet location tucked away out of the hustle and bustle. We were very lucky while on our stay here to be the only ones at Vila Chaumiers for the first few nights. Our room was above the kitchen (but surprisingly we only heard the odd bang) and had the most amazing view of the lagoon. Our package included breakfast every morning and although it was limited what we were given the fruit and toast was always very fresh and tasty, we ate breakfast in the restaurant every morning downstairs on the lagoon amongst the beautiful gardens and watched the starfish and locals across the lagoon. The owner is an Australian and heads to the markets most days for fresh produce. We were treated very well and the staff very friendly and would do anything to help. On our anniversary night we ate in the restaurant and had the seafood platter - AMMAAZZINGG - defiantly recommend, defiantly try the famous coconut crab. A beautiful meal. We took the bus most places which was only a couple of dollars each way, this was a great was of getting around as you get to take all the back roads and ride with the locals and have a chat. I would recommend going to the Cascade Waterfalls for a day and on your way here you will see all the shanty towns. There is lots to do , just dont get sucked in to paying $50 for a bus - you just get on the mini bus's with and its only a couple of dollars. Will visit again one day. Vila Chaumieres is the perfect getaway as no children are at the accommodation - perfect just for two.

We stayed here for one week after reading positive reviews from fellow tripadvisors. We were suprised at how small this place is - even though this is not something to complain about. In fact, we must've been the only couple staying at the hotel because we never saw anyone else other than random visitors every now and then who came for dinner. We ate at the restaurant every day even though it was expensive - it was worth it in our opinion. Rooms were clean and staff were helpful. No TV in rooms. But hey, who needs to watch tv when you're there to unwind and forget the world?